Leading cancer research centers reinforce importance of safe and effective human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to prevent cancer

September 16, 2025

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239 Mays Cancer Center joins leading NCI-Designated Cancer Centers in a unified statement to raise awareness about vaccine SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 16, 2025 — Today, the Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas San Antonio Health Science Center, along with 61 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated Cancer Centers with leading national organizations […]



UT Health San Antonio gears up to drive out childhood cancer

August 5, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2025 Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu MEDIA ADVISORY UT Health San Antonio gears up to drive out childhood cancer Receives grant from Hyundai Hope on Wheels® to continue its fight against the disease WHAT: In the United States, 43 children are diagnosed with cancer every day. To help in the […]



UT Health San Antonio scientists uncover how some cancers outsmart immune system

July 17, 2025

FOXM1 protein identified as key driver in immunotherapy resistance, unlocking new therapeutic avenues   For years, scientists have found the overexpression of a specific protein called FOXM1 in a wide range of cancers, including ovarian, breast and pediatric cancers. A recent study by scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio […]

Dr. Kurmasheva awarded CURE foundation grant for childhood cancer research

July 16, 2025

A cancer diagnosis is always devastating and is especially overwhelming when the patient is a child. This is why the CURE Childhood Cancer Foundation is on a mission to advance research that will bring an end to childhood cancers. Recently, Raushan Kurmasheva, PhD, assistant professor at the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute and Department of […]

Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund grants UT Health San Antonio $1.25 million to support research from early career investigators

July 2, 2025

  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has been awarded $1.25 million by the Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund to support research projects being conducted by the institution’s early career investigators. Voelcker Fund Young Investigator Awards The Voelcker Fund Young Investigator Award will fund each recipient’s […]



Owens Medical Research Foundation awards UT Health San Antonio investigators $1.5 million to advance Alzheimer’s and cancer research

July 2, 2025

  The William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation recently awarded $1.5 million to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) for research projects that address pancreatic cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and childhood cancers. This year, the foundation will fund $250,000 each to six research projects from UT Health […]