PhD candidate receives prestigious National Cancer Institute award
September 15, 2023
Behnam Ebrahimi, a PhD candidate in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, has recently received a highly esteemed fellowship award from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
UT Health San Antonio to pledge continued support for its employees and students in the military guard and reserve
July 27, 2023
UT Health San Antonio’s Military Health Institute will host a signing event solidifying the university’s dedication to ensure employees and students in the National Guard and Military Reserve receive support so they are able to best perform their military duties.
Grants program awards research seed money to benefit community
July 6, 2023
For School of Nursing PhD student Shanae Rhodes, BSN, RN, being one of six 2021-22 Community Engagement Small Project Grants program awardees was a game changer that would enable her to delve further into a topic close to her heart. 2021-22 Comm …
Neuroscience PhD student motivated by matters of the heart
May 16, 2023
Although Lily Espinoza looks forward to her May 21 graduation from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and earning her PhD, she also knows her work will not end there. And not just because there is still research to wrap up, or because she will soon begin her post-doctorate fellowship, but because, for Espinoza, learning is a lifelong pursuit.
2023 Presidential Ambassador Scholars recognized
May 4, 2023
UT Health San Antonio’s 2023 Presidential Ambassador Scholars were officially recognized by President William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, on April 24. Dr. Henrich presented each student with their medals and recognized their achievements, with each am …
PhD grad credits early lab experiences for his success in science
May 1, 2023
Raphael Reyes, PhD student in the Integrated Biomedical Sciences program at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, has always felt well-suited for a life in the lab.
UT Health San Antonio responds to coming tsunami of dementia and other brain health challenges
May 1, 2023
This spring, UT Health San Antonio announced it will build a $100 million Center for Brain Health to enhance its Biggs Institute and the Department of Neurology of its Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine.
Flies, worms poorly predict drugs’ life span effects in mice, study indicates
April 21, 2023
Doctoral student’s research suggests difficulty of translating longevity interventions from lower species to mammals If a drug extends the life span of worms or flies, is it likely to do the same in mice? Michael Bene, PhD student Not typically based o …
KSAT 12: UT Health San Antonio to bring free family event Viva Science SA to Witte on Saturday
April 3, 2023
David Weiss, PhD, Cellular and Integrative Physiology and dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, was quoted in this article. Read More
COSTAR program funding renewed with perfect score
March 20, 2023
The Craniofacial Oral-Biology Student Training in Academic Research (COSTAR) T32 program funded through the National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research has been renewed, with a renewal score of a perfect ten.