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UTSA is a Carnegie R1 "very high research activity" university and one of Texas's fastest-growing research institutions. Its scientists span molecular biology, neuroscience, chromatin and cancer genetics, developmental and regenerative biology, and reproductive science, alongside strong programs in astrophysics, AI, cybersecurity, and behavioral health. Several of our guests run labs here studying everything from gene regulation and lymphoma to exoplanets and autism therapies.

UT Health San Antonio is the region's premier academic health center, running over 200 studies a year with an emphasis on translational "bench to bedside" research. Its strengths include cancer (through the NCI-designated Mays Cancer Center and Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute), longevity and aging at the Barshop Institute, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, diabetes and metabolic disease, infectious disease, and military health. It's also home to the MD/PhD program and mentoring initiatives featured on our show.

SwRI is one of the largest independent, nonprofit R&D organizations in the country — around 3,200 staff working across roughly 4,000 active projects "from deep sea to deep space." It's a world leader in space science and spacecraft instrumentation, serving as the principal investigator institution for major NASA missions including Juno, New Horizons, Lucy, and Europa Clipper, while also advancing robotics, AI, fuels and engines, chemistry, and bioengineering.

OLLU is a small, private Hispanic-Serving Institution in San Antonio built around close, one-to-one mentorship — biology classes are capped so faculty can work individually with students, who have lab access on evenings and weekends for their own research. Its science programs emphasize hands-on undergraduate research and serve as pathways into graduate school, medical school, and the health professions, with faculty who bring active research backgrounds into the classroom.