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UT San Antonio Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Class of 2021 Incoming Student Spotlight: William Kelly, M.D., Master of Science in Clinical Investigation program

Tell me about yourself.   I am a medical oncologist specializing in brain and thoracic cancers. I have a deep interest in immunotherapy (using our body’s own immune system to fight cancer.) When not working; I enjoy running, reading science fiction and spending time with my...
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Class of 2021 Incoming Student Spotlight: Shiva Kazempour, Integrated Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. Program

Tell me about yourself. What is your hometown?  My name is Shiva Kazempour and I’m an incoming Ph.D. student in the IBMS program. I’m originally from Tehran, Iran. I got my undergraduate degree in Statistics from University of Tehran. I was always fascinated by biomedical...
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Samantha Yee Receives National Cancer Institute’s F99/K00  

Samantha (Sam) Yee has been awarded the National Cancer Institute’s F99/K00 predoctoral to postdoctoral fellow transition training grant. She is a senior graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. April Risinger in the Department of Pharmacology. The F99/K00 (Predoctoral to...
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Class of 2021 Incoming Student Spotlight: Ayon Bhattacharya, Integrated Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. Program

Tell me about yourself. I am a medical graduate from India. My passion is to be a neuroscientist and disseminate my knowledge to the world. I have several hobbies such as exploring places, rafting, numismatics, philately, notaphily, reading transcendental philosophy and...
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Pragya Singh Reflects On Her Achievements at UT Health San Antonio

I am a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Cell Biology, Genetics, and Molecular Medicine discipline of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences program. However, my journey in UT Health starts in 2016 when I joined in as a master’s student in Cell Systems and Anatomy program. I chose...
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Class of 2021 Incoming Student Spotlight: Morgan Thomas, IBMS Program, Neuroscience

My name is Morgan Thomas. I was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. I went to undergrad at Oberlin College in Ohio where I majored in Neuroscience with a minor in Africana Studies. After completion of my bachelor’s degree, I accepted a position as a Research Technician in a...
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Class of 2021 Incoming Student Spotlight: Meghan Neill, M.S. in Cell Systems & Anatomy (Anatomical Sciences Track)

1) Tell me about yourself. I recently graduated from Texas Lutheran University with a B.S. in biochemistry and a minor in business. Some of my hobbies include traveling, reading, and listening to crime podcasts. I’m looking forward to spending the next two years at UT...
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Class of 2021 Incoming Student Spotlight: Marissa Brown, Radiological Sciences Ph.D. (Medical Physics)

Tell me about yourself. My name is Marissa Brown and I am an incoming Ph.D. student in the Radiological Sciences (Medical Physics) program. After high school, I attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where I received my undergraduate degree in Nuclear Engineering. I...
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