Institutes and Consortia
Administered by the Chancellery, these research institutes include collaboration with other independent institutions such as the Urban Child Institute, other units of the University of Tennessee, the UT Research Foundation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, the University of Memphis, corporate partners, insurance providers, and many national and international research partners.
Research Institutes
Institute for the Study of Host Pathogens (iSHPS)Director: Colleen Jonsson, PhD
The Institute for the Study of Host Pathogen Systems (iSHPS) synergizes infectious disease research among an interdisciplinary group of faculty
across the UTHSC enterprise. |
Neuroscience InstituteDirector: Matthew Ennis, PhD
The Neuroscience Institute develops and supports multidisciplinary research and training in neuroscience. The
institute features basic science and clinical members spanning 10 departments, and
fosters neuroscience research through support of neuroscience track graduate students
and postdocs, the Neuroscience Imaging Center and Behavioral Core, a robust seminar
series, and start-up packages for new faculty.
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Tennessee Institute of Regenerative Medicine (TennIRM)Executive Director: James Carson, PhD
The Tennessee Institute of Regenerative Medicine (TennIRM) brings together the expertise of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, the University of Memphis, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with the goal of translating scientific discovery into new organ repair and replacement therapies for people suffering from organ damage. |
Research Consortia
Center for Sickle Cell DiseaseDirector: Kenneth Ataga, MD
The Center for Sickle Cell Disease, with its affiliated medical centers at Diggs Kraus Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center and Methodist Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, is committed to providing patients with highly personalized care to manage their symptoms associated with the disease so they can live as normal a life as possible. |
Tennessee Population Health ConsortiumExecutive Director: Jim Bailey, MD, MPH, FACP
The Tennessee Population Health Consortium encourages adoption of evidence-based practices, transforms primary and preventive care, and measurably improves health outcomes, quality of life, and health equity for the people of Tennessee. |