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Gene Tests in Yeast Aid Work on Cancer
"Its cancer-fighting ability has been hiding in plain sight since the 1960s."
Common Antifungal Drug Decreases Tumor Growth and Shows Promise as Cancer Therapy
An inexpensive antifungal drug, thiabendazole, slows tumor growth. Scientists in the College of Natural Sciences made this discovery by exploiting the evolutionary relatedness of yeast, frogs, mice and humans.
Six College of Natural Sciences Faculty Bring In $6.4 Million for Groundbreaking Cancer Research
Rising young researcher and new recruit one of esteemed group of faculty receiving a new round of grants from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas.
Georgiou Elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
George Georgiou has been elected as a member of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies.
Biologist Sara Sawyer Receives Early Career Award from White House
Sawyer, assistant professor of molecular genetics and microbiology, is being recognized for her research on the evolution of DNA repair genes, providing insight on both the formation of cancers and susceptibility to viral infection.
Faculty Awarded NIH Grants to Study Prevention and Treatment of Neurodegenerative and Vascular Diseases
Neurobiologist Jon Pierce-Shimomura will research nervous system degeneration, which occurs through natural aging and diseases like Alzheimer's.
Top Faculty Recruited to the College With $2 Million Cancer Research Grants
Three natural sciences professors will use substantial start-up funds to pay graduate students and get their labs up and running.
Mike Downer Named to Prestigious Academy of Distinguished Teachers
Physicist is one of seven faculty members recognized for sustained and significant contributions to education, particularly at the undergraduate level.University of Texas at Austin Researchers Awarded $4.7 Million for Cancer Research
Grants from Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) will be used to further understand cancer biology and develop new cancer treatments.
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