Bench to Bedside and Beyond
UT Health San Antonio is the primary training site for health professionals serving the South Texas region. As a result of long-standing partnerships and productive relationships formed since its founding, UT Health San Antonio has grown to be a major education and research institution and is the chief catalyst for the leading sector of the San Antonio economy, the biosciences and health care industry. Designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the US Department of Education, the Health Science Center is the largest comprehensive health sciences university in South Texas, and the only tier-one research institution in South Texas.
Long School of Medicine faculty are international leaders in behavioral health, neuroscience, imaging research, cancer, diabetes, healthy development and aging, and many other fields. Their affiliation with UT Health San Antonio other provides access to institutional core facilities, 13 UT Health San Antonio centers and institutes, funding programs, six clinical care partners, and several partner institutions (including the Texas Biomedical Research Institute and the Southwest Research Institute).
Additional Research Highlights
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Mission in biomedical science
Jean X. Jiang, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and structural biology and holder of the Zachry Distinguished University Chair at UT Health San Antonio, is a newly elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
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Clinical
“The most exciting part is that we could assess this risk in advance, when there is ample time to intervene and change the course of a person’s life,” Dr. Seshadri said.
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Translational
“Cellular senescence is clearly emerging as a main player in aging,” said manuscript co-author Nicolas Musi, M.D., professor of medicine at UT Health San Antonio and director of the university’s Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies.
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Community
Community leaders can adopt dynamic land-use methods, public-private partnerships, and community involvement to build and revitalize Latino neighborhoods. This can create affordable housing, connection to public transportation, and more green spaces.
Read the story at Salud America!