UT Health San Antonio awarded $12.6 million program grant for cancer research

September 19, 2024

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio  (UT Health San Antonio) was recently awarded a $12.6 million program project grant (P01) from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute to expand collaborative efforts to explore the biological mechanisms of BRCA1, BRCA2 and related tumor suppressors and to shed light on potential […]


UT Health San Antonio appoints alumnus as new executive director of Mays Cancer Center

September 3, 2024

  Lei Zheng, MD, PhD, alumnus of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has been appointed executive director of Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio and vice president for oncology for the health science center, effective Sept. 1, 2024. Zheng will also be named the Mays Family Foundation Distinguished […]




$2 million CPRIT award brings top cancer researcher to UT Health San Antonio

August 23, 2024

  As part of the $52 million Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) grant funding round announced in May, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) received a $2 million CPRIT recruitment (CPRIT Scholar) funding award to bring top cancer researcher, Maria Falzone, PhD, to the […]





Mays Cancer Center receives life-saving gift from American Heart Association to support cancer patients

July 8, 2024

  Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, has partnered with the American Heart Association to support patients with breast cancer undergoing treatment. The American Heart Association has contributed a $2,000 grant for hypertension and food insecurity clinical programs, 75 blood pressure monitors, and 100 $25 Healthy Rewards Coupons for boxes […]




Mays Cancer Center 2023 Annual Report shares the power of hope and innovation

July 5, 2024

The 2023 annual report of the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, highlights the accomplishments of the only National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center serving the South Texas region. Among the stories shared: The work of researchers collaborating across disciplines to battle brain cancer, breast cancer and every kind […]