Congratulations to the 2024 T1 to T4 in 3 Minutes Winners! This event highlights multidisciplinary UT Health SA research projects that fall within the spectrum of translational science. The T1 – T4 in 3 (Minutes) Challenge is a collaborative effort between the IIMS Community Health Advisory Board (CHAB), Community Engagement, and the Office of Research Education.  This competition challenges individuals to present their research in 3 minutes to a mixed audience of faculty, staff, students, and community members. 

William Kelly – 1^st Place
Marissa Brown and Kaitlyn Bejar – 2^nd place
Komali Pentakota – 3^rd Place
Sandra Isley and Frio County TAB – Community Award

Thank you to the community health advisory board (CHAB) Judges! Bryan Bayles (Texas A&M San Antonio), Destiny Mujica (Metro Health – Community Health Worker Hub), and Kate Martin (Community Volunteer).

UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry names director of Center for Pain Therapeutics and Addiction Research
Congratulations to Kenneth M. Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, professor of endodontics at the School of Dentistry of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has been named inaugural director of the school’s Center for Pain Therapeutics and Addiction Research. 

Dr. Hargreaves has been a member of the multi-PI group on the CTSA grant since it was first funded in 2008. He has also chaired the Department of Endodontics at the school for 26 years, is a world-renown expert in pain research and has served as principal or co-principal investigator on numerous National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense and foundation-funded projects totaling more than $139 million.
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Alexander Testa (PI) PhD, Rahama Mungia (Co-PI) BDS, MSc, DDPHRCS MD, and the South Texas Oral Health Network has secured funding for an R03 grant totaling $350,000 over the next two years. This achievement stems from the preliminary results they presented at the Community Engagement Symposium in 2022.  This grant will support a study on secondary data analysis from national databases. Their goal is to uncover the relationship between personal violent victimization or community violence exposure and dental care utilization from adolescence to adulthood (ages 12-44).  Congratulations and we look forward to your future achievements.

The Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science is now accepting applications for nominations for its 2024 Community Engagement Hero Awards.  This program recognizes outstanding individuals who have worked as part of a community-academic research partnership (between a community group and a UT Health San Antonio or UTSA research team) for the improved health and well-being of South Texas communities. 

Award categories include:

Outstanding Student Award 

Outstanding Researcher Award

Outstanding Community Partner

Outstanding Community Health Improvement Project

Awards will be presented at the 2024 IIMS Community Engagement Symposium, Awardees will receive a plaque and a $500 travel award.  

Community members, healthcare practitioners, research teams, and students/trainees are eligible. Submit you nomination(s) by November 4, 2024 HERE

The IIMS will host its 2024 Community Engagement Symposium on Saturday, December 7th at the Neighborhood Place. This free event is open to community members, healthcare practitioners, researchers, and students!

Scientific translation describes the process of taking research discoveries from basic lab science to clinical practice, and into community interventions for public health benefit.  Community engagement is important for the translation of research findings. Not only is it important for identifying priority health topics for the community, but it is vital for increasing the reach, effectiveness, and adoption of findings. This symposium will address how community-campus partnerships (between a community group and researchers) can build trust and work together to successfully conduct health research that matters to the community.

Goals

Our goal is to engage the community, faculty, and students in conversations about health research, building capacity for community-campus partnerships, showcasing current projects, and fostering future collaborations.

Spanish interpretation service available for attendees. Register HERE.

Servicio de interpretación en español disponible para los asistentes de habla hispana. Regístrase AQUÍ.

The “Nuts and Bolts of Executing a Clinical or Population Research Study” will be a one-hour forum focusing on topics related to execution of clinical and population research. The target audience is faculty and staff involved in clinical and/or population research. Attendees should review materials prior to the discussion and be prepared to discuss the topic with the discussion leader. 
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The UT Health Houston Institute for Implementation Science is excited to announce our 2024 Implementation Science Seminar Series! Researchers, healthcare professionals, and other practitioners interested in implementation science are invited to attend. See the flyer above for more details.

The next seminar is scheduled for October 3rd at 12:00PM CT 

"A Systems Approach to Scale Up for Population Health Improvement"
Presented by Harriet Koorts, PhD
Click here to Register.

Health Communication: Research, Practice, and Telling the Story of Your Career 
Presented by: Mike Mackert, PhD

Research improves thousands, if not millions, of people’s lives at a time. Join Dell Med’s Health Transformation Research Institute for the Senior Scientist Seminar Series (S4) to learn about the impressive career paths and impactful scientific contributions of Dell Med and UT faculty.

Primary Target Audience:
Dell Medical School and Ascension trainees, faculty, staff, medical students, UT researchers and the community at large
Register online for this event here.

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