President Henrich: A stellar research report

July 11, 2019

Sponsored awards have increased by 27% compared to May of 2018, in large part due to the $17.9 million award to the School of Nursing for the Health and Human Services Commission Texas Targeted Opioid Response grant.





UT Health San Antonio gains accreditation from association for lab animal use

July 8, 2019

UT Health San Antonio has received full accreditation from the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) for the laboratory animal care and use program, announced Andrea Giuffrida, Ph.D., vice president for research. The three-year accreditation “is recognized around the world as a symbol of high quality animal care and use […]



PopUp Star event to raise awareness of clinical trials

June 26, 2019

The Office of the Vice President for Research is taking part in PopUp Star, a global competition being spearheaded by Greater Gift and the Association of Clinical Research Professionals to spread awareness of clinical trials. The office created a team with the name “YOUnite Research” to better market UT Health San Antonio’s volunteer registry platform […]




Study finds CTE in 6% of subjects

June 21, 2019

Nearly 6% of athletes and non-athletes were found to have the neurodegenerative disorder chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the largest, and broadest, study conducted of the disease to date. The findings were published June 14 in the international journal Brain Pathology. “Generally our findings point to CTE being more common in athletes and more common in […]