Gene therapy: An out-of-body experience
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
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Research
Immersive summer program shares world of science, medicine with undergrads
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
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
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Ryan middle school students poised for academic success
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
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
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Throwback Thursday: A healthier Earth
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
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Evolution meets biochemistry to better understand how dopamine receptors work
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 2 is World Autism Awareness Day, and we want to recognize and acknowledge those who are on the front lines battling and treating autism
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An outsider’s perspective on a medical data sharing conference
As a recent hire of Baylor College of Medicine Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, I was allowed a unique opportunity to watch high-level
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Ethics student to study medicine through lens of history
Holland Kaplan, a third-year medical student in Baylor College of Medicine Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy’s Ethics Track, will have the opportunity to
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