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Afaf Saliba Jaafar grew up in a tiny village in Lebanon, where her dream of pursuing a career in science seemed, at first, a farfetched one. But with a series of small steps, and a chess scholarship, she found herself on the path to a PhD. Afaf Saliba Jaafar, Class of 2024,... Read More →

Your name, program, dissertation title, mentor name. Jacob Zellner, Graduate Periodontics, Wound healing after ridge preservation: A randomized controlled trial on short-term (4 months) versus long-term (12 months) histologic outcomes, Dr. Brian Mealey, Clinical Professor,... Read More →

Name: Phillip Webster Class Year: 2019 What is your current profession? Genomics Scientist What led you to choose UT Health San Antonio? They had a few mentors who’s projects I was interested in. What did you do after graduating? I did a postdoc at the University of Michigan... Read More →

The Pipette Gazette will be featuring video spotlights of our alumni. Our first one features Jodie Gray, Ph.D. (Class of 2020, Radiological Sciences) Name: Jodie Gray Class Year: 2020 What is your current profession? Researcher- Private Industry What led you to choose UT Health?... Read More →

Translational Science Ph.D. graduate Lauren Cornell was selected by NASA to participate in a simulated Mars study. Beginning Oct. 1, 2021, four people will live and work for 45 days inside a unique, ground-based habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Designed to serve... Read More →

Dr. Maria Danet Lapiz-Bluhm received the Education and Research Award from The San Antonio Psychiatric Nurses Association in July 2021. There was a virtual ceremony to recognize her achievements. Dr. Bluhm, graduated from our Master’s of Science in Clinical Investigation program... Read More →

Morgan Bucknor graduated in 2020 from the M.S. in Cell Systems and Anatomy with a focus in the Biotechnology track. She is currently a Ph.D. student in the Life and Environmental Sciences program at The University of Sydney, Australia. 1) When did you first become interested in... Read More →

We are coming out of one pandemic, but the pandemic of distrust in the scientific community remains strong. With every update, the public loses more and more confidence in the ability of science to make life easier. Science is commonly misrepresented, with a significant portion... Read More →