School of Public Health Annual Report Magazine

2022 issue
Robert Hromas, MD, Dean, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs, UT Health San Antonio

A year of transformative progress

UT Health San Antonio's Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Dean Robert Hromas, MD, identifies four areas of focus of the Mays Cancer Center in its quest to end cancer for communities in South Texas and beyond.
Sandeep Burma, PhD, Professor of Neurosurgery and Biochemistry and Structural Biology; Mays Family Foundation Distinguished Chair in Oncology; Vice Chair for Research, Department of Neurosurgery

The biology of cancer

Mays Cancer Center researchers are making significant strides in understanding risk factors and conditions that cause cancers to develop and progress and assessing impacts on the health and recovery of patients with cancer.
Ratna Vadlamudi, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Promising compound kills range of hard-to-treat cancers

Ratna Vadlamudi, PhD, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Mays Cancer Center, is researching compounds that can target cancer cells to stop their growth.