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Throwback Thursday: Breaking ground

July 7, 2016 Cancer, Cancer Moonshot Initiative, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, History, Houston, Nicole Blanton, pharmacology, protein research, Research, Throwback Thursday

Did you know that the nation’s first nuclear protein laboratory was organized at Baylor College of Medicine? In this 1972 photo from Inside Baylor Medicine

Momentum

A commitment to honor and medicine

July 5, 2016 Affiliates, Community, Dr. Daniel Musher, Dr. Timothy Porea, Dr. William T. Butler, Education, Healthcare, History, Houston, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Research

From our first affiliated hospital, to an accelerated wartime medical program, Baylor College of Medicine has supported the military for members both active and retired.

Policywise

Gene therapy: An out-of-body experience

July 1, 2016 Affiliates, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, David Vetter, Dr. Christopher Scott, gene therapy, Genetics, Healthcare, Houston, Research

On April 1, 2016, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved the first ex-vivo (outside the body) gene therapy in the Western Hemisphere. Diseased stem cells

Momentum

Immersive summer program shares world of science, medicine with undergrads

June 29, 2016 Community, Education, Houston, Research, SMART program, Technology, undergraduate

For nine weeks, undergraduate students from across the country join our doctors and researchers to get hands-on experience in science, healthcare and research. This year,

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Curing Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus

June 17, 2016 Dr. Paul Ling, EEHV, Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus, Houston, molecular virology and microbiology, Research, Vaccines

You’ve seen crowdfunding used to raise money to bring things like technology, movies, video games and more to life. Now, researchers at Baylor College of

Momentum

Ryan middle school students poised for academic success

May 31, 2016 Affiliates, Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan, Community, Dr. Paul Klotman, Education, Events, Houston, Houston Independent School District, Research, Students

Studying neuroscience and biotechnology in middle school may sound ambitious, but for the inaugural graduating class of 8th graders at the Baylor College of Medicine

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Graduate student learning to make a difference through science

May 13, 2016 Dr. Andrew Sikora, Education, Head and Neck Cancer Program, Healthcare, Houston, Hsuan-Chen Liu, otolaryngology, Research, Sikora Lab, Student Life

A vital cornerstone of medicine is research, which keeps the medical sciences evolving and dynamic. Dr. Andrew Sikora, vice chair for research and co-director of

Momentum

Throwback Thursday: A healthier Earth

April 21, 2016 Baylor College of Medicine, Community, Earth Day, environmental health, History, Houston, human rotavirus, molecular virology and microbiology, Nicole Blanton, Research, Throwback Thursday

Americans gathered across the country to celebrate the first-ever Earth Day on April 22, 1970, in order to raise environmental awareness. Since then, millions of

From The Labs

Evolution meets biochemistry to better understand how dopamine receptors work

April 18, 2016 Biochemistry, dopamine receptors, drug design, Genetics, Research

When proteins fail at doing their job, disease usually follows. To perform their job, proteins need to maintain a particular structure and specific motions,

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Celebrating World Autism Awareness Day

April 1, 2016 Arthur Beaudet, Autism, Autism Speaks, Dr. Peter Hotez, Dr. Sherry Vinson, Genetics, Healthcare, Houston, National Autism Awareness Month, National School of Tropical Medicine, Nicole Blanton, pediatrics, Research, Vaccines

April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day, and we want to recognize and acknowledge those who are on the front lines battling and treating autism