HSC’s urology department tops in 2011 NIH funding

January 20, 2012

The urology department in the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio topped its peers nationally in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding in 2011.


Scientists Uncover Novel Mechanism of Glioblastoma Development

January 19, 2012

Most research on glioblastoma development, a complicated tumor of the brain with a poor prognosis, has focused on the gene transcription level, but scientists suggest that post-transcriptional regulation could be equally or even more important.



CPRIT awards $4.7 million to Health Science Center

January 18, 2012

These awards for cancer prevention, along with $2.9 million to University Health System, make San Antonio the largest recipient of funds in this CPRIT funding cycle – 28 percent of the $26.3 million awarded.