Research
The research conducted by Long School of Medicine faculty reaches further than the immediate outcome of publications, presentations, and even awards. Research changes lives.
Bench to bedside and beyond
Long School of Medicine faculty are international leaders in behavioral health, neuroscience, imaging research, cancer, diabetes, healthy development and aging, and many other fields.
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56th
FY19 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research rank
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1600+
peer-reviewed articles published in FY19
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$118M
in organized research awards in FY19
Meet our researchers
Our researchers are dedicated to translating discoveries into strategies and therapies that address real-world needs.
Researcher spotlight
Lily Q. Dong, Ph.D.
Lily Q. Dong, Ph.D., is a Professor of Cell Systems and Anatomy at the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio. Her team recently recieved a five year $1 million grant from Baptist Health Foundation that seeks to prevent Hispanic childhood obesity. The potentially groundbreaking research, led by Dr. Dong, is testing whether there is a genetic marker of early insulin resistance in youth that could be controlled, thereby preventing obesity and development of Type 2 diabetes. The donation marks the largest-ever research grant by Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio and builds upon its longtime support of UT Health San Antonio.
Waridobo Allison, M.D., Ph.D.
Waridibo (Wari) Allison, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Infectious Disease at the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio and the Medical Director at the San Antonio AIDS Foundation (SAAF). Dr. Allison and her team recently recieved a $3 million grant to UT Health San Antonio that will help develop a national initiative called Resources, Information, Support and Education (RISE) for Telementoring for Health Care in Rural Underserved Populations. This telementoring grant will help the university extend its specialty expertise in such areas as infectious disease to primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and community health workers regarding how to treat HIV and hepatitis C.