Archived News and Events - 2011
New Regenerative Medicine Lab Offers Research Course to Area High School Students
Through the collaborative efforts of the University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Engineering and the UT Graduate School of Medicine Department of Surgery, the Graduate School of Medicine has expanded the Vascular Research Laboratory with the creation of the Regenerative Medicine Laboratory (RegenMed). Led by Chris Stephens, PhD, Assistant Professor, Surgery, a multi-disciplinary approach is used to research and create devices to be used in regenerative medicine. This includes research in tissue engineering, development of artificial organs, and development of medical implants and stem cells. The laboratory's primary focus is the use of basic, translational and clinical research to develop off-the-shelf treatments that do not require personalized cell culture prior to implantation.
RegenMed offers a program to junior-level high school students to prepare them for graduate study in medical research. Including students from Bearden, Central, Farragut and West high schools, in Knox County, students participate in a year-long course in research basics with the opportunity to conduct research in the RegenMed laboratory their senior year. High school sophomores interested in participating in next year's class may contact Dr. Stephens for more information.
Graduate School of Medicine faculty and staff collaborating in RegenMed with Dr. Stephens include Oscar Grandas, MD, Lead Medical Advisor; Deidra Mountain, PhD; Mitchell Goldman, MD; Thomas Gaines, MD; Jeffrey Everett, MD; Raymond Dieter, MD; Michael Freeman, MD; Leonard Hines, MD; Paul Huffstutter, MD; David Cassada, MD; Melinda Klar, RN; and Judy Roark, CST.
March 31, 2011
NFL Legend Joe Theismann Joins Dr. Scott Stevens to Discuss Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Scott Stevens, MD, Professor of Surgery's Division of Vascular/Transplant Surgery at the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine and Medical Director of the UT Medical Center Aortic Center, is teaming with NFL Legend Joe Theismann and other experts from the UT Medical Center Aortic Center to discuss abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), a silent, lethal condition of the heart. The event will be held Wednesday, March 30, at 5 p.m. in the Wolf Kaplan Center in Neyland Stadium (Gate 21A).
AAA is a blood-filled bulge in the abdmonial aorta that can burst unexpectedly. Theismann's dad, 90-year-old Joseph Theismann, discovered he had the condition during an annual physical. Research has shown 95% of AAA can be successfully treated if detected prior to rupture; yet at least 1 million people are living today with undiagnosed AAA.
The event will raise awareness for the disease. For more information, call 865-305-6970.
March 29, 2011
Surgery Alumnus Recounts First Weekend of Solo Trauma Attending Call
Cynthia Talley, MD, Surgery Residency and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Alumnus, graduated from the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine in 2009 and is now an Instructor of Surgery at Vanderbilt University. Upon completion of her first weekend of solo trauma attending call, she wrote a letter of gratitude and thanks to Mitchell Goldman, MD, Surgery Chair and GSM Assistant Dean for Research, and the Department of Surgery for her experience and training. In the letter, she details how her training played an integral role in the success of her first weekend.
"I just want you to know how grateful I am of the experience I had at UT," Dr. Talley wrote.
March 28, 2011
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
gsmnews@utmck.edu
865-305-9290
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920