Reuben Harris, PhD, to chair Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology

March 17, 2022

Cancer and virology researcher Reuben Harris, PhD, has been named chairman of the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology at UT Health San Antonio. The department is in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine. Dr. Harris, a professor with tenure, will assume his duties effective April 11, 2022, announced Robert Hromas, […]

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Mays Cancer Center researcher and SignalRx earn NCI business grants to develop drugs for first-in-human clinical trials

March 10, 2022

An internationally recognized physician-scientist of Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, together with SignalRx Pharmaceuticals Inc., have secured two National Cancer Institute business grants to further develop drugs on a pathway to first-in-human cancer clinical trials. The clinical translational researcher, Daruka Mahadevan, MD, PhD, division chief of hematology and medical oncology at UT […]




Cancer researcher secures prestigious UT System Faculty STARs award

March 1, 2022

Gang Huang, PhD, professor in the Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and holder of the Kathryn Mays Johnson Distinguished Chair in Oncology at UT Health San Antonio, has received a UT System Faculty Science and […]


School of Nursing to coordinate South Texas Latino Alzheimer’s research network

February 24, 2022

Latino voices to shape new studies to improve care, support for families living with dementia South Texas Latinos will have the opportunity to share the challenges and concerns of living with dementia and caring for individuals affected by dementia through a new project of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, also […]