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Dr. Angelica Riojas Selected As TL1 Scholar

Dr. Angelica Riojas, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Research Imaging Institute, has been selected as a Translational Science Training TL1 scholar for 21-22. Her mentor is Dr. Geoff Clarke. The Translational Science Training (TST) TL1 Program at UT Health San Antonio is...
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Connective Tissue Looking For Entries

Connective Tissue, UT Health San Antonio’s annual literary and arts journal, is now accepting submissions for the 2022 issue of the journal. Connective Tissue is a publication of the Center of Medical Humanities and Ethics (CMHE) and is open to submissions from all students,...
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Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos Conference, Feb 23-25

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...
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Move on from DNA editing; RNA editing is here

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...
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Nahin’s student takeover of the GSBS Instagram

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...
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Anner Harris Receives TDPA Award from the Society for Neuroscience

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...
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Class of 2021 Incoming Student Spotlight: Samantha Roberts, M.S. in Immunology and Infection

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...
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Meet The Researcher: Sarah DiDomenico Expects That More Therapeutics Will Use Synthetic Lethality

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...
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