Research
McMahon Receives NIH Grant to Help Build TTUHSC Research Capacity
In an effort to grow research excellence at TTUHSC, a project team led by Lance McMahon, Ph.D., senior vice president for research and innovation, recently received a three-year, $1.16 million grant to conduct a capacity-building study.
Journal’s Special Edition Recalls Landmark Discovery Made in TTUHSC Lab
In September 1994, the Journal of Biological Chemistry published a paper that for the first time described the cloning, sequencing and naming of the Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory (StAR) protein. That paper has been cited more than 1,400 times since that initial publication.
TTUHSC’s Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy Establishes Brain Drug Discovery Center
The Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy in Amarillo has developed the Brain Drug Discovery Center, the newest TTUHSC research center.
Moustaïd-Moussa Ready to Lead Collaborative Institute for One Health Innovation
Naïma Moustaïd-Moussa, Ph.D., is the inaugural executive director of a collaborative effort between TTUHSC and TTU known as the Institute for One Health Innovation (IOHI).
TTUHSC’s Guan Receives NIH Grant to Continue Cell Transport Research
The NIH has awarded Lan Guan, M.D., Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics at the TTUHSC School of Medicine, a five-year, $1.96 million MIRA R35 grant.
The Future of Health: Alumni Research on Spinal Manipulation and Mobilization in Children
Jenifer Dice, PT, ScD was part of a collaborative study focused on the appropriateness of using spinal mobilization and manipulation among infants, children and adolescents.
Abbruscato, Kang Receive First Stocco Research Chair Endowment Appointments
On July 9, Thomas Abbruscato, Ph.D., and Min Kang, Pharm.D., became the first recipients of the Douglas Stocco Research Chair, an endowment formerly known as the TTUHSC Research Endowment.
National Academy of Inventors Ranks Texas Tech University System Among Top 100 in Patents for Second Consecutive Year
The TTU System, including the TTUHSC and TTUHSC El Paso, ranked 74th on the NAI list of Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents for 2023.
Twelve Full-Time TTUHSC Researchers Named to Latest World’s Top 2% of Scientists Rankings
Last fall, Stanford University/Elsevier’s sixth edition of the World’s Top 2% of Scientists List was released and included 12 full-time and three part-time researchers from TTUHSC.
TTUHSC, TTU Scientists Meet at First Amarillo Research Symposium
In April, the TTUHSC Amarillo campus hosted the inaugural Amarillo Research Symposium.
TTUHSC’s Ahmed Investigating Cardiac Cell Regeneration
Mahmoud Salama Ahmed, Ph.D., and an international team of researchers have completed an investigation to uncover novel therapeutics or existing therapeutic regimens previously approved by the FDA for cardiac regeneration.
TTUHSC Teams Excel in Innovation Hub’s 2024-2025 Texas Tech Accelerator Competition
Four teams representing TTUHSC earned a place among the 14 startup teams selected for the 2024-2025 Accelerator Cohort during the Texas Tech Accelerator Competition on April 5.
Rumbaugh Named 2023 Fellow by American Association for the Advancement of Science
Kendra Rumbaugh, Ph.D., was recently named to the 2023 Fellowship class by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
National Academy of Inventors Names Liang a Senior Member
Hongjun “Henry” Liang, Ph.D., a professor for the TTUHSC School of Medicine, has been named to the 2024 class of Senior Members for the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
Examining Choices for Better Health
TTUHSC School of Nursing announced the establishment of the TTUHSC Center for Nursing Research, Collaboration and Innovation on March 27.
TTUHSC’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Hosts 36th Student Research Week
Students scientists participated in the 36th Annual Student Research Week, hosted by the TTUHSC Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Feb. 28-March 1.
TTUHSC Commercial Venture TKQuant Receives European Patent
TKQuant LLC, a company formed through TTUHSC, was awarded the European patent for Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Netherlands.
Rumbaugh Named Fellow by American Academy of Microbiology
Kendra Rumbaugh, Ph.D., a professor in the TTUHSC School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery, was named as one of the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) 65 new Fellows for 2024.
Almodóvar Receives NIH Grant to Study Pulmonary Hypertension in HIV Patients
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the NIH recently awarded Sharilyn Almodóvar, Ph.D., a four-year, $2.67 million grant to study how the HIV virus damages the normal interactions between different cell types in the lung arteries that lead to the condition.
TTUHSC Medical Student Part of NIH Research Team’s JAMA Publication
Luis Castro, a student at the TTUHSC School of Medicine and the Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health, was part of a research team whose work was published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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