SBS News

Dr. Steven Romero, associate professor of Physiology and Anatomy at the HSC School of Biomedical Sciences, was recently named the 2024 Henry Pickering Bowditch Award lecturer by the American Physiological Society. The lectureship is awarded to an early-career researcher who is recognized for original and outstanding accomplishments in the field of physiology.  Romero is director of […]

Caleb Coskrey, LMSW, joined SBS as academic student navigator mainly responsible for the online Medical Science program. In his new role, Coskrey provides academic support for Med Sci students by preparing for each semester with faculty and campus partners like Testing & Evaluation Services. Caleb communicates with incoming students before they start each fall, organizes […]

Austin Davis, PhD candidate, and Dr. Caroline Rickards, associate professor, represented the Cerebral and Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory in the Department of Physiology and Anatomy at the 12th International Meeting of the Cerebrovascular Research Network in Taipei, Taiwan from October 25-27. Davis was invited to present his abstract during the first scientific session, which was also […]

Photo Exhibition: The School of Biomedical Sciences 1993-2023: 30 years of education, discovery and service Celebrate the School of Biomedical Sciences’ 30 years of history through a photo exhibition with images drawn from the University Archives. Since it’s founding in 1993 SBS has carried a rich legacy of training and mentoring future generations of scientists, […]

The School of Biomedical Sciences at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth welcomes international students and visitors from across the globe to train in our programs and conduct research in our laboratories.   A new page on the SBS website connects current and prospective international students with easy access to helpful […]

Anuradha Kalyanasundaram, PhD, joins the School of Biomedical Sciences as assistant professor in the Department of Physiology and Anatomy. Dr. Kalyanasundaram’s research has spanned several translational studies, which explored functional, structural and molecular mechanisms of human heart failure, human sinoatrial node pathophysiology and arrhythmias including catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation. Her studies focus […]

Biological Anthropologists from across Texas convened at The University of North Texas Health Science Center on Nov. 4 for the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Texas Association of Biological Anthropologists.   HSC’s Center for Anatomical Sciences hosted the annual meeting. Dr. Scott Maddux, Physiology and Anatomy served as chair of the TABA Scientific Program Committee. […]

Researchers at the School of Biomedical Sciences are doing important work to identify and develop treatments for substance use disorders. As part of HSC’s One Pill Kills campaign to promoting opioid and fentanyl awareness and prevention, we’re highlighting their work in a series of video features. Luis Colon-Perez, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology & Neuroscience With a focus on […]

SBS celebrates the retirement of Dr. Dong-Ming Su, professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics and internationally known expert on T cell immunity during aging. Over 14 years at HSC, Dr. Su conducted well-funded research, shared his deep biomedical knowledge and served as a passionate mentor. Congrats Dr. Su and thank you for your dedication to […]

Laszlo Prokai, PhD, has received a Fulbright Specialist Award to share his expertise on drug discovery and design with researchers and students at Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary.    The Robert A. Welch Chair in Biochemistry and professor of Pharmacology and Neuroscience at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of […]