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Shaimar González Morales Runs For SACNAS Graduate Student Board Member

I am running for the Student Board Member position at SACNAS (Society for Chicanos/Hispanics and Native American in Science). SACNAS is an inclusive organization dedicated to fostering the success of underrepresented communities, from college students to professionals, in...
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In Press: Justin Moroney Publishes 1st author article in Nature Communications

Justin Moroney, fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Paolo Casali’s lab in the Molecular Immunology & Microbiology discipline of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences program at UT Health San Antonio has published a first author article in Nature Communications. The paper is...
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Dr. Alex Bishop Receives International Grant To Study Ewing Sarcoma

Although COVID-19 has become the top health and research priority around the world, a child is still diagnosed with cancer every two minutes globally. To meet this urgent need, the Stand Up To Cancer and Cancer Research UK’s Pediatric Cancer New Discoveries Challenge has awarded...
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America - The land of opportunity or Opportunists? The outcry of an international student

America – The land of opportunity or opportunists? The outcry of an international student

You may have heard about the new proposed rule pertaining to changes to the F-1 visa program that may go to effect on Oct. 26 if passed. Here is the link to the information on that topic.  The article below assess this rule through critical eyes of an international student. I am...
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Virtual Mikiten Graduate Symposium Brings Alumni To Speak with Students

Over 185 people attended the first ever virtual Terry M. Mikiten Graduate Research Symposium. The event had 30 guest speakers, many of whom were graduates of UT Health San Antonio, and returned to speak about their career paths and journeys since leaving the halls of campus....
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Dealing with Grief During Grad School (and a Pandemic)

It’s no secret that grad school is often associated with unparalleled amounts of stress. From failed experiments, lack of a “work-life balance,” or professors that go missing in action when students are waiting for edits on manuscripts or thesis papers, the ins and outs of...
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What you need to know about Gold’s Gym Medical Center Reopening

MEMO FROM ANDREA MARKS (See Original Post) While gyms were authorized by the Texas Governor’s Office to open in May, UT Health San Antonio delayed the reopening of Gold’s Gym, located on our campus, until the positive diagnosis rate of COVID-19 declined to 5% or less. We also...
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Why Age May Just Be A Number: The Epigenetics of Aging

In the winter of 1944-1945 in the Netherlands a great famine occurred due to the German occupation. This led to many people having to consume as little as 1000 calories a day for many, many months. The recommended intake for a healthy adult person is, on average, 2300 calories a...
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