SBS News

This week, we celebrate the recent promotions of SBS faculty members.   Our outstanding faculty are shaping the future of the biomedical workforce through education, research and service. Join us in congratulating them on their accomplishments.  Michael Allen, PhD, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, promotion to Full Professor  Rachel Menegaz, PhD, Department of Physiology […]

Elizabeth Cho, PhD, joins the Department of Physiology and Anatomy as Assistant Professor. Learn more about Dr. Cho’s research.

Growing the life sciences industry is critical for innovation and economic development in Texas. Join industry experts for a discussion about how to fuel that growth with a dynamic workforce. Register: https://unthscstaging.wpengine.com/events/shaping-tomorrows-innovators/ Event Details: Aug. 10, 2023 5 – 8 p.m. MET 109-111

Payal Ranade, PhD student in the Vishwanatha Lab, received the 2023 Young Investigator Award in the Graduate Student Category from the American Association for Indian Scientists in Cancer Research.

See you in DC! Members of the Ortega Lab will be attending and presenting at the American Association of Immunologists annual meeting. Congrats on receiving awards from AAI! Katherine Hernandez, PhD student: Minority Scientist Award Kaitlyn Bambino, Research Assistant II: Trainee Abstract Award Nathan Jones, PhD student: Minority Scientist Award

Kejin Hu, PhD, joins the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics as associate professor. Read more about Dr. Hu’s research and expertise.

HSC is well represented at the American Physiology Summit in Long Beach. Congrats to these physiology trainees who received APS awards this year! Austin Davis (PI: Dr. Caroline Rickards): 2023 Dr. Charles (Tip) Tipton Predoctoral Research Award, Environmental and Exercise Physiology Section Bella Ruiz (PI: Dr. Steven Romero): Martin Frank Diversity Travel Award Jonna Smith […]

We are tremendously proud of all of our students and their accomplishments. On April 20, we came together to celebrate their success at the annual SBS Awards Banquet. Congratulations to all award recipients! Dean’s Awards Alexa Kelly, Dean’s Award for Scholarly Achievement in Academics Jessica Proulx, Dean’s Award for Scholarly Achievement in Research Program Awards […]

Oral Presentation Award First Place, Jonna Smith, A new rodent model of preeclampsia: Pregnant daughters from hypertensive placental ischemic moms have hypertension Second Place, K. Austin Davis, Induced Blood Flow Oscillations at 0.1 Hz Protects Oxygenation of Severely Ischemic Tissue Postdoctoral Poster Presentation First Place, Julio Rincon, Microfluidic Chip for the evaluation of therapeutics and carrier drugs in […]

Austin Davis and Selina Tucker, both Ph.D. candidates in The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Biomedical Sciences, were awarded two-year predoctoral fellowships from the American Heart Association.    AHA grants predoctoral fellowships to enhance the research and clinical training of promising students pursuing careers aimed at improving global cardiovascular, cerebrovascular […]