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Since 1988, the Presidential Ambassador Scholars program recognizes outstanding students from each of the UT Health schools who embody the University’s mission through their leadership, service, and academic excellence.  Selected by their deans from nominated candidates, the... Read More →

Every child has aspirations of what they want to be when they grow up, whether it be a firefighter, police officer or astronaut. For Derek Rodriguez ’23, that dream was to be a medical doctor. And when at the age of eight he was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer in... Read More →

Have you seen the Lab RATS at UT Health? No, not the rodents in research laboratories. These Lab RATS are something entirely different. Lab Researchers with Ambition to Serve (Lab RATS) is a UT Health student organization that focuses on volunteer service around San Antonio and... Read More →

Written by Jacob Essif I started my career at UT Health San Antonio as a research assistant in the lab of Dr. Daruka Mahadevan, after the lab relocated from the University of Arizona to the well-regarded UT Health San Antonio. I joined UT Health in January of 2020, and right as I... Read More →

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is pleased to announce the 2025 Hooding Ceremony Speakers. The student speaker will be Caitlyn Fastenau, an IBMS Student in the Biology of Aging Discipline. Dr. Jodie Gray, a 2020 graduate of the Radiological Sciences PhD Program, will... Read More →

By: Shahad Abdulsahib; Contributor: Caitlyn Fastenau  I had the privilege of attending the very first BioMed Fest in 2023, and since then, I’ve been actively involved in planning the 2024 and 2025 events to ensure the best possible experience for student engagement and success.... Read More →

The Student Government Association is the recognized forum of student opinion of UT Health San Antonio. It is comprised of student representatives from all six schools. The GSBS SGA representatives are Jacob Essif (essif@livemail.uthscsa.edu), Lacey Sell... Read More →

The GSBS would like to acknowledge and congratulate the prestigious FY 2024  Individual Kirschstein National Research Service Award recipients, as well as our American Heart Association (AHA) Predoctoral Fellowship recipient.  These remarkable achievements are a testament to each... Read More →