UTSA photo of the day: Cancer cell illustration
Share this Story(July 28, 2015) -- The devastating effects that cancer can have on a family member are felt worldwide. According to the World Health Organization's latest statistics, the disease claimed more than 8.2 million lives in 2012. At UTSA, researchers are studying cancer from multiple angles.
Electrical and computer engineering professor Sos Agaian, for example, is seeking to improve image enhancement for use in computer-aided cancer detection while his colleagues Yufei Huang and Jianqiu Zhang are combining computational modeling with biological information to better understand what causes breast cells to become cancerous. In mechanical and biomedical engineering, Yusheng Feng is using the UTSA Advanced Visualization Laboratory to simulate cancer treatments and predict outcomes.
Demographer Corey Sparks is analyzing census data to determine cancer occurrence patterns in south Texas while sociologist Christopher Ellison is studying whether a cancer diagnosis influences a person’s religious beliefs. Communications professor Kimberly Kline is reviewing breast cancer education pamphlets for African American women to assess whether the pamphlets are culturally sensitive.
Many College of Sciences faculty members are also very involved in cancer research. Chemistry professor Stanton McHardy is seeking to discover new breast cancer therapies and biologist Floyd Wormley is investigating why cancer patients are more susceptible to infection. Biologist Brian Hermann is helping young cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy from becoming infertile so they can one day have children when they become adults. Physics professor Dhiraj Sardar is conducting nanotechnology research with biomedical applications. He is using lasers to experiment with new nanoparticle fabrications. The goal is to make bright nanoparticles for imaging, biosensors and photodynamic cancer research therapies.
Photo credit: Stephen Durke
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The UTSA Office of Undergraduate is proud to celebrate National Undergraduate Research with an annual event sponsored by the (OUR) featuring students will showcase undergraduate student research and creative endeavors from all disciplines across campus.
Various LocationsDía en la Sombrilla, formerly Fiesta UTSA, is a festival hosted each spring as a part of Fiesta® San Antonio events. Sponsored by Roadrunner Productions, the event features music, food, confetti, games, event t-shirts, and more.
Sombrilla Plaza and Central Plaza, Main CampusFiesta Arts Fair features contemporary art from more than 100 artists from across the U.S., Fiesta favorite foods, drinks, live music by local and regional performers, and a Young Artists Garden providing opportunities for budding artists to learn, explore and express their creativity.
UTSA Southwest CampusJoin the PEACE Center and Wellbeing Services for Denim Day, a day of learning about the importance of consent and why we wear denim on the last Wednesday of the month each April during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Stop by our Denim Day display to take a photo in front of our Denim Wall, spin the "Is It Consent?" Wheel, and get a Concha or goodie.
Student Union Window Lounge, Main CampusLearn to use Zotero®, a citation manager that can help you store and organize citations you find during your research. Zotero can generate bibliographies in various styles, insert in-text citations and allow you to share sources with collaborators.
Virtual EventCelebrate the accomplishments of College of Education and Human Development, College for Health, Community and Policy, College of Sciences and University College.
AlamodomeCelebrate the accomplishments of Alvarez College of Business, College of Liberal and Fine Arts and Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design.
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