CSA News

New Legacy Members of the Academy of Education Scholars!

May 19, 2022

Congratulations to our new Legacy members of the Academy of Education Scholars: Lily Dong Annette Occhialini Omid Rahimi LuZhe Sun Kris Vogel Alan Sakaguchi And to the new standard member of the Academy of Education Scholars: Haley Nation All are well deserved and show the department’s commitment to the educational mission. We are proud of […]


Haley Nation – Standard Member of the Academy of Education Scholars!

May 19, 2022

Congratulations to Haley Nation our new standard member of the Academy of Education Scholars!


Haley Nation – Selected Professor of the Year by the current DS1 class!

May 18, 2022

Congratulations to Haley Nation who was selected as the Professor of the Year (again) by the current DS1 class!


Habil Zare – Co-Authorship of a Nature Genetics Paper on Alzheimer’s Disease!

April 20, 2022

Congratulations to Habil Zare on his recent co-authorship of a Nature Genetics paper on Alzheimer’s Disease. In the race to solve Alzheimer’s disease, scientists find more needles in the haystack Published On: April 19, 2022 Shared by Will Sansom        


Frost Team Discovers Novel Drug Target for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias!

April 20, 2022

Congratulations to Gabrielle Zuniga, student in the South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program! She is lead author of research published today in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. This work in the laboratory of Dr. Bess Frost, of the Barshop and Biggs Institutes and Cell Systems and Anatomy, is described below. The […]


Rekha Kar – Presidential Excellence in Teaching Award!

April 11, 2022

Congratulations to Rekha on receiving a Presidential Excellence in Teaching Award in the Emerging Category last night!        


Linda Johnson – Awarded Title of Emeritus Professor!

April 6, 2022

Congratulations to Linda Johnson!  Linda was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor, a title signifying substantial contributions to the institution, particularly in the educational arena in her case.      


Lizhen Chen – Promoted to Associate Professor & Received Tenure!

April 6, 2022

Congratulations to Lizhen Chen!  Lizhen was promoted to Associate Professor and received tenure, effective 9/1/2022!


Omid Rahimi – Selected by the Medical Class of 2022 a Faculty Marshal!

April 6, 2022

Congratulations to Omid Rahimi, who was selected by the Medical Class of 2022 to serve as one of 4 Faculty Marshals for the hooding and graduation ceremonies!


Anatomical Sciences Education Journal – Top Cited Article!

April 6, 2022

Congratulations to Rama Sharma, CSA graduate students, Jordan Tanner and Beeran Jethwa, CSA colleagues Maria Bartnanuszova and Tom King and colleagues Jeff Jackson and Arunabh Bhattacharya for their paper, A Three-Dimensional Print Model of the Pterygopalatine Fossa Significantly Enhances the Learning Experience, being recognized by the journal, Anatomical Sciences Education, as a top cited article!