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June 30, 2026
The American Cancer Society has awarded an $879,000 Research Scholar Grant to Panneerdoss Subbarayalu, PhD, assistant professor/research at The University of Texas at San Antonio. The four-year grant will support groundbreaking research at Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute to develop a new targeted therapy for osteosarcoma, the most common type of bone cancer in children and adolescents.
June 25, 2026
A scientist at The University of Texas at San Antonio was recently awarded two grants totaling more than $4.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to study how cells repair DNA to protect the genome, the set of genetic instructions within our cells.
June 24, 2026
In a study published April 13 in Nature Communications, scientists at The University of Texas at San Antonio found a link between a bacterium in the gut microbiome and lupus, which could lead to more effective treatment of the disease.
June 2, 2026
The University of Texas at San Antonio and its academic health center, UT Health San Antonio, recently received over $2.7 million in new academic and prevention awards from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to further its mission of combating cancers across South Texas. Since 2010, CPRIT has awarded the newly integrated UT San Antonio almost $186 million.
May 20, 2026
The human body hosts vast communities of bacteria that influence health in ways scientists are only beginning to fully understand. In recent years, scientists have turned increasing attention to microbiomes as potential contributors to brain health and neurodegenerative disease.
May 20, 2026
A study published in the Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine explores an emerging approach to delivering local, fast-acting dental anesthesia while reducing the lingering numbness often associated with traditional techniques.
