Health and Wellness
The Spark BioHub, a dedicated life science initiative to support startup companies focused on health and wellness, includes expanded lab space, mentoring opportunities, and entrepreneurial coaching that will help life science entrepreneurs bring their inventions to market.
Researchers in UT’s Tickle College of Engineering and Institute of Agriculture are partnering with technology development firm CFD Research Corporation to create a groundbreaking device that uses biomarkers in the blood to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder and other complex conditions.
Approximately 75 percent of plastic used is landfilled or cast into the environment, leading to fragmentation into tiny particles. Researchers at UT are studying microplastics and nanoplastics to determine how they form in the environment—and how to reduce or even prevent their formation.
Researchers in UT’s Tickle College of Engineering are using AI and machine learning to provide treatment plans to breast cancer patients more quickly by analyzing pathology reports and other clinical records to determine how much breast cancer is in the body.
Stuart McWhorter, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, visited UT to hear from researchers, tour facilities like the Zeanah Engineering Complex, and view demonstrations of work that supports the state. McWhorter also met with Chancellor Plowman to discuss statewide innovation and research initiatives.
Rachel Patton McCord researches human chromosome structure, how it changes in diseases like cancer and Progeria and the impact of radiation on cells and their DNA. The valuable impact of this research has earned more than $3 million in funding support.
