Dr. Han honored with UT System STARs award
July 6, 2018
His laboratory focuses on lipidomics, a relatively new field of biomedical research which involves complex lipidome analysis.
Newsweek: Can CRISPR edit out autism? These scientists think so
June 28, 2018
Scientists at UT Health Science Center San Antonio have figured how to use a form of the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR to erase genetic traits normally associated with autism.
Gene editing suppresses autism symptoms in mice
June 26, 2018
The team is believed to be the first to successfully edit a causal gene for autism in the brain and diminish symptoms.
Voelcker Fund awards $2.3 million for young faculty research, pipeline education
June 26, 2018
William L. Henrich, M.D., MACP, president of UT Health San Antonio, on June 26 announced that the Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund is giving $1.45 million to the university to support three innovative research projects and one pilot research project, all conducted by rising young faculty studying cancer and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Henrich also […]
Ivanhoe Broadcast News: Curing chlamydia through the gut: Medicine’s next big thing?
June 25, 2018
Promising research is revealing that if the infection hits first in the GI tract, it might act as a source of prevention. View and read the story
Naturally occurring protein could treat alcoholic liver disease
June 25, 2018
Dr. Zang is the senior author of alcohol liver disease research published this year in the journal Hepatology.
