CBTS News

New findings by a team of researchers at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences are expanding our understanding of the potential benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.  Their study, titled “Hyperbaric Oxygen Alleviates Selective Domains of Cognitive and Motor Deficits in Female 5XFAD Mice,” was published recently in GeroScience, a leading international […]

Outstanding student research was on display at the 5th Annual Women’s Cardiovascular and Brain Health Symposium at HSC on Feb. 1-2. Students and postdocs from HSC and other local universities presented their work in poster and oral presentations over the two day symposium. Congratulations to these CBTS students and postdocs who took home awards for […]

Lane Hughes, a student in our Master of Science in Medical Science program and CBTS Student Ambassador, talks with the HSC Admissions team about his experience as a Med Sci student on the Inside HSC podcast. Here are some of the things you can hear about in the episode: Day in the life of a […]

We are extremely proud of Sabrina White, a PhD Candidate who studies tick-borne diseases and tick microbiomes in Dr. Michael Allen’s Lab. Sabrina represented CBTS during the Student Spotlight portion of the UNT System Board of Regents meeting this week. As president of the Student Association of Biomedical Sciences, Sabrina shared her story and highlighted […]

Each year at HSC’s commencement ceremony, many of our new graduates recite oaths to pledge their commitment to the standards of their chosen professions.  This year, for the first time ever, College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences PhD students will join their fellow graduates by reciting The Biomedical Scientist’s Oath.   We are excited for our […]

Dr. Dimitrios Karamichos, Interim Dean of CBTS and Executive Director of the North Texas Eye Research Institute, recently spoke to the Dallas Morning News about why it is important to protect your eyes during the upcoming total solar eclipse.  Here’s an excerpt from the story: When a total solar eclipse comes to the Dallas-Fort Worth […]

Thank you Wheels for Wellness!  The Fort Worth nonprofit makes a big impact on the health of our community by hosting annual car shows that offer free prostate cancer screenings and raise money for cancer research.  The team from Wheels for Wellness stopped by this week to add to their continued support of cancer research at […]

Max Petty, PhD candidate at the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, was awarded a prestigious F31 fellowship from the National Institutes of Health for his research developing nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery in the retina.  The grant will support his PhD training […]

Dr. Stephen Mathew, Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Genetics, was named the new graduate advisor for the Biochemistry and Cancer Biology Discipline. Dr. Mathew received his MS and PhD in Microbiology from R. D. University, Jabalpur, India, and worked in the pharmaceutical industry as a Clinical Research Manager before coming to […]

Dr. Stephen Mathew, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, gave the keynote talk at an international seminar on current cutting-edge biotechnology at RKDF University in Bhopal, India. He presented his research on “Novel targeted immunotherapy for cancer” at the two-day seminar, which included talks from eminent researchers, career readiness sessions and student poster presentations.