‘Living Legend’ Norma Martínez Rogers a champion of first-generation Hispanic nursing students

December 14, 2022

Recipient of American Academy of Nursing’s highest honor continues inclusion push Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content contributed by Rosanne Fohn SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 14, 2022 – During her more than 50-year nursing career, Norma Martínez Rogers focused on mentoring, nursing education, advocating for underserved populations and health care policy changes. But she never forgot […]

Living Beyond Cancer A-Z Symposium

December 13, 2022

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – The Living Beyond Cancer A-Z: A Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center Symposium, featuring a full day of learning, empowerment and discovery, will be held Jan. 21 at UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine’s Holly Auditorium. “For cancer survivors, […]

UT Health San Antonio, Ohio company reach license agreement to develop chlamydia vaccine

December 13, 2022

Vaccines for this infection have been challenging to produce SAN ANTONIO (Dec. 13, 2022) — The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has granted an exclusive global license allowing an Ohio biopharmaceutical company to develop university research discoveries into a novel oral vaccine for chlamydia. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease […]

UT Health San Antonio awarded $1.8 million NIH grant for research in addiction recovery support services

December 13, 2022

Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 13, 2022 – With the U.S. grappling with an unprecedented opioid-related overdose crisis, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has been awarded a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research peer recovery support services for […]

National Academy of Inventors to induct Jean Jiang, PhD, of UT Health San Antonio

December 12, 2022

Studies of cell channels lead to therapeutic antibodies in clinical trials Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Dec. 12, 2022) — Jean X. Jiang, PhD, whose pioneering research has given rise to potential bone cancer and brain injury therapeutics currently under evaluation in clinical trials, will be inducted as a Fellow of the National […]

A record-breaking year for UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry’s research program

December 8, 2022

Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 8, 2022 – The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry secured nearly $35 million in total research grants awarded during its 2022 fiscal year, which ended Aug. 31, setting a new record for the school’s research program. “Our school’s research mission focuses on finding solutions to […]