KSAT12: Tiny fish in San Antonio lab may hold cure for rare cancer (video)
September 11, 2019
Tiny, see-through fish might be the key to treating children with the rare muscle cancer, rhabdomyosarcoma. Local 13-year-old Kennedie Bailey, who just beat that cancer, saw the little zebrafish that may lead to a new treatment for other kids and prevent tumors from returning.
Dr Siyuan Zheng discusses how the Greehey Institute is continuing to advance the care of children affected by cancer through innovative and translational research. (Gupta Mention)
June 18, 2019
The past decade has witnessed a revolution in cancer research, largely driven by advances in high-throughput sequencing, functional genomics, and computational technologies. The affordability and technological maturity of high-throughput data generation enable individual labs to test and validate their hypotheses using unbiased approaches and facilitate consortium efforts such as The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Therapeutically […]
Innovation News Network: Innovative genomics and bioinformatics research at the Greehey Institute (Multiple Investigators)
June 18, 2019
The past decade has witnessed a revolution in cancer research, largely driven by advances in high-throughput sequencing, functional genomics, and computational technologies. The affordability and technological maturity of high-throughput data generation enable individual labs to test and validate their hypotheses using unbiased approaches and facilitate consortium efforts such as The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Therapeutically […]
UT Health SA Newsroom: Voelcker Fund awards $900,000 for young faculty research
June 18, 2019
William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, president of UT Health San Antonio, announced that the Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund is giving $900,000 to the university to support two research projects and one pilot research project, all conducted by rising young faculty.
UT Health SA Newsroom: Pediatric oncologist: Cure the patient, yes, but cure without damage (Aune)
June 6, 2019
Published On: June 6, 2019 Shared by Joe Feist Pediatric oncologist and researcher Gregory Aune, MD, PhD, tells the story of his favorite patient, a teenage boy some 30 years ago who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The patient survived but has experienced many health complications as a direct result of the cancer treatments, including a […]
YouTube: UT Health SA, “Why We Do What We Do” – Greg Aune, M.D.
May 29, 2019
“Greg Aune, M.D. addresses attendees of the 2019 Annual (UT Health- San Antonio) President’s Luncheon “Why We Do What We Do”. Aune Lab
UT Health SA Newsroom: Greehey cancer researcher receives UT System’s Rising STARs award
April 10, 2019
David Libich, PhD, assistant professor of biochemistry and structural biology in the Long School of Medicine and faculty member of UT Health’s Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, has received a Rising STARs Award from the UT System. The award for early-career investigators comes with a $250,000 grant. Dr. Libich, who began work here in 2017, […]
KLRN | The Gene: An Intimate History
April 7, 2019
Join KLRN as we preview the Ken Burns documentary series “The Gene: An Intimate History”. Not only will we see a 30-minute preview of the program but we will meet three San Antonio doctors who are working daily to learn more about genetics and how to make a difference in the lives of their patients.
YouTube: Experimental Biology TV, WebsEdgeMedicine
April 4, 2019
"Cancers in children are rare, and the genetics and epigenetic causes are very different from those of adults. Consequently, the study of the etiology and potential therapies for these tumors requires intensive research. The majority of children diagnosed with cancer survive their disease, but the long-term consequences of current treatments lead to lifelong health issues. [...]