CBTS News

Kylie Jones, a master’s student in CBTS, presented a poster at the national American Hypertension Association conference that showcased her research on mitochondria in the brain related to hypertension. She competed against master’s, doctoral, and postdoctoral students during this session and was selected as one of 20 awardees in a 135-poster showcase for a Trainee […]

From KUT Radio: Texas has the most ‘brain-eating’ amoeba infections in the U.S. Here’s what to know. As its nickname suggests, the “brain-eating” amoeba infects people by traveling up the nose, through a layer of bone, and up to the olfactory bulb, which is responsible for sending smell signals to your brain. From there, Naegleria fowleri “literally […]

Dimitrios Karamichos, PhD, has been appointed interim dean of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, effective Sept. 15, 2023.  Karamichos has served as executive director and endowed chair of the North Texas Eye Research Institute at HSC since 2022. He is a tenured professor with faculty appointments […]

According to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 29.5 million people aged 12 or older experienced alcohol use disorder in the previous year. In 2019, 20.4 million people in the United States were diagnosed with substance use disorders, an NSDUH survey found. More than 106,000 persons in the U.S. died from substance-involved […]

Katherine Hernandez, a Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Sterling Ortega’s lab, was offered The American Association of Immunologists Careers in Immunology Fellowship for her project titled “Evaluation of a bi-modal therapy in a model of cerebral ischemia.”

Congratulations to the CBTS New Investigator grant recipients for FY 23. “Comparative Analysis of MicroRNAs in the Optic Nerve Head Between Individuals of African and European Descent” Bio: Tara Tovar-Vidales, PhD, is an instructor in the Department of Physiology and Anatomy at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. She earned her B.S. in […]

Former MedSci Research Track students had three manuscripts accepted for publication in the Anatomical Record. The students are Lila Huston (PI-Lauren Gonzales), Tooba Husain (PI-Rachel Menegaz), and Jacob Moore (PI-Emma Handler, now at U of Iowa Health Care). This was part of a collaborative project that was funded during the first round of seed grants […]

Congratulations to Nicole Phillips, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Immunology & Genetics, and her team for their exciting publication in American Physiological Society’s Physiological Genomics. The study “Mitocondiral Changes Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy” was conducted with Stella Goulopoulou, PhD, and her team at Loma Linda University.  The article has been selected as APS […]

HSC’s College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences (SBS) is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Marcel Satsky Kerr to the position of Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, effective immediately. This strategic promotion results, in part, from Dr. Kerr’s exceptional leadership as the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education. In her newly elevated role, Dr. Kerr […]

Angelica Washington, MS in Medical Science graduate and first-year TCOM student, received the Texas Medical Association’s Diversity in Medicine Scholarship for 2023.   The scholarship is awarded to students who are members of minority groups that are historically underrepresented in Texas medical schools and the state’s physician workforce. They are selected for their academic achievement, commitment to community service and desire to care for Texas’ increasingly diverse population.   […]