Medium.com: Guardians of the skin galaxy
April 19, 2023
Na Xiong, PhD, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, was quoted in this story. Read More
Select cells ‘home in on the skin like guided missiles’ at birth to enhance immunity
April 13, 2023
Protection is afforded infants against disease-causing bacteria Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (April 13, 2023) — Certain immune cells possess a homing property that directs them to the skin at birth to protect the baby, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) discovered. “These […]
Noted lupus researcher receives UT System Faculty STARs award
September 29, 2022
The University of Texas System has awarded Laurence Morel, PhD, with a Faculty Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) award in the amount of $1.4 million to establish a new research laboratory and program at UT Health San Antonio focused on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Dr. Morel, a noted SLE researcher, joined the institution […]
Immune memory less durable after severe COVID-19, study suggests
December 23, 2021
UT Health San Antonio researchers compared results in less-severe and severe COVID-19 cases one and five months after symptom onset. Media contacts: Will Sansom, UT Health San Antonio, (210) 567-2579, Sansom@uthscsa.edu Elizabeth Allen, University Health, (210) 358-2344, Elizabeth.Allen@uhs-sa.com SAN ANTONIO (Dec. 23, 2021) — Infection-fighting B cells retain better memory of the coronavirus spike protein […]
