November 30, 2006

Melatonin expert ranks among world’s most-cited scientists
Congratulations to Russel J. Reiter, Ph.D.!
November 6, 2006

CSB Faculty Meeting with Drs. Olson and Barnes regarding the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Drs. Olson and Barnes will be meeting with CSB faculty to discuss the new interdisciplinary graduate program on:
Tuesday, November 7th,
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Room 209L conference room
For those faculty located at SBC TX Research Park this meeting will be videoconferenced in
SBC room 1.120
October 17, 2006

Annual conference recognizes HSC’s exceptional leaders
Congratulations to CSB's Exceptional Leaders!
- Ellen Kraig, Ph.D., Professor
Elected to the UT Academy of Health Science Education.
- Patricia A. Brewer, Ph.D.,Joint Appointed CSB
First place win in the Innovative Science Education division for the GATEways program that involves additional CSB faculty.
- Linda Y. Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Named founding member of the academy in 2005, was 1 of the 13 inaugural members of the UT Academy of Health Science Education.
October 3, 2006

President names new Executive Committee member-at-large
Babatunde O. Oyajobi, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor
September 26, 2006

NIH Award Ranking of Medical Schools Departments excel spreadsheet.
CSB Department is Ranked 8 in NIH Awards for Anatomy/Cell Biology Departments in FY 2005
September 11, 2006

CSB Faculty, Staff, and Students,
Thanks to everyone that participated in the CSB retreat on Saturday, but especially to Dr. Robin Leach and Anne Stevens for their hard work. It was a wonderful venue.
I also extend my appreciation to the faculty that presented, the postdoctoral fellows that shared their research with us and all the graduate students that presented posters.
Christi A. Walter, Ph.D.
Professor & Interim Chair
Congratulations to the award winners and their mentors!
- Top Poster Awards: Nikita Ruparel(mentor Dr. Hargreaves) and Robert Nichols (mentor Dr. Sun)
- Guarino nominees: Michael Wetzel (M.S.; mentor Dr. Dong) and Sapna Vijayakumar (Ph.D.; mentor Dr. Naylor). Michael received the M.S. award from the Graduate School at convocation
- Carrillo award: Stephanie Zimmer
- Barbara Bowman Graduate Student Award: Sapna Vijayakumar, Ph.D.
September 5, 2006

Faculty members receive promotions, tenure. (view story)
August 23, 2006

Michael Wetzel - Recipient of the Guarino Award for Academic Excellence in Master of Science Studies.
Congratulations to Michael Wetzel and his mentor, Dr. Lily Dong. Michael is the recipient of the Guarino Award for Academic Excellence in Master of Science Studies.
Dr. Veronica Contreras-Shannon - Recipient of the Barbara H. Bowman Scholarship award.
Congratulations to Dr. Veronica Contreras-Shannon and her mentor Dr. Robin Leach. Dr. Contreras-Shannon is a recipient of the Barbara H. Bowman Scholarship award.
June 6, 2006

Dong named to American Heart Association committee
Lily Q. Dong, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
May 30, 2006

HSC granted more than $500,000 from Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Babatunde O. Oyajobi, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor
San Antonio Area Foundation awards $260,738 to HSC researchers
Sue C. Stacy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor/Research
May 23, 2006

Jenny Hong - CSB Student Won Aging Training Award
Congratulations to Jenny Hong and her mentor, Lily Dong, for Jenny being awarded the best presentation by a pre-doctoral student from the aging training program!
May 16, 2006

Naylor, other chromosome 3 explorers unveil their final work in Nature
Susan L. Naylor, Ph.D., Professor
Weaker joins class of 2006 Minnie Stevens Piper Professors
Frank J. Weaker, Ph.D., Associate Professor
April 11, 2006

Professor provides testimony concerning NIH funding for FY 2007
Ellen Kraig, Ph.D., Professor
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