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June 15, 2011 • Archive
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…
June 14, 2011 • Archive
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…
June 8, 2011 • Archive
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…
May 31, 2011 • Archive
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…
May 24, 2011 • Archive
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…
May 19, 2011 • Archive
"Post-menopausal women are two to three times more likely than men to get Alzheimer's disease," said Meharvan "Sonny" Singh, PhD, chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience at the UNT Health Science Center. "Hormones have been proven to be good for the brain if the right type is administered in the right way." Hormone…
May 13, 2011 • Archive
Last year, the UNT Health Science Center added another dimension to its world-renowned Center for Human Identification when it created the Institute for Investigative Genetics. In addition to the Center for Human Identification, the new institute includes the Center for Biosafety and Biosecurity, and the Center for Computational Genomics (CCG), led by Ranajit Chakraborty, PhD,…
May 4, 2011 • Archive
Steven A. Wartman, MD, PhD, will speak at the UNT Health Science Center commencement ceremony on May 14. The ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum at Texas Christian University. Tickets are not required for admission to the commencement ceremony, and there is no limit to the number of people a student may…
May 3, 2011 • Archive
Bruce Budowle discusses DNA identification with reporter Susy Solis from NBC Channel 5 tonight at 6 p.m.Budowle shared his knowledge of DNA processing in regards to Osama bin Laden's identification.
April 27, 2011 • Archive
It's inevitable. Everyone ages. Aging typically increases the chance of disease. Dong-Ming Su, PhD, associate professor of Molecular Biology and Immunology, is researching ways to prevent or delay the onset of diseases related to immune system aging. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have provided more than $2 million in support to Su to investigate…
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