program: Neuroscience

“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... Read More →

Hannah Elam just published a first-author paper in Translational Psychiatry entitled “Orexin receptor antagonists reverse aberrant dopamine neuron activity and related behaviors in a rodent model of stress-induced psychosis.” Elam is a student in the Ph.D. in... Read More →

Allie Vaiana (Sharp) received a Society for Neuroscience Trainee Professional Development Award. According to the Society of Neuroscience website, the Trainee Professional Development Award recognizes undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who demonstrate... Read More →

Dr. Martin Paukert, assistant professor in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology was quoted in KSAT.com in a news article about how alcohol limits the ability to pay attention. Read the article, “Researchers in San Antonio discover how alcohol limits the... 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 →

1) Your name, program, dissertation title. Danielle Santana Coelho, Neuroscience Discipline, Integrated Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program. Investigating the pathophysiology of maternal inflammation-induced autistic-like phenotype:  From rodents to primates. Her mentor was... Read More →

UT Health San Antonio successfully reopened study space, for our students, in the Briscoe Library on September 8, 2020, to accommodate the need for individualized quiet study. We are pleased that our community has honored the safety protocols put in place. Beginning Saturday,... Read More →