March 2022 Archive

Research

Pharmacy Researchers Receive Patent for Chemical Probe

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • March 29, 2022

Nadia German, Ph.D., and collaborator Constantinos Mikelis, Ph.D., have received a U.S. patent for a chemical that targets the brain’s dopamine transporter.

Health

TTUHSC Researcher Receives NIH Grant to Study Vulnerabilities in Specific Cancer Types

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • March 25, 2022

The National Cancer Institute awarded a five-year, $1.9 million grant to C. Patrick Reynolds, M.D., Ph.D., director for the School of Medicine Cancer Center at TTUHSC.

Research

TTUHSC Receives NIH Grant to Examine Impact of Vitamin A Depletion on Alzheimer’s Disease

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • March 21, 2022

To gain insight into the potential relationship between ROS accumulation in the dentate gyrus and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, the National Institutes of Health recently awarded a five-year, $1.87 million grant to TTUHSC's J. Josh Lawrence, Ph.D.

Research

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Researchers Achieve Global Recognition

  • By Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation Lance McMahon, Ph.D.
  • March 08, 2022

The global preeminence of TTUHSC is highlighted by a widely publicized citation database created at Stanford University. The comprehensive database shows that TTUHSC is the academic home to several of the world’s top-ranked biomedical and pharmaceutical researchers.

Research

TTUHSC’s Rahman Receives Grant Extension

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • March 04, 2022

In its most recent funding cycle, the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded a $2,499,999 grant extension to Rakhshanda Rahman, M.D., professor of breast surgical oncology at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and the founding executive director of the school’s multi-campus Breast Center of Excellence (BCE).

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