{"id":13,"date":"2017-07-26T21:11:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T21:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:27:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T22:27:01","slug":"cell-systems-and-anatomy-long-school-of-medicine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Our Department<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CSA is comprised of 34 faculty members, many which share appointments with the Barshop Aging Institute, the Greehey Childrens Cancer Institute, or the Biggs Alzheimer\u2019s Institute. CSA faculty, postdoctoral fellows and students have many outstanding research accomplishments, particularly in the areas of Cancer Biology, Biology of Aging, Neurobiology, Genomics and Bioinformatics, DNA Repair and Mutagenesis, Cell &amp; Organelle Biology, and Stem Cell Biology. Impressively, several scientific discoveries \u00a0are currently in clinical trials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CSA faculty are also outstanding educators. We host multiple training grants; these include an IRACDA postdoctoral program for future educators and an NIH-supported training grant in cancer.\u00a0 Our graduate and postdoctoral trainees go on to pursue successful careers in academia, industry, and in medical professions. Our department has a long history of outstanding contributions to education and is proud of our record for teaching awards which far out-numbers those of any other department at the institution. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"carat-double\" href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/about-us\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn more about CSA research and educational initiatives<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2150&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/about-us\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-626 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/about-us.jpg\" alt=\"About us\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/about-us.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/about-us-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"close\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/about-us\/\">About Us<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/research\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-780 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/06\/CSA-Research-Home-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"researcher using microscope\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/06\/CSA-Research-Home-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/06\/CSA-Research-Home-400x300-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"close\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/research\/\">Research<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/education\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-781 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/06\/CSA-Education-Home-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"education\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/06\/CSA-Education-Home-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/06\/CSA-Education-Home-400x300-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"close\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/dcsa\/education\/\">Education<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; 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