Free ‘Take a Deep Breath’ conference April 9 offers information about serious lung diseases

April 5, 2016

Media contact: Rosanne Fohn, (210) 567-3026, fohn@uthscsa.edu On-site contact: Gladys Keene, M.D., regional dean, (956) 523-7400 WHAT:            The public is invited to a free, educational event focusing on lung disease. The conference, “Take a Deep Breath,” is part of the Stay Healthier Longer Series presented each spring by the UT Health Science Center San […]

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MATCH DAY: Doctor drama, but no blood or guts

March 18, 2016

Media contact: Rosanne Fohn, (210) 567-3026, fohn@uthscsa.edu WHAT:           Match Day is a geographic rite of passage when graduating medical students from throughout the U.S. find out where their residency training will take them – and perhaps where their medical careers will be launched. The new doctors could be heading to New York or Hawaii, Florida […]


CTRC scientists report new insights about BRCA1 gene

March 4, 2016

Research from the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio reveals another function of the breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1. This could lead to improved diagnostics and treatment tools for this form of breast cancer.

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Health Science Center software helps confirm virus discovery

March 1, 2016

A software technology developed in the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is being utilized by researchers worldwide to, as just one example, verify the structure of protein complexes. A February 2016 paper in Nature is the latest publication that included data from the UT Health Science Center software technology.