UNT Health Science Center Appoints Eight New Faculty Members

Researchers, professors bring international body of knowledge to Texas

research center in Fort Worth

    FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of
 North Texas Health Science Center [http://hsc.unt.edu], Fort Worth's
 medical school and more, recently added several new members to its faculty
 to build upon strengths in cancer research, health disparities and
 osteopathic manipulative medicine.
 
 
 
     Anuja Ghorpade has joined the Health Science Center as a researcher for
 the Health Institutes of Texas (HIT), a member of the Texas Center for
 Health Disparities, vice chair and professor of cell biology and genetics,
 and director of the Brain Bank which will study the effects of AIDS and
 Alzheimer's disease on the brain. She received a doctorate from the
 National Institute of Immunology in New Delhi, India; a Master of Science
 degree in biotechnology from Maharaja Sayajirav University of Baroda in
 Gujarat, India; and a Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology from
 University of Bombay in Mumbai, India.
 
 
 
     Shrawan Kumar has been added as a researcher for HIT, professor of
 manipulative medicine and director of research in the Physical Medicine
 Institute (PMI). The mission of PMI is to promote research, education and
 clinical practice in the prevention, diagnoses, treatment and
 rehabilitation of neuromusculoskeletal disease. Kumar received a doctorate
 in human biology and an honorary doctorate in sciences in recognition of
 his lifetime work from University of Surrey in Guildford, U.K., and a
 post-doctoral research fellowship in engineering sciences from University
 of Dublin, Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
 
 
 
     Rita Patterson has been added as a researcher for HIT, professor of
 manipulative medicine, and as director of the Osteopathic Heritage
 Foundation Physical Medicine Core Research Facility. Patterson earned a
 doctorate in biomedical sciences from the University of Texas Medical
 Branch, a Master of Engineering degree in bioengineering from Texas A&M
 University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering sciences from
 Baylor University.
 
 
 
     Sharad S. Singhal is a member of the research team for Sanjay Awasthi,
 who recently was named the associate vice president of clinical research
 and as a professor of molecular biology and immunology, and has been added
 as an associate professor of molecular biology and immunology. Singhal was
 awarded a doctorate in biochemistry, a Master of Science in organic
 chemistry, and a Bachelor of Science in chemistry, zoology and botany, all
 from Agra University in India.
 
 
 
     Sushma Yadav, a member of Sanjay Awasthi's team, has been added as an
 assistant professor of molecular biology and immunology. Yadav received
 doctorate and Master of Science degrees in biosciences from JMI University
 in New Delhi, India, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry,
 botany, zoology, history of science and English from the University of
 Delhi in New Delhi, India.
 
 
 
     Yogesh Awasthi has joined the Health Science Center as a professor of
 molecular biology and immunology. The father of Sanjay Awasthi, Yogesh
 Awasthi earned a doctorate in chemistry, a Master of Science degree in
 organic chemistry, and a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, all from
 the University of Lucknow in India.
 
 
 
     Rajendra Sharma, a member of Yogesh Awasthi's research team, has been
 added as a research associate professor of molecular biology and
 immunology. Sharma received a doctorate in chemistry from the University of
 Rajasthan in Jaipur, India, as well as a Master of Science degree in
 organic chemistry and a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the
 University of Jodhpur in India.
 
 
 
     Abha Sharma, a member of Yogesh Awasthi's research team, has been added
 as a research assistant professor of molecular biology and immunology.
 Sharma received a doctorate in biophysics from the All India Institute of
 Medical Sciences in New Delhi, India, as well as a Master of Science degree
 in biochemistry and a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, botany and
 zoology from Poona University in India.
 
 
 
     University of North Texas Health Science Center
 
 
 
     The University of North Texas Health Science Center is composed of the
 Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Graduate School of Biomedical
 Sciences, the School of Public Health, and the School of Health
 Professions. Key research areas include Alzheimer's and aging, health
 disparities, osteopathic manipulative medicine and women's health. This
 year, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine was named a top 50 medical
 school in primary care by U.S. News and World Report for the sixth
 consecutive year. The institution contributes almost $500 million to
 Tarrant County and Texas economies annually. For more information, go to
 http://www.hsc.unt.edu/.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

SOURCE University of North Texas Health Science Center/Fort Worth