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Research

TARCC, AHA Grants to Aide TTUHSC Researcher

  • By Malcolm Brownell, Ph.D., and Mark Hendricks
  • November 05, 2024

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.

Health

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

  • By Kay Williams
  • October 24, 2024

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.

Research

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

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • September 26, 2024

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.

Education

Medical Student Receives Alpha Omega Alpha Research Fellowship

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • September 19, 2024

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.

Campus Life

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

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • September 13, 2024

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.

Health

Marching Through the Heat: College Band Members Tackle Physical Challenges

  • By Melissa Whitfield
  • September 13, 2024

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.

Research

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

  • By Mark Hendricks and Desmon Dunn
  • September 09, 2024

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

Research

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

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • September 05, 2024

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).

Education

Board of Regents Approve Appointment of Grover E. Murray Professor

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • August 09, 2024

The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents approved the appointment of Volker Neugebauer, M.D., Ph.D., from the TTUHSC School of Medicine, as a Grover E. Murray Professor.

Health

Two TTUHSC Faculty Honored as Texans Caring for Texans

  • By Meaghan Collier
  • August 09, 2024

Each year state agencies from the upper 26 counties in the Texas Panhandle are invited to select an employee or team of employees to receive a Texans Caring for Texans award. For 2024, the School of Medicine honored Todd Bell, M.D., and the School of Nursing honored Deborah Casida, EDS.

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