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Category: It’s in our DNA
At HSC, our students are destined to shape the future of health care, research and public health, and our faculty and staff are here to guide them every step of the way. Whether it’s teaching safe patient care, advancing groundbreaking research or improving community health, it’s all second nature. We were born to live out our mission to create solutions for a healthier community. Why? Because it’s in our DNA.
Read more below about the remarkable students, faculty and staff at HSC.

March 11, 2025 • College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, It's in our DNA AHA, American heart association, Biomedical sciences, cbts,
Nana Kofi Kusi-Boadum, a Ph.D. 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 exploring the nervous system’s role in nicotine addiction. “A lot of these people are seeking…

February 3, 2025 • College of Nursing, HSC Health, It's in our DNA, Our People clinic, HSC health, nursing,
Hollin Macklin’s nursing journey began earlier than most. When Take Your Child to Work Day came around, she would accompany her mother to the hospital where she worked as a nurse, leaving Macklin with a lasting impression. “Watching her provide care and compassion to her patients while balancing the demands of being a single mother…

August 26, 2024 • College of Pharmacy, It's in our DNA pharmacy, pharmD, TCOM,
Ava Ighani’s ties to The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth run deep, making her journey to become a student in the College of Pharmacy seem predestined. The second-year Doctor of Pharmacy student was born in February 1999 at the Osteopathic Medical Center of Texas when it was still located and…
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