- October 1, 2024
Save the date: BBC Conference 2025!
Our 17th annual BBC Conference will be held at the Embassy Suites San Antonio March 21-23. Check the BBC website for updates on registration and abstract deadlines.
BBC 2025Viva Science 2025!
Members of the ARTT Center have participated in Viva Science, a San Antonio community outreach event for students and their families to engage with the city's large scientific community. This year, graduate student Jackie Vazquez (Collins Lab), Dr. Lindsey Galbo Thomma (France Lab), and Dr. Gopu Changarathil (Daws Lab) manned the table.
UTHSCSA 12th Annual San Antonio Postdoctoral Research Forum Winners
Current T32 trainee, Dr. Lindsey Galbo-Thomma (right) won the Best Oral Presentation Award and former T32 Trainee, Dr. Michael Wedemeyer (middle) won 2nd Place overall. Congratulations to the two of them!
Shawn Flynn named 2024 Senior Student of the Year
The GSBS awards committee has selected Shawn Flynn from Dr. Charles France's lab as the senior student of the year. Read more about Shawn's accomplishments in his interview with the GSBS newsletter.
Coming Soon
STEP-UP Awardee, Isaac Das, Presents His Work With UTHSCSA
Isaac Das spent the summer doing research here at UT Health Science Center San Antonio before going to Princeton in the fall. He was named a STEP-UP awardee by the NIDDK which allowed him to join Dr. Hiranita's lab, receive a stipend, and attend a symposium to present the work he completed.
Dr. Lindsey Galbo-Thomma Presents at ASPET 2024
T32 Postdoctoral Fellow, Lindsey Galbo-Thomma, was awarded an ASPET travel award and was able to travel to Arlington, VA to present her current research.
Biomedical Research Awareness Day 2024
BRAD 2024 Fellow of the Year, Lindsey Galbo-Thomma, celebrated BRAD day on campus with students and members of Animal Research Compliance.
Watch the BRAD 2024 Webinar Here
About ARTT
The mission of the ARTT Center of Excellence is to promote substance use disorder research, treatment, and training at UT Health San Antonio and facilitate the translation of discoveries in basic science to clinical care. ARTT provides a formal mechanism for bringing together a diverse group of scientists, clinicians, and educators in order to identify and develop novel behavioral and pharmacological approaches to treating substance use disorders.
The vision of the ARTT Center of Excellence is to stimulate innovative research leading to breakthroughs in the treatment of substance use disorders and to train the next generation of addiction scientists and clinicians.
Members in the ARTT Center of Excellence represent a wide range of scientific and clinical perspectives, from chemistry to biology and behavior. Researchers, educators, and clinicians at UT Health San Antonio are on the cutting edge of addiction science and are making significance advances in the understanding and treatment of substance use disorders.
ARTT continues to combat Substance Use Disorders (SUD) by:
BBC Conference
This multi-day conference focuses on translational aspects of addiction research among chemists, biologists, and behavioral scientists.
Learn More!T32 Training Program
Postdoctoral fellows receive SUD interdisciplinary training across various laboratories and areas of expertise.
Learn More!Be Well Clinic
The UT Health Behavioral Wellness Clinic (Be Well) is a comprehensive substance use treatment program treating a wide variety of substance dependence problems.
Learn More!TxSUS - Texas Substance Use Symposium
TxSUS represents a unique opportunity to bring together health care providers and community members to collaboratively identify substance use challenges and solutions.
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Biological Psychiatry Analytical Laboratory
The Biological Psychiatry Analytic Laboratory (BPAL) is an analytical pharmacology laboratory, expert at small molecule measurement. The lab is involved in training students and post-doctoral fellows at UT Health Science Center San Antonio.
Learn More!Upcoming Events
Latest News
- October 10, 2023
UTEP Job Opportunity:
Dr. Serafine, a former T32 trainee, would like to spread the word about a tenure track assistant professor position in Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Texas at El Paso in the Department of Psychology.
Job Posting
- October 10, 2023
Postdoctoral Researcher of the Year: Michael Wedemeyer, PhD!
Former T32 trainee, Dr. Michael Wedemeyer, who is now supported at UTHSCSA by an F32 grant, was chosen by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs as the 2023 Postdoctoral Researcher of the Year.
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