From The Labs Archives - Page 52 of 99 - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

Baylor College of Medicine has been awarded nearly $2.7 million by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to support new cancer research.

From The Labs

An unprecedented look at endometrial cancer

February 20, 2020 endometrial cancer, personalized medicine, proteogenomics, Research, uterine cancer

Which therapy will benefit this particular patient the most? Dr. Bing Zhang and his colleagues offer insights that might help physicians better answer this question

From The Labs

Scientists get up close and personal with breast cancer

February 18, 2020 Breast Cancer, cancer diagnosis, ErbB2, HER2, proteogenomics, Research

“Patients die from cancer because, at a sufficiently fundamental level, we have not been able to work out what kind of cancer we are treating,”

From The Labs

Not in sync: single cells and genes show unanticipated response to estrogen

February 13, 2020 cancer cells, estrogen receptor, GREB1, imaging techniques, Integrated Microscopy Core, MYC, phenotypical heterogeneity, Research

When experimental findings are not compatible with the textbook view, scientists know they have quite a challenge in their hands. Dr. Fabio Stossi, Dr. Michael

From The Labs

A closer look at severe malnutrition

February 11, 2020 DNA methylation, epigenetics, ESAM, malnutrition, NESAM, Research

More than two million children die worldwide each year of severe malnutrition. Severe acute childhood malnutrition presents in two clinically distinct forms: edematous severe acute

From The Labs

The herpes virus dilemma in Alzheimer’s disease

February 6, 2020 Alzheimer's Disease, Big Data, herpes virus, Research

There is currently a debate about whether herpes virus infections play a role in Alzheimer’s disease and Baylor College of Medicine researchers are actively contributing

From The Labs

Image of the Month: Human breast epithelial cells

February 4, 2020 alternative splicing, Breast Cancer, Human breast epithelial cells, Research

Epithelial cells line the lobules (small lobes) and terminal ducts of the breast and carry out the important function of making milk. Cancer scientists, such

From The Labs

From my perspective: Victoria Tenge shares her experience as a graduate student at Baylor

January 30, 2020 bile acids, Graduate Student, Norovirus, public speaking, Research, Virology

From the Labs interviewed Victoria Tenge to learn about her experience as a graduate student at Baylor College of Medicine. She shared her love for

From The Labs

Come on in: Bile acids open the door to norovirus infection

January 28, 2020 bile acids, endocytosis, enteroids, foodborne illness, miniguts, Norovirus, Research

Some people call it the cruise ship virus, but norovirus can be found in many other places. People can catch this very contagious virus from

From The Labs

Six is better than two: assay assesses multiple cellular pathways at once

January 23, 2020 Cancer, luciferase, multiple cellular pathways, multiplexed assay, Research

Scientists strive to have a better understanding of the complex biological processes involved in health and disease, and what they can learn usually goes hand-in-hand