15th Annual TCHD Conference Speakers and Panelists

Rina Das
NIMHD Mission, Programs and Funding OpportunitiesRina Das, Ph.D. Program Director National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health

Texas Center for Health Disparities: a NIMHD Specialized Center of Excellence in Health DisparitiesJamboor Vishwanatha, PhD Regents Professor and Vice President Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences Founding Director, Texas Center for Health Disparities

Eliminating Health Disparities: How Diversifying The Research And Health Professions Will Make A DifferenceHarlan Jones, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences Director, Center for Diversity and International Programs

Working with Communities to Achieve Health EquityEmily Spence, Ph.D. Associate Dean and Associate Professor, College of Public Health,   Shlesma Chhetri, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Health Behavior & Health Systems

Big Data Analysis to Characterize Triple-Negative Breast CancerJin Liu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Science, UNT System College of Pharmacy

Metastatic Breast Cancer Disparities: Importance of the Extracellular Matrix InterfaceMichail Kastellorizios, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences UNT System College of Pharmacy

Bioengineered Serum-Derived Exosomes-Nanosystem for Triple Negative Breast Cancer TherapyAmalendu Ranjan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences

SHE TribeShlesma Chhetri, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Health Behavior & Health Systems   Emily Spence, Ph.D. Associate Dean and Associate Professor, College of Public Health

Intakes of Calcium and Magnesium and Obesity in African and Hispanic Young WomenMenghua Tao, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health

Surrogate Decision Making Communication in the Intensive Care UnitMarian Gaviola, PharmD Assistant Professor, Pharmacotherapy, UNT System College of Pharmacy

Preliminary Assessment of Visuomotor Profiles in Hispanic Children with AutismHaylie Miller, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, College of Health Professions

Postnatal Education Through a Health Literacy LensTeresa Wagner, DrPH, Assistant Professor, Lifestyle Health Sciences, College of Public Health

A Novel Family-based E-health Intervention Process to Reduce ObesityChristina Robinson, M.D. Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Women’s Health, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Addressing Contraceptive Disparities Among Women Experiencing HomelessnessErika Thompson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Health Behavior and Health Systems, College of Public Health

Focus on Mexican Americans: Mitochondrial Underpinnings of Sex- and Ethnicity-based risk for Alzheimer’s diseaseNicole Phillips, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences

Intraocular Pressure Regulation in African AmericansDorette Ellis, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Science, UNT System College of Pharmacy

Ultrasensitive SPCE technology for Early Detection and Prevention of CVDRafal Fudala, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Microbiology Immunology & Genetics, College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences