UT Health SA Grad School of Biomedical Sciences

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Applications open! 🎓🩺 Apply to UT San Antonio’s Pre‑Professional Graduate Certificate (post‑bac) to boost your academics for med school & health professions. ✨ 📅 Final: May 1 📧 postbac@uthscsa.edu 🔗 uthscsa.edu/biomedical-sci… #PreMed #PostBac #UTHealthSA #MedSchoolPrep

Vincent will be presenting two abstracts at the American Association for Cancer Research Meeting in San Diego

Congratulations to our Spring 2026 Travel Award Winners: Xena Huang, Vincent Pham, and Rachael Cundey! Xena will be presenting at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting and Rachael will be presenting at American Academy of Neurology Meeting both in Chicago!

Graduate Student Appreciation Week brought GSBS Students and bunnies together for a bunny-hopping good time! 🐇💙

Applying to a competitive health professions program? The Pre-Professional Graduate Certificate Program offers graduate-level preparation to help strengthen your application and readiness for med, dental, PA, and other health pathways. ➡️ Apply today : buff.ly/dbyqrQq

From an inspiring keynote lineup to powerful conversations around science communication, this is a day you don’t want to miss. ⏰ Last call for registration — register to attend! uthscsa.edu/biomedical-sci…

🎓✨ GSA President Bria Moore is counting down to the Mikiten Research Symposium on February 11, and for good reason! Featuring Dr. Michael Mackert & Dr. Jay Banner, this is your chance to learn, be inspired, and elevate your voice as a scientist.

“Every opportunity you have to tell your story, you should take it.” — GSBS Dean Weiss The 2026 Mikiten Research Symposium is exactly that opportunity! Hear fantastic science communicators and celebrate the outstanding research of your peers at Mikiten on Feb. 11 at the GCCRI!

📣 Call for Presenters: 2026 Mikiten Research Symposium Share your research, win prizes, and enjoy some chalupas & coffee! ☕🌮 Join us Wed., Feb. 11 at GCCRI to showcase your work, hear from renowned scientists, and boost your confidence. Sign up 👉 uthscsa.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cZ…

Our graduate students do incredible work every day. To show our appreciation for our graduate students and all the work they do, we are celebrating Graduate Student Appreciation Week February 17–20! Join us for a week of food, swag, and activities!

Ready to share your research? IBMS Students, Ishana Syed and Brinda Palliyana, share why the Mikiten Research Symposium on February 11 is one of the biggest opportunities to showcase your work, sharpen your communication skills, and connect with the GSBS community.

Khaled also received $1,000 for the Early Career Researcher Award to attend the DNA Repair/Replication Structures & Cancer Conference next month in Playa Mujeres, Mexico. He will be delivering a one-minute Flash Talk, an opportunity reserved for standout early-career scientists.

Khaled Nassar, a third year IBMS Student in the Cancer Biology Discipline under the mentorship of Dr. Ratna Vadlamudi, received the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) Basic Science Scholars Award receiving $2,000 to support his presentation at the SABCS last month.

🔬 Ready to take the next step in your scientific journey? Apply to the IBMS program and begin your path toward transformative research. Final Deadline for Fall 2026 is January 1, 2026.

🎉 Congrats to our Fall 2025 Travel Award Winners — Shahad Abdulsahib & Chris Do! ✈️ Shahad is headed to the SNO Meeting in Hawaii to present her medulloblastoma research. ✈️ Chris received support to attend AACR in Boston, where he presented his pancreatic cancer study.

Thankful, grateful, and a little bit stuffed. 🙏 🍽️ 🥧 GSBS Friendsgiving was filled with fun, food, and friends! 🦃 🧡

What a semester for Anne Wells! 🎉 🏆 2025 IIMS Hero Award for Outstanding Student 🏅 2025 Department of Pharmacology Matthew P. Rowan Student of the Year 🙌 Successful dissertation defense 📄 Publication in Frontiers in Neurology

UT San Antonio faculty Dr. Ratna Vadlamudi and Dr. Marie Gonzalez Porras, GSBS Alumni Dr. Lauren Cornell and Dr. Ricardo Carrion Jr, and GSBS Students, Paulomi Modi and Vincent Pham took the stage to speak about innovation, leadership, and the future of biomedical research in SA!

Last Wednesday, several GSBS students, faculty, and alumni attended and spoke at The Health Cell Event's State of the Industry Event. Our students experienced stories from researchers, inventors, and military leaders!

Applications Are Now Open for the Alumni Mentoring Program! Connect with GSBS alumni mentors to grow your network, gain career insights, and boost your professional development. Sign up to be a mentee or a mentor today at uthscsa.edu/biomedical-sci…