San Antonio Express-News: Solving mysteries of the mind: UT Health San Antonio institute, brain bank earns national status
September 16, 2021
This story was published by the San Antonio Express-News on Sept. 15, 2021. By Laura Garcia, Staff writer More than 100 donated brains are carefully stored at UT Health Science Center San Antonio, where researchers hope they can help solve one of manki …
Dr. Shaun K. Olsen receives UT System award to discover innovative solutions to health problems
September 2, 2021
Shaun K. Olsen, PhD, has been awarded a $1 million UT System Faculty STARs award to conduct innovative research to better understand the molecular mechanisms of diseases and advance drug discovery efforts for treatment.
VAntage Point, Department of Veterans Affairs: AARP offers free resources for military caregivers grappling with stress, suicidal thoughts
August 25, 2021
Dr. Roxana Delgado, Hospital Medicine, is quoted in this article about her new study that found that 1 in 4 military caregivers have had suicidal thoughts. Read story
Inaugural LINC Interprofessional Case Competition fosters meaningful student collaborations
August 2, 2021
Organized through UT Health San Antonio’s Quality Enhancement Plan, Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration (LINC), interprofessional teams of first-year professional and graduate students participated in the university’s inaugural interprofessional case competition during spring 2021.
San Antonio Express-News: Commentary: Biles’ courage shows mental health is health
August 2, 2021
Dr. Jessica Sandoval, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, wrote this opinion piece that appeared in the San Antonio Express-News. Read commentary
2021 Presidential Ambassador Scholars introduced
July 5, 2021
UT Health San Antonio’s new Presidential Ambassador Scholars for 2021 were officially recognized by President William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, at a small luncheon on May 14 in the Academic and Administration Building. Typically held with a reception and g …
Link discovered between common chemicals and ‘unexplained’ chronic illness
June 30, 2021
A new paper provides a long-awaited link between exposures to common chemicals and so-called unexplained illnesses. It also for the first time asserts a mechanism for the how and why this happens – a two-stage disease process called toxicant-induced loss of tolerance, or TILT.
LINC Seed Grant awards support pilot projects to foster innovations in interprofessional education
June 18, 2021
The annual Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration (LINC) Seed Grant Program encourages faculty and staff to develop novel interprofessional education (IPE) activities and promotes IPE research and scholarship.
News 4: UT Health San Antonio researchers discover how COVID can hide in the body
June 14, 2021
Dr. Yogesh Gupta, Biochemistry/Structural Biology/Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, spoke to News 4 San Antonio on the topic of the recent published findings in Nature Communications about the COVID-19 virus using metal ions, like magnesium …
San Antonio Express-News: The coronavirus is a master of camouflage – and San Antonio scientists caught it in the act
June 10, 2021
Dr. Yogesh Gupta,Biochemistry/Structural Biology/Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, was interviewed by the San Antonio Express-News on the recent published findings in Nature Communications about the COVID-19 virus using metal ions, like mag …