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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: 🎗️ THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE GOLD RIBBON: THE PENALVA LAB

September 10, 2026

What if we could stop an aggressive childhood brain tumor by disrupting the instructions it depends on to grow? At the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, the Penalva Lab, led by Luiz O.F. Penalva, PhD, studies RNA—the molecules that help cel …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: 🎗️ THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE GOLD RIBBON: THE LIBICH LAB

September 9, 2026

What if one of the biggest obstacles to treating a childhood cancer is that its main cancer-causing protein won’t hold still long enough to target it? That is part of the challenge facing researchers studying Ewing sarcoma, a rare and aggressive bone a …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE GOLD RIBBON: THE KITAGAWA LAB 🎗️

September 8, 2026

Cancer cells are notorious rule-breakers. Sometimes, they even end up with the wrong number of chromosomes. At the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, the Kitagawa Lab, led by Katsumi Kitagawa, Pharm.D., PhD, is investigating how mistakes inv …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE GOLD RIBBON: THE IGNATIUS LAB🎗️

September 4, 2026

Why do some childhood cancers return after treatment—and why can they be so much harder to treat the second time? At the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, the Ignatius Lab, led by Myron Ignatius, PhD, is working to answer those questions by …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

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CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH: 🎗️ The Science Behind the Gold Ribbon: Gupta Lab

September 3, 2026

What if researchers could see the machinery inside a cancer cell closely enough to figure out exactly how to disrupt it? At the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, the Gupta Lab, led by Yogesh K. Gupta, M.Tech, PhD, studies the molecular stru …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE GOLD RIBBON: THE CHEN LAB🎗️

September 2, 2026

Cancer research generates an enormous amount of data. Hidden inside that data are clues that can help researchers better understand why childhood cancers develop, how they behave, and which treatments may work best. At the Greehey Children’s Cancer Res …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

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Nucleic Acids Research: Researchers Find a New Weak Spot in Cancer’s DNA Repair System (Olsen, Zhou, Sung Lab, Hromas)

September 1, 2026

Every time a cell divides, it has to copy billions of pieces of DNA. It is an incredibly complicated process, and mistakes or damage are inevitable. Healthy cells have several ways to fix those problems before they become dangerous. Cancer cells do, to …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: 🎗️THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE GOLD RIBBON: THE AUNE LAB

September 1, 2026

Gregory J. Aune, MD, PhD, Surviving childhood cancer is the goal. But survival can come with consequences that last a lifetime. At the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, the Aune Lab, led by Gregory J. Aune, MD, PhD, studies the long-term he …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

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SAVE-THE-DATE: SATX Social Ride Presents the 3rd Gold Ribbon Ride

August 25, 2026

We’re kicking off Childhood Cancer Awareness Month with the SATX Social Ride 3rd Annual Gold Ribbon Ride, and we’d love to have you roll with us. Join SATX Social Ride and the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute for a relaxed evening ride brin …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

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Cell Reports: EWSR1::FLI1 promotes neocentromere formation in Ewing sarcoma cells (Zheng, Sung Lab, Kitagawa Lab)

August 17, 2026

Risa Kitagawa1,2 ∙ Ediri E. Metitiri1,2 ∙ Bin Yu1,2 ∙ Changxian Shen1,2,6 ∙ Alexander J.R. Bishop1,3,5 ∙ Siyuan Zheng1,4 ∙ Peter J. Houghton1,2 ∙ Katsumi Kitagawa1,2,7 Send email to kitagawak@uthscsa.edu Highlights Summary Ewing sarcoma (EwS) is charac …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

Stay connected with the Greehey CCRI on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

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