Results: 21 news stories
Lindsey Galbo-Thomma, PhD awarded F32 by the National Institute on Drug Abuse
 | Lindsey Galbo-Thomma, PhD Congratulations to Dr. Lindsey Galbo-Thomma, for being awarded an Individual National Research Service award (F32) by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. |
Daniel Adekunbi, PhD publishes in Neurobiology of Aging
 | Daniel Adekunbi, PhD |
Iriscilla Ayala, PhD publishes in Nature Communications
 | Iriscilla Ayala, PhD |
| Marisol Fernández Ortiz, PhD |
 | Afaf Saliba, PhD |
Afaf Saliba, PhD publishes first-author publication in JCI Insight
| Afaf Saliba, PhD Congratulations to Dr. Afaf Saliba, for her first-author publication in JCI insight, "Quinolinic acid potentially links kidney injury to brain toxicity". |
2024 Winners: 12th Annual San Antonio Postdoctoral Research Forum
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs hosts the San Antonio Postdoctoral Research Forum (SAPRF) every year during National Postdoctoral Association Week (NPAW) that is sponsored by the National Postdoctoral Association.
Sven Hoekstra, PhD accepts new position
 | Sven Hoekstra, PhD Dr. Hoekstra has accepted a position as an Assistant Professor in Exercise and Sport Science at St. Mary's University. As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, he conducted his training in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine under Michelle Trbovich, MD. |
Emily Lancaster, PhD accepts new position
 | Emily Lancaster, PhD Dr. Lancaster has accepted a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at St. Mary's University. As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, she conducted her training in the Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology under David Libich, PhD. |
Manpreet K. Semwal, PhD accepts new position
| Manpreet K. Semwal, PhD Dr. Semwal has accepted a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Biology at Our Lady of the Lake University. |
The Office of the Vice President for Research, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, and the UT Health San Antonio Postdoctoral Association (UP) held a Postdoc Holiday Social to show appreciation to UT Health San Antonio's Postdoctoral Research Fellows for their hard work, efforts and commitment day-in, day-out.
2023 Winners: 11th Annual San Antonio Postdoctoral Research Forum
Keynote Speaker
Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH
Vice President for Research
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
UT Health San Antonio
"Science Matters - How It Started, How It’s Going"
UT Health San Antonio
2022 Winners: 10th Annual San Antonio Postdoctoral Research Forum
Keynote Speaker
Reuben S. Harris, PhD
Professor & Chair
Department of Biochemistry &
Structural Biology
HHMI Investigator
Director, Midwest AViDD Center
"Strategies to Maximize Your Postdoctoral Training Experience"
UT Health San Antonio
2022 Poster Winners: 12th Annual Frontiers of Translational Science Research Day
Valentina Garbarino, PhD
Mentor: Sudha Seshadri, MD
Department: Neurology - Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases
"Tau microtubule stabilizing protein is required for the neural senescence stress response”
Event Date:
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - 20:30
2021 Winners: 9th Annual San Antonio Postdoctoral Research Forum
Keynote Speaker
Bruce H. Mandt, PhD
Assistant Dean, Graduate School
Director, Postdoctoral Office
Director, Career Development Office
University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, Colorado
(Re)Agents of Change: Taking Control of YOUR Career Goals
UT Health San Antonio
Nikki J. Clauss, PhD
Mentor: Lynette C. Daws, PhD
Department: Cellular & Integrative Physiology
1st place - Oral Competition: Role of Organic Cation Transporter 3 in the Locomotor Sensitizing Effects and Rewarding Properties of Amphetamine in Male and Female Mice
2021 Poster Winners: The Robert A. Clark Frontiers of Translational Science Research Day
Parveez Ahamed Abdul Azees, PhD
Does Formoterol, A Beta2-Adrenergic Receptor Agonist and Commonly Used Bronchodilator, Reduce the Risk of Parkinson's Disease?
Kylie Meyer, PhD, MSc
Mentor: Jing Wang, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Department: School of Nursing
Perceived appreciation for family caregiving associates with higher quality care day-to-day
2021 Winners: Long School of Medicine Research Week
Fabio A. Vigil, PhD
Mentor: Mark Shapiro, PhD
Department: Cellular & Integrative Physiology
1st place: Preclinical and Mechanistic Study of the Acute and Long-term Beneficial Effects of Kv7 Current Augmentation after a Traumatic Brain Injury
Susanne M. Greene, PhD
The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics April 2021
Victor M. Jimenez, Jr., PhD
Mentor: Charles P. France, PhD
Department: Pharmacology
Article: Methocinnamox Reverses and Prevents Fentanyl-Induced Ventilatory Depression in Rats
Excerpt from the ASPET website:
2020 Winners: 8th Annual San Antonio Postdoctoral Research Forum
Keynote Speaker
Jamboor Vishwanatha, PhD
Vice President & Regents Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Genetics
Center for Diversity & International Programs
Director of the Texas Center for Health Disparities
University of North Texas Health Science Center
"Importance of Mentorship and Networking in Developing the Biomedical Research Workforce"
UT Health San Antonio