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UT Arlington bio-analytical chemist receives National Institutes of Health, UT System funding for protein research

ARLINGTON, Texas -- A University of Texas at Arlington bio-analytical chemist exploring proteins, their structures and functions by using cutting-edge analytical instrumentation called mass spectrometry has received an Academic Research Enhancement Award from the National Institutes of Health. The $354,749 in funding will help in identifying host-defense protein interactions networks caused by environmental and external agents. Saiful Chowdhury, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , is the principal investigator on the

UT Arlington School of Social Work wins grant to educate Hispanic patients about depression, reduce barriers to treatment

ARLINGTON, Texas -- A University of Texas at Arlington researcher hopes to dispel myths about depression and its treatment, as well as reduce the stigma associated with receiving mental health care among Hispanics.  Katherine Sanchez, assistant professor in the School of Social Work , recently won a two-year $200,000 grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to screen Hispanic patients for depression and educate them about the disease and the treatment options available. The highly competitive Hispanic Health Services Research Grant

Research team recognizes predator-producing bacteria

Unique viruses called bacteriophages may play an important role in competition among bacterial strains, influencing the overall ecosystem of the human intestine, scientists at The University of Texas at Arlington  and UT Southwestern Medical Center  say. A team led by Lora V. Hooper, an associate professor of immunology and microbiology at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and including UT Arlington assistant professor of biology Jorge Rodrigues examined the bacteriophages, or phages, produced by genetic information

UT Arlington, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments forge $25.2 million research partnership

The new Institute will include the existing Shimadzu Center for Advanced Analytical Chemistry, the new Center for Imaging and the new Center for Environmental, Forensic and Material Analysis.The University of Texas System Board of Regents today allocated $7.5 million from the Permanent University Fund toward the formation of the Institute for Research Technologies at UT Arlington, a $25.2 million endeavor that will transform research capabilities and STEM education throughout the UT System and Texas. The Institute is a collaboration of The University of Texas at Arlington and Shimadzu

UT Arlington professor’s research aimed at helping dyslexic children learn

A new MRI-based study of children with dyslexia by a UT Arlington professor could explain why a small percentage of dyslexic children don’t respond to current teaching strategies.  Assistant professor of psychology Timothy Odegard’s work was recently published online  and in the latest issue of the journal Neurocase. Emily Farris, Odegard’s doctoral student, is the lead author on the paper that details the findings from Odegard’s team. Researchers examined functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data

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