leukemia research, ctrc

CTRC receives $150,000 grant for leukemia research

The Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio has been awarded a $150,000 grant from LeukemiaTexas to develop novel therapies for patients with leukemia who do not benefit from existing treatments. Francis Giles, M.D., deputy director of the CTRC and director of the CTRC’s Institute for Drug Development, […]

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UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, uthscsa, monument

School renamed to showcase health professions

A national movement away from the term “allied health” led to the renaming of one of the five schools of the Health Science Center. The School of Allied Health Sciences is now the School of Health Professions in recognition of its mission. The renaming does not affect existing accreditations within the school. “Respiratory therapists, clinical […]

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The founding faculty members of the Department of Physical Therapy’s first doctoral in physical therapy degree program are pictured with their support staff. Front Row (L-R): Michelle Barnes, Jacqueline Lopez, Dr. Giovanni De Domenico, Dr. Yolanda Rangel, Professor Ann Newstead, Professor Patricia Rodriguez, Dr. Martha Acosta. Back Row (L-R): Dr. Patricia Brewer, Dr. Julie Barnett, Dr. Michael Geelhoed, Dr. Gregory Ernst, Dr. Catherine Ortega, Annette Zavala.

New doctoral degree in physical therapy offered

This past fall, 40 students were recruited to begin the School of Health Professions’ first doctoral degree: a doctorate in physical therapy. Converting the current master’s degree program to a three-year doctoral program brings the university in line with a national trend to offer a doctoral degree in this growing field. The move is based […]

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Ruth Berggren, M.D., is director of the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics.

UT System grants $1.7 million to faculty teaching programs

Three Health Science Center medical student and resident education programs are among only six programs statewide to receive 2008 teaching grants from The University of Texas System. The programs will develop a case-based virtual education resource; augment community service learning activities of the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics; and create an educational interdisciplinary intervention […]

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HSC Champions

HSC Champions

We are grateful to all of our donors for their continued support and generosity. We recognize just a few of the gifts that enable the university to provide the best in health care careers education, biomedical research, patient care and community service to San Antonio and the South Texas/Border Region. Thank you for helping us […]

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Helen Kleberg Groves

The Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation supports Health Science Center programs

Incorporated in 1950, the Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation has been a great advocate of the Health Science Center and continues to make an impact on countless other projects across the nation, including cancer research, the arts, youth development programs, and services for the disabled. At the heart of the foundation […]

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Joel B. Baseman, Ph.D., examines live cells using an inverted fluorescence microscope, which was purchased with funds from the Kleberg Foundation grant. The technology allows researchers to closely observe pulmonary pathogens, and better understand how these infectious agents invade human cells and grow and multiply in the body. Their goal is to develop innovative treatments to prevent asthma and other acute and chronic airway diseases.

Kleberg Foundation grants $3.2 million to fund respiratory disease research

The mission of the Health Science Center – to provide the best in health careers education, biomedical research, patient care and community service to San Antonio and the South Texas/Border Region – is being met because of the generous support of longtime visionary donors such as Helen Kleberg Groves and the Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. […]

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Sunil K. Ahuja, M.D.

Ahuja receives prestigious Doris Duke Charitable Foundation grant

Sunil K. Ahuja, M.D., was awarded a $1.5 million Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) to pursue further his groundbreaking research on understanding host factors that influence HIV/AIDS. Dr. Ahuja is professor of medicine, microbiology/immunology and biochemistry, director of the Veteran’s Administration Center for AIDS and HIV Infection and the […]

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