Office for Research Grant Development Program
Grant Development Program
“Competitive grant proposals are critical for a successful and rewarding research career. In our program, we break down each component of your grant, and through peer-mentorship set each other up for a successful submission”
-Dr. David Gius, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Research and Program Lead

Program Facilitator: David Gius, MD, Ph.D.,
David Gius, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Research, leads the grant development program. He is an accomplished physician/scientist at UT Health San Antonio with a CPRIT Established Investigator Award and a UT STARS award, a principal investigator of three NIH-R01 grants, 22 of his mentees are faculty members, and 13 are NCI-funded investigators. His expertise is ideally situated to support the research grant development of basic and clinical faculty at UT Health San Antonio.
Meet Our 2022 Cohort

Jason Liu, Ph.D.

Arash Salardini, M.D.

Meredith Stensland, Ph.D.

