Thinning of brain region may signal dementia risk 5-10 years before symptoms

January 22, 2024

A ribbon of brain tissue called cortical gray matter grows thinner in people who go on to develop dementia, and this appears to be an accurate biomarker of the disease five to 10 years before symptoms appear, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio reported.




UT Health San Antonio assistant professor receives UT System Rising STARs award

January 12, 2024

Min Kyu Kim, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio), recently received a $100,000 Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) award from […]


Radiation oncology associate professor receives $500,000 UT System Faculty STARs award

January 11, 2024

Justin Leung, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio), has received a Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) $500,000 award from The University of Texas Board […]



Assistant professor earns UT System Rising STARs award to advance cryo-EM research

January 5, 2024

Oleg Klykov, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio), is the recipient of a $100,000 UT System Rising STARs award. Klykov plans to spend the funds on a cryo-confocal microscope. “Thanks to the efforts […]