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TPR: $3.7 Million Grant Will Help UTHSCSA Study Children’s Cancer
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.
UT Health SA Newsroom: Health Science Center pediatric oncologist appointed to national advocacy board
September 22, 2014
The National Cancer Institute has appointed a University of Texas Health Science Center pediatric hematologist-oncologist to its NCI Council of Research Advocates. On Friday, the White House held a closed briefing on pediatric cancer for childhood cancer advocates. During the keynote address, NCI Director Dr. Harold Varmus outlined the NCI commitment to pediatric cancer and […]
St. Baldrick’s: UT Health Science Center Pediatric Cancer Researcher Receives Grant in Groundbreaking Work for Childhood Cancer Survivors
August 13, 2014
UT Health Science Center Pediatric Cancer Researcher Receives Grant in Groundbreaking Work for Childhood Cancer Survivors A pediatric hematologist-oncologist from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has been awarded a grant from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to continue his groundbreaking work into the long-term problems that lifesaving chemotherapy can cause in […]
Congressional Cancer Caucus Greg Aune nominated new member of NCI Council of Research Advocates
June 26, 2014
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) recently nominated a new member to its NCI Council of Research Advocates, Greg Aune, a pediatric hematologist-oncologist from The University of Texas Health, San Santonio.
Science Daily: Improved screening means new targets for pediatric neuroblastoma therapies
March 2, 2014
Neuroblastoma is one of the most common and lethal types of childhood cancers. In a paper recently published, a researcher unveils an improved screening technique that shows the important role of microRNAs in regulating neuroblastoma development, pointing to new therapeutic possibilities. Neuroblastomas, which account for 15 percent of childhood cancer deaths, happen when some cells […]
The New Phytologist: Transcriptome divergence between introduced and native populations of Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense
April 13, 2013
Alessia Guggisberg 1, Zhao Lai, Jie Huang, Loren H Rieseberg Abstract Introduced plants may quickly evolve new adaptive traits upon their introduction. Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense – Cardueae, Asteraceae) is one of the worst invasive weeds worldwide. The goal of this study is to compare gene expression profiles of native (European) and introduced (North American) populations of this species, […]
Mission Magazine: UTHSA Presidential Award Winner
February 26, 2013
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Texas Public Radio: Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute Awarded $250,000 Grant
September 25, 2012
Research at the UT Health Science Center Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute is vital for families with children who have cancer, and is getting a financial boost through a Hyundai Hope Grant.