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Dr. Christopher Frei Receives Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award

Dr. Christopher Frei has just received the inaugural Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award from The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. He serves as the Pharmacotherapy Division Head; one of five divisions in the UT Austin College of Pharmacy, and the only division...
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Final Words: Sijia He

1) Your name, program, dissertation title.  Sijia He, Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBMS) program–Physiology and Pharmacology Discipline, “The Role of Novel Adipokine in the Regulation of Obesity-induced Hepatic Steatosis and Insulin Resistance” 2) Please tell me about...
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M.S. in Clinical Investigation and Translational Science (Class of 2016) graduate Dina Tom was featured for her work as a pediatrician

M.S. in Clinical Investigation and Translational Science (Class of 2016) graduate Dina Tom was featured for her work as a pediatrician. See the article, “Graduate with Heart for Service Dedicated to Students, Patients.”  
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Millennials flocking to San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio, Texas, is attracting a millennial population thanks to its affordability. Watch the video by Fox Business below: https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/6122571511001/
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Texas Expected To Face 71K+ Nursing Shortage By 2030

Texas is facing a major shortage of nurses, Cynthia O’Neal, Ph.D., RN, and Sara Gill, Ph.D., RN, IBCLC, FAAN, faculty in our Nursing Science Ph.D. program spoke with Texas Public Radio about the issue. To see the full program, click here.
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Call for applications Ann A. Hollocher Trainee Travel Award in Cancer Biology Translational Research

A generous donor has provided funds in honor of a long-time hill country resident to support the professional travel of meritorious trainees actively engaged in translational research in cancer biology. Applications are now solicited from UT Health San Antonio students and...
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Dr. Manjeet Rao was awarded a $2.1 million dollar grant from the National Cancer Institute to test a novel drug

Dr. Manjeet Rao was recently awarded a grant from National Cancer Institute ($2.1 million) to test the therapeutic efficacy of a novel drug that can inhibit the function of a protein that is highly expressed in cancers. Cancer cells use various mechanisms to manage their survival...
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Clare Murray: The South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program Let Me Choose Both Science and Medicine

Clare Murray grew up in Houston, Texas where her parents both worked in the oil/gas industry. “Nobody in my family was in medicine or science so I chose chemical engineering as my major in school. I really enjoyed my major, but I did a one day externship at Exxonmobil and that’s...
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