Research
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Providing Pediatric Cancer Patient Care
December 17, 2019
At the Pediatric Blood and Cancer Center, pediatric hematology and oncology physicians are offering children advanced and compassionate patient care.
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Specialists Help Young Adults Battling Cancer
December 17, 2019
UT Health physicians are dedicated to helping adolescents and young adults, a special group battling cancer. These patients juggle many responsibilities while fighting for their lives.
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World-Renowned Biochemist Returns to UT Health
December 17, 2019
Patrick Sung, D.Phil., moved his extensive lab to UT Health San Antonio to continue his research on DNA repair and specifically the function the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes play in that repair.
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Battling Opioid Epidemic with Science, Compassion
December 17, 2019
Jennifer S. Potter, Ph.D., M.P.H., national expert on opioid use disorder, performs research on the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders and is leading a statewide treatment effort.
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Accolades
December 17, 2019
Congratulations to Long School of Medicine physicians and researchers who have been recognized for excellence in education, patient care and research.
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Dean’s Message
December 17, 2019
Dear friends, In medicine, for every advance you make, it feels like you also can take a step back. For example, when I was a young oncologist, I never thought we would see a survival plateau in metastatic melanoma, but today we do. With the new immune checkpoint inhibitors for melanoma, we can generate long-term, […]
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Leadership Gift Funding Alzheimer’s Research
December 17, 2019
A leadership gift from Bill and Rebecca Reed is continuing Glenn Biggs’ dream of developing a comprehensive patient care and research center for Alzheimer’s disease in San Antonio.