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… or Medicine, will give the John E. Whitmore Lecture commencement address at Baylor College of Medicine’s … His research seeks to understand how, mechanistically, mutations affecting tumor-suppressor genes cause … co-chairs the Center for Strategic and International Studies Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security. …
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… Though it technically may still be winter, spring allergies in Houston are … force. An expert with Baylor College of Medicine gives an upcoming pollen and mold forecast and reviews how to properly … Corry encourages visiting an allergy expert as it is not recommended to take multiple tablets in a 24-hour period …
news › using-ai-to-improve-diagnosis-of-rare-genetic-disorders
… intelligence. The team developed a machine learning system called AI-MARRVEL (AIM) to help prioritize potentially … gene candidates causing the rare disease. Researchers compared AIM’s results to other algorithms used in recent … AIM correctly predicted two newly reported disease genes as top candidates in two UDN cases. “AIM is a major step …
news › new-cdkl-genes-linked-to-neurodevelopmental-disorders
… fruit fly, an animal model very well suited and studied to investigate how genes work,” said Kanca and Bellen, … Cdkl ,” Kanca said. “This was a surprise because generally seizures are associated with central nervous system … symptoms in affected individuals,” Kanca said. “Further studies will help elucidate the precise mechanisms mediating …
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… Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has a lifetime prevalence of 2-3% … by obsessions (i.e. unwanted intrusive thoughts) and compulsions (i.e. repetitive ritualistic behaviors), and exemplifies a pathologically avoidant phenotype where greater degrees of avoidance …
news › educational-leaders-recognized-at-baylor-college-of-medicine-0
… Baylor College of Medicine’s top educational leaders were honored at Faculty Awards Day, … Children’s Hospital. “Our faculty are improving health outcomes, training the next generation of healthcare and … and serving our community and communities at large, nationally and globally,” said Dr. Biykem Bozkurt, senior dean of …
news › brain-stars-hold-our-memories
… have been explained by the activity of brain cells called neurons that respond to learning events and control … for Cancer Neuroscience , a member of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Cente r at Baylor and a principal … memory recall … The researchers began by developing a completely new set of laboratory tools to identify and study …
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… trainees in translational cancer research. The program is composed of five scientific themes: "Omics" sciences; Cancer … become successful, independent clinical investigators and future leaders in academic medicine and biomedical research. … technologies into large-scale collaborative epidemiology studies and to become successful, cross-trained cancer …
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… Data Analysis Core provides consultation on multiple topics prior to analysis: Consultation on experimental … on integration of publicly available data After completion of analysis, review results with primary … core labs: Coding and noncoding transcriptomics: RNA-Seq, smallRNA-Seq Single cell transcriptomics scRNA-Seq Cistrome: …
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