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BBS News Campus Update UT Dallas is closely monitoring the outbreak of COVID-19. Please visit the University’s official webpage for up-to-date information. more >>

Message from the Dean “The spread of the SARS-Cov-2 virus brings with it challenges for all of us. It requires us to rethink what we do, to retool how we do it, and to be resilient in the face of uncertainty. For me, these challenges reinforce the strength of our school and the necessity of our mission.” more >>

Study: Cough That Spreads Tuberculosis Has Pain-Linked Trigger “No one had ever shown that TB produces an irritant that acts directly on the sensory innervation of the lungs,” said Dr. Ted Price BS’97. “We have now shown this directly through our collaborative work on this project.” more >>

Study: VNS Shows Promise for Improving Peripheral Nerve Recovery In an effort to restore function after peripheral nerve injury, researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have demonstrated in an animal model that sparking change in the central nervous system during physical rehabilitation enhances recovery. more >>

New Callier Center Test Catches Cause of Balance Issues “There are a number of issues that can affect balance,” Dr. Andrea Gohmert said. “Our comprehensive assessment capability is providing a lot of good information to doctors and patients so that balance can be restored and lives improved.” more >>

Study Challenges Assumptions About Social Interaction Difficulties in Autism “Most studies attempting to understand social disability in autism focus exclusively on individual characteristics,” said Dr. Noah Sasson. “This presumes that any difficulties in social interaction are driven solely by the autistic person. But how each person influences and is influenced by the other is key to understanding affiliation and social quality.” more >>

Social Media Spotlights

“While I’m grateful to be on the panel, it’s kind of my duty as a student athlete. That’s how I feel,” said Isaiah Swann, a School of BBS neuroscience major.       “It’s always a good time to solve crime,” -Dr. David Mittelman of @OthramTech Justice Through Genomics is underway #dnasolves         Dr. Colleen Le Prell is focused on finding ways to prevent hearing loss. The @BBSutdallas professor promotes the use of hearing protection devices, but also studies how medicine can help alleviate hearing loss. #WomensHistoryMonth     BBS Alumni Notes

Dr. Aaron D. Dotson BS’15, has successfully completed medical school at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, and will embark on a four year residency in ophthalmology at the University of Iowa. Dotson additionally plans to continue his passion of mentoring other aspiring physicians. He said he owes much of his success to the strong curriculum and caring faculty and staff at UT Dallas.

Julie M. Schneider MS’13, PhD’18 is an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow studying the impact poverty has on brain and language development at the University of Delaware. She also recently was selected as a ReproNim/INCF Fellow, promoting reproducibility and transparency in neuroscience. While at UT Dallas, she conducted research in Dr. Mandy Maguire’s lab.

Sarah Yu, PhD’13 completed her doctorate degree in the School of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, where her research focus was aimed at better understanding how human memory works through brain imaging techniques. Yu is now the director of neuroscience & client service for the consumer neuroscience business at Nielsen, a leading multi-national market research firm. In her role, she utilizes brain imaging techniques to help her clients gain a better understand of their consumers’ behavior at a deep, non-conscious level and improving their marketing and advertising strategies.