Research
School of Health Professions Student Primary Author of Collaborative Journal Publication
Vaishnavi Chiddarwar, a Ph.D. student in the Rehabilitation Science program, and a research team from Australia published a collaborative study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Presidents’ Innovative Startup Awards $100,000 to Early-Stage Businesses
TTU’s Innovation Hub at Research Park has announced the winners of the 2023 Presidents’ Innovative Startup awards, with seven early-stage companies earning $100,000 in total awards.
New Specimen Collection System Enhances Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Samuel Prien, Ph.D., and Lindsay Penrose, Ph.D., from TTUHSC's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, have worked for years to develop a specimen collection cup that creates a more favorable environment for sperm.
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Awards Grants to Four TTUHSC Researchers
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) recently awarded grants to four researchers from the TTUHSC. Combined, the grants will provide nearly $2.3 million.
TTUHSC Teams Complete National I-Corps™ Training Program
The Innovation Hub near the TTUHSC Lubbock campus offers ongoing opportunities whereby faculty form teams eager to learn how to take an innovation from the bench to the marketplace.
TTUHSC Study Explores Intricacies of Healthy Brain Aging
TTUHSC School of Medicine researchers delved into the intricate interplay of biological, psychosocial and environmental factors that may influence healthy cognitive aging.
TTUHSC Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Address Preeclampsia Rates
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a two-year, $1.47 million grant to a new local research coalition led by Christine Garner, Ph.D., R.D., Julie St. John, Dr.P.H., and Stephanie Stroever, Ph.D., MPH.
National Academy of Inventors Ranks Texas Tech University System Among Top 100 in Patents for 2022
In a list published by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the Texas Tech University System, including TTUHSC, ranked 75th among the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2022.
TTUHSC Secures National Academy of Inventors Membership
The university’s new NAI membership and the appointment of several faculty members as senior members and fellows are important milestones that highlight TTUHSC’s entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to innovate health care.
Rumbaugh’s Research Yields Possible Biomarker and More Effective Biofilm Dispersal
Kendra Rumbaugh, Ph.D., a professor the School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery at the TTUHSC, focuses on the research of biofilms, which are thought to be associated with up to 80% of infections.
TTUHSC Symposium to Highlight Latest Research into Healthy Aging and Dementia
TTUHSC will host the Second Healthy Aging and Dementia Research Symposium Oct. 25-27 at the TTUHSC Academic Classroom Building
Stalking a Silent Killer
The National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health recently awarded Yangzom D. Bhutia, D.V.M., Ph.D., a five-year, $1.76 million grant to investigate potential novel treatments for pancreatic cancer.
Rare Microscope Brings New Opportunities to TTUHSC
CPRIT awarded a $2.8 million Core Facility Support grant to Ulrich Bickel, M.D., professor and associate dean of sciences in the Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy.
TTUHSC-TTU Research Collaboration Leads to Possible Drug Targets for Leishmaniasis
As many as 1 million new Leishmaniasis cases are diagnosed each year and more than 350 million people are at risk of infection. Some forms of the disease also have emerged in Mexico and Texas in recent years.
TTUHSC’s Urbatsch Hosts 2023 Gordon Research Conference
Ina Urbatsch, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry at the TTUHSC School of Medicine, hosted the 2023 Multidrug Efflux Systems GRC March 26-31 in Galveston, Texas.
Taking a Big Step in Structural Biology
Luis Cuello, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics at the TTUHSC School of Medicine, was awarded a five-year R35 MIRA grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
TTUHSC’s Garrison Institute on Aging Program Supports Dementia Patients, Family Caregivers
Recent estimates say that more than 400,000 people in Texas are living with ADRD, and more than 1.5 million unpaid family members and friends are serving as informal caregivers for these ADRD patients.
TTU System Health Policy and Public Health Think Tank Hosted First West Texas Health Disparities Research Symposium
The inaugural West Texas Health Disparities Research Symposium marks the largest event resulting from the work of the TTU System Health Policy and Public Health Think Tank.
Company Owned by TTUHSC Researchers Named to Regional Incubator Program
TTUHSC researchers Ted Reid, Ph.D., and Phat Tran, Ph.D., have been accepted into the 2023 REACH (Regional Energy Accelerator for Commercializing Hard-Tech) incubator program.
New Partnership to Help Children Read and Learn
Tori Gustafson, Au.D, CCC-A, and Tobias Kroll, Ph.D, CCC-SLP, will conduct research in partnership with the Betty M. Condra School for Education Innovation to improve education for students with unique learning needs.
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