Oyajobi named Fellow of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

August 6, 2026

Babatunde “Kay” Oyajobi, MBBS, PhD, MBA, professor in the Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and UT Distinguished Teaching Professor at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), has been elected to the 2026 class of Fellows of the American Society […]



UT San Antonio scientist highlights growing threat of antifungal resistance

August 3, 2026

Nathan Wiederhold, PharmD, director of the Fungus Testing Laboratory and professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas at San Antonio said antifungal resistance is becoming an increasingly urgent problem around the globe.

Carmita Sanders, medical technologist, left, and Connie Gibas, PhD, clinical laboratory scientist and project manager, look at samples of dermatophytes, in 2024.


UT San Antonio leans into market-first approach for commercializing discoveries, innovations

July 30, 2026

  For Anthony Robert Francis, who leads the Office of Innovation and Strategic Partnerships at The University of Texas at San Antonio, commercialization begins with a different question: not whether an innovation or discovery has intellectual property protection, but whether there is a market for the idea. “We have a fairly unusual process inasmuch as […]




UT San Antonio researchers uncover how liver’s internal clock may influence metabolism

July 29, 2026

Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) have uncovered a treasure trove of information about hundreds of proteins released by the liver and how the timing of their release may affect bodily processes. A recent study, published June 2 in Nature Communications, describes how the liver releases certain proteins at […]


Biggs Institute at UT Health San Antonio to lead $2.5 million national, multi-site study on dementia with Lewy bodies

July 21, 2026

Teaming with UF, UCSF and VCU to improve detection, bring hope The Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio, has received a competitive $2.5 million award to launch and lead a national, multi-site study focused on improving detection and diagnosis […]