Awards and Accolades


CPRIT awards UT Health San Antonio $6.6 million to accelerate cancer research

June 23, 2026

By Jane Alvarez-Hernandez The state agency, Cancer Research Prevention Institute of Texas (CPRIT), which focuses on the fight against cancer, has now awarded $167 million to UT Health San Antonio since 2010. Understanding obesity’s role in increasing liver cancer risk Masahiro Morita, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine and a researcher with […]


Awards and Accolades

Awards and Accolades

June 23, 2026

Research impact in South Texas and beyond By Jane Alvarez-Hernandez “Our researchers receiving highly competitive awards, such as CPRIT, to improve the lives of Texans, is a testament to the excellence of UT Health San Antonio’s research enterprise and demonstrates the extraordinary science conducted here,” said Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH, senior executive vice president […]


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Hyundai Hope on Wheels® awards $100K to continue its fight against childhood cancer

June 23, 2026

By Eileen Teves In the United States, 43 children are diagnosed with cancer every day. Pediatric cancer is the leading cause of death by disease for children under the age of 14. Worldwide, about 400,000 children and adolescents develop cancer each year, only half of whom are diagnosed. Since 1998, Hyundai Hope on Wheels® has […]



Ramirez awarded Sedgwick Memorial Medal for Distinguished Service in Public Health

June 23, 2026

Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, has received the 2025 Sedgwick Memorial Medal for Distinguished Service in Public Health from the American Public Health Association.  Ramirez is director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research, chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences and associate director of cancer outreach and engagement at Mays Cancer Center. The […]