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news › baylor-recruiting-volunteers-for-covid-19-blood-plasma-trials
… Baylor College of Medicine is seeking volunteers to participate in two clinical trials to test the effectiveness of convalescent blood plasma for outpatient COVID-19 intervention. The trials aim to … been exposed to COVID-19 in their home or at work. For the companion trial, participants must be diagnosed with early …
news › dr-benjamin-arenkiel-recognized-by-tamest-for-breakthrough-findings
… of the brain’s neural pathways that are connected to eating disorders, addiction and other neuropsychiatric disorders, leading to a better understanding of the makeup of neural circuits and how they talk to each other. He and his team identified a convergent …
news › proteomics-analysis-ids-potential-drug-targets-for-aggressive-cancers
… data, from aggressive human cancers is a useful approach to identify potential novel therapeutic targets. They report … are associated with clinical measures of aggressive disease for each of the seven cancer types studied. Some signatures … co-director of Cancer Bioinformatics at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor. “We analyzed protein …
research › ... › resources-and-services-core
… lack of transparency of study designs are areas of concern for the scientific community. These issues can profoundly affect the … of disease-associated genetic variation and translation to the clinic. At the heart of reproducibility issues are … the Disease Modeling Unit, maintains and tracks colonies/stocks, and provide animal cohorts to the Disease Modeling …
news › the-equalizer-an-engineered-circuit-for-uniform-gene-expression
… the properties of a new protein, it is essential to make sure that the same amount is produced by every cell. … Equalizers. The findings, in the current edition of Nature Communications , show how researchers engineered these … negative feedback and post-transcriptional incoherent feedforward loops. These loops counteract the presence of extra …
research › research-centers › texas-developmental-center-for-aids-research
… on conducting this research in Texas— and helping others to do the same— in an effort to make high-impact contributions in the battle against the … collaborations across Texas trains the next generation of top HIV researchers and clinicians Engages our community to …
news › dr-vivi-chen-awarded-nih-grant-for-outcomes-study
… , PGY-2 categorical resident, has received a two-year grant totaling $166,952 from the National Institute of Health. This grant is for a project titled, “Optimizing the Risk-Adjusted CUSUM for Monitoring Hospital Non-Cardiac Perioperative Outcomes.” The goal of this project is to study and refine …
news › heartcare-study-ids-patients-genetic-risk-for-cardiovascular-disease
… A person’s genetics may hold the key to early intervention in cardiovascular disease, leading to better outcomes in patient care. Researchers at Baylor College of … a pilot study to determine if providing genetic testing for patients in cardiovascular clinics would benefit …
news › study-reveals-pathway-neurological-disorders
… how dysfunction in a key quality control mechanism leads to neurological dysfunction in humans, mice and files. Their … are not synthesized. Mutations in genes encoding NMD components have been identified in some individuals with … is unknown. Thus, there are no current treatment options for these conditions. Together with investigators in …
news › scully-hecht-levi-scholarship
… has recently been granted a two-year post-doctoral Hecht-Levi Fellowship in bioethics at the Johns … Institute of Bioethics. The purpose of this fellowship is to foster the next generation of bioethics scholars, granting protected time for research and publication. Hecht-Levi Fellows have the …