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The Ross Poché lab is dedicated to elucidating the transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms regulating proliferation and differentiation of retinal progenitor cells to identify new therapeutic

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The Gulf Coast Center for Precision Environmental Health designated Center of Excellence

May 30, 2019 Gulf Coast Center for Precision Environmental Health, interinstitutional collaboration, NIEHS, P30 award, Research

The Gulf Coast Center for Precision Environmental Health (GC-CPEH), a multimillion dollar Texas Medical Center effort jointly led by Baylor College of Medicine, The University

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From the labs to bedside: First-in-human trial shows promise in treating neuroblastoma

May 28, 2019 chimeric antigen, Clinical Trials, GD2, GD2-CAR, Immunotherapy, neuroblastoma, Research

Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid cancer in children, and patients with high-risk disease are challenging to treat. In April, during the annual meeting of

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Some antibiotic-resistant bacteria have outside help

May 23, 2019 Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, diabetic ulcers, macrophages, non-healing wounds, P. aeruginosa, Pf phage, Research, virus

The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa – one of the greatest threats to human health, according to the World Health Organization – frequently carries a virus or

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Blood proteins help predict risk of developing heart failure

May 21, 2019 blood test, Cardiovascular Disease, high-sensitivity test, Research, troponin

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of pain, suffering and death in the United States, and despite tremendous advances in knowledge on prevention, treatment of

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The 2019 Michael E. DeBakey M.D. Awards for Excellence in Research

May 16, 2019 2019 DeBakey research awards, Batten disease, C. difficile, heart attack, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, lysosomal storage disorders, Neurodegeneration, NIH Roadmap Epigenomics, Research, trehalose, tropinin

The 2019 Michael E. DeBakey M.D. Award for Research Excellence ceremony honored five Baylor College of Medicine faculty members for their excellence in published scientific

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Activating the retina’s ability to restore vision

May 14, 2019 blindness, Hippo, Müller glial cells, Research, restoring vision loss, YAP

Damage to the retina can lead to irreparable loss of vision in humans and other mammals because their retinas do not regenerate. That is not

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How genomics profiling can help identify the best treatment for bladder cancer

May 9, 2019 atezolizumab, bladder cancer, Clinical Trials, Research, single-patient classifier

When it comes to cancer, one-size-does-not-fit-all. “One of the challenges that we have when taking care of patients with bladder cancer is that from one

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Congratulations Dr. David Moore, Baylor’s newest member of the National Academy of Sciences

May 7, 2019 NAS, National Academy of Sciences, Research

Dr. David Moore, professor of molecular and cellular biology, medicine and molecular and human genetics at Baylor College of Medicine, has been elected to the

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Image of the Month: The diversity of adult-born neurons

May 2, 2019 adult-born neurons, Image of the month, neuron diversity, Research

On the cover! The diversity of adult-born neurons. Different colors indicate different adult-born granule cell types and delineate their dendritic arborization