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March 31, 2018

Celebrating 30 Years of Research

Samuel Prien, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, started at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) in 1980. He remembered the creation of a student-run Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences event in 1988. This year marked the 30-year anniversary of the event, and Prien has served as the event judge for 25 years.

tags: Faculty, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lubbock, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Students

March 24, 2018

Student National Medical Association to Host Free Health Fair

The Student National Medical Association (SNMA) at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine will host a free health fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 24 at United Market Street, 4425 19th St.

tags: General, Lubbock, News Releases, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Students

March 21, 2018

The Stories Behind Match Day

Just as basketball fans wait every year for the tradition, excitement and upsets of March Madness, medical students await the same with Match Day. Fourth-year medical students from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine participated in Match Day.

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

March 02, 2018

Making a Difference: The Free Clinic Extraordinary Volunteers

Elizabeth Cook, a second-year medical student, is from Columbus, Ohio. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2009 from Texas Christian University.

tags: Lubbock, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, The Free Clinic

February 28, 2018

TTUHSC Professor Honored by Indian Society

The Indian Society of Nephrology recently presented the KS Chugh Award-Oration to Sharma Prabhakar, M.D.

tags: Lubbock, Statline, Stories

February 28, 2018

Lighting the Path to Science

Growing up, Antonia Stuebler was surrounded by creativity. Her father, Andreas, is the master of light for the Friedrichstadt-Palast, considered the Europe’s biggest theatre stage with stunning productions in the heart of Berlin, Germany. Her mother, Gabriela, works for a light studio that focuses on architectural light concepts.

tags: Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lubbock, Statline, Stories, Students

February 22, 2018

First Vaccine License Agreement for TTUHSC Researcher

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) announced a license agreement with PAI Life Sciences, Inc. to develop a vaccine for the human parasitic disease, schistosomiasis. This is the first TTUHSC license agreement for a vaccine.

tags: Faculty, News Releases, Statline, Stories, TTUHSC in the News

February 16, 2018

Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., 2018 March for Babies chair

The 2018 March for Babies chair is Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center president. The March of Dimes Ambassador Family is Jennifer & Jack Kassis.

tags: Lubbock, Statline, Stories

February 15, 2018

How to Help Children with Tragedies in the Media

With the latest mass shooting in Florida, parents may have concerns about how their children process the violence on television, social media and the Internet. Michael Gomez, Ph.D., a child trauma psychologist at Texas Tech Physicians – Pediatrics, said there are steps parents and caregivers can take to help their children deal with the tragic images.

tags: Statline, Stories, Texas Tech Physicians