UT San Antonio
School of Dentistry

COSTAR

The Craniofacial Oral-Biology Student Training in Academic Research (COSTAR) is a program which supports advanced research training in Craniofacial Oral-Biology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School. The COSTAR mission is to train a cadre of highly skilled, interactive scientists who can successfully address the expanding opportunities in dental, oral and craniofacial research. The program provides a broad interdisciplinary research experience for exceptionally motivated trainees in a research-intensive academic Health Science Center environment.

The COSTAR Program offers three training tracks which are based upon appropriate mentorship and a foundation of programmatic evaluation. Post-doctoral trainees are also paid a stipend and have research support.

Jaclyn Merlo

Featured Trainee

Jaclyn Merlo, MS, is a doctoral student in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences’ Integrated Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program and the Craniofacial Oral-Biology Student Training in Academic Research program.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio

School of Dentistry

7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX , TX 78229
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