College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences
Category: students
April 25, 2025 • CBTS, P&A, Research, students
Savanna Smith, PhD candidate in the lab of Dr. Mark Cunningham, published her first first-author manuscript titled, “Placental ischemia during pregnancy induces hypertension, cerebral inflammation, and oxidative stress in dams postpartum” in Hypertension in Pregnancy. Women who have had preeclampsia have an increased risk of developing high blood pressure again later in life. Based…
April 25, 2025 • CBTS, P&N, Research, students
Big congrats to Percy Agogo-Mawuli for successfully defending his dissertation titled “Exploring mechanisms of an RGS12 variant: implications for bipolar disorder.” Percy completed the requirements for his PhD in Pharmacology and Neuroscience under the supervision of Dr. David Siderovski. Percy’s research explores the effects of a genetic change in the RGS12 protein in patients with bipolar…
April 11, 2025 • CBTS, MIG, P&A, P&N, Research, students
On April 4, the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences hosted its first-ever CBTS Research Day—a vibrant, day-long celebration of innovation, collaboration, and scientific discovery. The event spotlighted the incredible research taking place across the college, featuring a lively poster session with presentations from students, a fast-paced Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, and a thought-provoking…
March 31, 2025 • MIG, P&A, P&N, Research, students
College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences RAD Award Winners College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences students and postdoctoral scientists earned awards for the research at 2025 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…
March 12, 2025 • CBTS, MIG, P&A, P&N, Research, students
We’re excited to share that the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences will host oral presentations as part of this year’s Research Appreciation Day events. Join us on Monday, March 24 in RES 114 starting at 9 a.m. to hear oral presentations from our outstanding graduate students. Light snacks will be provided. Presentation Schedule Time…
November 19, 2024 • CBTS, faculty, P&A, Research, students
Members of the Cerebral and Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory lead by Dr. Caroline Rickards, professor of Physiology and Anatomy in HSC’s College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, attended the Cerebrovascular Research Network (CARNet) meeting in Quebec, Canada from Oct. 29-31. Viet Dinh, PhD candidate, presented his research on assessing Pulsatile Perfusion Therapy and its protective effects…
October 29, 2024 • CBTS, P&N, Research, students
Nana Kofi Kusi-Boadum, PhD candidate in the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, was among the recipients of the 2024 Trainee Professional Development Award from the Society for Neuroscience, recognizing scientific merit and excellence in research. The travel award allowed Kusi Boadum to attend the SfN2024 Conference in Chicago, where he made two poster presentations…
October 25, 2024 • CBTS, P&N, Research, students
Percy Agogo-Mawuli, a PhD candidate in the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, recently attended the Health AI Bias Summer School, Symposium and Datathon at Emory University School of Medicine. The week-long event brought together students, faculty and professionals from institutions like MIT…
October 9, 2024 • Alumni, BSBMSC, students
Jordan Easterling, a graduate of our BS in Biomedical Sciences program, was recently featured on Dermasphere, a podcast that delves into the latest dermatology research. In the episode, Easterling reviews an article on the impacts of exposing surgical wounds to water. Easterling pitched the article to the podcast’s hosts, and they invited her to join…
September 25, 2024 • CBTS, students
PhD Student Nina Donkor was selected to represent the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences at a recent UNT System Board of Regents Meeting. Nina shared her academic journey, from becoming a Pharmacist in Ghana, to joining the PhD in Biomedical Sciences program at HSC and pursuing research that explores the mechanisms involved in the…
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