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news › baylor-recruiting-participants-for-covid-19-prevalence-study
… Houston area. The study is part of a nationwide initiative called the Community Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 study (COMPASS) led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to determine how … COVID-19 test results will be returned within 48 hours. All participants also will complete a short survey answering …
news › baylor-awarded-for-health-and-well-being-efforts
… recognition of second place in Texas and 12th place nationally for the Healthiest Employers award, and received the … efforts to support employees, even in the midst of the challenges faced this year. In response to the pandemic, … everyone is involved in improving human health. Ensuring all our faculty, staff and students have the resources …
news › new-mammal-reference-genome-helps-id-genetic-variants-for-human-health
… one of the corresponding authors of the study. “We have actually identified thousands of new mutations in the population of research animals. Now colleagues all over the country who are investigating various aspects … a combination of several advanced technologies to substantially improve the rhesus macaque reference genome assembly …
news › baylor-and-leica-biosystems-team-up-for-digital-pathology-global-services
… there are limitations and inefficiencies, both geographically and financially. Many areas of the United States and the world do not … role in the department's plans to expand its services nationally and globally. The partnership between Baylor and Leica …
news › lateral-meniscus-posterior-root-tears-found-in-revision-acl-surgery
… secondary injury orthopedic surgeons should look for, especially in revision ACL surgery, which is when a previously … time and requiring a revision ACL surgery. While the overall incidence of lateral meniscal root repair in all of the cases was 12.6%, the incidence was 7.1% in …
news › ashg-honors-dr-c-thomas-caskey-with-the-2021-william-allan-award
… of Medicine, as the 2021 recipient of the annual William Allan Award . The William Allan Award, which carries a $25,000 prize, recognizes … and was established in 1961 in memory of Dr. William Allan, (1881-1943), one of the first American physicians to … ASHG Honors Dr. C. Thomas Caskey with the 2021 William Allan Award …
news › triggering-autodegredation-as-mature-cells-begin-regeneration
… and damaged cells need to be replaced, the job often falls to differentiated, or mature, cells, rather than stem … mature cells to return to a regenerative state, a process called paligenosis. “My lab has been promoting the idea that since cells in all organs use similar functions like mitosis and apoptosis, …
education › ... › medical-student-research-symposium
… educator and accomplished researcher who not only financially supported, but also personally oversaw the symposium organization. The purpose of the … of Mr. David Scoular in 1993 and has been awarded annually since then. Since 2007, the award has been given to …
news › baylor-researchers-expand-diagnosis-for-xia-gibbs-syndrome
… and human genetics at Baylor, Xia-Gibbs Syndrome is usually the result of new changes within the AT-Hook DNA … novo single DNA letter changes – the ‘missense’ mutations. All of the individuals in the study had just one DNA change …
news › grant-funds-mucosal-infection-research
… of host-pathogen-microbiome molecular relationships, potentially revealing novel therapeutic and diagnostic … genomes and characterization of the microbiome from clinically relevant patient groups for new understanding of viral … of Texas School of Public Health, will lead this project. All projects will utilize novel human organoid cultures and …