Blalock, Benjamin

Lyons, Beauvais

Moustaid-Moussa, Naima

Xu, Xuemin

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University of Tennessee, Knoxville: Trace

University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleTrace: Tennessee Research and CreativeExchangeChancellor’s Honors/Citations Office of the Chancellor2007Research and Creative Achievement (2007)Benjamin BlalockBeauvais LyonsNaima Moustaid-MoussaXuemin XuFollow this and additional works at: http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_chanhonorThis Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the Office of the Chancellor at Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Chancellor’s Honors/Citations by an authorized administrator of Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. Formore information, please contact trace@utk.edu.Recommended CitationBlalock, Benjamin; Lyons, Beauvais; Moustaid-Moussa, Naima; and Xu, Xuemin, "Research and Creative Achievement (2007)"(2007). Chancellor’s Honors/Citations.http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_chanhonor/144Chancellor's Honors 2007 | Research and Creative Achievementhttp://web.utk.edu/~provwww/honorsbanquet/2007/research.shtml[10/7/2014 2:35:34 PM]Tmail  |  Online@UT  |  A-Z Index  Campus  Office of the ChancellorOffice of the Chancellor » Chancellor's Honors 2007 » Research and Creative AchievementAbout the ChancellorChancellor's CabinetAdvisory GroupsAnnouncementsChancellor's HonorsChancellor's ProfessorsReligious and Cultural HolidaysHonorary DegreesPolicy Central   Chancellor's website  utk.edu  Research and Creative AchievementDr. Benjamin Blalock is an associate professor ofelectrical and computer engineering. He focuses hisresearch on analog electronics—an area of specialimportance to local companies, national industry, andfederal agencies, proven by his $2 million in activeresearch collaborations and contracts. Since coming toUT in 2001, Dr. Blalock has co-authored nearly 80journals and conference papers and currently has sevenactive research projects. In addition to this work, heremains a dedicated teacher, recently receiving theOutstanding Teacher Award from Eta Kappa Nu, theelectrical engineering honor society.Dr. Beauvais Lyons, professor of art, directs thegraduate program in printmaking and has led theprogram to a number-three ranking by U.S. News &World Report. An active leader in his field, his one-person exhibitions have been presented in more than 45galleries and museums, and his current touringexhibition has bookings through 2008. Dr. Lyons’s workis on display in the Whitney Museum of American Art,the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the SmithsonianMuseum of American Art. He also has presented morethan 80 public lectures and workshops throughout thecountry.Dr. Naima Moustaid-Moussa, professor of nutrition,focuses her research on a timely and critical area ofresearch: how fat tissue contributes to obesity andassociated co-morbid conditions such as diabetes andhypertension. Her work is directly targeting the cellularand molecular mechanisms underlying obesity and has Chancellor's Honors 2007 | Research and Creative Achievementhttp://web.utk.edu/~provwww/honorsbanquet/2007/research.shtml[10/7/2014 2:35:34 PM] Office of the Chancellor  ·  527 Andy Holt Tower  ·  The University of Tennessee  ·  Knoxville, TN 37996  ·  (865) 974-3265  ·  Fax: (865) 974-4811been funded externally by leaders in the field, includingthe American Diabetes Association, the United StatesDepartment of Agriculture, the American HeartAssociation, and the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Xuemin Xu is an associate professor of pathobiologyin the College of Veterinary Medicine. His work hasfundamentally challenged the accepted dogma ofAlzheimer’s disease and may lead to specific targets fortreatment and prevention of this debilitating disease.His research focus is on molecular mechanisms ofintracellular signaling, and his work has been proven bya priority score in the top 5 percentile on his latest grantsubmission to the National Institutes of Health and arecent appointment to an NIH Study Section ScientificReview Panel. 

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