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Research

Abid Brings Hematology Expertise to TTUHSC Oncology Team

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • November 24, 2025

Muhammad Bilal Abid, M.D., has joined the TTUHSC School of Medicine oncology team as an associate professor of internal medicine and medical director of TTUHSC’s Blood and Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Program.

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Research Team Studies Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Homeless Population

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • November 21, 2025

A team of student researchers from TTUHSC and TTU evaluated differences in CVD risk between men and women experiencing poverty and homelessness in West Texas, a medically underserved region within the TTUHSC service area.

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Clinical Trials Provide Access to Latest Cancer Interventions

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • November 18, 2025

Beginning in 2008, TTUHSC, through the School of Medicine Pediatric Cancer Research Center in 2025, has conducted multiple phase 1 oncology clinical trials for pediatric and adult cancer patients. These trials will pave new ground for patients now and in the future.

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Project Team Analyzing Survey Results to Increase TTUHSC Grant Funding Capacity

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • November 07, 2025

A project team conducted a capacity-building study during the last year aimed at increasing TTUHSC's overall NIH funding. The team is led by Lance McMahon, Ph.D.

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AAAS Recognizes Mitra for Mentorship Work

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • October 31, 2025

Amal Mitra, Dr.P.H., professor in TTUHSC's Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health, was recognized by the AAAS for his work with the AAAS HBCU Making and Innovation Initiative.

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Summer Program Introduces Medical Students to the Research Laboratory

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • October 20, 2025

Each year, approximately 100 first-year TTUHSC School of Medicine students — more than half of the Lubbock class — step out of the classroom and into the laboratory to spend part of their summer making unique discoveries through the Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP).

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TTUHSC Researcher Awarded CPRIT Grant to Study Type of Pediatric Bone Cancer

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • October 15, 2025

CPRIT recently awarded a two-year, $198,822 grant to Balakrishna Koneru, Ph.D., an assistant professor of pediatrics at TTUHSC’s School of Medicine and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

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TTUHSC Researchers Find Blood-Brain Barrier Remains Resilient in Alzheimer’s Disease Model

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • September 29, 2025

A team of scientists at TTUHSC has published new evidence suggesting that the brain’s protective shield remains largely intact in a commonly used mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Collaborative Team Earns Five-Year Renewal Grant from NINDS to Continue Stroke Research

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • September 10, 2025

Due to this high level of productivity and potential to create new medications for stroke injury, NINDS recently awarded a new $3 million competitive renewal that extends the grant for an additional five years.

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Improving Health Care Access, Education Through Research

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • July 11, 2025

The service area for TTUHSC, a recognized leader in academic health and biomedical research training, encompasses 121 Texas counties.

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