UT San Antonio MD/PhD graduate student earns top NIH ranking for research proposal
June 23, 2026
3D rendering of acute myeloid leukemia. The APOBEC family of enzymes is implicated in the genesis of many cancers, including leukemia. A third-year MD/PhD graduate student from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), Christopher …
UT San Antonio ranks in top 13% of universities worldwide for research excellence
June 17, 2026
UT San Antonio now ranks in the top 13%, placing 296 out of 2,250 institutions worldwide. UT San Antonio’s research enterprise is recognized as a globally competitive leader in clinical and academic research, innovation and impact.
San Antonio Business Journal: UT San Antonio lands millions in new state funding
June 4, 2026
San Antonio Report: UT San Antonio lands millions in new state funding
CPRIT awards newly integrated UT San Antonio to further its mission to combat cancers across South Texas
June 2, 2026
The University of Texas at San Antonio and its academic health center, UT Health San Antonio, recently received over $2.7 million in new academic and prevention awards from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to further its mission of combating cancers across South Texas. Since 2010, CPRIT has awarded the newly integrated UT San Antonio almost $186 million.
Study reveals hidden role of brain fats in Alzheimer’s disease
May 21, 2026
For decades, Alzheimer’s disease research has focused almost exclusively on harmful proteins in the brain. But scientists at The University of Texas at San Antonio are taking a new approach to how the disease is understood and treated.
Microbial signatures in gut, mouth linked to cognitive impairment in older adults
May 20, 2026
The human body hosts vast communities of bacteria that influence health in ways scientists are only beginning to fully understand. In recent years, scientists have turned increasing attention to microbiomes as potential contributors to brain health and neurodegenerative disease.
UT San Antonio student researchers help shape future of dental care
May 20, 2026
A study published in the Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine explores an emerging approach to delivering local, fast-acting dental anesthesia while reducing the lingering numbness often associated with traditional techniques.
UT Health San Antonio researcher awarded $2.1M award to study cellular structures
May 19, 2026
Like a busy restaurant kitchen, our cells depend on well-organized working spaces to assemble the “recipes” that keep the body healthy. UT San Antonio scientist, David Libich, PhD, recently received a five-year, $2.1 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study how certain proteins form these organizational hubs and what happens when things do not go according to plan.
Drug shows promise for halting chronic pain before it starts
May 19, 2026
Scientists at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) are investigating a major immune system pathway that leads to the development of chronic pain and a drug that has the potential to stop the process in its tracks. Their study, published April 22 in Cell Reports, is the first of its kind to show a path toward the prevention of chronic pain.
UT System $500,000 Faculty STARs award fuels UT San Antonio researcher’s mission to unravel dementia in South Texas
May 7, 2026
Claudia Suemoto, MD, PhD, from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), has been awarded a $500,000 UT System Faculty STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) award to tackle urgent research gaps in dementia. Sout …