Research
New division chief named for hematology/medical oncology
August 20, 2019
Daruka Mahadevan, M.D., Ph.D., will also lead the hematology and medical oncology service line within the Mays Cancer Center.
St. Baldrick’s Foundation awards $306,000 for Ewing sarcoma studies
August 19, 2019
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation has awarded $306,000 to David Libich, Ph.D., of UT Health San Antonio to further his studies of the childhood cancer Ewing sarcoma.
Three faculty members selected as AAN fellows
August 15, 2019
Three faculty members from the School of Nursing at UT Health San Antonio will become fellows of the American Academy of Nursing in October. Fellowship is one of the highest honors nurses can receive.
Dr. Puga takes part in NIA scholars program
August 12, 2019
Scholars in the program met with emerging researchers in aging research and leaders at that National Institute of Aging to discuss how to advance the science of longevity.
Dr. Amelie Ramirez’s Latino cancer research program is award finalist
August 12, 2019
For the second year in a row, Éxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training has been named a finalist for Excelencia in Education’s “Examples of Excelencia” that spotlight evidence-based practices that support Latino students in higher education. Read more
Greehey researcher, Dr. Zhao, receives UT System’s Rising STARs Award
August 6, 2019
His current research interest is to investigate the BRCA1/2 tumor suppressor networks.