Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology; Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN, the William and Berneice Castella Distinguished Professor in Aging Studies; and Yi Zhu, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, received UT System Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention awards for their work in aging research.
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Yi Zhu, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) Health Science Center, received a UT System Rising STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) award in the amount […]
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Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN, the William and Berneice Castella Distinguished Professor in Aging Studies and incoming assistant dean for research at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) Health Science Center School of Nursing, received a $150,000 Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) award from The University of Texas System Board of […]
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The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center is ranked No. 94 out of 5,973 healthcare institutions around the world and No. 38 in the United States in the 2025 Nature Index of healthcare institutions for research output. This places the institution among the top 2% of health care institutions globally. Nature Index […]
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The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center has been recognized among the top 2.4% of universities worldwide in the 2025 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), reaffirming its position as a global leader in biomedical discovery and innovation.
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A new study from The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center indicates that changes in the body that lead to Type 2 diabetes occur long before current diagnostic thresholds for prediabetes are met. The first-of-its-kind study, published in July 2025 in The Journal of Clinical and Applied Research and Education: Diabetes Care, […]
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New NIH-funded program aims to grow pipeline of students in aging research across Texas A new multi-site, eight-week research program aims to engage first-year medical students interested in aging medicine. The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center received National Institutes […]
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UTSA and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) today merged to form The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), a premier global university that is deeply committed to making lives better for the communities it serves. As a merged institution, UT San Antonio now ranks as the third-largest public research university in Texas according to annual research expenditures, behind only Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin.
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A keto diet might benefit females more than males, a new UT Health San Antonio study suggests
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When a person feels pain or another external stimulation, primary sensory neurons translate the message into electrical impulses to tell the body how to respond. While scientists knew this happened, they did not fully understand how different sensations are distinguished — until now. For the first time, scientists at The University of Texas Health […]
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