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When it comes to DNA repair, it’s not one tool fits all

Study shows great specificity of action by enzymes to correct double-strand breaks Our cells are constantly dividing, and as they do, the DNA molecule – our genetic code – sometimes gets broken. DNA has twin strands, and a break in both is considered especially dangerous. This...
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Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Launches Student Directory

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UT Health San Antonio has launched a student directory which has profiles of our current students in our 18 academic programs in the biomedical sciences. To see the directory, click here.   If you are a current student and you...
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Entering Mentoring – July 2020

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) sponsors a workshop series to introduce effective strategies for successful mentoring of diverse trainees. Four consecutive weekly sessions explore proven approaches to the development and enhancement of effective mentoring relationships....
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UT institutions rise to No. 3 in world for most patents granted

University of Texas institutions are among the most innovative in the world. UT institutions collectively are ranked No. 3 in the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents for 2019, released today by the National Academy of Inventors and Intellectual Property...
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COVID-19 safety precautions on campus

 As our community begins to steadily reopen, UT Health clinical activities continue to serve more patients with in-person and video visit options. Our academic and research community is also returning to campus. In order to protect our UT Health community, we are taking the...
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New app connects users to campus info and safety resources

A hub of helpful safety information is now available at your fingertips with the official safety app of UT Health San Antonio called UT Health SAfe. UT Health San Antonio Police Department developed the app to provide faculty, staff, students and residents important safety alerts...
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Scientists research a solution to the metabolic crisis

Scientists in Texas and Pennsylvania have identified a protein sensor that restricts how much sugar and fat our cells convert into energy during periods of starvation. It is possible, the scientists say, that the sensor could be fine-tuned to prompt more sugar and fat conversion...
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GSBS Launches Graduation Website To Celebrate Class of 2020

Dear GSBS Students: Please join us in wishing our Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Class of 2020 a huge congratulations! We have created a graduation webpage  to celebrate this year’s graduates. The webpage has a slideshow of all the members of the graduating class, as well...
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