Renowned oncologist, Zheng, brings $500,000 UT System STARs award to UT Health San Antonio

January 10, 2025

  Lei Zheng, MD, PhD, executive director of the Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has been awarded a $500,000 Translational Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) award from The University of Texas System to elevate his research into monitoring pancreatic tumor […]

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Global leaders in health

January 8, 2025

In today’s global race for top students, researchers and funding, UT Health San Antonio rises as a recognized leader in biomedical research and clinical excellence. Competing internationally, the university draws the brightest minds and advances groundbreaking health care innovations that impact San Antonio, South Texas and beyond.




Breaking barriers: Collaborative research on binge eating disorders in older Hispanic women

January 2, 2025

  Scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and Trinity University are partnering with the San Antonio Food Bank for a four-year study on eating disorders in a highly targeted population of city residents. Lisa Smith Kilpela, PhD, associate director of the Center for Research to […]


UT Health San Antonio receives $400,000 donation from IBC Foundation for diabetes-related kidney disease research

December 30, 2024

Latest funding brings foundation’s total 2024 support to $2.4 million The IBC Foundation has donated $400,000 to the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio to fund acquisition of a Thermo Altus model mass spectrometer, a state-of-the-art instrument critical for advancing research into diabetes-related kidney disease. This year-end […]





Global research led by UT Health San Antonio uncovers critical weakness in malaria parasite

December 11, 2024

Shows how antibodies can protect against severe malaria, providing new possibilities for prevention, treatment Content by Claire Kowalick Scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) co-led a global research team that discovered the answer to a long-standing question in malaria research: Do people who live in areas where […]