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Congratulations Shawn Flynn!!!
February 1, 2022
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics announced that graduate student, Shawn Flynn has been selected as the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Highlighted Trainee Author March 2022. It is a great achievement to be nominated and win this award. JPET editors can only select one trainee from a very impressive group. This feature of […]
Dr. David Morilak Interviews on Texas Public Radio about Depression
December 19, 2019
Millions Of Americans Battle Major Depression But Don’t Get The Help They Need By Kim Johnson & Dallas Williams • Dec 17, 2019 It’s normal for people to occasionally feel sad in response to life events or experiences, but being sad is not the same as having depression — a serious but treatable mental illness […]
Reaching Too High: David Morilak
December 18, 2019
David Morilak is a neuroscientist with a wild idea: Reaching too high and straining to accomplish goals is a scientifically-proven way to overcome stress. David Morilak, Ph.D. is a Professor of Pharmacology, Director of the Neuroscience Graduate Program, and Director of the Center for Biomedical Neuroscience at UT Health, San Antonio. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, […]
Congratulations to Dr. Kelly McGlothen-Bell for the Academy Jonas Policy Scholar Program’s 2019-2020 cohort.
November 19, 2019
Kelly McGlothen-Bell, PhD, RN, a posdoctoral fellow in Dr. Lisa Cleveland’s lab, has been selected for the the Academy Jonas Policy Scholar Program’s 2019-2020 cohort. Launched in 2014, the Jonas Policy Scholars program, generously funded by Jonas Philanthropies, supports early-career scholars seeking to shape nursing practice, education, and research policy. The Academy Jonas Policy Scholars […]
Congratulations to Noboru Hiroi on receiving an outstanding research award from the Asian College of Neuropsychopharmacology!
October 15, 2019
Congress of Asian College of Neuropsychopharmacology aims to encourage research, facilitate the communication of ideas in converging disciplines of Neuropsychopharmacology in Asia, develop pharmacotherapies for the treatment for psychiatric disorders, provide education and training opportunities, and empower patients and their families with scientific knowledge. https://www2.aeplan.co.jp/ascnp/ Congratulations to Noboru Hiroi for receiving an outstanding research award.
Allie Sharp Receives the 2019-2020 Predoctoral Research Training Award
October 8, 2019
Cognitive impairment with cancer therapy is a significant issue, and my dissertation project has begun to address way to improve the cognitive side effects associated with cancer treatment, particularly a hormone therapy for prostate cancer known as androgen deprivation therapy. Read More >>>
Aleeza Stephens: I’ve Seen How Brain Damage Can Affect Personality
October 8, 2019
Aleeza Stephens was a sophomore in high school when her cousin had a football injury. He was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury affecting his frontal lobe. Stephens is currently in the lab of Dr. Alan Frazer where she is looking at depression and antidepressant research. She explained that one of the areas of her […]
Congratulations to Denisse Paredes for winning the Jess Hay Chancellor’s Fellowship
September 17, 2019
The UT System Jess Hay Chancellor’s Graduate Student Research Fellowship rotates between ten UT system institutions benefiting an academic and health science center every year. This year, Denisse Paredes was selected to receive this prestigious award. Denisse is a fourth-year graduate student in the PH.D. program and is currently in the Neursoscience track in the […]
Congratulations to Teacher Enrichment Initiatives (TEI) on being Published in the Journal of STEM Outreach!
August 15, 2019
A big congratulations are in order for Pharmacology’s own Teacher Enrichment Initiatives (TEI) program and Teacher Enrichment Leadership Academy (TELA) on being published in the Journal of STEM Outreach! The paper is titled ‘Engaging the Community through Science Nights: An Elementary School Case Study.’ We are so proud of the TEI team and TELA leaders […]
Neurobiological perspective of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
August 6, 2019
Congratulations Dr. Noboru Hiroi for publishing an article in the The Lancet Psychiatry journal. Dr. Hiroi is a faculty member with the Department of Pharmacology and has affiliations with Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy, and Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San […]