program: Integrated Biomedical Sciences Programs

Japanese cherry trees were gifted to America by Japan as a sign of friendship in 1912. Planted around Washington D.C., these trees bloom and release their sweet scent for only a few weeks in the Spring. There is no better time to visit Washington D.C. than during this blossoming.... 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 →

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences has two winners for this spring’s travel awards. The GSBS travel awards support qualified doctoral and master’s students’ travel to national scientific meetings for the presentation of their research. The first award goes to Justin... Read More →

A team of four students from UT Health San Antonio went to Dallas on Feb. 29 to compete in the 3rd annual Healthcare Case Competition hosted by UTSW Consulting Club. Justin Moroney, Carlo Vanz, Mustafa Mithaiwala and Travis Shute went representing the Integrated Biomedical... 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 →

UT Health San Antonio is part of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) stroke research network announced Feb. 19 at the International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles. Sudha Seshadri, M.D., professor of neurology and founding director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s... Read More →

Research underway at UT Health San Antonio could prevent the progression of aggressive prostate cancer. Pratap Kumar, Ph.D., and Darpan Patel, Ph.D., were interviewed about their study comparing exercise to a cork tree bark extract. They found that both interventions work nearly... Read More →