CBTS News

We are excited to share our full-page ad for the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences in the journal, Nature. The ad notes CBTS’ 30th anniversary and highlights our continued commitment to providing innovative academic training and research opportunities to our students. You can view the ad on page four at this link: Nature, Dec. 14, […]

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is celebrating its first-ever graduating class of undergraduate students. This month, The College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences awarded Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences degrees to the program’s first cohort.  “This is a historic day for the Health Science Center as we celebrate the first undergraduate class […]

On Dec. 9, the Center for Anatomical Sciences welcomed over 120 prospective HSC students and their families into the anatomy lab for the HSC Experience event. College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences and Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine student volunteers led the tours.

Sixty million U.S. women live with some form of heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heart disease is responsible for 1 in 5 female deaths, but only about half of women recognize it as their No. 1 killer.   To bring awareness to the importance of women’s heart and brain health, The […]

Dr. Steven Romero, associate professor of Physiology and Anatomy at the HSC College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, was recently named the 2024 Henry Pickering Bowditch Award lecturer by the American Physiological Society. The lectureship is awarded to an early-career researcher who is recognized for original and outstanding accomplishments in the field of physiology.  Romero […]

Caleb Coskrey, LMSW, joined CBTS as academic student navigator mainly responsible for the online Medical Science program. In his new role, Coskrey provides academic support for Med Sci students by preparing for each semester with faculty and campus partners like Testing & Evaluation Services. Caleb communicates with incoming students before they start each fall, organizes […]

Austin Davis, PhD candidate, and Dr. Caroline Rickards, associate professor, represented the Cerebral and Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory in the Department of Physiology and Anatomy at the 12th International Meeting of the Cerebrovascular Research Network in Taipei, Taiwan from October 25-27. Davis was invited to present his abstract during the first scientific session, which was also […]

Photo Exhibition: The College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences 1993-2023: 30 years of education, discovery and service Celebrate the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences’ 30 years of history through a photo exhibition with images drawn from the University Archives. Since it’s founding in 1993 CBTS has carried a rich legacy of training and mentoring […]

The College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth welcomes international students and visitors from across the globe to train in our programs and conduct research in our laboratories.   A new page on the CBTS website connects current and prospective international students with easy access […]

Anuradha Kalyanasundaram, PhD, joins the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences as assistant professor in the Department of Physiology and Anatomy. Dr. Kalyanasundaram’s research has spanned several translational studies, which explored functional, structural and molecular mechanisms of human heart failure, human sinoatrial node pathophysiology and arrhythmias including catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation. Her […]