Wasmuth Lab Research

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• Dr. Wasmuth is named the V Foundation's 2024 Abeloff and Stuart Scott V Scholar

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• UT Health San Antonio cryo-EM facility: First in South Texas International - Interview with Co-Director, Dr. Elizabeth Wasmuth 

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• Dr. Wasmuth named a Voelcker Fund Young Investigator (2023)​

 

• Selected as Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program Prostate Cancer Program Highlight of 2023

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• Dr. Wasmuth named University of Texas Rising STAR (2022)​

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• Dr. Wasmuth awarded $2 million by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (2022)​

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• Prostate Cancer Foundation's top 6 papers in the field (2022)
   

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center News feature - with Dr. Charles Sawyers (2022)​

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• Dr. Wasmuth inducted into inaugural cohort of NIH MOSAIC K99/R00 scholars to enhance DEI in STEM (2021)

 

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State-Wide (Texas Public Radio)

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• New cryo-electron microscope to 'revolutionize' research at UT Health San Antonio

 

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Local News (San Antonio, TX)

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• UT Health San Antonio News Room

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• San Antonio Express News

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• My San Antonio: SA’s most powerful microscope: Studying proteins at subatomic level, seeking cures

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Lab Updates

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October 1, 2024

Elizabeth is selected by the V Foundation as the 2024 Abeloff and Stuart Scott V Scholar!

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June 20, 2024

Madisyn passes her PhD qualifying exam with honors! Congratulations, Madisyn!

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June 3, 2024

Calla returns for her third summer as an undergraduate intern, and Lillian returns for the year!

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May 15, 2024

Dr. Lijuan Guo joins the team as a joint post-doctoral fellow!

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April 15, 2024

Vinh accepts an offer of admissions to the UTHSA IBMS PhD program! Congratulations, Vinh!

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September 25, 2023

Dr. Tanisha Sharma joins the team as a post-doctoral fellow!

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August 7, 2023

Vinh Le joins us from Soka University for a one-year internship. Welcome, Vinh!

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June 5, 2023

Calla Xu returns for her second summer as an undergraduate intern in the Wasmuth Lab, and Lillian Drew joins the Olsen-Wasmuth laboratories as an undergraduate intern. Welcome back, Calla, and welcome, Lilly!

 

April 26, 2023

The Wasmuth Lab welcomes Dr. Irshad Ahmad to the team!

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January 1, 2023

Madisyn Johnson officially joins the Wasmuth Lab for her doctoral studies!

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October 1, 2022

Dr. Eliza Ruben joins the Wasmuth-Olsen lab as resident structural biologist extraordinaire!

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July 15, 2022

The UT Health San Antonio Cryo-EM facility opens under leadership of Drs. Wasmuth, Shaun Olsen, and Lijia Jia.

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July 5, 2022

Humberto Suarez – aka Lab MacGyver (or just Bert) – joins the Wasmuth Lab! 

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May 22, 2022

The Wasmuth Laboratory officially opens at the University of Texas (UT) Health at San Antonio! Many thanks to Xiang Ru Zhao for her hard work in laying the foundations for the big move from New York City to San Antonio!