UTHSC takes huge strides in battle to ramp up testing
Medical technicians Jasmine Becton (left), Calisha Beauregard and Lanthanh Nguyen train on a new piece of equipment between processing patient samples at UTHSC's Coronavirus testing lab in the Hamilton Eye Center on April 16, 2020. The lab which has ramped up its testing capacity with the addition of more equipment and staff. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
The campus developed a free test, and put it in play at Tiger Lane; now it's adding ‘cub’ sites to the mix.
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Dr. Jon McCullers Dr. Neil Hayes Tim Hodge University of Tennessee Health Science Center Dr. Mahul AminJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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