UT San Antonio fellow receives Bahamas’ Order of Distinction

October 21, 2026

Colton Jones, MD, a hematology-oncology fellow in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, received the Order of Distinction award in recognition of his growing impact in cancer research and his representation of The Bahamas on the global stage.

Man in a suit, Dr. Colton Jones, receives an award from a woman wearing a pink dress, Governor-General of the Bahamas Dame Cynthia Pratt.

Study identifies protein regulator of tau linked to Alzheimer’s disease

October 19, 2026

  The accumulation and tangling of tau proteins is a well-known feature of Alzheimer’s disease. Less understood is how different forms of tau are regulated and what happens to that balance as the brain ages and neurodegenerative disease develops. A study from The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Health Science Center published in July […]

Commentary: The Longs’ greatest legacy is a lesson for us all

October 16, 2026

By Francisco G. Cigarroa, MD There are people whose generosity changes institutions. And there are those whose generosity changes lives, families and entire communities for generations. Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long did both. With Joe’s passing, we have lost not only one of Texas’ most extraordinary philanthropists, but a man whose life reflected a […]