Study: San Antonio’s health and bioscience industry generates $40.2 billion for local economy

San Antonio’s health care and bioscience industry accounted for $40.2 billion in sales of products and services and employed more than 1 in 6 of the metro area’s workers in 2017, according to a study released Tuesday by the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce....
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The Scientist Mentoring & Diversity Program- From Grad School to Industry

I am honored to be one of the first graduate alumni from UT Health San Antonio School of Biomedical Sciences to have been selected in the Scientist Mentoring & Diversity Program (SMDP) as a MedTech Scholar. I first heard about this program from Dr. Teresa Evans, who shared...
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Rivard Report: Bioscience leaders hone strategy to put San Antonio on the research map

Four leaders of San Antonio’s major research institutions – Dr. Larry Schlesinger at Texas Biomedical Research Institute, Taylor Eighmy at UTSA, Dr. William Henrich at UT Health San Antonio, and Adam Hamilton at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) – have teamed up to develop a...
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Mustafa Mithaiwala: Motivation, Character, and Flexibility

“If you want to achieve something great for yourself, you have to put in hard work” said Mustafa Mithaiwala, a student in the Neuroscience discipline of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. program. Mithaiwala became interested in medical pharmacology while as a student at...
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Final Words: 7 Questions with Dental Hygienist Christine Clowe

1) Your name, program, thesis title. Christine M Clowe, Master of Science in Dental Hygiene, Thesis title: Relative dentin abrasivity toothpaste survey: Are dental hygienists making evidenced-based recommendations? 2) Please tell me about yourself, why did you pick UT Health San...
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Adrian Beckmann: Recipient of the Joe and Bettie Ward Award

Adrian Beckmann, received the Joe and Bettie Ward Award based on his excellent academic performance, character, and leadership. The award is presented to a graduate student in recognition of outstanding achievement in aging research.  Beckmann is currently working under Dr. Bess...
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6 Tips to Successfully Navigating the Transition From Mentee to Mentor

Dr. Tiera Coston from Xavier University of Louisiana spoke to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows on Nov. 2 about tips to transition from mentee to mentor. “You will be mentored all your life,” she said. “Right now, your role as a mentor is increasing more and more.”...
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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Rachele Berria, Global Vice President and Head of Medical Diabetes at Sanofi

When did you first become interested in science? I remember being a kid counting cars driving through my neighborhood and grouping them based on colors and makes…those were my first statistical, observational attempts! The turning point happened at the age of 15 when, helping a...
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