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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. [...]September 14, 2021
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The following article is meant to raise awareness of von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) and to help the public learn about state-of-the-art VHL care available in San Antonio. The Mays Cancer Center is recognized as a VHL Clinical Care Center by the VHL Alliance. Media contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu […]
August 10, 2021
NCI Pediatric In Vivo Testing Program (U01), renewal for the previous PPTC (Pediatric Preclinical Testing Consortium). Grant period: July 2021-June 2026. Total dollar amount: $2,900,000 over 5 years. Abstract Cancer in children is rare with approximately 15,700 new cases diagnosed annually in children 21 years or younger in the U.S. [...]August 6, 2021
Congrats to Henry Miller (Mentor: Alexander Bishop, D. Phil.) on recently being awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award ,NIA F31 fellowship! We asked Henry to tell us more about the project he will be leading and how it will affect his future as a researcher. What is the general scope […]
July 29, 2021
Dr. Yogesh Gupta was awarded a 5-year $3.0 million R01 NIH/NIAID (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) grant to support his SARS-CoV-2 and RNA methylation work. ABSTRACT The massive global pandemic with high morbidity and mortality makes Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) one of the deadliest viruses in recent history. It is especially noteworthy for hijacking the normal operations of […]
June 21, 2021
Join us in congratulating Adam Kosti of the Penalva Lab for successfully defending his dissertation, “microRNA-Transcription Factor Networks in Gliomagenesis” last week. Mentor: Dr. Luiz Penalva Program: PhD in Integrated Biomedical Sciences Discipline: Cancer Biology Way to go Adam! __________________________________________________________ Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey […]