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Dr. Susan Rosenberg
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Rosenberg named recipient of 2026 TAMEST Hill Prize

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Congratulations to Dr. Susan Rosenberg who has been named the recipient of the 2026 Hill Prize in Biological Sciences from The Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology
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HCOA Dr. Li
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Li named Hevolution/AFAR New Investigator

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Congratulations to Dr. Hongjie Li who is one of the New Investigator Awardees in Aging Biology and Geroscience Research from the Hevolution Foundation / American Federation for Aging Research. 
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Pengfei Liu
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Liu named 2026 TAMEST O’Donnell Award Recipient

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Congratulations to Dr. Pengfei Liu on being honored with a 2026 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award from the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST)
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Graham Erwin
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Erwin receives NIH New Innovator Award

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Congratulations to Dr. Graham Erwin who has been awarded a 2025 National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Award.
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Molecular and Human Genetics Press Releases

Finding new cell markers to track the most aggressive breast cancer in blood -
Fruit fly pigmentation guides discovery of genes that control brain dopamine and sleep -
Center for Precision Medicine Models receives $10 million NIH grant -
Fruit flies offer new insights into how human AD risk genes affect the brain -
Researchers show benefit of ultra-deep RNA sequencing in Mendelian disorder diagnostics -
Dr. Graham Erwin receives NIH New Innovator Award -
Researchers develop new tool to improve accuracy of genetic testing -
NIH awards more than $15 million to fund two rare diseases consortia -
New statistical tool reveals hidden genetic pathways in complex diseases -
Integrative exome sequencing and machine learning identify new genes contributing to systemic sclerosis risk -
Study reveals new indicators for HER2+ breast cancer response to therapy -
A new treatment for patients with Alagille syndrome -
FDA IND Clearance for STXBP1-developmental and epileptic encephalopathy therapy -
Study reveals impacts of Alzheimer’s disease on the whole body -
Rare variants in GPKOW associated with multisystemic X-linked developmental disorder -
Integrative approach reveals promising candidates for AD risk factors or targets for treatments -
New CDKL genes linked to neurodevelopmental disorders -
Baylor researchers develop and validate clinical diagnostic RNA sequencing test -
Child with rare epileptic disorder receives long-awaited diagnosis -
FunMap reveals a functional network of genes and proteins in human cancer -
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Kenneth Scott Mentor Award 2024 went to Jennifer Posey
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Dr. Brendan Lee presenting the 2024 Kenneth Scott Mentor Award
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