MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 11 (TNSper) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Matthew S. Chester and David A. Rueff Jr. have been elected to Baker Donelson's board of directors by the Firm's shareholders. Mr. Chester, a shareholder in the Firm's New Orleans office and chair of the Government Enforcement and Investigations Group, has more than 20 years of experience practicing law in the private sector and at the Department of Justice. At Baker Donelson, his experience   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 10 (TNSpar) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Cumberland University is partnering with Vanderbilt University Medical Center to offer a new scholarship opportunity for up to 20 Cumberland students each year who are pursuing degrees in nursing. The VUMC Nursing Scholars Program will support Cumberland University students as they pursue their degrees while providing a pathway for these emerging health care professionals to serve at VUMC   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 11 (TNSper) -- Epstein Becker Green, a law firm, issued the following announcement: Epstein Becker Green (EBG) is pleased to announce that two additional lawyers, Ryan Cochran and Jeb Gerth, have joined as Members of the Firm in Nashville, Tennessee. Ryan, who concentrates his practice in health care restructuring, and Jeb, who focuses on employee benefits and other aspects of employment law, join during a time of meaningful growth for the firm in the Southeast, follo  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Government, business and education leaders across the United States are working collaboratively to make clear to high school students and others that bio industrial manufacturing is a career path open to all. Dr. Pamela Mims is one of several at East Tennessee State University powering this national endeavor. "We knew this movement was happening, and we knew it would be a huge area of job d  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 14 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center posted the following news: Physical health disparity conditions in autistic adults have not been the focus of any research funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the last four decades, an analysis of a federal database found. Using the NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools Expenditures and Results (RePORTER) database to determine whether the NIH has funded any research related to physical   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 12 (TNSper) -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee appointed Stanley Kweller as circuit court judge for the 20th Judicial District to fill a vacancy created by the death of Judge Phil Smith, effective immediately. "Stan is a highly qualified attorney, and I value the significant experience he will bring to the 20th Judicial District," said Lee. "I am confident he will serve Tennesseans with integrity and appreciate his l  more

FRANKLIN, Tennessee, Jan. 11 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2023: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and In-N-Out Burger officials today announced the company's plan to invest $125.5 million to establish an eastern territory office in Franklin, Tennessee, which represents In-N-Out's first expansion east of Texas. The project will create 277 new jobs in W  more

DAYTON, Tennessee, Jan. 12 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Jan. 11, 2023: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and Nokian Tyres officials announced today the company will double its tire production capabilities by investing $174.1 million to expand operations at its Dayton, Tennessee, facility. Nokian Tyres, which opened its first U.S. factory in Dayton in 2019, wil  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 14 (TNSper) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Laura Encalade, a leader in policy, education and strategic planning, has been appointed executive director of Lipscomb University's School of Public Policy. Prior to her appointment at Lipscomb, Encalade was co-president of the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET), a national nonprofit founded by the Milken Education Foundation that increases educator capacity across K-12 and higher educat  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 10 (TNSpar) -- Nashville State Community College issued the following news release: The Darrell Freeman Fellowship at Nashville State Community College, in partnership with and financially supported by BGSF, will educate and support students who want to successfully enter the Information Technology field upon graduating with an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in programming, cyber security, networking, and data analytics. The College and BGSF worked to f  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 11 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news: The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's Division of Archaeology will host its annual public meeting on research in archaeology Saturday Jan. 28 at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. The Current Research in Tennessee Archaeology conference provides a showcase for professional archaeologists, students, and the interested public to learn about recent resea  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 14 (TNSper) -- The Tennessee Military Department issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2023: The Tennessee Military Department announced today that Command Sgt. Maj. James Dale Crockett, a Crossville native, will serve as the Tennessee Military Department's Senior Enlisted Leader effective Jan. 21. Crockett will replace Command Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Simmons, Tennessee's current Senior Enlisted Leader, who is retiring Jan. 27, after 43 years of military se  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 14 (TNSper) -- The Tennessee Military Department issued the following news release: The Tennessee Military Department announced today that Col. Michael "Trent" Scates, from Greenfield, will serve as the Tennessee Military Department's Assistant Adjutant General-Army. "Col. Scates is a talented and experienced leader who will add valuable leadership experience from both his military and civilian careers," said Maj. Gen. Jeff Holmes, Tennessee's Adjutant General. "The   more

