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Congratulations to Pharmacology Postdoctoral Fellow Brenda Gannon, Ph.D., for having her abstract featured at EB 2018!!!

February 28, 2018

Brenda Gannon’s, Ph.D., abstract, titled: Reinforcing Potency and Effectiveness of Synthetic Cathinones: Potency versus Selectivity for DAT has been selected to be featured at EB (Experimental Biology) 2018. The five EB host societies are collaborating to feature 10 posters from each society at this joint society reception. This opportunity is in addition to presenting her […]



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Morilak Lab Receives CPRIT Grant To Study Cognitive Impairment

February 27, 2018

The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas has awarded David Morilak, Ph.D., from UT Health San Antonio, a research award of $899,547. The funds will be used to study mechanisms and new treatments for cognitive impairment associated with a type of hormone treatment used in men with prostate cancer. Dr. Morilak is a professor […]




Pharmacology Professor Susan Mooberry, Ph.D., featured in: ‘Drug from Bat Flower shrinks resistant tumors’

February 12, 2018

There is nothing bleaker to a family than being told that their loved one’s cancer has stopped responding to chemotherapy and there are no more options. UT Health San Antonio and spinoff company Terrona LLC want to end that. “We can help patients for a time, but there comes a point when we do not […]




Congratulations Deanna Apple, Ph.D.!!!

January 19, 2018

On January 19th, 2018, Neuroscience graduate student Deana Apple (pictured left) presented her dissertation defense titled: ‘Effects of calorie restriction on the aging neural stem cell niche’ to a lecture hall audience, whose members included her defense committee. She then went through a review of her dissertation and a question and answer process with the […]



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Pharmacology Professor and CBN Director David Morilak, Ph.D., has paper published in the Journal of Neuroscience (01/2018)

January 15, 2018

In The Press – Pharmacology Professor and CBN Director David Morilak, Ph.D., has paper titled: ‘Activity in the ventral medial prefrontal cortex is necessary for the therapeutic effects of extinction in rats’ published in the Journal of Neuroscience (01/2018). Read Full Paper



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Pharmacology Assistant Professor Teresa Evans, Ph.D., featured in 'Two faculty members named to Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 list'

January 4, 2018

Ramesh Grandhi, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, and Teresa Evans, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology and a leader of career development programs in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, have been named to the San Antonio Business Journal‘s 40 Under 40 list. Read Full Article