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Medical Research Focus Areas

Long School of Medicine conducts high-impact research across the following priority areas:

  • Cancer research and oncology
  • Aging and gerontology
  • Neurosciences and brain health
  • Infectious diseases and immunology
  • Precision medicine and genomics
  • Translational and clinical sciences
  • Population health and epidemiology

From Discovery to Care: Our Research Mission

The Long School of Medicine research community is committed to driving scientific discovery, fostering collaboration, and translating breakthroughs into improved patient care and population health outcomes in San Antonio and beyond.

Quickfacts

2026

Best Medical Schools: Research, U.S. News and World Report

50th

FY25 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research rank nationally

~1900

peer-reviewed articles published in FY22

$124M

in NIH funding in FY25

Research Videos Featuring Our Medical School Community

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Meet our researchers

Our researchers are dedicated to translating discoveries into strategies and therapies that address real-world needs.

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Future Magazine How science is reprogramming biological drivers of obesity and metabolic disease

Future Magazine

Future is the official magazine of the Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at ÍøºìÎçÒ¹¸£Àû of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Read and share inspiring stories highlighting our medical alumni, faculty and students who are revolutionizing education, research, patient care and critical services in the communities they serve.

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LSOM Office for Research Newsletter

We are excited to share the latest issue of the Newsletter, which highlights the achievements and high-impact discoveries by our research community. With our integration with the University of Texas at San Antonio, we look forward to exciting new opportunities for collaborations and innovation.

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Science and Medicine

The Science & Medicine podcast is a collaboration between and ÍøºìÎçÒ¹¸£Àû of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, about how scientific discovery in San Antonio advances the way medicine is practiced everywhere.

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