Drug Target Review: Why PARP inhibitors fail: key role of the CST complex in BRCA1-deficient cancers (Sung)
April 8, 2026Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), in collaboration with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at Harvard Medical School, Columbia University and Irving Medical Center, have made a critical breakt …
Congratulations to Elizabeth Wasmuth, PhD on Her UT Health SA Presidential Excellence Award
February 27, 2026We are proud to celebrate Elizabeth V. Wasmuth, PhD, Assistant Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Freeman Hrabowski Scholar in the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Long School of Medicine, for her outstanding achievements a …
KABB TV (Fox SA) and WOAI-TV (NEWS4SA): Road to Gold — International Childhood Cancer Day celebrates perseverance of young patients
February 23, 2026Aaron Sugalski, DO, clinical professor of pediatric hematology-oncology with the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute and Mays Cancer Center, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
🎉Congratulations to Chris Do (Rao Lab) for being named the UT Health San Antonio Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Sr. Student of the Year!
The GSBS Senior Student of the Year Award recognizes a graduate student who demonstrates the best potential for research success as measured by publications, presentations, and awards. The student must demonstrate sustained excellence in academics. Chr …
Dr. Yogesh Gupta, PhD Selected to Receive the Graduate Mentor of the Year Award at the 2025 GSBS Convocation Ceremony
Dr. Yogesh Gupta, Ph.D. Graduate Mentor of the Year Award Recipient Dr. Robert Svatek, M.D., M.S.C.I. Graduate Mentor of the Year Award Recipient We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Yogesh Gupta, Ph.D., and Dr. Robert Svatek, M.D., M.S.C.I., are the r …
KENS5 & Great Day SA, Hyundai Hope on Wheels Handprint Ceremony (Tomlinson)
August 11, 2025Gail Tomlinson, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics and division chief of pediatric hematology-oncology in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Health San Antonio, was interviewed by KENS-TV and appeared on the station’s morning show, “Great Day SA.” Dr. To …
UT Health San Antonio gears up to drive out childhood cancer (Hyundai Hope on Wheels Media Advisory)
August 5, 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2025 Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu MEDIA ADVISORY UT Health San Antonio gears up to drive out childhood cancer Receives grant from Hyundai Hope on Wheels® to continue its fight against the disea …
UT Health San Antonio scientists uncover how some cancers outsmart immune system (Rao, Sung, Zheng, & Chen Labs)
July 17, 2025Shared By: Claire Kowalick July 17, 2025 FOXM1 protein identified as key driver in immunotherapy resistance, unlocking new therapeutic avenues For years, scientists have found the overexpression of a specific protein called FOXM1 in a wide range of c …
Texas Public Radio: Science & Medicine: Sabotaging the molecular engines of some pediatric cancers (Gupta)
February 24, 2025Ewing sarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma are cancers that overwhelmingly impact children. They’re soft tissue cancers that are thankfully rare because treatment options are limited, according to pediatric cancer researcher Yogesh Gupta, PhD, an associate pro …
Kurmasheva Lab is Featured in CPRIT Annual Report
February 6, 2025Doctors diagnose nearly 1,200 Texans under 20 years of age with cancer every year. Despite intensive genotoxic therapy, nearly 20% of these children will die from their cancer. Those who survive face a lifetime of potential toxicities due to their ther …