Blaine Jacobs, PhD

Dr. Blaine (McGuire) Jacobs serves as an Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine (UIWSOM), where she has been a faculty member since 2018. She earned her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from UT Health San Antonio, focusing her graduate research on opioid receptor function, particularly peripheral analgesic mechanisms, to identify new pharmacological targets for improved pain management. Her doctoral training was supported by the Craniofacial Oral-Biology Student Training in Academic Research (COSTAR) Fellowship and the Council for Excellence in Women's Health Scholarship.

Following her doctorate, Dr. Jacobs completed a postdoctoral research appointment at The University of Texas at Dallas, where she investigated migraine pathology and collaborated with pharmaceutical companies to screen compounds in preclinical pain models. Her research contributed to a deeper understanding of the mechanisms underlying migraine pain and the development of potential therapeutic interventions.

At UIWSOM, Dr. Jacobs co-authored the curricular study, “Integrating Physiology into the First Two Years of a New Osteopathic Medical School Curriculum” (PMID: 37637143), which outlines the school’s self-directed, integrative approach to medical education. She also mentors students conducting equity-focused research, including the recent project, “The Implications of Socioeconomic Status by ZIP Code on Maternal-Fetal Mortality in San Antonio, Texas” (PMID: 38523982). Her current scholarly interests center on disparities in healthcare and the potential of osteopathic medicine to reduce inequities in underserved San Antonio communities.

• PhD in Pharmacology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio