Dr. Diogenes honored for dental research in pulp biology
June 19, 2019
He has published more than 52 peer-reviewed publications and four book chapters that have generated 1,410 lifetime citations.
Express-News: San Antonio researchers check synthetic version of capsaicin — the heat in chile peppers — for cancer-killing effects
June 10, 2019
Researchers at UT Health San Antonio, in collaboration with the University of Texas at San Antonio, have developed a new class of drugs called capsazepine analogs, which bear structural similarities to capsaicin. In preclinical testing on mice, the drugs have shown promise in dramatically reducing the size of tumors. See the Express-News coverage of this […]
Researchers ID new class of oral cancer drugs
June 3, 2019
Researchers at UT Health San Antonio have identified a potent new class of anti-cancer drugs that target oral cancer cells while leaving other cells unharmed.
San Antonio Business Journal: 2019 Health Care Heroes: John Rugh
May 24, 2019
From the San Antonio Business Journal Education Dr. John Rugh, professor, UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry John Rugh is professor and director of the evidence-based practice program at UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry. Raised in Corvallis, Oregon, he received a doctorate from the University of California Santa Barbara and a postdoctorate from Claremont […]
San Antonio Business Journal: 2019 Health Care Heroes: Kevin Donly
May 24, 2019
From the San Antonio Business Journal Education Dr. Kevin Donly, department chair, UT Health San Antonio, Department of Developmental Dentistry During his more than 30 years in academia, Dr. Kevin Donly has become recognized in pediatric dentistry. Meanwhile, he has focused his career on providing care for infants, children, adolescents and children with special health care needs, […]
Making lives better: one smile at a time
May 21, 2019
It’s 9 a.m. and there’s already a long line of students forming in front of a metal-framed window on the third floor of UT Health San Antonio’s School of Dentistry. Peering out the window and likely smiling are two of the most inspiring and helpful people on campus. Welcome to the DS-1 and DS-2 Sim […]
