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The Mays Cancer Center and Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez of UT Health San Antonio are excited to host the third bi-annual Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos conference, February 23-25, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas! Did you know Latinos are expected to face a 142% rise in cancer... Read More →

A few years ago, the diagnosis of transthyretin amyloidosis, a slowly progressing disease that involves the buildup of abnormal protein deposits in the body’s organs and tissues was a death sentence for the patient. Three decades of CRISPR research has changed that and... Read More →

Denisse Paredes has been selected by the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) as a Mentee participant in the 2022 ACNP URM Near-Peer mentorship program. She is a student in the Neuroscience discipline of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. program. Her mentor... Read More →

One of the most exciting things I’ve done so far at UT Health San Antonio was the takeover of the official GSBS Instagram page for a week. Instead of posting random photos and stories, I wanted to portray something unique, and that’s when the idea of “A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF A GRAD... Read More →

Anner Harris, a second-year student in the Neuroscience discipline of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. Program has been awarded the Trainee Professional Development Award from the Society for Neuroscience. According to the Society for Neuroscience’s website, the Trainee... Read More →

1) Tell me about yourself. Hello, my name is Samantha Roberts. I am a recent graduate from Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU) with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Mathematics and Secondary Education. At SFASU. I developed my passion for science and education. I enjoyed... Read More →

Sarah DiDomenico always gravitated toward science in school, but she credits her eighth-grade science teacher for really igniting her passion. “She often taught off-textbook, engaging us in many hands-on projects, and showed me the joy in learning and discovery,” she said. Sarah... Read More →

Nicole Hensch, a graduate student in the Cell Biology, Genetics, and Molecular Medicine discipline of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences PhD program, recently published a co-first author paper in Cancer Research entitled “SNAI2-Mediated Repression of BIM Protects... Read More →