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CPRIT awards approximately $16.4 million to advance children’s cancer research and attract top researchers to South Texas
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 […]
First-time parents promote the benefits of cranial remolding
Four months into their daughter’s life, Heather and Callum Riley found themselves at a crossroads. Harper Riley’s head shape was wide and short rather than symmetrical and oval, the likely result of her head being pressed against her mother’s pelvis before she was born. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, this occurs in […]
WOAI TV (News4SA): UT Health San Antonio receives $2 million dollars in endowments by IBC
Robert Hromas, MD, FACP, acting president for UT Health San Antonio, was interviewed for this news segment. First-year medical student, Ricardo Gonzalez Soto, was also quoted about the benefits of the IBC Foundation’s $2 million endowment. The story was also posted on KABB TV’s website. Watch Now
UT System Rising STARs award to advance Alzheimer’s and neurodegenerative diseases research in South Texas
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 […]
UT Teen Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services host community dialogue
UT Teen Health, an initiative of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has been successfully collaborating with community youth organizations since 2003 to implement evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) programs in South Texas. Notably, in July 2023, UT Teen Health received a $9.86 million federal grant from […]
KSAT 12: IBC Foundation Endowments
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) was included in this story about the IBC Foundation, one of the largest Hispanic-American-owned community banks in the United States, announcing a $2 million endowment to four programs at the university. Watch Now
WOAI TV (News 4 San Antonio): IBC Foundation grants $2M to UT Health
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) was included in this story about the IBC Foundation, one of the largest Hispanic-American-owned community banks in the United States, announcing a $2 million endowment to four programs at the university. Read More
San Antonio Business Journal: IBC to contribute millions to UT Health San Antonio
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) was included in this story about the IBC Foundation, one of the largest Hispanic-American-owned community banks in the United States, announcing a $2 million endowment to four programs at the university. Read More (subscription required)
KABB TV (Fox 29): IBC Foundation grants $2M to UT Health
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) was included in this story about the IBC Foundation, one of the largest Hispanic-American-owned community banks in the United States, announcing a $2 million endowment to four programs at the university. Read More
University among top-ranking academic research medical centers
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 […]
Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network offers real-time mental health consultations
Maternal mental health conditions can develop during pregnancy and postpartum and affect 1 in 5 perinatal women. Pregnancy and caring for an infant are periods during which those with preexisting depression and other challenges can suffer worsening of that condition. Untreated behavioral health problems are among the leading causes of pregnancy-related death in the United […]
Give Cancer the Boot: Survivorship 5K/1 Mile Walk registration open
Register today and join cancer survivors, families and other supporters for the 7th annual Give Cancer the Boot: Survivorship 5K/1 Mile Walk on April 6 at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center. Take advantage of early bird registration for $30 until March 4. Registration fees increase […]
Sticking together is key for family’s cancer journey
With the early morning sun peeking over the horizon and the scent of freshly brewed coffee permeating their kitchen, the Durazo family is sharing memories. At times, their voices are husky with emotion, while other times, they openly laugh as they talk about the Monday following Mother’s Day in 2021. The family’s patriarch, Guillermo […]
Vote for UT Health San Antonio in the SAEN Readers’ Choice Awards
Vote today to help UT Health San Antonio keep its crown as the best in San Antonio in the 2024 YourSA San Antonio Express-News Readers’ Choice Award contest. Click here to vote for UT Health San Antonio in the Medical Group Practice category and UT Dentistry in the Dental Practice category. UT Health San Antonio […]
UT Health San Antonio assistant professor receives UT System Rising STARs award
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 […]
NEWS4SA: UT Health San Antonio discovers molecule predicting kidney failure in diabetics
Kumar Sharma, MD, FAHA, FASN, chief, division of nephrology and vice chair for research, department of medicine, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
Radiation oncology associate professor receives $500,000 UT System Faculty STARs award
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 […]
MassLive.com: Long COVID’s deep impact on Latinos
Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, chair, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, was quoted in this story. Read More
Assistant professor earns UT System Rising STARs award to advance cryo-EM research
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
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.