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Final Words: Abdulhafiz Imam Aliagan, IBMS, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Molecular Medicine

Your name, program, dissertation title, mentor.  Name: Abdulhafiz Imam Aliagan Program: Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), Cell Biology, Genetics, and Molecular Medicine Dissertation title: Role of the inner mitochondrial membrane protein (Mic60) in Parkinson’s disease...
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Final Words: Manpreet Semwal, IBMS, Molecular Immunology & Microbiology

Your name, program, dissertation title, mentor name. Name: Manpreet K Semwal Program: Ph.D. in IBMS, Molecular Immunology & Microbiology Dissertation title: Redox regulation of autophagy in thymic epithelial cells and T cell tolerance Mentor name: Dr. Ann V. Griffith Please...
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Dr. James Lechleiter mentioned on MedCityNews

Congratulations to Dr. James Lechleiter, professor in the Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy and the inventor and patent holder on technology licensed to Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals. Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals was mentioned on MedCityNews for completing a Series A funding that...
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Graduation 2021: Ceremony Unites All Six Schools

UT Health San Antonio held its first ever in-person commencement ceremony for graduates across the six schools. The ceremony was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 22nd at the Alamodome. More than 1,000 students — 827 in May and 211 this summer — applied to graduate from the...
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Final Words: Hamad Alanazi, IBMS, Molecular Immunology & Microbiology

Your name, program, dissertation title. My name is Hamad Alanazi and I am in the IBMS (Molecular Immunology & Microbiology) program. My dissertation title is “Innate Sensing of Aeroallergen-associated Immunogenic RNA Modulates Type 2 Lung Inflammation” Please tell me about...
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Final Words: Ryan Reyes, South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program, Molecular Immunology and Microbiology Discipline)

Your name, program, dissertation title. Ryan Reyes, South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D./Ph.D.), Integrated Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. (Molecular Immunology and Microbiology Discipline), Microenvironment-specific immunity alters anti-programmed death ligand 1 and...
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Final Words: Angela Dorigatti, IBMS, Biology of Aging

1) Your name, program, dissertation title. Angela Dorigatti, IBMS, Biology of Aging, “Tau-induced astrocyte senescence in Alzheimer’s disease”  2) Please tell me about yourself, why did you pick UT Health San Antonio, and your program. When I selected UT Health San Antonio, I had...
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South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program Students Match To Residency Programs

“I’m so proud of my students,” said Dr. Jose Cavazos, professor and assistant dean for the South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program. “They are finding exciting opportunities that fit their families and are able to continue growing as physician-scientists.” Jacob is...
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