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March 15, 2022
Original post: Salud America "Gregory Aune was 16 when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Aune spent a year enduring grueling treatment, losing over 70 pounds. But he survived. His experience motivated him to pursue a clinical career and help children with cancer. Today, Dr. Aune is an [...]March 2, 2022
“No kid dealing with cancer should ever ride alone.” Author unknown We are officially one month away from the inaugural Gear Up Against Kids Cancer bike ride (4/2), and we are almost at the registration century mark! If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time to take advantage of the early-bird rates expiring on March 18th [...]February 22, 2022
Division Chief, Pediatrics Hematology/OncologyCo-Director, Population Science Program, and PreventionGreehey Distinguished Chair in the Genetics of Cancer "CPRIT has also awarded $1.95 million to Dr. Gail E. Tomlinson, a professor of pediatrics in the Long School of Medicine who occupies the Greehey Distinguished Chair in Genetics and Cancer. That funding will support the screening of children [...]February 16, 2022
Published: Feb 15, 2022 Original Publication: BioSpace - Lantern Pharma's A.I. and machine learning platform, RADR®, aided in the identification of additional pediatric cancers where Lantern's portfolio of drug candidates can be leveraged. - The research will initially focus on advancing the development of Lantern Pharma's drug candidate, LP-184, into additional childhood [...]December 17, 2021
"Since the coronavirus pandemic began almost two years ago there have been over a dozen strains of the virus. Here at UT Health San Antonio, they have a lab which differentiates between each of the strains in an effort to save lives. UT Health San Antonio uses a technology called next-generation sequencing to differentiate the [...]December 1, 2021
Asst Prof. David S. Libich, PhD,and members of his lab. What are some achievements you’ve made in advancing scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer research? My lab works on Ewing sarcoma, specifically on how the EWS-FLI1 oncogenic fusion protein misfunctions and promotes disease. We apply protein structural and biophysical approaches to understand how this protein [...]October 27, 2021
Deadlines: Letter of Intent: Monday, November 15, 2021, 5 pm Full Proposal: 5 pm, Wednesday, December 15, 2021, 5 pm Overview The Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute (Greehey CCRI) is soliciting proposals for pilot project awards. The primary goal of this program is to support collaborative translational studies that will lead to the repurposing of FDA-approved drugs [...]October 25, 2021
Yogesh Gupta, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute Last week, our very own Yogesh Gupta PhD, was recognized as one of the 2021 Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Rising Stars for Basic & Translational Research. Gupta Lab Congratulations Dr. Gupta! Since 2004, UT Health [...]October 22, 2021
While Aiola Stoja Payne was volunteering as an emergency medical technician (EMT), she learned about a new substance that was just being implemented in emergency medicine. She was taught that this substance was a powder that you put directly on the wound site and was more helpful than just gauze alone to help with bleeding. [...]