Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute – Genome Sequencing Facility, Next Generation Sequencing Shared Resources of Mays Cancer Center, UT Health San Antonio, 2023 Spatial Transcriptome Pilot Projects
Overview
The Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, Genomic Sequencing Facility, expects to support four Spatial Transcriptome pilot projects (two human and two mouse Visium slides, one per proposal). It is crucial to identify pilot grants that will enhance future success in obtaining extramural funding and/or peer-reviewed publications.
The Genome Sequencing Facility Spatial Transcriptome Pilot Program received broad attention from the UT Health San Antonio community, and many faculty and researchers expressed enthusiastic interest in this pilot grant program.
With the agreement of the 2023 Spatial Transcriptome Pilot Grant Program Committee, we selected the awardees based on their scientific merits and fit to the grant program.
Pilot Grant 1 (human slide)
Awardee: Dr. Colin M Court, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology
Title: Identifying Myeloid Cell Roles in Gastrointestinal Cancer Intra-Abdominal Metastatic Processes
Pilot Grant 2: (human slide)
Awardee: Dr. Margaret E Flanagan, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology & Bigg’s Institute
Title: Astrocytic PTBP1’s Emerging Role in the Development of Late-Life Dementia in the Setting of Mixed Brain Co-Pathologies with Vascular Lesions
Pilot Grant 3: (mouse slide)
Awardee: Dr. Na Xiong, Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
Title: Roles of the Chemokine CCL27 in Regulation of Skin Immune Homeostasis and Blood Vessel Genesis
Pilot Grant 4: (mouse slide)
Awardee: Dr. Addanki P Kumar, Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine
Title: Sexual dimorphism in pancreatic cancer?
Again, congratulations to our pilot awardees!
We are looking forward to the great success of the 2023 Spatial Transcriptome Pilot Grant Program!
On behalf of the 2023 Spatial Transcriptome Pilot Grant Program Committee:
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 understanding its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer by discovering, developing, and disseminating new scientific knowledge. Our mission consists of three key areas — research, clinical, and education.
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