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Adam Kosti Publishes First, First-Author Paper (Penalva Lab)

January 10, 2020

ELF4 is a Target of miR-124 and Promotes Neuroblastoma Proliferation and Undifferentiated State Abstract 13-Cis-retinoic acid (RA) is typically used in postremission maintenance therapy in patients with neuroblastoma. However, side effects and recurren …


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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Endocrinology: Inhibitory Interplay of SULT2B1b Sulfotransferase with AKR1C3 Aldo-keto Reductase in Prostate Cancer

January 2, 2020

Sulgi Park, Chung-Seog Song, Chun-Lin Lin, Shoulei Jiang, Pawel A Osmulski, Chiou-Miin Wang, Brett T Marck, Alvin M Matsumoto, Colm Morrissey, Maria E Gaczynska, Yidong Chen, Elahe A Mostaghel, Bandana Chatterjee Abstract SULT2B1b (SULT2B) is a prostat …


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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Frontiers in Biosciences (Elite Ed) Cytogenetics of hepatoblastoma

January 2, 2020

Gail E Tomlinson 1 Abstract The cytogenetics of hepatoblastoma demonstrate recurring events which include whole chromosome trisomies, most commonly trisomy of chromosome 2, 8, or 10. In addition, unbalanced translocations involving a breakpoint on the …


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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Molecular Cancer Research: ELF4 is a target of miR-124 and promotes neuroblastoma proliferation and undifferentiated state

January 1, 2020

Adam Kosti, Liqin Du, Haridha Shivram, Mei Qiao, Suzanne Burns, Juan Gabriel Garcia, Alexander Pertsemlidis, Vishwanath R Iyer, Erzsebet Kokovay, Luiz OF Penalva 13-Cis-retinoic acid (RA) is typically used in postremission maintenance therapy in patien …


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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Scientific Reports: Genomic analyses of early responses to radiation in glioblastoma reveal new alterations at transcription, splicing, and translation levels

January 1, 2020

Choudhary Saket, Suzanne C Burns, Mirsafian Hoda, Wenzheng Li, Dat T Vo, Qiao Mei, Lei Xiufen, Andrew D Smith, Luiz O Penalva High-dose radiation is the main component of glioblastoma therapy. Unfortunately, radio-resistance is a common problem and a m …


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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bioRxiv: Altered lipid metabolism marks glioblastoma stem and non-stem cells in separate tumor niches

January 1, 2020

Sajina Shakya, Anthony D Gromovsky, James S Hale, Arnon M Knudsen, Briana Prager, Lisa C Wallace, Luiz OF Penalva, Pavlina Ivanova, H Alex Brown, Bjarne W Kristensen, Jeremy N Rich, Justin D Lathia, J Mark Brown, Christopher G Hubert Background: Gliobl …


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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San Antonio Magazine: Top Doctors (Tomlinson)

January 1, 2020

Professor of Pediatrics, Greehey distinguished chair in genetics and cancer; division director, pediatric hematology-oncology; co-director, population science and prevention program, Mays Cancer Center/UT Health When Dr. Gail Tomlinson decided to speci …


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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BMG Genomics: An ancestry informative marker panel design for individual ancestry estimation of Hispanic population using whole exome sequencing data

December 30, 2019

Li-Ju Wang, Catherine W. Zhang, Sophia C. Su, Hung-I H. Chen, Yu-Chiao Chiu, Zhao Lai, Hakim Bouamar, Amelie G. Ramirez, Francisco G. Cigarroa, Lu-Zhe Sun & Yidong Chen Abstract Background Europeans and American Indians were the major genetic ances …


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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GRACIAS Texas: Empowering South Texas’ underserved population (Tomlinson)

December 26, 2019

Senior health educator Anna Maria Pulido Saldivar, who is based in Laredo, educates community members in South Texas about cancer prevention and screening. Mays Cancer Center Annual Report Knowledge is power, and with today’s advances in science, knowi …


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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Molecular Carcinogenesis: PELP1 signaling contributes to medulloblastoma progression by regulating the NF‐κB pathway

December 24, 2019

Yiliao Luo Mengxing Li Uday P. Pratap Suryavathi Viswanadhapalli Junhao Liu Prabhakar P. Venkata Kristin A. Altwegg Bridgitte E. Palacios Xiaonan Li Yihong Chen Manjeet K. Rao Andrew J. Brenner Gangadhara R. Sareddy Ratna K. Vadlamud Abstract Medullobl …


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.