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Samantha Yee is the first author on this two-author publication from Dr. April L. Risinger’s lab. She currently has three first author (2 research articles and 1 review) and three co-author publications. Yee is a student in the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Program in the... Read More →

Tell me about yourself. I think I’ll just start by saying I never thought in a million or so years that I would be a PhD student. I am fortunate to be in this position and to have met so many wonderful people who have helped me get to this point. I received my B.A. in psychology... Read More →

Tell me about yourself. I am currently a Medical Laboratory Officer in the United States Army.  I am married with three children and enjoy working out and cooking. I graduated high school in 1999 from Cooper High School, Abilene, Texas.  I was the first in my entire family to... Read More →

Chronic pain is a major medical cause of disability around the world. And although recommendations of dietary fats are often made in management of diabetes, autoimmune disorders and cardiovascular diseases, the role of dietary lipids in pain conditions is relatively unknown. The... Read More →

Hi! My name is Emilie Smith. Growing up, I moved around a bit until my family settled in Charlotte, NC. I lived there for 14 years until I went to college at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). At Ole Miss, I studied biochemistry as well as worked in a research lab. During... Read More →

Tell me about yourself. My name is Matthew Paul Gonzalez. I am a Hispanic first-generation college student with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Kinesiology. I am also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning... Read More →

Afaf Saliba, a third-year Ph.D. candidate in the Cell Biology, Genetics, and Molecular Medicine discipline of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBMS) program has been selected as a Translational Science Training TL1 scholar for 21-22. The Translational Science Training (TST)... Read More →

Samantha Yee, a doctoral student in the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. program, is featured under the “Names to Know” section of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) website, under the get involved section for NOCC communities for San Antonio. The San Antonio... Read More →