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Nana Kofi Kusi-Boadum earns AHA fellowship for research that aims to help smokers quit

Nana Kofi Kusi-Boadum, PhD candidate in the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, was awarded a prestigious American Heart Association predoctoral fellowship to support his research project that explores the nervous system’s role in nicotine addiction.   According to the CDC, cigarette smoking is…
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Students honored for outstanding research at NBAAD Symposium

College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences students were honored for outstanding research at the 2024 Neurobiology of Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Symposium at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth on May 14. The Symposium is funded by a T32 Training Grant in the Neurobiology of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease from…
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Congratulations 2024 CBTS Award Winners

On Friday, April 19, the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences celebrated the remarkable achievements and outstanding contributions of its students, faculty and staff at the annual CBTS Awards Celebration. Outstanding students were honored with Dean's Awards and Program Awards. The Student Association of Biomedical Sciences also awarded faculty, staff and students for outstanding teaching…
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Congratulations 2024 RAD award winners

College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences students and postdoctoral scientists earned awards for the research at 2024 Research Appreciation Day at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. RAD is an institutional tradition encompassing medicine, public health and basic science. The program provides an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to…
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Dr. Abe Clark honored with international research award

Abbot “Abe” Clark, PhD, FARVO, FAAO, regents professor of pharmacology and neuroscience in the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, has received the International Society for Eye Research 2024 Ernst H. Bárány Prize.   The award was given in recognition of Clark’s outstanding contributions to research that…
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CBTS students earn awards at Pharmacy Poster Forum

Congratulations to CBTS students Nina Donkor and Steve Mabry, who earned awards for their research at the recent College of Pharmacy Poster Forum: 2nd Place Research – Pharmaceutical & Basic Sciences: “Sex dependent effects of chronic intermittent hypoxia on mitochondrial oxidative stress and inflammation” by Steve Mabry (mentor: Rebecca Cunningham) 1st Place Research – Pharmaceutical &…
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Check out the new CBTS newsletter

CBTS has launched a new newsletter to celebrate our accomplishments and highlight all the ways that our teams are making a difference day in and day out. The newsletter is full of stories that exemplify the spirit of collaboration and professionalism in CBTS and confirm our mission to solve critical health challenges as leaders in…
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy shows promise as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease

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…
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CBTS PhD graduates will recite “The Biomedical Scientist’s Oath” at commencement 

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…
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Max Petty earns prestigious NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship

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…