program: Integrated Biomedical Sciences Programs

Tell me about yourself, what year are you, what program/discipline? Who is your mentor? I am Jose Gutierrez. I grew up in a small town in South Texas. I started having a major interest in science in high school. I entered a science fair with a project doing basic quality tests on... Read More →

I am running for the Student Board Member position at SACNAS (Society for Chicanos/Hispanics and Native American in Science). SACNAS is an inclusive organization dedicated to fostering the success of underrepresented communities, from college students to professionals, in... Read More →

Justin Moroney, fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Paolo Casali’s lab in the Molecular Immunology & Microbiology discipline of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences program at UT Health San Antonio has published a first author article in Nature Communications. The paper is... Read More →

Although COVID-19 has become the top health and research priority around the world, a child is still diagnosed with cancer every two minutes globally. To meet this urgent need, the Stand Up To Cancer and Cancer Research UK’s Pediatric Cancer New Discoveries Challenge has awarded... Read More →

You may have heard about the new proposed rule pertaining to changes to the F-1 visa program that may go to effect on Oct. 26 if passed. Here is the link to the information on that topic.  The article below assess this rule through critical eyes of an international student. I am... Read More →

It’s no secret that grad school is often associated with unparalleled amounts of stress. From failed experiments, lack of a “work-life balance,” or professors that go missing in action when students are waiting for edits on manuscripts or thesis papers, the ins and outs of... Read More →

The use of non-human primates (NPH) for research has been a hot-topic button for several years. While the use of primates in research in the United States is tightly regulated and highly scrutinized by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) to ensure that the... Read More →

Kristian Odfalk, a second-year student in the Neuroscience discipline of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences program is one of the recipients of the Neuroscience T32 award. The T32 award is an award given by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to enable... Read More →