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Navigating Holiday Cheer

November 14, 2024

Navigating Holiday Cheer

Seasonal alcoholic beverages at festive parties are woven into many holiday traditions, and many experts agree that consumption can bring risks worth keeping in mind as the holiday season gets into full swing.

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tags: Amarillo, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Texas Tech Physicians

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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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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tags: School of Medicine, 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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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

Medical Student Receives Alpha Omega Alpha Research Fellowship

September 19, 2024

Medical Student Receives Alpha Omega Alpha Research Fellowship

Sai Pranathi Bingi, a third-year student at the TTUHSC School of Medicine, has been awarded a 2024 AΩA Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship by Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society founded in 1902.

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

Gov. Abbott Appoints TTUHSC’s Varma to Texas Medical Board District Three Review Committee

September 13, 2024

Gov. Abbott Appoints TTUHSC’s Varma to Texas Medical Board District Three Review Committee

Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center’s (TTUHSC) Surendra Varma, M.D., to the Texas Medical Board (TMB) District Three Review Committee for a term set to expire January 15, 2026.

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tags: Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

Marching Through the Heat: College Band Members Tackle Physical Challenges

September 13, 2024

Marching Through the Heat: College Band Members Tackle Physical Challenges

Marching band musicians endure physical strain which could pose a significant risk of injuries if proper precautions aren’t taken. David S. Edwards, M.D., Texas Tech Physicians sports medicine physician, spoke about injuries and preparation.

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tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Texas Tech Physicians

TTUHSC’s Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy Establishes Brain Drug Discovery Center

September 09, 2024

TTUHSC’s Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy Establishes Brain Drug Discovery Center

The Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy in Amarillo has developed the Brain Drug Discovery Center, the newest TTUHSC research center.

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tags: Amarillo, Research, School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

Moustaïd-Moussa Ready to Lead Collaborative Institute for One Health Innovation

September 05, 2024

Moustaïd-Moussa Ready to Lead Collaborative Institute for One Health Innovation

Naïma Moustaïd-Moussa, Ph.D., is the inaugural executive director of a collaborative effort between TTUHSC and TTU known as the Institute for One Health Innovation (IOHI).

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tags: Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Research, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

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