The Department of Comprehensive Dentistry in the Dental School received more than $6.5 million in grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration. Professor Jeffrey Hicks, D.D.S., was awarded three grants totaling nearly $3.5 million. A five-year grant for more than $2.8 million will be used to expand the Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) […]
Thomas F. Patterson, M.D., chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and professor of medicine, received $4,015,552 from the National Institutes of Health for two five-year studies that focus on small-animal model development and utilization for target identification and testing of diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines for invasive aspergillosis and clinically related fungal diseases, and selected […]
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) recently awarded $1.9 million to Health Science Center researchers. An $890,659 grant designed to expand the known benefits of exercise to more cancer survivors will kick off a research-based program of Stacey Young-McCaughan, R.N., Ph.D., at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center. Rong Li, Ph.D., a […]
The Deaf Education and Hearing Science program received a grant of $806,500 from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The grant will fund 36 scholarships for teachers, support faculty and provide some of the program expenses for the Master of Deaf Education and Hearing Science program, which has grown […]
With the help of a $400,000 Prematurity Research Initiative grant from the March of Dimes, Leslie Myatt, Ph.D., is studying how environments, both within and outside the uterus, turn genes on and off and influence the timing of uterine contractions and the length of pregnancy. Dr. Myatt is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology in […]
The Cancer Therapy & Research Center at the UT Health Science Center was named a LIVESTRONG® Community Impact Project award recipient. The CTRC will use the $16,000 grant to create a LIVESTRONG Creative Arts Center with an artist in residence who will work with cancer patients. “We’ll use art in all sorts of ways to […]
The Center for Patient Safety and Health Policy received the 2011 Outstanding Educational Program award from the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research. The award recognizes innovation that advances undergraduate or graduate education in prevention and public health, specifically furthering student interest in the profession. The schools of Medicine and Nursing also received a national […]
The Ted Nash Long Life Foundation has awarded a two-year $200,000 grant to Peter J. Hornsby, Ph.D., for his studies of stem cells and improvement of lifelong health. Dr. Hornsby is a professor in the Department of Physiology and a researcher at the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies. The grant […]
The Laredo City Council approved the donation of 3.9 acres of land to The University of Texas System Board of Regents. The land, which is located at the Laredo International Airport, will be used for the public purpose of establishing and operating, with the UT Health Science Center, a Veterans Administration Outpatient Medical Clinic. The […]
The South Texas Outreach Foundation of Laredo presented a gift of $60,000 to the Health Science Center. The funds will be used at the Regional Campus in Laredo for various programs and scholarships in the School of Health Professions. This includes support for four students in the Physician Assistant Studies program and matching funds for […]