CSA News

Claira Sohn – Recognition by National Institute of General Medical Sciences!

October 5, 2023

Congratulations to Claira Sohn on her recognition by NIGMS today (see link below)! Claira is a student in Bess Frost’s lab and in the biology of aging discipline. Congratulations also to mentor Bess Frost! OCTOBER 4, 2023 Claira Sohn Cultivates Neurons and Diversity in the STEM Community BY ABBEY BIGLER


Marcel Daadi – Notice of Award for a New NIH STTR Grant!

September 20, 2023

Congratulations to Marcel Daadi, new CSA faculty member who has just received a Notice of Award for a new NIH STTR grant!


Lily Dong & Liz Leadbetter – New Collaborative R01!

August 23, 2023

Congratulations to Lily Dong, contact mPI and Liz Leadbetter, mPI, on their new collaborative R01!


Nahin Radit – Armand J. Guarino Award for Academic Excellence in MS Studies!

August 22, 2023

Nahin Radit, recent graduate of the Master of Science Program in Cell Systems and Anatomy – Biotechnology Track, has been selected to receive this year’s Armand J. Guarino Award for Academic Excellence in Master of Science Studies. The award will be presented during the convocation ceremony on August 25. Please join us in congratulating Nahin, […]


Naomi Sayre (PI) & Erzsi Kokovay (co-I) – New R01!

August 17, 2023

Congratulations to Naomi Sayre (PI) and Erzsi Kokovay (co-I) on a new R01!


CSA Faculty & UTSA Collaborators – Awarded a Mays Cancer Center & UTSA Cancer Moonshot Pilot Award!

August 14, 2023

Congratulations to two CSA faculty and their UTSA collaborators for being awarded a Mays Cancer Center & UTSA Cancer Moonshot Pilot Award! Yidong Bai and Hyoung-gon Lee LuZhe Sun and Yufeng Jin


Laura Johnson – Acceptance of Symposium Proposed for the AAA Meeting, March 2024!

August 11, 2023

Congratulations to Laura Johnson on the acceptance of the symposium she proposed for the AAA meeting in March 2024! The Symposium is titled, Reconsent in Whole Body Donation: Ethical and Practical Considerations in Support of Emerging Clinical and Educational Technologies.


Iriscilla Ayala – Slot on the Translational Science Training Award for a Postdoctoral Fellow!

August 11, 2023

Congratulations to Iriscilla Ayala and mentor Luke Norton for receiving a slot on the Translational Science Training award for a postdoctoral fellow!


Angel Dominguez – Selection to a Slot on the IMSD Training Grant!

August 10, 2023

Congratulations to Angel Dominguez and mentor Pei Wang, for Angel’s selection to a slot on the IMSD training grant!


Kaitlyn Bejar – Slot on the Translational Science Training T32!

August 10, 2023

Congratulations to Kaitlyn Bejar and mentor Robin Leach. Kaitlyn was awarded a slot on the Translational Science Training T32!