Here at the UNT Health Science Center, we are uniquely structured to bring what I call a
“bench-to-bedside” approach to conquering disease. Our expertise in public health, interdisciplinary scientific research, medical education and patient care gives us the singular ability to translate our discoveries directly into life-changing, and sometimes life-saving, actions. And our size gives us the nimbleness to do it expeditiously.

Bottom line: We’re creating much-needed solutions for the most critical health issues in our state. It’s a mission that the State of Texas has helped pay for since 1975. It’s a mission worthy of continued – and increased – investment. [click here] to read more

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Welcome to the new e-mail version of our UNTHSC Family newsletter, produced the first and third Fridays of each month by the staff of Marketing and Communications for employees, students and friends of the Health Science Center. As always, our intent is to help you keep on top of who’s doing what and where we’re going. Because you have many demands on your time, we pledge to stay short on words and long on value. [click here] to read more

Campaign for musculoskeletal medicine kicks off with $1.5 million grant, successful student phone-a-thon and alumni support
President Ransom’s plan to bolster the Health Science Center’s research and clinical programs in physical medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine kicked off in high gear last month with a $1.5 million grant and a student phone campaign that raised an unprecedented number of gift pledges from alumni to help develop an Institute for Musculoskeletal Medicine on the fourth floor of the Center for BioHealth. [click here] to read more

Distinguished Speaker Series launches this month
Early detection of ovarian cancer and the improvement of women’s healthcare will be the focus of the first presentation in the Health Science Center’s new Distinguished Speaker Series. David Fishman, MD, director of gynecologic oncology and the Cancer Detection and Screening Program at the New York University School of Medicine and Cancer Institute, will be the series’ inaugural keynote speaker Feb. 22 in Luibel Hall.
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Prostate cancer researchers earn international attention and local donor support
After eight years of perfecting an approach to cancer therapy that nobody else could make work, Andras Lacko, PhD, molecular biology and immunology, and Walter McConathy, PhD, internal medicine, are ready to apply for a patent. They have developed a system that uses lipoprotein-based nanoparticles to carry cancer-fighting drugs through the body to targeted areas with minimal side effects, a technique that has the promise to yield a novel therapeutic approach for treating prostate cancer. [click here] to read more

UNT Health adds new physicians, new locations and new services
Our physician group, UNT Health, is the largest multi-specialty practice in Tarrant County and has recently added even more quality healthcare services for North Texas communities.
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The Health Science Center’s new Annual Research Report is hot off the press and ready for the public
This magazine-style publication showcases the work of our faculty and staff in a manner that’s easy for a non-scientist to understand. It includes articles about advanced technology, Alzheimer’s research, the DNA Lab, the Osteopathic Research Center, our health equities work, our outreach programs and our work with TECH Fort Worth in technology transfer. A pdf version of the report will be available for download from the HSC Web site soon; availability will be announced in The Daily News. For further information, contact the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

First CBH room dedication honors Moncrief family
Sixteen donors from the Fort Worth community who pledged major contributions to the UNTHSC Foundation’s Center for BioHealth Building Campaign in 2005 and 2006 have the option to have an area of the building named in their honor. Members of one of Fort Worth’s most prominent families came to campus recently for a small private ceremony to recognize one of those donors, Lee Wiley Moncrief. [click here] to read more

The expertise of Health Science Center graduates will be in the spotlight at the 15th annual Research Appreciation Day on April 6
All alumni are invited to return to campus to share poster presentations of their research and professional activities, and Jonathon Tune, PhD, GSBS ’97, associate professor of cellular and integrative physiology at Indiana University School of Medicine, will present the keynote address, “Heart of the Matter: Coronary Dysfunction in Obesity and Insulin.” All events will take place in the Center for BioHealth. For details, visit www.hsc.unt.edu/rad.

The history, achievements, programs and services of the Health Science Center are featured in the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce’s new coffee-table book, “Fort Worth: Where the Best Begins”
The book will have a VIP circulation. The Chamber gives it to business prospects looking to relocate to Fort Worth and as gifts for speakers and visitors. Copies are also distributed to the Fort Worth Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, the City of Fort Worth, Downtown Fort Worth, Inc., and Fort Worth South. The Chamber also sells the book through its Web site, www.fortworthcoc.org. Readers will find the Health Science Center in the “Mind and Body: Education and Health Care” chapter and in the “Business Profiles: Education” section.

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You’ve probably heard me say this before:
To achieve our vision of becoming a Top 10 health science center, we must all stay informed, involved and invested in each other’s success. One good way to do that is to be a regular reader of, and a contributor to, this e-newsletter. You’ll find my own contribution once a month under the headline “First Friday Update.” In this issue: Funding priorities for the new legislative session.

Thanks again for all your hard work.

- President Scott Ransom