The Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the Year Award, which is in its third year, recognizes an outstanding UT San Antonio Health Science Center postdoctoral research fellow who has demonstrated not just excellence in research but also accomplishments in other areas, including leadership and service. Nominations were invited from postdoctoral research fellows, faculty mentors and staff.
Dr. Carine Jaafar, a postdoctoral research fellow in the department of Department of Medicine / Hematology-Oncology mentored by Dr. Ricardo Aguiar, was selected from a competitive field of nominees by a faculty committee as the 2026 Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the Year.