SMYRNA, Tennessee, Jan. 14 -- The Tennessee Military Department issued the following news release: The Tennessee National Guard's 45th Civil Support Team completed their Training Proficiency Evaluation, Jan. 10 - 12. The evaluation is administered by U.S. Army North and is a congressionally mandated examination to validate the readiness of civil support teams every 18 months. The 45th CST is a 22-person team comprised of both Army and Air personnel from the Tennessee National Guard. They work   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: With Lidya Gebreyesus' passion for studying female health, it was fitting that she was one of two women to win prizes at the Three Minute Thesis competition sponsored recently by the Graduate Student Executive Council and the College of Graduate Health Sciences at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Gebreyesus is a second-year student in the Department of Pharmace  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2023: While studying a nearby pair of merging galaxies using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)-- an international observatory co-operated by the U.S. National Science Foundation's National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)-- the University of Memphis' Dr. Francisco Muller-Sanchez and other scientists discovered two supermassive black holes growing simultaneously  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 10 (TNSper) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change welcomes esteemed community leaders the Honorable Bernice Donald, Rami Lotay and Robert Shorty to its board! * * * About the Hooks Institute Advisory Board The Hooks Advisory Board works with the leadership of the Hooks Institute in the strategic development and implementation of its mission and programs. Members have included community activi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 11 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Ondansetron is commonly used in children and adults to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Variation in the gene for the metabolic enzyme CYP2D6 can affect response to ondansetron, and it is recommended that alternative anti-emetic therapy be considered for adults who are ultrarapid metabolizers. However, data from pediatric populations are limited. Sara Van Driest, MD, PhD,   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 13 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in collaboration with Takeda Vaccines Inc., have reported a major advance in understanding and potentially preventing dengue, a devastating, mosquito-borne tropical viral infection that is spreading across the globe. Their technique, called neutralization fingerprinting, characterizes the diverse, "poly- clonal" antibody responses to den  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 13 (TNSfund) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: A multidisciplinary team led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigator Alexander Bick, MD, PhD, has been awarded a $2 million, four-year grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to study inflammation at the single-cell level in the rare disease RUNX1-FPD. The team includes the RUNX1 Research Program, a nonprofit patient organization, and investigators at St. Jude Children's Res  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 14 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Vanderbilt University Medical Center was one of the largest enrolling centers in a cluster randomized clinical trial to determine whether multidisciplinary biopsychosocial intervention or individualized postural therapy (IPT) intervention improved disability and reduced health care spending in patients with acute or subacute spine pain. Of 2,971 total patients from 33 centers, VUMC recruit  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Last year Dominic Gamez was an active 7-year-old boy who loved playing travel soccer. "He was one of the best players," said his mother, Lessly. "He was the fastest runner. He was amazing." On a Monday last January, he had practices in both martial arts and soccer. When he came home that evening, he complained of pain in his left leg. Two days later, Lessly noticed it was a little swolle  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 10 (TNSpar) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news on Jan. 9, 2023: Nashville Biosciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Illumina Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced an agreement with Amgen, a global biopharmaceutical company, to whole-genome sequence approximately 35,000 DNA samples. The sample cohort is primarily made up of DNA from African Amer  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 10 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Leigh MacMillan The gene that encodes the tumor suppressor protein p53 is the most commonly mutated gene in human cancers. Mutations can lead to the production of autoantibodies against p53, which have been associated with various types of cancer. To explore the association between p53 autoantibodies and lung cancer risk, Qiuyin Cai, MD, PhD, and colleagues conducted a nested case-con  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 14 (TNSawa) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Dan Roden, MD, Senior Vice President for Personalized Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will receive the PMWC 2023 Pioneer Award Jan. 27 during this year's Precision Medicine World Conference. Approximately 2,500 people from more than 30 countries are registered for the three-day meeting, to be held in Santa Clara, California. Roden, professor of Medicine, Pharmacology and  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 14 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Kenneth Sharp, MD, professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery in the Section of Surgical Sciences, has been named president of the Southern Surgical Association (SSA). Founded in 1887, the SSA has more than 800 members who are surgical professionals practicing in surgery or a surgical subspecialty. SSA members are selected based on their distinguished service in surgical research, p  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 14 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Targeting iron metabolism in immune system cells may offer a new approach for treating systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) -- the most common form of the chronic autoimmune disease lupus. A multidisciplinary team of investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has discovered that blocking an iron uptake receptor reduces disease pathology and promotes the activity of anti-inflammato  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 13 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Autophagy, a natural process for recycling damaged cellular material, regulates the health of adipose tissue (body fat), which in turn is essential for maintaining proper body temperature and metabolism. For years autophagy has been an attractive target for researchers seeking new ways to treat metabolic, hormonal and fat storage disorders, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Th  more