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.
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Researcher Looks at Changing Diet and Chemotherapy to Combat Aggressive Cancers
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.
Developing New Vaccines for Emerging Diseases is Focus of $6.5 Million Contract
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.
Longer Formula Feeding and Later Introduction of Solids May Increase Risk of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children
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.
Video: Inspired by Biology
In this video Kyle Scott, a recent graduate from the College of Natural Sciences, talks about how research gave him an edge. In this video Kyle Scott, a recent graduate of the College of Natural Sciences, talks about how the University's "Research Advantage" has given him an edge in both his education and future. A new report from the U...
Student Profile: Going Global with Damilola Olatayo
Gates Millenium Scholar Damilola Olatayo hopes to use her UT education as a springboard to doing global medicine.
Pediatric Geneticist Searches for Role of Environmental Contaminants in Birth Defects with $1.2 Million Grant from EPA
The team will then develop mathematical models to predict which chemical exposures have the potential to harm a pregnant woman or her developing infant.
Cracking the Genetic Code of Brain Tumors
A collaboration between a college biologist and researcher at St. David's HealthCare could someday lead to personalized treatments for a deadly form of brain cancer.Gene Tests in Yeast Aid Work on Cancer
"Its cancer-fighting ability has been hiding in plain sight since the 1960s."Wallingford in The Scientist: Taking the Long View
Biologist John Wallingford gets an in-depth profile.Read It Now
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