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Exceptional Value, Outstanding Outcomes: TTUHSC’s DPT Program

November 07, 2024

Exceptional Value, Outstanding Outcomes: TTUHSC’s DPT Program

TTUHSC’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program has been around for nearly 40 years.

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tags: School of Health Professions, Statline, Stories

TTUHSC’s Santos Inducted into the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators®

November 06, 2024

TTUHSC’s Santos Inducted into the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators®

Ariel Santos, M.D., a trauma and critical care surgeon and interim chair for the Department of Surgery at TTUHSC, was inducted into membership in the ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators® Sept. 27 in Chicago.

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tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

Hidden Heroes of Health Care: Supporting a Shortage of Molecular Genetic Technologists

November 06, 2024

Hidden Heroes of Health Care: Supporting a Shortage of Molecular Genetic Technologists

A Molecular Genetic Technologist is a qualified technologist (by an academic or applied education) that is able to perform testing on human samples for inherited diseases, acquired diseases and infectious diseases.

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tags: School of Health Professions, Statline, Stories

TARCC, AHA Grants to Aide TTUHSC Researcher

November 05, 2024

TARCC, AHA Grants to Aide TTUHSC Researcher

Murali Vijayan, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at TTUHSC, has been awarded a research grant from the Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium to investigate the role of Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel 1 in Alzheimer’s disease.

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The Kenneth H. Cooper Institute at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Unveiled in Dallas

November 04, 2024

The Kenneth H. Cooper Institute at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Unveiled in Dallas

Today (Nov. 4) TTUHSC officially welcomed The Cooper Institute as part of its organization with a special presentation and unveiling of its new name – the Kenneth H. Cooper Institute at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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tags: Dallas, Research, Statline, Stories

McMahon Receives NIH Grant to Help Build TTUHSC Research Capacity

October 29, 2024

McMahon Receives NIH Grant to Help Build TTUHSC Research Capacity

In an effort to grow research excellence at TTUHSC, a project team led by Lance McMahon, Ph.D., senior vice president for research and innovation, recently received a three-year, $1.16 million grant to conduct a capacity-building study.

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tags: Research, Statline, Stories

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Unveils Craddicks’ Honorary Name for Physician Assistant Studies Program

October 24, 2024

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Unveils Craddicks’ Honorary Name for Physician Assistant Studies Program

TTUHSC unveiled a new name for a decade-old program on Oct. 15. The Nadine and Tom Craddick Physician Assistant Studies Program honors Rep. Tom Craddick and his wife Nadine.

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tags: School of Health Professions, Statline, Stories

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 24, 2024

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

According to the American Cancer Society, one in eight women overall in the United States will have a diagnosis of breast cancer sometime in her life. There are currently more than four million breast cancer survivors in the U.S.

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TTUHSC’s Flores and Gutierrez Named to HACU’s Leadership Programs

October 24, 2024

TTUHSC’s Flores and Gutierrez Named to HACU’s Leadership Programs

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) announced two TTUHSC members who will be part of the HACU Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo and the HACU Enlace Mid-Level Leadership program.

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Journal’s Special Edition Recalls Landmark Discovery Made in TTUHSC Lab

September 26, 2024

Journal’s Special Edition Recalls Landmark Discovery Made in TTUHSC Lab

In September 1994, the Journal of Biological Chemistry published a paper that for the first time described the cloning, sequencing and naming of the Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory (StAR) protein. That paper has been cited more than 1,400 times since that initial publication.

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tags: Lubbock, Research, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

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