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In the Spotlight: Ali Azghani, associate professor of biology

September 12, 2014

Media Contact:  Hannah Buchanan
Editor/Writer–Strategic Communications & Media Relations
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Dr. Ali Azghani had a recent article in Microbiology published by the international journal of the Society for General Microbiology in London. The article is one of more than 50 collaborative publications with scientists in the United States and Canada. He is an associate professor within the Department of Biology and heavily involved with biomedical research.

Azghani has also been involved in developing novel anti-inflammatory and clot buster drugs. The teams published their recent findings in the American Journal of Physiology, Lung Cell and Molecular Physiology and Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery.

A large quantity of the research reported by Azghani’s lab at UT Tyler has been the work of many undergraduate and graduate students, some of whom are pursuing their careers in medical and dental schools and graduate schools across the country.

“The lab focuses on how microbes injure the lungs in an effort to develop novel effective medicine,” Azghani said. “We have adopted a model opportunistic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa because it is a harmless microbe in nature, but causes fatal infections in individuals with cystic fibrosis and people with weak immune system including AIDS and cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.”

For more information, contact Azghani, 903.566.7332 or aazghani@uttyler.edu.

The Department of Biology, housed within the UT Tyler College of Arts and Sciences, offers diverse undergraduate and graduate studies in life sciences for a wide range of career paths, from biology, biotechnology and medical technology to medicine, dentistry and education.

Equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, the UT Tyler biology department integrates research as an important component of the learning experience.

Contact: 903.566.7402 or biology@uttyler.edu.