January 08, 2018

Amarillo grad students receive travel scholarships

Three graduate students from the School of Pharmacy’s Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences (GPPS) recently received travel scholarships to attend to attend conferences related to their research.

January 04, 2018

Research opening gates for better targeting drugs

Researchers at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) have determined the kinetic cycle of a potassium channel at atomic resolution.

December 01, 2017

Amarillo researchers identify promising compounds to treat neurodegenerative diseases

New compounds designed and synthesized in the lab of Paul Trippier, Ph.D., show the effects of protecting human neurons from a form of cell death common in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

November 28, 2017

TTUHSC professor helps define new blood pressure guidelines

Eric MacLaughlin, Pharm.D., a professor and chair for the Dept. of Pharmacy Practice in Amarillo, was a member of the interdisciplinary committee that worked on the new blood pressure guidelines released recently by the ACC and AHA.

October 26, 2017

School of Pharmacy researchers pick up NIH renewal grant

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a grant to a pair of TTUHSC faculty scientists in Amarillo who will continue their investigation into the health effects of electronic cigarettes.

October 02, 2017

More medicines, new screening tools gaining traction in breast cancer treatment

New treatments and screening tools are enabling patients with Breast Cancer to show improvements in survival by about 10 months. Texas Tech Physicians share these cutting edge tools and how it is changing care for their patients.

July 18, 2017

TTUHSC Researcher Receives Grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Afzal A. Siddiqui, Ph.D., received an additional $2,394,006 grant for the pre-clinical development of a vaccine for the human parasitic disease, schistosomiasis.

June 22, 2017

School of Pharmacy researchers meet in Amarillo

Researchers from the School of Pharmacy met June 15-16 to tout their latest research activities at the school’s Sixteenth Annual Research Days Symposium at the Amarillo Civic Center.

May 31, 2017

Surviving Cells

May 03, 2017

Amarillo Students, Residents Participate in Research Day

More than 80 research posters were presented to faculty and residents Apr. 12 when the TTUHSC School of Medicine and School of Health Professions held their 11th annual Research Day for students and residents at the TTUHSC campus in Amarillo.