October 2020 Archive

TTUHSC Faculty Members Earn 2020 Star Award from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • October 30, 2020

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) has awarded an ASRM Star Award to a pair of faculty from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine. The honorees include Samuel Prien, Ph.D., a professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and Lindsay Penrose, Ph.D., an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology.

Abilene Scientist Receives Grant to Research Novel Brain Tumor Treatment

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • October 14, 2020

In an effort to improve the prognosis for GBM patients, the U.S. Department of Defense recently awarded a $550,491 grant to Dipongkor Saha, D.V.M., Ph.D., a cancer immunologist and assistant professor of immunotherapeutics and biotechnology at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy in Abilene.

Hispanic Women Learn the Importance of Cancer Screening Through AMIGAS

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • October 14, 2020

After earning her master’s and doctorate in public health, Byrd became involved in several projects aimed at understanding the viewpoints and beliefs of Hispanic communities. Through those projects, she has helped develop interventions designed to educate Hispanic men and women and help them explore their behaviors and attitudes about health.

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