Biography:

Omar Malik is a second-year medical student at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). He graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a BSA in Neuroscience and a BA in Health and Society, earning the university-wide Distinction in Research for his work investigating art therapy’s pain modulation effects in orthopedic populations. During medical school, he joined the clinical research team of Dr. Xiang Fang, Chair of Clinical Research in the Department of Neurology. He currently works with professors in UTMB’s Departments of Internal Medicine, Microbiology, and Immunology to assess antibiotic drug repurposing potential of psychotropic medications.