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Kirsten Verkamp Receives A $15,000 Scholarship Award As A Veteran’s Health Scholar

Nursing Science student Kirsten Verkamp was chosen to receive the Jonas Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Scholar Award for the 2021-2023 cohort. The award is given by Jonas Nursing and Veterans Healthcare. Kirsten will join a cohort of Jonas Scholars, which will comprise 75...
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Briscoe Library’s Image of Research Photography Competition 2021 winners

Now in its fourth year, the Image of Research Photography Competition continues to draw students, faculty and staff from across the institution.   “The annual competition allows scientists to merge art and science and look at the exciting research happening on campus through...
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Request for Applications: Certificate in Biomedical Data Science (CBDS) Program

Request for Applications Certificate in Biomedical Data Science (CBDS) Program Application Due Date: April 1, 2021 Anticipated Start Date: August, 2021 Applications are being solicited from faculty, students, and staff interested in advancing their knowledge of Biomedical Data...
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Final Words: Abdulhafiz Imam Aliagan, IBMS, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Molecular Medicine

Your name, program, dissertation title, mentor.  Name: Abdulhafiz Imam Aliagan Program: Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), Cell Biology, Genetics, and Molecular Medicine Dissertation title: Role of the inner mitochondrial membrane protein (Mic60) in Parkinson’s disease...
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Final Words: Manpreet Semwal, IBMS, Molecular Immunology & Microbiology

Your name, program, dissertation title, mentor name. Name: Manpreet K Semwal Program: Ph.D. in IBMS, Molecular Immunology & Microbiology Dissertation title: Redox regulation of autophagy in thymic epithelial cells and T cell tolerance Mentor name: Dr. Ann V. Griffith Please...
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Final Words: Jessye Castro, M.S. in Personalized Molecular Medicine

Your name, program, thesis title, mentor name. Jessye Castro, M.S. in Personalized Molecular Medicine, The Role of APEX2 in Interstrand Crosslink Repair, Dr. Sang Lee Please tell me about yourself, why did you pick UT Health San Antonio, and your program. I grew up in East Texas...
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Dr. James Lechleiter mentioned on MedCityNews

Congratulations to Dr. James Lechleiter, professor in the Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy and the inventor and patent holder on technology licensed to Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals. Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals was mentioned on MedCityNews for completing a Series A funding that...
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Graduation 2021: Ceremony Unites All Six Schools

UT Health San Antonio held its first ever in-person commencement ceremony for graduates across the six schools. The ceremony was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 22nd at the Alamodome. More than 1,000 students — 827 in May and 211 this summer — applied to graduate from the...
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