Here's a well-earned recognition: Our Daniel "Trey" Lee's pioneering work in battling pediatric leukemia has been honored as one of 2017’s top 10 Clinical Research Achievements by the Clinical Research Forum. Dr. Lee’s research weaponizes immune cells, known as T cells, in pediatric and young adult clinical trial participants to…
Congratulations to Richard Baylis, an MD/PhD student in Dr. Gary Owens' lab, for being selected to attend the 2018 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in June in Germany. This is quite a prestigious honor, and Baylis will be in most prestigious company: More than 40 Nobel laureates are expected to attend,…
Here's a short video on our multiple sclerosis clinic and research program. It's just a quick dive and doesn't really tackle the breadth of the research we have under way, but it will let you meet some of the folks who are doing this important work. One notable detail: We're…
One day you enjoy a hamburger with no problem and the next time you eat one you have a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. Scary stuff, huh? This is the meat allergy, one of our discoveries that attracts perpetual interest. Dr. Thomas Platts-Mills, the chief of our Division of Allergy…
Our Bradford Worrall, MD, is making headlines without even being in the country. He was part of a major effort that has identified 22 new genetic risk factors for stroke, tripling the number of gene regions known to affect your stroke risk. The researchers are hailing it as the largest…
You may have heard the news from NASA: Spending time in space can change your gene expression. Scientists determined this by comparing the genetic makeup of twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly after Scott spent a year on the International Space Station. [caption id="attachment_438" align="alignleft" width="100"] Garrett-Bakelman[/caption] One of the…
