program: Biology of Aging

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 Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) is now accepting applications for the Spring 2022 GSBS Travel Awards. This year, the committee will entertain applications for in-person as well as virtual conferences. Awardees will receive up to $1,500 to help defray expenses... Read More →

David Gius, MD, PhD, has been awarded a $1.6 million UT System Faculty STARs award to support his research on aging and breast cancer. The award will be used to purchase equipment to conduct more in-depth experiments in his laboratory at the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for... Read More →

San-Antonio Express News features Dr. Seshadri’s work transforming Alzheimer’s care and seeking cures  Sudha Seshadri, MD, professor of neurology and the founding director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, has a superb reputation... Read More →

Cancer research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, also referred to as UT Health San Antonio, is getting a $23 million boost from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). Various laboratories of UT Health San Antonio will... Read More →

We would like to announce that Amber Yuker, Manager of Academic Programs, in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences will be leaving us this Friday, September 3rd. I am sure you all have worked with Amber in one way or another in her past six years at UT Health San Antonio or... Read More →

Dr. James Nelson has been elected Vice President of The Gerontological Society of America. He will assume his role starting January 1, 2022 and then serve as President in 2023. The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is the nation’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary... Read More →

What a year it has been for this year’s candidates. Much of in-person learning has shifted into a virtual format and many events have been cancelled. With minor modifications, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences hosted an in-person convocation and candidacy ceremony.... Read More →