Profile: Bharathi Gadad, PhD

Title(s): Director of Student Health and Wellness, Assistant Professor of Medical Education

Unit(s): Institute of Neuroscience, Medical Education, Student Affairs, Director

Contact Info

ETBLC 2.141

956-296-2304

Bharathi.Gadad@utrgv.edu

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Biography

Dr. Bharathi Gadad is an Assistant Professor in Behavioral Health at the Department of Medical Education at the UTRGV School of Medicine. She obtained her doctoral degree in neurosciences from India in 2007 and undertook postdoctoral training at the Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, until 2010. Transitioning to UT Southwestern Medical Center from 2010 to 2018, she made significant contributions to research at the Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care. In 2019, she joined Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso as an Assistant Professor until 2023. Her research focuses on gender-based genetic and epigenetic alterations and brain cell signaling in major depression and suicide. Presently, her focus is on educating medical students about behavioral and mental health at UTRGV.