Researchers report a new, previously unrecognized function of the BRCA1 gene that explains why BRCA1 gene mutation carriers are at increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Read More →
Dr. James Lechleiter was featured in the San Antonio Express News for his work with a drug that could help patients with stroke or concussions. Read More →
Myron Ignatius, Ph.D., at UT Health's Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute, is using zebrafish to study a rare muscle cancer in children, rhabdomyosarcoma. Read More →
Dr. Bruce Nicholson studies gap junctions, which are channels on the plasma membrane that allow cells to communicate with each other, by mediating the passage of ions and small molecules directly from cell to cell. Read More →