{"id":1130,"date":"2019-08-09T13:54:53","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T13:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/?page_id=1130"},"modified":"2020-04-08T18:34:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T18:34:08","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CSA Congratulations to Belinda Bernal!<\/a><\/h2>\n

September 2, 2025<\/p>\n

Dear All,   It is our pleasure to announce that Belinda Bernal, who recently graduated from the Master of Science in Cell Systems and Anatomy \u2013 Anatomical Sciences Track, has been selected as the winner of the 2025\u00a0Guarino Award for Excellence in …<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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CSA Congratulations to Dr. Feng-Chun Yang on ASH Bridge Grant!<\/a><\/h2>\n

September 2, 2025<\/p>\n

I am delighted to share this good news that Dr. Feng-Chun Yang has been awarded a Bridge grant from the American Society of Hematology! Congratulations to Feng-Chun!<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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CSA Congratulations to Dr. Valentina R. Garbarino on Her K12 Award!<\/a><\/h2>\n

July 22, 2025<\/p>\n

I am delighted to share this good news that Dr. Valentina R. Garbarino, Assistant Professor in CSA, received notification that her application to the UTHSCSA IIMS K12 Program, was selected for funding! This is The Mentored Research Career Development ( …<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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CSA Congratulations to Dr. Kay Oyajobi!<\/a><\/h2>\n

July 22, 2025<\/p>\n

Dr. Oyajobi has been appointed as a member of the LSOM Educational Opportunity Advisory Council (EOAC), effective September 2025. The EOAC focuses on developing and supporting policies to enhance educational opportunities and performance for Long Schoo …<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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CSA Congratulations to Drs. Haley Nation and Yidong Bai \u2013 AES Star Educators!<\/a><\/h2>\n

July 22, 2025<\/p>\n

I am delighted to share that Drs. Haley Nation and Yidong Bai have been selected as Academy of Educational Scholars (AES) Star Educators! This recognition highlights their outstanding contributions to teaching, mentoring, and collaborative curriculum d …<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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CSA Congratulations to LuZhe and Gang!<\/a><\/h2>\n

June 10, 2025<\/p>\n

We are pleased to share that two CSA faculty members have been selected to receive 2024 MCC Multi-Program RFA Pilot Awards!   Drs.\u00a0LuZhe Sun\u00a0and\u00a0Nu Zhang\u2019s proposal,\u00a0\u201cT Cell Determinants in \u2018Cold\u2019 vs. \u2018Hot\u2019 Hepatocellular Carcinoma,\u201d\u00a0has been awar …<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Asra Noor – Awarded Mays Cancer Center Travel Award!<\/a><\/h2>\n

May 14, 2025<\/p>\n

Asra Noor, a fifth year PhD student, was recently awarded a Mays Cancer Center Travel Award. This funding allowed her to attend the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2025, where she presented her research focused on\u00a0identif …<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Drs. Garbarino and Reiter – National Alzheimer’s Disease Coordinating Center grant & ScholarGPS ranking in the top 0.05% of all scholars worldwide!<\/a><\/h2>\n

May 14, 2025<\/p>\n

I am pleased to share some wonderful news with you:   Dr. Valentina Garbarino\u00a0has received a grant from the National Alzheimer’s Disease Coordinating Center to support her research on Alzheimer’s disease. Additionally, she has had a manuscript rec …<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Dr. Manjeet Rao – Nature Communications have selected his article!<\/a><\/h2>\n

May 14, 2025<\/p>\n

I am pleased to share that Dr. Manjeet Rao was informed today that the editors of Nature Communications have selected his article, titled \u201cEpigenetic silencing of DNA sensing pathway by FOXM1 blocks stress ligand dependent antitumor immunity and immune …<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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Dr. Exing Wang – New Director of the Optical Imaging Institutional Core Laboratory!<\/a><\/h2>\n

April 16, 2025<\/p>\n

Dear All, I am delighted to share that Dr. Exing Wang, a faculty member in the CSA Department and Associate Director of the Optical Imaging Core Facility, has been appointed as the new Director of the Optical Imaging Institutional Core Laboratory, effe …<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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