Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

News

Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

Results: 15 news stories

2024 Winners: 12th Annual San Antonio Postdoctoral Research Forum

Keynote Speaker

Jennifer M. Heemstra, PhD
Charles Allen Thomas Professor and Chair
Department of Chemistry
Washington University, St Louis
Co-Founder, #MentorFirst

"Leadership: How To Be Great At The Job That You (Likely) Weren’t Trained For"

 

UT Health San Antonio


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.


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.

Postdoc Holiday Social Group Attendee Photo

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

12th Annual Frontiers of Translational Science Research Day

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


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

Nikki Claus

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

The Robert A. Clark Frontiers of Translational Science Research 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

2021 Winners: Long School of Medicine Research Week

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

 


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.

Event Date: 

Saturday, August 1, 2020 - 08:00

SMA logo