Posts written by zimmers


The Lab RATS

May 12, 2025

The Lab RATS (Lab Researchers with Ambition to Serve) have had an eventful few weeks with various volunteer opportunities. At Powell Elementary School, the Lab RATS did strawberry DNA extractions and made nucleotide bracelets in the school gym for students in third, fourth, and fifth grade. Last week, the Lab RATS participated in the Chumbley Elementary […]


UT Health Commencement Ceremony

March 31, 2025

UT Health San Antonio will be hosting the commencement ceremony for all 2024-2025 graduates across the five schools. The ceremony will be held from 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the Alamodome.


Hooding Ceremony

March 31, 2025

The 2024-2025 GSBS Hooding Ceremony will be held from 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at the Holly Auditorium on UT Health San Antonio Long Campus. A reception honoring graduates will be held in the foyer immediately after.


Congratulations Priya Narayanan

March 26, 2025

Priya Narayanan GSBS Spring 2025 Travel Award Recipient Priya was awarded $1,500 to support her attendance and presentation at The American Assocation for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR/CADR) Annual Meeting in New York. Priya is researching the role of Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 2 (TRPM2) in Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis (RIOM) while balancing her role as […]


Congratulations Jaclyn Merlo

March 26, 2025

Jaclyn Merlo GSBS Outstanding PhD Student Research Award This award is for the student who shows an outstanding record of research accomplishments over the last year. The recipient of the Outstanding Student Research Award has thrived in this changing environment, overcome obstacles, and/or pushed forward despite difficult circumstances. Jaclyn Merlo is a third-year IBMS student in […]



MS in Immunology & Infection Student News

February 28, 2025

https://pipettegazette.uthscsa.edu/2024/10/03/lessons-and-insights-peter-osha-ms/


MS in Immunology & Infection Faculty News

February 28, 2025

https://news.uthscsa.edu/local-grant-boosts-ut-health-san-antonio-scientists-mission-to-advance-phage-therapy/


Congratulations Sarah Wedemeyer

February 18, 2025

Sarah Wedemeyer was recently selected to participate as an MD/PhD trainee in the Chrysalis Project, which is a clinical mentorship program sponsored by the AAAAI (American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology). She will receive mentoring from a Division Chief as well as a clinical fellow in Pediatric Allergy/Immunology to discuss her future career goals […]