January 2023 Archive

Research

TTUHSC’s Cornwall Elected Fellow by American Association for the Advancement of Science

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • January 31, 2023

Gail Cornwall, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry at the TTUHSC, has been named a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellowship Class of 2022.

Research

Study Seeks to Improve Pediatric Patient Safety by Addressing Language Barriers

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • January 27, 2023

To help address communication hurdles, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has awarded a $438,756 subcontract to Tetyana L. Vasylyeva, M.D., Ph.D., from the TTUHSC School of Medicine.

Education

TTUHSC Physician Elected American Burn Association President

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • January 19, 2023

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Surgery Chair Sharmila Dissanaike, M.D., was elected as the American Burn Association president for 2025.

Education

TTUHSC Names New Regional Dean for the Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy

  • By Meaghan Collier
  • January 19, 2023

Krystal Haase, PharmD, has been named regional dean of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy on the Amarillo campus.

Health

The Health Issues of Human Trafficking

  • By Julie St. John, DrPH
  • January 12, 2023

People who have survived being trafficked generally suffer from myriad physical and mental health issues, which makes trafficking both a public health issue and a health care issue.

Research

Patent Issued to TTUHSC Researchers for Potential Early Detectable Blood-Based Biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • January 11, 2023

A US patent was recently awarded to P. Hemachandra Reddy, Ph.D., and Subodh Kumar, Ph.D., from the TTUHSC School of Medicine, focusing on the development of a biomarker for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.

Research

TTUHSC’s Guindon Earns International Award for Cannabinoid Research

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • January 11, 2023

Josee Guindon, DVM, Ph.D., has been named the 2023 William A Devane Young Investigator Award honoree by the International Cannabinoid Research Society (ICRS).

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