UHV graduate students present biomedical research

Seven University of Houston-Victoria graduate biomedical sciences students pose for a photo with their program director on May 2 before presenting their research for their final master’s thesis projects. Their research covered a wide range of topics, including “Bioinformatic Analysis of Short-Chain Fatty Acid Receptors and Transporters: Implications for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma,” “Heat Shock Protein 70 (HSP 70) from the rotifer Adineta vaga,” “Comparative Metabolomic profiling of Regenerating and Non-regenerating Tissues in Dugesia dactyligeria” and “Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety of the HPV Vaccine in a Phase III trial.” Pictured clockwise from the top left are Lars Schness of Germany; Jyoti Tamang of Nepal; Robert Bari of Palacios; Samuel Joe-Ibekwe of Nigeria; Terry Harryman of Victoria; Hashimul Ehsan, UHV associate professor of biology and director of the graduate biomedical science program; Sandhya Devi of Pakistan; and Atiya Yasmeen of India.

The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region since 1973 in Victoria, Texas, offers courses leading to more than 50 academic programs in the schools of Arts & Sciences; Business Administration; and Education, Health Professions & Human Development. UHV provides face-to-face classes at its Victoria campus, as well as an instructional site in Katy, Texas, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. UHV supports the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Opportunities for All initiative to increase awareness about state colleges and universities and the important role they have in providing a high-quality and accessible education to an increasingly diverse student population, as well as contributing to regional and state economic development.