Filipetto

UNTHSC welcomes new Family Medicine chair

Frank Filipetto, DO, recently was named chair of Family Medicine. Before joining the UNT Health Science Center on July 15, he was the vice chairman of the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey's (UMDNJ) Family Medicine Department. Filipetto holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology, graduating summa cum laude from Temple University…
TCOM Hospice Choir Web

Student wins Google Science Fair

Shree Bose, a high-school student from Fort Worth, is the Grand Prize winner (and also winner in the 17-18 age group) of the Google Science Fair and will receive a $50,000 scholarship from Google. Bose did her research at the UNT Health Science Center, where her mentor, Alakananda Basu, PhD, is professor of Molecular Biology…

White Coat ceremony set for July 23

The UNT Health Science Center will welcome 240 incoming Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) students, 70 incoming Physician Assistant Studies students and 40 incoming Physical Therapy students into the medical profession at the annual White Coat Ceremony at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, at the Will Rogers Auditorium, 3401 West Lancaster. Students will…
Gerald Korty

TCOM, Physical Therapy move to new building

Jerry Friedman, DO, assistant professor of Medical Education and Academic Affairs, trundles "Stan," the medical education training mannequin, to his new quarters at the Medical Education and Training (MET) Building.The Health Science Center's Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Department of Physical Therapy moved their offices and equipment from the Carl E. Everett Education…

2011 Health Disparities Conference scheduled for June 16-17

The 6th annual Texas Conference on Health Disparities focused on vision and its effect on society's most vulnerable populations will be on June 16 and 17 at the UNT Health Science Center. Check-in begins at 9 a.m. at the Medical Education and Training Building.The conference features several nationally known speakers, including keynote speaker Eve Higginbotham,…
TCOM Admissions Dean

UNT Center for Human Identification featured on CW 33

Art Eisenberg, PhD, chair of Forensic and Investigative Genetics, spoke to Daniel Novick with CW 33 News on June 9 about the UNT Center for Human Identification's work at the UNT Health Science Center.Gabriela Aguila from North Richland Hills, Texas and Seattle resident Kerry May-Hardy were recently positively identified, and the work that went into…

DNA lab creates investigative software tool

The UNT Health Science Center Institute of Investigative Genetics recently developed new software that could enable law enforcement agencies to generate additional investigative leads. This tool allows the agencies to search DNA profiles obtained from forensic evidentiary samples against DNA databases where no matches had been previously obtained and form a list of possible suspects.This…
UNT Health Pediatrics

UNT Health Science Center and TCU partner for graduate courses

Students from the UNT Health Science Center could soon find themselves surrounded by Horned Frogs when they begin taking selected Master of Business Administration courses at the Neeley School of Business at TCU. Under a new agreement between the two Fort Worth-based institutions, students from the Health Science Center's School of Public Health and TCU…
Avila

Fort Worth Business Press names two UNTHSC employees to A€A4A 40 under 40AlAsA list

The Fort Worth Business Press in May named two from the UNT Health Science Center's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health to its 40 Under 40 Class of 2011: Mathew Avila, PhD, assistant professor, and Christina Burress, MBA, associate director. Avila was recognized for his role in establishing the Byrne Foundation as a means for…
Moranetz

School of Public Health announces new PhD program

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved a new Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Health Sciences degree program at the UNT Health Science Center's School of Public Health. The program prepares pro­fessionals for research, teaching and service to improve the health of populations. The primary focus is on research that advances knowledge and facilitates…