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Currently Dr. Doug Frantz is a faculty member at UTSA but his journey has not been traditional. Dr. Frantz cultivated his research talents as a graduate student at Texas A&M followed by a post doctoral fellowship in Zurich, Switzerland. He then transitioned into a highly... Read More →

Fierce competition can sometimes promote sloppy, and even fabricated results. Such is the case in the field of stem cells, which has just been associated with the retraction of two "hot" papers in Nature. Read More →

Walking the grounds at the UT Health Science Center this summer are 63 high school students from school districts across San Antonio and the surrounding area from the Voelcker Biomedical Research Academy. The three year Voelcker Academy, now in its' 6th year and funded by the Max... Read More →

"I am building biotech companies in the same way that I build homes, starting with a strong foundation and from the bottom up." This is how Dr. Goldsmith described his process of working with entrepreneurs on a daily bases. Which, stems from his early experiences as a member of... Read More →

"Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in." ~Author Unknown Read More →

The long-lived naked mole-rat is largely free of cardiovascular aging for three quarters of its lifespan! Kelly Grimes, a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Rochelle Buffenstein at the Barshop Institute, is taking her findings further and asking what the naked mole-rat is... Read More →

Learning how to enter a room where you know no one is not a skill that comes naturally. Learning to network, which side to place your name tag, how to start a meaningful conversation and ultimately leaving with a new professional contact can become natural with a little practice.... Read More →

An innovative team building activity was put to the test by 50 graduate students at the annual Cellular and Structural Biology Retreat. This program, designed solely by graduate students Heather Hambright and Desiree Wilson with the support of Dr. Pamela Larsen, was created to... Read More →