program: Cancer Biology

Tell me about your role at UT Health San Antonio. What do you do as a liaison librarian? I’m the primary contact for anything library-related for the faculty, students, and staff of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the School of Dentistry. In general, I assist with... Read More →

The pandemic of COVID-19 is a challenging situation for every member of society; we all have our role to play in mitigating the mortality caused by the infection. Medical professionals are at the heart of our efforts to prevent a large number of our population from being lost to... Read More →

GSBS Students, We understand that isolation during the COVID–19 outbreak has become a major concern as more and more people are staying in their homes. During these times, it is important that we all come together to support each other. To this end, the Graduate School of... Read More →

Please help us in congratulating our 2020 graduates in the South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program and their Match Day results: Jeffrey Cooney, M.D., Ph.D. – Radiation Oncology – New York University Kathryn Hinchee Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D. – Dermatology – University of... Read More →

Earlier this week, I became aware that folks in my hometown of the Rio Grande Valley, Texas were not heeding the warnings of the CDC and WHO regarding the seriousness of the coronavirus situation. I was regularly checking social media in the hopes that I’d find distant... Read More →

UPDATE: The AACR Annual Meeting 2020 has been terminated and will be rescheduled for later in the year. Learn more. Kristin Altwegg, a third-year student in the cancer biology discipline of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences program has  just received the AACR Scholar-in-Training... Read More →

As a graduate student, my Saturdays are not much different than weekdays. But last Saturday was different for me. I had registered to volunteer as a judge in the Alamo Regional Science and Engineering Fair (ARSEF) held at St. Mary’s University. I have presented my research in... Read More →

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) on Feb. 19 awarded 55 new grants totaling more than $78 million, including significant awards to UT Health San Antonio and The University of Texas at San Antonio. A $4 million Rising Star award will support UT Health... Read More →