CHRISTUS’ generosity and collaboration with UT Health Science Center put children and families first in South Texas March 2011by Natalie GutierrezNaveen Mittal, M.D., holds many titles – professor, division chief and medical director. But the one title that makes him smile the most is “uncle.” “We call him Uncle Mittal,” said Joanna Federico, mother of […]
Through the partnership with CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital and five generous endowments from the Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital Foundation, the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio is recruiting and retaining some of the world’s top experts in a wide range of pediatric health care specialties and subspecialties. The endowment recipients are listed. Funded […]
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. The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio’s Regional Campus in Laredo, in conjunction with the School […]
The discovery of a toxin produced by Mycoplasma pneumoniae five years ago in the lab of Joel Baseman, Ph.D., chairman of biology and immunology, sparked further research into how frequently M. pneumoniae infection affects patients on ventilators in intensive care units and how it impacts their outcomes. A $190,000 grant from the National Trauma Institute […]
Eileen T. Breslin, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, dean of School of Nursing, received the National Association of Hispanic Nurses’ highest honor, the Presidential Award. Dr. Breslin is the first non-Hispanic nurse to receive this award. “Dean Breslin received this award for the visible commitment she has made not only to the association, but in promoting […]
David S. Weiss, Ph.D., was named dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and holder of the Dielmann Chair in Basic Biomedical Investigation. Dr. Weiss has served as professor and chair of physiology since 2005 and is also a faculty member in the departments of Pharmacology and Neurology. His research has advanced the understanding […]
The Presidential Distinguished Scholar award was presented to Robert A. Clark, M.D. Photo by Lester RosebrockFaculty and staff members who exemplify exceptional leadership in their fields were recognized at the 2011 Presidential Awards ceremony. The Health Science Center’s highest honor, the Presidential Distinguished Scholar award, was presented to Robert A. Clark, M.D. Dr. Clark is […]
Two outstanding UT Health Science Center researchers, Patricia Dahia, M.D., Ph.D., and Shou-Jiang (S.J.) Gao, Ph.D., have received the Cancer Therapy & Research Center’s (CTRC) Discovery of the Year award. Dr. Dahia, assistant professor of hematology and medical oncology, and a team of researchers […]
Every donor makes a difference. The following are just a few of the many gifts that enable the university to make lives better in San Antonio, South Texas and the world. An initial gift of $10,000 from friends, colleagues and former students of the late Edward G. Rennels, Ph.D., established The Rennels Memorial Award for […]
Three researchers at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) are advancing promising investigations, aided by $2.2 million in grants from the state’s Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). Patricia Dahia, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of hematology and medical oncology, was awarded $919,898 to continue her work after identifying an adrenal cancer gene. […]