June 2009
4 posts
UTSA researcher wins $917K from NIH to study...
By Christi Fish Public Affairs Specialist (June 24, 2009)—UTSA researcher Brian Derrick hopes to find out soon how the brain saves episodic memories. An associate professor in theDepartment of Biology and the Neurosciences Institute, the UTSA neurobiologist has won $917,000 in funding from the National Institutes of Health to research how neurons store information in the brain and how they...
Jun 25th
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"Write Winning Grants" Workshop
CRTS Host the “Write Winning Grants” Workshop A Regional Grant Writing Seminar for Minority Institutions This program is organized by the FASEB Career Resources/FASEB MARC Program in association with Grant Writers’ Seminars and Workshops (GWSW) and the National Institutes of Health. It will be held at the University of Texas-San Antonio, September 4th, 2009 from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM UTSA...
Jun 3rd
Stimulus funding: UTSA submits 17 proposals
By Christi Fish Public Affairs Specialist This year, President Obama signed the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), better known as the stimulus bill, in response to America’s economic crisis. UTSA researchers have submitted 17 proposals to the National Institutes of Health for stimulus funding consideration. Among other items, the legislation allocates $111...
Jun 1st
Exclusive interview with Andrew Tsin, Ph.D.
May 28, 2009 Dr. Andrew Tsin is more than a faculty member in the College of Sciences. He is also the Director of the Center for Research and Training in the Sciences, and the Associate Dean for Research. In his 28 years at UTSA, Tsin has brought in millions of dollars in funding, and touched the lives of young researchers and students alike. Tsin shares his story with Dean of the College of...
Jun 1st
May 2009
3 posts
Eye association inducts inaugural class of Fellows...
May 14, 2009 By Christi Fish, Public Affairs Specialist Department of Biology researcher Andrew Tsin stood among an elite group of eye researchers last week when he was named a Silver Fellow in the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)’s inaugural class of fellows. ARVO’s new honor recognizes the professional accomplishments and service of its members as well as their...
May 21st
CRTS establishes new web presence!
May 15, 2009 CRTS is proud to launch its new comprehensive website. This site provides a new and modern vehicle for CRTS online content and communications. This site is built using cascading style sheets and includes seven pages to bring together the 13 programs and provide information on a variety of topics relating to each program. The site also features a dynamic form contact page allowing...
May 18th
Application Deadline
April 28, 2009 Every year, UTSA’s Center for Research and Training in the Sciences offers minority UTSA juniors and seniors the opportunity to conduct biomedical and related research through its MARC-U*STAR (Minority Access to Research Careers – Undergraduate Student Training for Academic Research) Research Training Program. The program, funded by the National Institute of General Medical...
May 18th