Spring 2011 - Mission magazine | UT Health Science Center San Antonio

Revving up research

Crusade against cancer

Crusade against cancer

South Texas Research Facility

Monumental research

President William L. Henrich, M.D., MACP

A message from the president

Francisco González-Scarano, M.D.

New dean charts course to realize vision for School of Medicine

Director Ian M. Thompson, M.D., helps lead translational science at the CTRC.

Translational science in action

Dr. Osswald examines a patient at the UT Health San Antonio Dermatology Clinic. Photo by Rocelyn Aala Dunston

Skin solutions

Dr. Firoz discusses skin cancer prevention with her patient as she prepares her for Mohs surgery.

Saving face

dermatologist, dermatology, skin care

Keeping up appearances

Nursing student

Delving into diversity

Carrie Jo Braden, Ph.D., RN, FAAN

Braden leads team approach in School of Nursing

Norma Martinez Rogers, Ph.D., RN, FAAN

Martinez Rogers launches new support system for nursing students

Carol Piña, D.D.S.

Dental School delivers in South Texas

Claudia Cavazos, D.D.S.

Dental School alumna completes circle to provide care in Laredo

Five-year-old Faith Zhao of El Paso is the picture of health. In 2009, she became the second pediatric liver transplant patient at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital.

Unparalleled partnership

Awards with stars

Endowments bring top talent to South Texas

Gladys Keene, M.D., M.P.H., regional dean of the Regional Campus in Laredo (center), welcomes Health Science Center faculty members and conference speakers (L-R) Nicolas Musi, M.D., Lyda Arévalo-Flechas, Ph.D., RN, Jerald Winakur, M.D., and Eleanor Paunovich, D.D.S.

Regional Campus in Laredo holds healthy aging conference

Joel Baseman, Ph.D., leads the NTI-funded airway disease study at the UT Health Science Center.

Microbiologists and surgeons team up to study airway disease in ICU patients

Awards with stars

Appointments and awards

David S. Weiss, Ph.D.

Weiss is new dean of Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

The Presidential Distinguished Scholar award was presented to Robert A. Clark, M.D.

Employees honored at Presidential Awards

Awards with stars

Dahia, Gao presented CTRC Discovery of the Year award

Edward G. Rennels, Ph.D.

HSC Champions

Awards with stars

CTRC researchers garner $2.2 million from state

The Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio presented $202,500 to support 53 scholarship recipients.

Baptist Health Foundation provides $202,500 in scholarships

Awards with stars

CPRIT awards $28.2 million to programs

Merry L. Lindsey, Ph.D.

NHLBI awards $11.6 million for cardiac study

Hispanic family having a BBQ.

Redes En Acción receives $5.6 million in federal funding

Awards with stars

NIH awards $1.66 million to increase diversity in neurosciences

Kristen Plastino, M.D.

Innovative Sex Education Program receives $10 million

Desiree Dingman stands in front of the sign that designates the geographic South Pole.

Dingman establishes hot career on very cool continent