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Final Words: Allison Garrison & Her Passion for Pharmacology
May 28, 2019
Allison Garrison was asked several questions on her experience being a graduate student at UT Health Basic Science program. “Plan, plan, plan! Plan ahead as much as you can, optimize your time spent working, and you’ll be done in no time. When you run into a problem (and you inevitably will), don’t dwell on it […]
Dr. Jennifer J Donegan interviews with KSAT 12: Understand: Stem Cells
May 14, 2019
Understand: Stem Cells By Sarah Acosta – Reporter, Rob Garza – Photojournalist Posted: 9:41 PM, May 13, 2019 Click link to view interview SAN ANTONIO – Researchers claim stem cells have the potential to cure diseases such as cancer and diabetes and can even be used to build new organs. Stem cells are frequently in the news in association […]
Congratulations to Christopher Tschumi for defending his dissertation on April 23, 2019
April 23, 2019
On April 23, 2019, Pharmacology graduate student Christopher Tschumi (pictured above) presented his dissertation defense titled: ‘Neurotensin-Induced Plasticity of Inhibitory NeurotransmissioniIn Midbrain Dopamine Neurons’ to a lecture hall audience, whose members included his defense committee. He then went through a review of his dissertation and a question and answer process with the defense committee, […]
Congratulations to Allison Garrison for defending her dissertation on April 22, 2019
April 22, 2019
On April 22, 2019, Neuroscience graduate student Allison Garrison (pictured above) presented her dissertation defense titled: ‘The Role of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Modulating Neuroinflammation’ to a lecture hall audience, whose members included her defense committee. She then went through a review of her dissertation and a question and answer process with the defense committee, […]
Congratulations to Corena Grant for defending her dissertation on April 12, 2019
April 19, 2019
On April 12, 2019, Cellular & Integrative Physiology graduate student Corena Grant (pictured above) presented her dissertation defense titled: ‘Drug discovery for subtypes of triple-negative breast cancer’ to a lecture hall audience, whose members included her defense committee. She then went through a review of her dissertation and a question and answer process with the […]
Congratulations to Tara Barron for defending her dissertation on April 17, 2019
April 17, 2019
On April 17, 2019, Neuroscience graduate student Tara Barron (pictured above) presented her dissertation defense titled: ‘Physiological Implications of Neuron-Oligodendrocyte Interaction’ to a lecture hall audience, whose members included her defense committee. She then went through a review of her dissertation and a question and answer process with the defense committee, before she was notified […]
Congratulations to Roma Kaul for defending her dissertation on April 16, 2019
April 17, 2019
On April 16, 2019, Cell Systems and Anatomy graduate student Roma Kaul (pictured above) presented her dissertation defense titled: ‘Interphase Effects of Microtubule Targeting Agents‘ to a lecture hall audience, whose members included her defense committee. She then went through a review of her dissertation and a question and answer process with the defense […]
Congratulations to Vanessa Minervini, Ph.D.!
April 11, 2019
Congratulations to Vanessa Minervini, Ph.D. who won first place in the Behavioral Pharmacology Division of ASPET poster competition in Orlando, Florida! Vanessa works in Dr. Charles France‘s lab and will be moving in July for a tenure-track assistant professor position at Creighton University.
Charles France, PhD, to talk about EB Volunteer Day and the value ASPET brings to the Experimental Biology Annual Meeting.
April 8, 2019
At the 2019 Experimental Biology Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, EB TV sits down with the Future President-elect of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET), Charles France, PhD, to talk about EB Volunteer Day and the value ASPET brings to the Experimental Biology Annual Meeting. WebsEdgeHealth Published on Apr 7, 2019
LSOM Research Day Poster Winners
April 5, 2019
FACULTY CATEGORY 1st place: Flavia Carreno, Ph.D. Poster title: Mechanisms contributing to the sustained antidepressant-likeresponse of L-655,708 Honorable Mention: Juli Bai, Ph.D. Poster title: cGAS-STING Pathway Suppresses Thermogenesisby Inhibiting PKA Signaling GRADUATE STUDENT CATEGORY 1st place: Sijia He Poster title: Lrg1: A Novel Adipokine Mediating Obesity-inducedInsulin Resistance