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Peter Osha, MS

Lessons and Insights: Peter Osha, MS

Name: Peter Osha Program: MS, Immunology and Infection Graduation Year: 2023 What is your current profession? Medical Laboratory Technologist I What led you to choose UT Health San Antonio? I chose UT Health San Antonio because it offers a comprehensive and impactful environment...
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Amber Asher, PhD

Lessons and Insights: Amber Asher, PhD

  Name: Amber Asher Program: IBMS Neuroscience Discipline, Translational Science Certificate Graduation Year: 2023 What is your current profession? Postdoctoral research associate at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center What led you to choose UT Health San Antonio? I always...
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Lessons and Insights: Katie Lillis, Ph.D.

Name: Katie Lillis Program: IBMS Neuroscience Discipline Graduation Year: 2023 What is your current profession? Medical Writer What led you to choose UT Health San Antonio? I was first drawn to the breadth of neuroscience research at UT Health San Antonio and its tight connection...
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UT Health Science Center San Antonio ranks 6th in top 10 nationally

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has been rated No. 6 on the top 10 list of fastest-rising United States institutions for research output ranked by Nature Index in May 2024. The UT Health Science Center San Antonio outpaced in biological sciences...
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Afaf Saliba Jaafar, PhD

PhD graduate follows her dream, one step at a time

Afaf Saliba Jaafar grew up in a tiny village in Lebanon, where her dream of pursuing a career in science seemed, at first, a farfetched one. But with a series of small steps, and a chess scholarship, she found herself on the path to a PhD. Afaf Saliba Jaafar, Class of 2024,...
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Mengwei Zang, MD, PhD, UT Health San Antonio researcher awarded five-year, $2.53 million NIH grant to study alcohol-assisted liver disease

UT Health San Antonio researcher awarded five-year, $2.53 million NIH grant to study alcohol-assisted liver disease

Liver transplants associated with alcohol-related disease are growing at a rapid pace, shifting research to address pathologies behind the ailments in light of a limited supply of organ donors. At the forefront is Mengwei Zang, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized leader in...
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Zhijie “Jason” Liu, PhD, American Cancer Society awards nearly $1 million to UT Health San Antonio cancer researcher

American Cancer Society awards nearly $1 million to UT Health San Antonio cancer researcher

Zhijie “Jason” Liu, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and CPRIT (Cancer Prevention and Research Institute...
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Graduate Student Association Officers 2024-2025

Congratulations to the 2024-2025 newly elected GSA officers: President: Asra Noor Vice President: Bria Moore Secretary: Prerna Sathish Treasurer: Corbyn Gilmore Outreach Coordinator: Gauen Jo GSA is a student-led service organization with a goal of making the graduate students a...
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