Research
Find-A-Study links patients, researchers and physicians
April 6, 2016
Find-A-Study is a hub for information about human studies being conducted by researchers at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio.
CTRC Clinical Trials: Brain Tumors
March 21, 2016
On March 9, Texas Public Radio and the Health Science Center’s Cancer Therapy & Research Center presented Clinical Trials at the CTRC as part of TPR’s Think Health Science series. The speaker was Andrew Brenner, M.D., Ph.D.
CTRC scientists report new insights about BRCA1 gene
March 4, 2016
Scientists from the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) in San Antonio on March 4 published work that provides deeper insight into how the Angelina Jolie gene, BRCA1, functions in normal breast tissue and how its loss results in breast cancer.
HSC software helps confirm virus discovery
March 1, 2016
How do some viruses—comparable to HIV—insert their genetic information into cells and permanently infect them? In a paper published in Nature in February, scientists showed the structure of a protein complex that enables this to occur.
Donors sustain Alzheimer’s institute momentum
February 23, 2016
With several million dollars in new gifts, momentum continues to grow for the Biggs Institute for Alzheimer and Neurodegenerative Diseases launched in September by the Health Science Center.
TPR series to focus on CTRC clinical trials
February 18, 2016
Texas Public Radio and the Health Science Center’s Cancer Therapy & Research Center will present the next Think Health Science: Clinical Trials at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 9, at Pestana Lecture Hall. The speaker will be Andrew Brenner, M.D., Ph.D.