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UT San Antonio ranks in top 13% of universities worldwide for research excellence
UT San Antonio now ranks in the top 13%, placing 296 out of 2,250 institutions worldwide. UT San Antonio’s research enterprise is recognized as a globally competitive leader in clinical and academic research, innovation and impact.
San Antonio Business Journal: UT San Antonio lands millions in new state funding
San Antonio Report: UT San Antonio lands millions in new state funding
CPRIT awards newly integrated UT San Antonio to further its mission to combat cancers across South Texas
The University of Texas at San Antonio and its academic health center, UT Health San Antonio, recently received over $2.7 million in new academic and prevention awards from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to further its mission of combating cancers across South Texas. Since 2010, CPRIT has awarded the newly integrated UT San Antonio almost $186 million.
$470 million investments by UT System accelerate UT San Antonio’s rise as a world-class research university
The University of Texas System Board of Regents has authorized approximately $470 million in capital investments supporting UT San Antonio’s continued growth as one of the nation’s fastest-rising public research universities and academic health institutions.
Study reveals hidden role of brain fats in Alzheimer’s disease
For decades, Alzheimer’s disease research has focused almost exclusively on harmful proteins in the brain. But scientists at The University of Texas at San Antonio are taking a new approach to how the disease is understood and treated.
Microbial signatures in gut, mouth linked to cognitive impairment in older adults
The human body hosts vast communities of bacteria that influence health in ways scientists are only beginning to fully understand. In recent years, scientists have turned increasing attention to microbiomes as potential contributors to brain health and neurodegenerative disease.
UT San Antonio student researchers help shape future of dental care
A study published in the Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine explores an emerging approach to delivering local, fast-acting dental anesthesia while reducing the lingering numbness often associated with traditional techniques.
UT Health San Antonio researcher awarded $2.1M award to study cellular structures
Like a busy restaurant kitchen, our cells depend on well-organized working spaces to assemble the “recipes” that keep the body healthy. UT San Antonio scientist, David Libich, PhD, recently received a five-year, $2.1 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study how certain proteins form these organizational hubs and what happens when things do not go according to plan.
Drug shows promise for halting chronic pain before it starts
Scientists at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) are investigating a major immune system pathway that leads to the development of chronic pain and a drug that has the potential to stop the process in its tracks. Their study, published April 22 in Cell Reports, is the first of its kind to show a path toward the prevention of chronic pain.
Canvas global service disruption update
The university is aware of a global Canvas service issue currently preventing users from logging into the application. The reported issue is impacting multiple educational institutions across the nation.
UT System $500,000 Faculty STARs award fuels UT San Antonio researcher’s mission to unravel dementia in South Texas
Claudia Suemoto, MD, PhD, from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), has been awarded a $500,000 UT System Faculty STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) award to tackle urgent research gaps in dementia. South Texas offers a distinct blend of genetic and environmental factors rarely explored in neurodegenerative research. […]
UT San Antonio awarded $44 million NIH contract to advance landmark RURAL Cohort Study
UT San Antonio awarded $44 million NIH contract to advance landmark RURAL Cohort Study
UT Health San Antonio researchers awarded grant to study how circadian rhythm disruptions may contribute to Alzheimer’s
UT Health San Antonio researchers awarded grant to study how circadian rhythm disruptions may contribute to Alzheimer’s
UT San Antonio-led cancer research program could revolutionize treatment
Written by: Claire Kowalick More than 70% of cancers — including breast, bladder, cervical and lung cancer — show evidence of mutations linked to a group of enzymes called apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme catalytic polypeptides, or APOBEC. “APOBEC mutagenesis is the second-largest source of mutation in cancer and, importantly, the largest one we can do […]
UT San Antonio team studies circadian disruption’s role in Alzheimer’s disease
The University of Texas at San Antonio was recently awarded a highly competitive Alzheimer’s Association research grant to investigate the gene-environment interaction and how it may contribute to an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease. The grant will begin in April and provides $200,000 to fund the study over the next three years.
Rehabilitation Research Day combines research with lived experience
Rehabilitation Research Day combines research with lived experience
UT San Antonio launches naloxone vending machine on campus to combat opioid overdose
The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT San Antonio, in collaboration with the Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders and its statewide program Naloxone Texas, has installed a free naloxone vending machine to expand access to lifesaving opioid overdose reversal medication. Naloxone, commonly known by the […]
UT San Antonio nursing leader inducted into international research Hall of Fame
Lixin Song of UT San Antonio’s School of Nursing is inducted into Sigma’s International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame for her global impact in cancer and caregiving research.
New study aims to guide prostate cancer patients through early treatment decisions
For more than 20 years, Lixin Song, PhD, RN, FAAN, vice dean for research and scholarship and professor of nursing at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) School of Nursing, has studied how cancer patients and their families navigate the challenging experience of making decisions about treatment while facing uncertainty, […]
BioFest Days event spotlights innovation at Center for Brain Health
The BioFest Days brought the community together April 7, for an evening of discovery and connection at the UT Health San Antonio Center for Brain Health. Hosted as part of the 12-day, citywide celebration of biomedical advancement organized by BioMed SA, the event invited attendees to explore how research, clinical care and community involvement […]