Medical Research Focus Areas
Long School of Medicine conducts high-impact research across the following priority areas:
- Cancer research and oncology
- Aging and gerontology
- Neurosciences and brain health
- Infectious diseases and immunology
- Precision medicine and genomics
- Translational and clinical sciences
- Population health and epidemiology
From Discovery to Care: Our Research Mission
The Long School of Medicine research community is committed to driving scientific discovery, fostering collaboration, and translating breakthroughs into improved patient care and population health outcomes in San Antonio and beyond.
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LSOM Research Centers
- Center for Biomedical Neuroscience
- Center of Excellence in Diabetes
- Charles E. Cheever Jr. Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics
- Center for Healthy Aging
- Center for Metabolic Health
- UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Malú & Carlos Alvarez Center for Transplantation, Hepatobiliary Surgery & Innovation
- The Center for Innovative Drug Discovery
- Center for Renal Precision Medicine
- John A. Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatrics Education
- Kidney Stone Center
- Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Center
- ReACH Center
- StrongStar
- Chromosome 18 Clinical Research Center
- LSOM Research Institutes
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LSOM Departments and Divisions
- Department of Anesthesiology
- Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Department of Cell Systems & Anatomy
- Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology
- Department of Emergency Medicine
- Department of Family & Community Medicine
- Department of Medical Education
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
- Department of Molecular Medicine
- Department of Neurology
- Department of Neurosurgery
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Department of Ophthalmology
- Department of Orthopaedics
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
- Department of Pathology
- Department of Pediatrics
- Department of Pharmacology
- Department of Population Health Sciences
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
- Department of Radiation Oncology
- Department of Radiology
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Department of Surgery
- Department of Urology
- Office for Graduate Medical Education
Quickfacts
2026
Best Medical Schools: Research, U.S. News and World Report
50th
FY25 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research rank nationally
~1900
peer-reviewed articles published in FY22
$124M
in NIH funding in FY25
Opportunities for Researchers and Trainees
Long School of Medicine supports investigators and trainees at all levels through:
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Meet our researchers
Our researchers are dedicated to translating discoveries into strategies and therapies that address real-world needs.
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Future Magazine
Future is the official magazine of the Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Read and share inspiring stories highlighting our medical alumni, faculty and students who are revolutionizing education, research, patient care and critical services in the communities they serve.
LSOM Office for Research Newsletter
We are excited to share the latest issue of the LSOM Office for Research Newsletter, which highlights the achievements and high-impact discoveries by our research community. With our integration with the University of Texas at San Antonio, we look forward to exciting new opportunities for collaborations and innovation.
Science and Medicine
The Science & Medicine podcast is a collaboration between Texas Public Radio (TPR) and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, about how scientific discovery in San Antonio advances the way medicine is practiced everywhere.