Biologist Aims to Hunt Down and Destroy Viruses Where They Hide
Chris Sullivan is working to outwit the evolutionary strategies of viruses, like herpes and HIV, that form persistent lifelong infections.
Chris Sullivan is working to outwit the evolutionary strategies of viruses, like herpes and HIV, that form persistent lifelong infections.
Linda deGraffenried and her team of researchers are focused on helping the 15 percent of breast cancer patients and 10 percent of prostate cancer patients who are facing a dim prognosis.
The researchers will capitalize on a pioneering immunoprofiling technology recently developed at the university to develop a system that accelerates the process of development, testing and distribution of vaccines.
A research team in the Department of Nutritional Sciences has found that infant feeding patterns may increase the risk of a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL.
Gates Millenium Scholar Damilola Olatayo hopes to use her UT education as a springboard to doing global medicine.
The team will then develop mathematical models to predict which chemical exposures have the potential to harm a pregnant woman or her developing infant.