UT San Antonio
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Nicole Hensch

Ph.D. Student

Nicole is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton having earned her Bachelor's of Science in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and her Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Integrated Biomedical Sciences at UT San Antonio. She is currently working under Dr. Myron Ignatius using the zebrafish model of rhabdomyosarcoma to elucidate mechanisms of growth and metastasis, as well as potential treatments. She is focused on finding a career in research and development in the pharmaceutical or biomedical industry, utilizing translational scientific approaches. 

Education

M.S., Pharmaceutical Sciences, Western University of Health Sciences, 2017

B.S., Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, California State University--Fullerton, 2015 

Awards

Greehey Graduate Fellowship Award 

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229
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