Category
July 15, 2011
A ceremony marking Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas’ awards totaling almost $13 million in cancer research dollars to San Antonio health and academic institutions. UT Health Science Center primary award – multi-institutional, multi-investigator Gail Tomlinson, MD, PhD, interim director of the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute (GCCRI) $278,495 Administrative and Clinical Data Core […]
February 9, 2009
About 100 scientists from noted cancer centers will gather in downtown San Antonio Feb. 26-27 to share findings and exchange ideas at the Genetics and Biology of Childhood Cancer 2009 symposium. It is the first scientific meeting sponsored by The Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San […]
April 7, 2007
Published On: April 17, 2007 Shared by Will Sansom San Antonio (April 17, 2007) – A chain of people – including an adolescent cancer survivor, a medical student, a research fellow, and a physician and scientist – symbolized the impact of The Greehey Family Foundation’s $25 million gift to The University of Texas Health Science Center […]
March 2, 2004
More than 400 community leaders, elected officials, university regents, and faculty and staff ushered in a new era of South Texas cancer research Feb. 24 at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio with the dedication of the Children’s Cancer Research Institute (CCRI), a $50 million research facility anchored by the principle […]
February 20, 2004
There could be no more fitting keynote speaker, at the dedication of a new cancer research institute for San Antonio, than a three-time cancer survivor. Andrew von Eschenbach, MD, director of the National Cancer Institute, will bring his unique perspective as a cancer physician and survivor to the dedication of The University of Texas Health […]
December 9, 2003
Three-hundred South Texas leaders including former Texas Gov. Dolph Briscoe Jr. received a red carpet welcome Nov. 19 to the sneak preview of a stellar $50 million research institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSC) where top scientists will study the biology of children’s cancer and extend the findings […]