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NIH Awards Grant to TTUHSC Researcher

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • February 01, 2022

To better understand the role of extracellular vesicles in the spread and progression of LAM, the NIH recently awarded a four-year, $2.8 million grant to Magdalena Karbowniczek, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of immunotherapeutics and biotechnology at the TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy.

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TTUHSC Researchers Receive New NIH Grant to Continue Studying Amygdala-Pain Link

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • January 31, 2022

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a five-year, $2.76 million grant to Volker E. Neugebauer, M.D., Ph.D. and Igor Ponomarev, Ph.D.

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Possible Societal Gains From Increased Investment in Women’s Health Research

  • By Alyson J. McGregor, M.D.
  • December 29, 2021

Women’s Health Access Matters (WHAM) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to exploring and responding to the underrepresentation of women in health research, in particular the inequities that exist when it comes to funding dedicated to improving the lives of women.

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TTUHSC Researchers Receive Patent for Identifying Viable Embryos

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • December 02, 2021

The Texas Tech Office of Research Commercialization (ORC) filed an initial U.S. patent application in 2016, and a patent was awarded to Prien and Penrose on Nov. 8, 2021.

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New Research to Examine Effects of Vitamin E on Obesity

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • November 11, 2021

Vitamin E has antioxidant properties that protect cells against molecules produced when your body breaks down food. Leslie Shen, Ph.D., C.C.R.P., said these molecules may play a role in other diseases such as obesity.

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TTUHSC Researchers to Study Efficacy of Telepractice in Treating Children Born with Cleft Palate

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • November 09, 2021

The clinical trial grant, “Speech Intervention via Telepractice for Children with Repaired Cleft Palate: Randomized Controlled Trial and Assessment of Speech Production and Perception Skills,” is the first multi-year NIH grant awarded to the School of Health Professions.

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