Greehey CCRI Archives
PIPETTE GAZETTE: George Parra (Libich Lab) Receives the Greehey Graduate Fellowship in Children’s Health
September 3, 2020George Parra, a second-year student in the Biochemical Mechanisms of Medicine discipline in the Integrated Biomedical Sciences program, has received the Greehey Graduate Fellowship in Children’s Health. The Greehey Graduate Fellowship Award in Children …
KABB Fox29: SA STRONG: Local doctor beats cancer, now changing lives of young patients (Aune Lab)
August 27, 2020A UT Health San Antonio doctor who beat cancer is on a mission to help young cancer patients. Dr. Greg Aune, UT Health San Antonio Pediatric Oncologist, is recalling his days as a young athlete. “My sophomore year of high school I was playing a lot of …
Henry Miller (Bishop Lab) Receives Greehey Graduate Fellowship in Children’s Health
August 26, 2020Henry Miller has just received the Greehey Graduate Fellowship Award in Children’s Health. Miller is a student in the Biology of Aging discipline of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences program in the lab of Dr. Alex Bishop. The Greehey Graduate Fellowsh …
Advanced Photon Source: How SARS-CoV-2 RNA Evades Host Immune Responses (Gupta Lab)
August 26, 2020As we all know too well, the virus SARS-CoV-2 causes severe respiratory illness COVID-19. In parallel with the critical search for a cure, scientists are working diligently to develop effective treatments that can help lower the morbidity of this deadl …
Luiz O.F. Penalva PhD Awarded CPRIT Grant to Study New Glioblastoma (GBM) Regulator
August 20, 2020PROJECT SUMMARY Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and most aggressive brain tumor type among adults with a 14 months average patient survival. Despite all genomic efforts in recent years, novel therapies based on GBM common mutations and alteration …
Genome Biology: The RNA-binding protein SERBP1 functions as a novel oncogenic factor in glioblastoma by bridging cancer metabolism and epigenetic regulation.
August 20, 2020Background RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) function as master regulators of gene expression. Alterations in RBP expression and function are often observed in cancer and influence critical pathways implicated in tumor initiation and growth. Identification a …
Alexander Pertsemlidis, PhD Co-Awarded National Science Foundation Grant.
August 20, 2020PI: Leonidas Bleris, PhD Co-PI: Alexander Pertsemlidis, PhD (UT Dallas) (UT Health San Antonio) PROJECT SUMMARY Collaborative Research: Unraveling extracellular microRNA communication O …
Physician’s Weekly: PCAT: an integrated portal for genomic and preclinical testing data of pediatric cancer patient-derived xenograft models.
August 20, 2020Although cancer is the leading cause of disease-related mortality in children, the relative rarity of pediatric cancers poses a significant challenge for developing novel therapeutics to further improve prognosis. Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models …
Luiz O.F. Penalva PhD Awarded CPRIT Grant to Study Glioblastoma (GBM)
August 20, 2020PROJECT SUMMARY Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and most aggressive brain tumor type among adults with a 14 months average patient survival. Despite all genomic efforts in recent years, novel therapies based on GBM common mutations and alteration …
Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering: Scaffold Architecture and Matrix Strain Modulate Mesenchymal Cell and Microvascular Growth and Development in a Time Dependent Manner
August 18, 20202020 CMBE Young Innovators issue Gennifer Chiou, Elysa Jui, Allison C. Rhea, Aparna Gorthi, Solaleh Miar, Francisca M. Acosta, Cynthia Perez, Yasir Suhail, Kshitiz, Yidong Chen, Joo L. Ong, Rena Bizios, Christopher Rathbone & Teja Guda Abstract Bac …