The UT Health San Antonio, with missions of teaching, research and healing, is one of the country’s leading health sciences universities.
Principal Investigator(s)
Singh, Brij B
Funded by
NIH-DENTAL & CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH
Saliva performs a number of extremely important biological functions that are instrumental in maintaining oralhealth. It has been estimated that more than 5 million people in the US suffers from salivary gland dysfunction(Sjogren's syndrome). Although no genes mutations have been identified that could explain the pathogenesisof Sjogren's syndrome (SS), recent evidence have suggested that T17-cell infiltration and induction ofapoptosis in salivary gland acinar cells could be the two major events that could lead to salivary glanddestruction.
59th Medical Wing at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center (WHASC)
The 59th Medical Wing Chief Scientist provides the strategic vision, direction, oversight, project management support and technical resources to advance medical modernization efforts with a unique focus on research activities.
BioBridge Global is a San Antonio, Texas-based nonprofit corporation that offers diverse services through its subsidiaries – the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, QualTex Laboratories, GenCure and the Blood & Tissue Center Foundation.
Principal Investigator(s)
Samantha Gomez Ngamsuntikul
Rachel Beddard
Previously, South Texas Blood & Tissue Center discarded apheresis platelets with a yield of < 3 x 1011 platelets. The center started a program to add low-yield platelets to their inventory, increasing apheresis platelet supply by 193 in a 12-month inventory.
59th Medical Wing at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center (WHASC)
The 59th Medical Wing Chief Scientist provides the strategic vision, direction, oversight, project management support and technical resources to advance medical modernization efforts with a unique focus on research activities.
59th Medical Wing at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center (WHASC)
The 59th Medical Wing Chief Scientist provides the strategic vision, direction, oversight, project management support and technical resources to advance medical modernization efforts with a unique focus on research activities.
