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GLP-1 and reduced cancer risk discovery earns UT Health San Antonio fellow prestigious Helio NextGen Disruptor Award
Colton Frisco Jones, MD, a 2nd-year fellow at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), recently earned the prestigious Healio NextGen Disruptor Award at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2026 annual meeting in Chicago. GLP-1s and reduced cancer risk discovery Using […]
Read moreResearcher secures dual grants totaling over $4.6 million for DNA repair, cancer studies
Cells in the body are in a constant process of repairing damaged DNA. In a diseased state, such as cancer, this process can break down, leading to the instability of genes. A scientist at The University of Texas at San Antonio was recently awarded two grants totaling more than $4.6 million from the National […]
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UT Health San Antonio researcher receives $400,000 Komen grant to study therapeutic yoga for breast cancer survivors
Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, to work with Hispanics in South Texas Content provided by Cliff Despres Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, a cancer researcher at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio, is receiving a two-year, $400,000 leadership grant from Susan G. Komen to study cancer survivorship. She aims […]
Read moreUT San Antonio MD/PhD graduate student earns top NIH ranking for research proposal
A third-year MD/PhD graduate student from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), Christopher Mullally, recently received funding from the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute for a project examining how the body regulates internal sources of mutation and how breakdowns in that regulation may contribute to cancer development. While […]
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CPRIT awards newly integrated UT San Antonio to further its mission to combat cancers across South Texas
The University of Texas at San Antonio and its academic health center, UT Health San Antonio, recently received over $2.7 million in new academic and prevention awards from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to further its mission of combating cancers across South Texas. Since 2010, CPRIT has awarded the newly integrated UT San Antonio almost $186 million.
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AI-assisted colonoscopy enhances polyp detection
UT Health San Antonio is using AI-assisted colonoscopy technology to help physicians detect precancerous polyps in real time, expanding access to advanced colorectal cancer prevention and early detection for South Texans.
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