The Center for Mucosal & Microbiome Biology at UT Health San Antonio

April 5, 2022

UT Health San Antonio recently introduced its newest research center, the Center for Mucosal & Microbiome Biology, located within the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine. Led by Mansour M. Zadeh, PhD, distinguished professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, the center will function as a collaborative entity for […]




Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology assistant professor earns UT System Rising STARs award to further metabolic disease research

April 1, 2022

Kevin Koronowski, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at UT Health San Antonio, received a UT System Rising STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) award in […]


Noted cancer researcher receives UT System Faculty STARs award

April 1, 2022

Daohong Zhou, MD, a professor with tenure in the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio, has received a UT System Faculty STARs award in the amount of $1,487,563 to support his drug discovery research.

Star trophy with blue background.


U.S. News and World Report ranks the Long School of Medicine in the top 50

March 29, 2022

The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine is ranked in the top 50 medical schools in the nation by U.S. News and World Report’s list of best graduate schools for 2023. In the category of medical schools training primary care physicians, the Long School of Medicine was ranked 36th, up from 46th […]

Entrance to the Long School of Medicine.


Match Day: Anticipation, fulfilled goals and the call to serve

March 21, 2022

A group of fourth-year students from the Long School of Medicine voiced their feelings just minutes before envelopes were opened to reveal their residency destinations. The occasion was the annual Match Day celebration on March 18 held outdoors at John T. Floore’s Country Store in Helotes. Audrey Phan said Match Day brought her “pure excitement, […]

Christiana Fakhri, fourth-year student in the Long School of Medicine, inserts her Match Day map pin on San Antonio, where she will stay for a pediatrics residency.


Physician scientist will bring his years of research experience to geriatrics residency

March 21, 2022

Eric Baeuerle, already the holder of a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree, has another large milestone coming May 21. That’s the day he will receive his Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the Long School of Medicine at the school’s 2022 commencement ceremony in the Alamodome. Dr. Baeuerle was one of the medical students in […]

Two MD-PhD students, Eric Baeuerle and Petra Jans Peterson, celebrate their residency matches with Jose Cavazos, who directs the South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program.