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Dr. David Weiss will retire as Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences on Friday, May 29 after nearly 16 years of distinguished leadership in this role. As Dr. Weiss begins this well-deserved retirement, his influence, leadership, and lasting impact will always be... Read More →

Alum Spotlight | UT San Antonio Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Name: Nourhan Abdelfattah Degree/Program: PhD, Cancer Biology Track (formerly IMGP, now IBMS) Class Year: 2018 Current Role: Instructor, Houston Methodist Academic Institute   1. You were a student in Dr.... Read More →

When Dr. Weiss reflects on his time at UT Health San Antonio, his perspective is shaped first and foremost by science. He speaks often about how science has changed, how rapidly it continues to evolve, and what that evolution demands of institutions responsible for preparing the... Read More →

  Anibal Diogenes, DDS, PhD, knows a thing or two about good mentorship. After all, he has mentored dozens of students at the university and received the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) Mentor of the Year award in 2022. “I’m a product of [strong mentorship]... Read More →

A researcher with the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio has received a two-year, $402,500 grant award from the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund to study how microglia, the brain’s resident immune cells, paradoxically might... Read More →

Ishita Tarnekar was a bit scared and overwhelmed as an international student starting her doctoral program at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in 2024. But not for long. Thanks to the school’s Transition Peer Mentor Program for masters and doctoral students, she got her... Read More →

Integrated Graduate Training Program in Neuroscience Principle Investigator: Dr. David Morilak Funding Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke The GSBS would like to acknowledge and celebrate the students who were appointed to the Integrated Graduate... Read More →

In November 2024, Forbes Magazine featured Hera Biotech in an article titled “No More Invasive Tests: Hera Biotech’s Endometriosis Solution,” spotlighting a team working to change how one of the most misunderstood women’s health issues. Among the company’s founders were two of UT... Read More →