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July 3, 2016
The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas has awarded nearly $11 million to the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in its latest funding round. That award includes $5 million to help establish the Texas Pediatric Patient-Derived Xenograft Facility. Peter Houghton, director of the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute at the […]
July 1, 2016
Michael S Barker 1, Zheng Li 2, Thomas I Kidder 2, Chris R Reardon 2, Zhao Lai 3, Luiz O Oliveira 4, Moira Scascitelli 5, Loren H Rieseberg 6 Abstract Premise of the study: Like many other flowering plants, members of the Compositae (Asteraceae) have a polyploid ancestry. Previous analyses found evidence for an ancient duplication or possibly triplication in the early evolutionary history of the family. We sought to better […]
June 17, 2016
SAN ANTONIO – The doctors, staff and patients at the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute are celebrating its latest grant, a $10.9 million donation from Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
June 3, 2016
The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas has awarded nearly $11 million to the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in its latest funding round. That award includes $5 million to help establish the Texas Pediatric Patient-Derived Xenograft Facility. Peter Houghton, director of the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute at the […]
May 20, 2016
The Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute at the Health Science Center garnered $10.9 million from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)―a larger amount than any other academic institution in the state. The Health Science Center received 24 percent of the $45.3 million awarded to 13 academic institutions on May 18. The grant was the […]
May 20, 2016
The Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute at the Health Science Center garnered $10.9 million from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)―a larger amount than any other academic institution in the state. The Health Science Center received 24 percent of the $45.3 million awarded to 13 academic institutions on May 18. The grant was the […]
April 2, 2016
Authors Philip J Uren, Emad Bahrami-Samani, Patricia Rosa de Araujo, Christine Vogel, Mei Qiao, Suzanne C Burns, Andrew D Smith, Luiz OF Penalva hnRNPs are polyvalent RNA binding proteins that have been implicated in a range of regulatory roles including splicing, mRNA decay, translation, and miRNA metabolism. A variety of genome-wide studies have taken advantage […]
October 23, 2015
Ming-Kai Chuang1,*, Yu-Chiao Chiu2,5,*, Wen-Chien Chou1,3, Hsin-An Hou3, Mei-Hsuan Tseng3, Yi-Yi Kuo1,3, Yidong Chen5,6, Eric Y. Chuang2,4, Hwei-Fang Tien3 ABSTRACT Although clinical features, cytogenetics, and mutations are widely used to predict prognosis in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), further refinement of risk stratification is necessary for optimal treatment, especially in cytogenetically normal (CN) patients. […]
September 26, 2014
A cancer diagnosis is difficult news for anyone, and it can be particularly frightening and heart-wrenching for a family with a cancer-stricken child living in a lower-income area without access to adequate health care. The National Cancer Institute has awarded a $3.7 million grant to the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute at the UT Health Science Center to address […]
September 24, 2014
Children’s cancer research in San Antonio is getting a boost from the National Cancer Institute. A new infusion of $3.7 million is dedicated to helping an underserved population in South Texas. South Central Texas is designated is one of 12 sites in the United States with the largest populations of underserved minority children.