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PMC: The Role of Hedgehog Pathway in Uterine Leiomyosarcoma (Houghton Lab)

January 7, 2022

Natalia Garcia,1 Mara Ulin,2 Ayman Al-Hendy,3 and Qiwei Yang3 DESCRIPTION The uterine Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) represents 3%-7% of all uterine cancers. This rare tumor has an annual incidence of 0.8 per 100,00 women. Unfortunately, LMS is well known for it …


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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MDPI: Altertoxin II, a Highly Effective and Specific Compound against Ewing Sarcoma (Houghton Lab)

January 6, 2022

Andrew J. Robles Wentao Dai Saikat Haldar Hongyan Ma Victoria M. Anderson Ross D. Overacker April L. Risinger, Sandra Loesgen Peter J. Houghton Robert H. Cichewicz Susan L. Mooberry Simple Summary Ewing sarcoma is a cancer of the bone and soft tissues …


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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ASM Journals: GRWD1-WDR5-MLL2 Epigenetic Complex Mediates H3K4me3 Mark and Is Essential for Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus-Induced Cellular Transformation (Lai)

January 5, 2022

Shan Wei, Songjian Lu, Lifan Liang, Xian Wang, Wan Li, Tingting Li, Luping Chen, , Enguo Ju, Xinquan Zhang, Zhao Lai, Yufei Huang, Xinghua Lu, Shou-Jiang Gao  ABSTRACT Infection by Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is causally associated w …


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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Briefings in Bioinformatics: Deep learning tackles single-cell analysis—a survey of deep learning for scRNA-seq analysis (Chen Lab)

January 4, 2022

        Mario Flores, Zhentao Liu, Tinghe Zhang, Md Musaddaqui Hasib, Yu-Chiao Chiu, Zhenqing Ye, Karla Paniagua, Sumin Jo, Jianqiu Zhang, Shou-Jiang Gao, Yu-Fang Jin, Yidong Chen, Yufei Huang Abstract Since its selection as the met …


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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MDPI: The RNA-Binding Protein Musashi1 Regulates a Network of Cell Cycle Genes in Group 4 Medulloblastoma (Penalva Lab)

December 25, 2021

by  Mirella Baroni 1 , Gabriela D. A. Guardia 2 , Xiufen Lei 1, Adam Kosti 1,3, Mei Qiao 1, Tesha Landry 1, Karl Mau 1, Pedro A. F. Galante 2  and Luiz O. F. Penalva Abstract Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in children. Treatme …


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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MSN: Using Next Generation Sequencing, the Greehey CCRI bioinformatics team is helping determine COVID19 strains (Chen, Lai, Zheng, Wang Labs)

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 Anto …


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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Journal of Clinical & Translational Science: Examining access to care in clinical genomic research and medicine: Experiences from the CSER Consortium (Tomlinson)

December 13, 2021

Amanda M. Gutierrez Jill O. Robinson, Simon M. Outram, Hadley S. Smith, Stephanie A. Kraft, Katherine E. Donohue, Barbara B. Biesecker, Kyle B. Brothers, Flavia Chen, Benyam Hailu, Lucia A. Hindorff, Hannah Hoban, Rebecca L. Hsu, Sara J. Knight, Barbar …


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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European Journal of Cancer: Coronary artery disease surveillance among childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: A systematic review and recommendations from the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group

December 6, 2021

Elvira C.van Dalena Renée L.Muldera EugeneSuhb Matthew J.Ehrhardtc Gregory J.Auned Bradley J.Bensong JuttaBergler-Kleinh Ming H.Cheni EvaFreyf UlrikeHennewigj LianeLockwoodk UllaMartinssonl MonicaMuracam Helenavan der Pala ChrisPlummern KatrinScheinema …


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 Q&A: David Libich, PhD

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 pro …


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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CANCER RESEARCH: SNAI2-Mediated Repression of BIM Protects Rhabdomyosarcoma from Ionizing Radiation (Houghton, Ignatius, Vaseva, and Zheng labs)

November 24, 2021

Long Wang, Nicole R. Hensch, Kathryn Bondra, Prethish Sreenivas, Xiang R. Zhao, Jiangfei Chen, Rodrigo Moreno Campos, Kunal Baxi, Angelina V. Vaseva, Benjamin D. Sunkel, Berkley E. Gryder, Silvia Pomella, Benjamin Z. Stanton, Siyuan Zheng, Eleanor Y. C …


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.