program: Molecular Immunology & Microbiology

The Mentor of the Year Award is presented each year by the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UT Health San Antonio in recognition of their outstanding guidance and support provided to students, fellows, and colleagues. Both Mentors of the Year were awarded $5,000. The... Read More →

Dr. Robert Svatek and his laboratory have a new publication in the Journal for Immunology of Cancer. Ji N, Mukherjee N, Reyes RM, Gelfond J, Javors M, Meeks JJ, McKonkey D, Shu Z-J, Ramamurthy C, Dennet R, Curiel TJ, Svatek RS. Rapamycin enhances BCG-specific γδ T cells during... Read More →

Evelien Bunnik, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics at UT Health San Antonio, was interviewed by the San Antonio Magazine about her work researching COVID-19. Bunnik shifted her focus in April, working with an infectious... Read More →

Ryan Reyes, a fourth-year graduate student (6th year MSTP student) in the lab of Tyler Curiel, M.D. MPH, just had two first author papers accepted in excellent journals on the same day. The Curiel lab studies cancer immunotherapy and has expertise in using mouse models for... Read More →

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UT Health San Antonio is proud to announce the creation of our new coloring book, the Pipette Kids Science Coloring and Activity Book. The book is available on Amazon.com for $12.99.   The book will be on sale on Amazon for $9.49 for... Read More →

Call for Applications! 2021-22 TST TL1 applications are due February 1, 2021 Anticipated Start Date: July 1, 2021 The goal of the Translational Science Training (TST) TL1 Program at UT Health San Antonio is to enhance the quality and scope of the predoctoral and postdoctoral... Read More →

Moving to the U.S. for higher education is daunting for any international student. About a million students come to the U.S. every year to begin their academic journey. The weather, culture, environment and food will be a new experience and will take some getting used to. Here... Read More →

The Molecular Immunology & Microbiology (MIM) discipline offers Ph.D. students a unique training experience in research areas involving molecular, cellular, and systems analyses of the immune system in both health and disease, with particular emphases on microbial infections,... Read More →