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Collaboration to Advance Immune-Targeted Drug Discovery at Baylor College of Medicine

September 25, 2025 academia-industry collaboration, drug discovery, immune modulation, Research, small molecule drugs

The collaboration to develop novel small-molecule drugs allows for the fine-tuning of immune responses in multiple diseases.

A group of medical professionals, including doctors and nurses, pose in a hospital setting to celebrate a milestone. They stand around a cake that reads '800 Robotic Heart'. Behind them are banners for 'Baylor Medicine' and the 'Center for Robotic Cardiothoracic Surgery'. The room features fluorescent lighting and a wall clock.

The Stitch

Leading the changes in cardiac care: Dr. Kenneth Liao surpasses 800 robotic heart surgeries

September 24, 2025 Dr. Kenneth K. Liao, robotic heart surgery, robotic surgery

Baylor Medicine surgeon Dr. Kenneth Liao reaches new milestone as he surpasses 800 robotic heart surgeries.

Momentum

The Race Against Resistance: How Kelch13 Mutations are Undermining Malaria Treatment

September 9, 2025 Malaria, National School of Tropical Medicine Summer Institute program, Tropical Diseases

National School of Tropical Medicine Summer Institute student, Reena Yalamanchili, looks at gene mutations could impact Malaria treatment.

Policywise

Ethics in action and the power of a summer internship

August 15, 2025 bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Health Policy Research, Mentor, summer internship

Every summer, waves of high school, college and graduate school interns flood offices and labs across the country, bringing fresh energy, curiosity and ambition. Reports

The Stitch

Behind the first fully robotic heart transplant in the U.S.

August 6, 2025 Division of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Dr. Kenneth K. Liao, heart transplant, robotic heart surgery, robotic surgery, robotic transplant

Learn more about the first fully robotic heart transplant by Dr. Kenneth Liao, who has completed more than 1,000 robotic cardiac procedures.

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Corrective options for aging vision

July 31, 2025 eyedrops, eyesight, Glasses, lenses, ophthalmology, vision

Dr. Sumitra Khandelwal discusses different corrective options for aging vision, including monovision and refractive lens exchange.

A medical professional, seen from behind, is tying the strings of a blue surgical cap. The individual is wearing a dark scrub top and is in an operating room with bright surgical lights and various medical equipment visible in the background.

The Stitch

How robotic-assisted Whipple surgery is changing pancreatic cancer care

July 30, 2025 Dr. Derek Erstad, Dr. E. Ramsay Camp, Dr. George Van Buren, Dr. Omar Barakat, Dr. William Fisher, pancreatic cancer, Whipple surgery

The Whipple procedure, or pancreaticoduodenectomy, has long been one of the most complex and challenging operations in surgical oncology. Used to treat cancers and other

From The Labs

Handy ‘MasSpec Pen’ collection could help detect opioids from the skin

July 1, 2025 MasSpec Pen, opioids, Research, skin test

This technology for rapid, non-invasive toxicology screening could allow for earlier intervention for patients at risk for drug overdose or in need of substance use treatment.

From The Labs

Researchers identified new indicators for HER2+ breast cancer response to therapy

June 17, 2025 Breast Cancer, CALGB 40601 clinical trial, GPRC5A, HER2, proteogenomics, Research, response to treatment, TPBG

Being able to predict the response of cancer to treatment by analyzing a tumor sample before therapy is given would significantly affect clinical outcomes

Momentum

A new treatment brings a new lease on life

June 3, 2025 Brain, brain aneurysm, cerebrovascular neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery

Learn more about how a new device helped treat Baylor Medicine patient Morgan Peterson’s brain aneurysm, performed by Dr. Naser Jaleel.

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