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news › model-of-the-human-nose-shows-sars-cov-2-and-rsv-infection
… development of a versatile human nose organoid – a laboratory representation of the cells layering the inside of the … interactions between human cells and virus, the team showed key differences between the infection by SARS-CoV-2, … of using this novel human nose organoid system is that it can reveal how a person’s initial control of the infection …
research › ... › breast-cancer
… 1 in 8 women (13 percent) will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in her life, and 1 in 39 women (3 … that over 42,170 women will die from breast cancer in 2020. However, breast cancer does not have to kill. If detected early, breast cancer often can be …
research › faculty-labs › ming-zhou-lab
… that defines the boundary of a cell and of specialized compartments within a cell. Membrane proteins are embedded … applies structural, functional and computational methods to understand basic chemical and physical principles in membrane proteins: How substrates are recognized; what structural changes are …
news › the-mcnair-medical-institute-names-dr-kara-marshall-as-a-new-mcnair-scholar
… of Medicine and faculty member at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s … McNair Scholars program. It was critical for enabling me to start my laboratory at Baylor College of Medicine and in … in April to establish her lab focused on understanding how the brain and nervous system detect mechanical forces in …
news › video-game-result-more-fruits-vegetables
… Children who played video games designed to promote behavior change increased their fruit and … of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine . “We believe that video … Space,” were played in sequence. Researchers wanted to see how these games affected the children’s diet, physical …
healthcare › ... › hipec
… HIPEC, or hyperthermic (heated) intraperitoneal chemotherapy is a treatment for some types of cancers that have spread to the lining of the abdominal … when first diagnosed (consolidation), and for recurrence. However, our best data is in the setting after neoadjuvant …
research › faculty-labs › william-decker-lab
… application of dendritic cells in immunotherapies against cancer. Immune evasion is a hallmark of cancer and learning how dendritic cells prime anti cancer responses is pivotal to harnessing their therapeutic potential. We utilize …
news › dr-benjamin-deneen-awarded-the-ninds-outstanding-investigator-award
… J. and Marian K. Blattner Chair in neurosurgery and director of the Center for Cancer Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine, has been … function to provide an entry point for understanding how astrocyte diversity is encoded, what functions they are …
departments › ... › schoolar-lecture
… Joseph Clayton Schoolar, M.D., Ph.D. (1928-2013) was professor of … Dr. Shoichet works to discover chemical reagents that can illuminate biological problems. He is a leader in the … regulation of neuronal morphology” Eric Gouaux, Ph.D. "How molecules modulate mood: Chemical principles of …
news › department-of-defense-funds-development-of-a-new-lyme-disease-vaccine
… an $860,000 grant from the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a recombinant protein vaccine for Lyme disease, … disease, transmitted by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, can infect at the site of the tick bite and then survive in … bacterial proteins as vaccine candidates and investigating how injecting these vaccine candidates blocks tick-to-human …
