program: PHD Programs

Dr. Rafael Veraza was featured in TechBriefs for his work on a self-contained system called ULiSSES™. Dr. Veraza, an alumnus of the Translational Science Ph.D. Program is now a senior scientist at Vascular Perfusion Solutions, Inc. He works with Tom DeBrooke, CEO & President... Read More →

Amelie Ramirez, Dr.P.H., co-editor of the book said, “Our book, Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos, takes an unprecedented look at Latino cancer from many disciplines to encourage the kind of collaboration among diverse professionals that we need to move the field... Read More →

Dr. Xiaodu Wang, a professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio, is studying a possible cause of osteoporosis fractures at the molecular level, work that is being conducted under a $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of... 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 →

Dr. Rena Bizios, Lutcher Brown Chair and professor in the joint UTSA/ UT Health San Antonio biomedical engineering program, has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. The honor recognizes Bizios for demonstrating a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or... Read More →

Kristina Andrijauskaite, a Ph.D. candidate in our Translational Science program at UT Health San Antonio has been working on a space related project. Project McXIMUS, which stands for Microgravity characterization eXperiment in Microgravity Universal Spacelab, is the name of the... Read More →

The STEM Scholars Program, a new interprofessional community outreach program at UT Health San Antonio provides a platform for dental, graduate, health professions, medical and nursing students to interact and collaboratively design and present health-related topics at local K-12... Read More →

The STEM Scholars Program, a new interprofessional community outreach program at UT Health San Antonio provides a platform for dental, graduate, health professions, medical and nursing students to interact and collaboratively design and present health-related topics at local K-12... Read More →