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Parental avoidance of toxic exposures could help prevent autism, ADHD in children, new study shows
March 27, 2024
Autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be preventable if parents avoid toxic exposures and adopt interventions such as environmental house calls, according to a published study led by researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio). Using a validated, self-administered questionnaire now used worldwide to identify individuals […]
CPRIT awards approximately $16.4 million to advance children’s cancer research and attract top researchers to South Texas
March 6, 2024
Content contributed by Steven Lee The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has secured approximately $16.4 million in funding from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) since last August, which will be utilized to help advance research into cancers that affect children and adolescents as […]
UT System Rising STARs award to advance Alzheimer’s and neurodegenerative diseases research in South Texas
March 1, 2024
Margaret Flanagan, MD, associate professor/clinical in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) received a Rising STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) $100,000 award from The University of […]
University among top-ranking academic research medical centers
February 22, 2024
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) received $131.5 million in National Institutes of Health funding in federal fiscal year 2023, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The university ranked No. 72 out of the 2,886 public and private institutions that received […]
UT Health San Antonio assistant professor receives UT System Rising STARs award
January 12, 2024
Min Kyu Kim, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio), recently received a $100,000 Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) award from […]
Radiation oncology associate professor receives $500,000 UT System Faculty STARs award
January 11, 2024
Justin Leung, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio), has received a Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) $500,000 award from The University of Texas Board […]
Assistant professor earns UT System Rising STARs award to advance cryo-EM research
January 5, 2024
Oleg Klykov, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio), is the recipient of a $100,000 UT System Rising STARs award. Klykov plans to spend the funds on a cryo-confocal microscope. “Thanks to the efforts […]
UT Health San Antonio professor earns $500,000 UT System Faculty STARs award
December 27, 2023
Ching-Kang Jason Chen, PhD, from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, was recently awarded a $500,000 UT System Faculty Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) award by the UT System Board of Regents.
Assistant professor and diabetes researcher earns UT System Rising STARs award
December 27, 2023
Shangang Zhao, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), received a UT System Rising STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) award in the amount […]
Mays Cancer Center hosts annual breast cancer symposium, addresses care and advancements in treatment
December 4, 2023
Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, in partnership with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), is hosting the 46th annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on Dec. 5-9. This scientific and education symposium, initiated and owned by Mays Cancer Center, is the world’s largest […]