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CPRIT awards UT Health San Antonio $3.4 million to increase HPV vaccination rates in Bexar County, develop transformative technologies targeting drug-resistant cancers

June 2, 2025

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) received $3,395,970 in new academic research and prevention awards as part of the latest $98 million funding round announced on May 21 by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The state agency, which focuses on funding evidence-based […]

Making groundbreaking discoveries with local and global impact

May 29, 2025

In the past five years, UT Health San Antonio has conducted more than 600 clinical research projects with one goal in mind — making lives better for people in San Antonio, Texas and beyond through innovative solutions to today’s most challenging health problems.

a woman stands in front of a screen of brain images.

UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry promotes lifesaving with Oral Cancer Awareness Month

April 25, 2025

Nina Murray admits she was “one of those people” who rarely went to the dentist. But going, when she did, might have saved her life. Last September, she detected what she first thought was an ulcer inside her right cheek, but it quickly turned into a hard lump and started hurting. “Something’s not right,” she […]

UT Health San Antonio scientists pioneer drug-discovery breakthrough for large and polar drugs

April 18, 2025

Discovery of chemical endocytosis could redefine precision medicine A team of scientists, notably Zhengyu Wang, PhD, assistant professor in the department of pharmacology and the Barshop Institute, led by Hong-yu Li, PhD, professor of medicinal chemistry and chemical biology with the department of pharmacology and the Barshop Institute at The University of Texas Health Science […]

Siblings in remission race to honor everyday cancer heroes — and each other

April 16, 2025

On April 5, more than a thousand participants gathered for the annual Give Cancer the Boot Survivorship 5K and 1-Mile Walk, dedicated to honoring survivors and supporting those still in treatment.

Breast cancer research with global impact

April 2, 2025

BRCA1 and BRCA2 are genes that help protect the body by fixing damaged DNA and keeping cells healthy. When these genes have changes, or mutations, they don’t work the way they should. This can raise the risk of certain cancers, like breast, ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancer. These inherited mutations affect about 1 in every 200 to 300 people — over a million in the U.S. alone.