program: Integrated Biomedical Sciences Programs

1. Your name, program, mentor name. Angela (Angie) Olson, IBMS- Biology of Aging, Dr. Veronica Galvan. 2. Tell me the story of when you realized you were passionate about science. While volunteering one summer at a sea turtle rescue in Costa Rica, I had a chance to rea... Read More →

Lily Espinoza, a student in the Neuroscience discipline of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. program, has been awarded an American Heart Association Predoctoral fellowship. The American Heart Association predoctoral fellowship is a training grant which supports students on... Read More →

Jean X. Jiang, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and structural biology and holder of the Zachry Distinguished University Chair at UT Health San Antonio, is a newly elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS announced her selection Nov.... Read More →

Bess Frost, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Disorders, and the Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy at UT Health San Antonio, is the recipient of the... Read More →

Angie Olson, a student in the Biology of Aging discipline of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences program, has been accepted into the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) 2020 Washington Fellows Program. The mission of the ASPET Washington Fellows... Read More →

Manpreet Semwal, a graduate student in the Molecular Immunology & Microbiology discipline of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences program, has received the GSBS Travel Award for Fall 2019. The GSBS Travel Awards supports travel to national scientific meetings for the... Read More →

Dr. Xiao-Dong Li’s recent paper in The Journal of Immunology entitled “Immune Sensing of Aeroallergen-Associated Double-Stranded RNA Triggers an IFN Response and Modulates Type 2 Lung Inflammation” was selected as a “Top Read” by the journal editors and reviewers, a new feature... Read More →

Samantha Yee, a graduate student in the Physiology and Pharmacology discipline of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences program, has received the GSBS Travel Award for Fall 2019. The GSBS Travel Awards supports travel to national scientific meetings for the presentation of their... Read More →