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Marisol Fernández Ortiz, PhD selected to participate in the 2025 Ignite Entrepreneurship Trek to Silicon Valley
Congratulations to Dr. Marisol Fernández Ortiz, for being selected to participate in the 2025 Ignite Entrepreneurship Trek to Silicon Valley, organized by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship.
Dr. Fernandez Ortiz is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the lab of Dr. Gregory Aune (Pediatrics - Hematology/Oncology).
Afaf Saliba, PhD selected for oral presentation and travel award by American Society of Nephrology Conference
Congratulations to Dr. Afaf Saliba, for her abstract submission being selected for an oral presentation and a travel award at the upcoming American Society of Nephrology "Acute Kidney Injury: From Bench to Bedside" Conference in Leesburg, VA, in May 2025.
Afaf Saliba, PhD publishes first-author publication in JCI Insight
Congratulations to Dr. Afaf Saliba, for her first-author publication in JCI insight, "Quinolinic acid potentially links kidney injury to brain toxicity".
As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, she conducts her training in the lab of Dr. Kumar Sharma. She is supported by the NHLBI T32 - Pathobiology of Occlusive Vascular Disease.
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
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
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
Dr. Semwal has accepted a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Biology at Our Lady of the Lake University.
As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, she conducted her training in the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies under Nicolas Musi, MD.
2023 Postdoc Holiday Social
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, MPHVice President for ResearchProfessor of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesUT 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
Reuben S. Harris, PhD
Professor & Chair
Department of Biochemistry &
Structural Biology
HHMI Investigator
Director, Midwest AViDD Center
"Strategies to Maximize Your Postdoctoral Training Experience"
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
ASPET Annual Meeting 2021
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"
Journal Publication – Dr. Amir Ali Tavabi's Most Recent Paper Has Been Published In The Southern Medical Journal
Amir Ali Tavabi, PhD
Paper Title: "Presentation with Anosmia and Ageusia: Possible Hidden Carriers of COVID- 19"Publication: South Med Journal (SMJ).
Here is a the link to the full paper.
Saturday, August 1, 2020 - 08:00
