Genomicist awarded prestigious NIH research grant: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2017/nih-hon.html
Gary Hon, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of the Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences, has received a prestigious New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support research that aims to understand the basic mechanisms
Study reveals molecular genetic mechanisms driving breast cancer progression: April 2015 News Releases - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2015/breast-cancer-progression.html
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered how the body’s inflammatory response can alter how estrogen promotes the growth of breast cancer cells.
New drug combination offers hope for improved treatment of cervical cancer: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/december-new-drug-combination.html
A new combination of drugs slowed the growth of cancer cells by an unexpected mechanism that may one day lead to improved treatment of cervical cancer, a UT Southwestern-led study published in Molecular Cancer Research suggests.
New studies unravel mysteries of how PARP enzymes work: February 2017 News Releases - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2017/parp-enzymes-work.html
A component of an enzyme family linked to DNA repair, stress responses, and cancer also plays a role in enhancing or inhibiting major cellular activities under physiological conditions, new research shows.
UT Southwestern finds crucial new molecular mechanisms and biomarkers in ovarian cancer: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/new-molecular-mechanisms-and-biomarkers.html
UT Southwestern faculty have discovered what appears to be an Achilles’ heel in ovarian cancers, as well as new biomarkers that could point to which patients are the best candidates for possible new treatments.
UT Southwestern researchers discover gene regulation mechanism: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/february-gene-regulation-mechanism.html
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have discovered a method cells use to turn genes on and off that involves portions of proteins whose function has long been a mystery.
UT Southwestern genome engineering expertise spurs participation in prestigious nationwide Human Genome Project consortium: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/human-genome-project.html
A genome engineering technique developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center helped make the institution a research partner in a new $185 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative to build on findings of the Human Genome Project.
Stem cell researcher Wan holding Raisz Professorship: March 2017 Center Times Online - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2017/raisz-professorship.html
Raisz Professorship in Bone Cell Research.
Breast cancer study reveals dynamics of estrogen receptor function: September 2017 Research Highlights - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2017/breast-cancer-study-reveals.html
However, treated tumors frequently become resistant to therapy, prompting the search for new ways to block receptor function. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says breast cancer is the most common cancer in U.S. women.
Researchers identify key substance that protects against preterm birth: January 2015 News Releases - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2015/pre-term-birth.html
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified hyaluronon (HA) as a critical substance made by the body that protects against premature births caused by infection.