Three questions for Dr. Kimberly Ray

Dr. Kimberly Ray just defended her dissertation in Radiological Sciences where she studied network activity in the brain when at rest. We asked Dr. Ray three questions, one about her science, one about the next step in her career, and one about advice for fellow students.
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It’s All About The Pubs!

Are you interested in becoming a Principal Investigator? Do you want to know your chances of success? A recent study has developed a model that can predict the likelihood you will become a PI. Dare to give it a try?
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SACNAS Chapter: Building a Community

Often in science, we ask, "What is a gap that needs to be addressed, and how can I fill it once I recognize it?" One enterprising UTHSCSA graduate student did just that when she realized that there were no Hispanic student organizations that encompassed all the UTHSCSA programs.
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Congrats to our Alumni: Shu Lin, Monica Mann, Rasika Vartak

The best reward for our university faculty and staff is watching the success of our graduates. Congrats to these individuals!
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Dr. Doug Frantz: From Academia to Industry and Back Again. . .

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...
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An exciting new method to induce pluripotent stem cells..NOT!

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.
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Who Is Training Our Future Biomedical Scientists?

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...
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Dr. Randy Goldsmith: Building Bridges from Academia to Industry

"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...
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