September 2023
Our Team Grew By 2
Welcome Petra and Carlos to The Pinto Lab! Carlos is a Clinical Research Coordinator who is a mountain biker and a musician! Petra is a Clinical Research Assistant and an artist in her free time.
July 2023
Our First NINDS R01
Congratulations to Dr. Pinto and Dr. Moralez for getting their first NINDS R01 was funded! We will be studying how autonomic nervous system dysfunction contributes to changes in cerebrovascular auto regulation and long-term outcomes after TBI.
June 2023
Our First HOT-POCS Publication!
Congratulations, team! Dr. Wright, Dr. Guilliod R, Dr. Thakur, Mr. Kundig, Ms. Morales Dr. Tessler, Dr. Berry, Dr.Zhang, Dr. Bell and Dr. Pinto collaborated on the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy versus Placebo for Post-Concussion Syndrome (HOT-POCS): A Randomized, Double-Blinded Controlled Pilot Study. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2023, 34, 101176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2023.101176
Read about HOT-POCS
April 5, 2023
HOT-POCS 1st Poster
The lab collaborated and presented, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Persistent Post-Concussion Syndrome: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Pilot Study at the Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee (WISMAC);
March 31, 2023
Dr. Pinto's Oral Presentation
Dr. Pinto presented, Prediction of Functional Decline 2 to 5 Years after Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Machine Learning Approach at the 14th World Congress on Brain Injury, International Brain Injury Association.
March 24, 2023
OBI Clinical Neuroscience Scholar
Dr. Shanti Pinto, M.D., investigator for the North Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Model System (NTXTBIMS), has been named the University of Texas Southwestern 2023 O’Donnell Brain Institute Clinical Neuroscience Scholar. This prestigious award is presented to only one clinical researcher per year and offers support for both salary and for developing research and specialty clinical programs. Dr. Pinto is only the 3rd named scholar. Her research program is linked to the work supported by the TBI Model System exploring autonomic nervous system function after moderate to severe TBI and its link to cardiovascular and cardiometabolic health/disease over time.
February 22, 2023
Dr. Pinto's Symposium in California!
Dr. Pinto, the course director, presented Overcoming Research Phobia Among Residents, Fellows, and Faculty: Tips to Navigate the Research Journey at the Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting.