In this issue
Upcoming Caring for the Caregiver events
Dr. Carie Boychuk receives UT System’s Rising STARs award
Researchers zero in on new class of oral cancer drugs
UT institutions earn top 5 spot in the world for U.S. patents granted
Cancer as a thief: One doctor’s perspective as the battle continues
Moms, babies and drug addiction: The road to Casa Mia
Medical student selected to NIH medical research scholars program
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Dr. Carie Boychuk receives UT System’s Rising STARs award

Her research aims to develop novel, therapeutic targets in the treatment of cardiovascular disease and diabetes by harnessing the brain stem’s neural circuitry responsible for the regulation of vagal drive.

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Patient Care »
 
Cancer as a thief: One doctor’s perspective as the battle continues

After witnessing a history of cancer in his family, Ruben Mesa, M.D., believes that cancer is a thief, not because it may kill you. After all, each of us will die. It’s because it steals life early.

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Academics »
Medical student selected to NIH medical research scholars program

The year-long research training program allows students to pause their university studies to live and conduct basic, clinical or translational research work on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Research »
 
Researchers zero in on new class of oral cancer drugs

In two recent papers, a research team led by Cara Gonzales, D.D.S., Ph.D., developed a new class of drugs broadly referred to as capsazepine analogs.

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UT institutions earn top 5 spot in the world for U.S. patents granted

Researchers and inventors at University of Texas institutions are once again among the world’s most innovative, based on the number of patents granted in 2018.

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Moms, babies and drug addiction: The road to Casa Mia

Lisa Cleveland, Ph.D., RN, remembers her first encounter with new mothers who struggle with drug addiction and their babies born with drug withdrawal symptoms. She found they were not the selfish, uncaring women they are often portrayed to be.

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Events »
Upcoming Caring for the Caregiver events

All Caring for the Caregiver events are offered at no cost, unless otherwise specified.

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