Long School of Medicine
Researcher contributes to screening guidelines for pediatric cancers
August 2, 2017Panel will determine guidelines for more than 50 of the most common syndromes that can develop into pediatric cancer.
Express-News: Study suggests brain-injured children may ‘be in there’
August 1, 2017After Liz Tullis’ 17-month-old son Conrad suffered a severe brain injury when he nearly drowned in a swimming pool in 2004, doctors advised her to withdraw care or perhaps institutionalize her child. But Tullis didn’t heed their words. Read the full story
Presidential Award winner: Andrew D. J. Meyer, M.D., M.S.
July 27, 2017One in a series Distinguished Junior Research Scholar Andrew D. J. Meyer, M.D., M.S., assistant professor, Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Watch the video Remarks by Dr. Henrich at the March 6 awards dinner: “Dr. Meyer serves in the Department of Pediatrics as a […]
Long School of Medicine names first chief diversity officer
July 27, 2017Chiquita A. Collins, Ph.D., has been named the inaugural vice dean for inclusion and diversity and chief diversity officer in the Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, Interim Dean Ronald Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D., announced.
Express-News: Drug for concussion, stroke moves closer to human trials
July 25, 2017James Lechleiter wasn’t trying to save brain cells when he stumbled upon a discovery that would launch his pharmaceutical company. Read the full story at the Express-News
Zebrafish model explains how recurring cancer may resist treatment
July 21, 2017UT Health San Antonio researchers are learning how stem cell biology causes 30 percent of children who have a rare muscle cancer to relapse and not respond to treatment.