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German Joins TTUHSC’s Growing List of Senior Members for National Academy of Inventors
Nadia German, Ph.D., director of the Medicinal Chemistry program at the TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, has been named to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2025 class of Senior Members.
ASCO GU Symposium Announces New Findings on Tumor Reduction and Survival Outcomes in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
Thomas E. Hutson, D.O., Pharm.D., Ph.D., chief of the Hematology Oncology Division in the Department of Internal Medicine at TTUHSC and director of the UMC Cancer Center, shared groundbreaking findings from the landmark CLEAR study.
TTUHSC Researcher to Study Protein Regulation in Alzheimer’s Disease
The National Institutes of Health-National Institute on Aging recently awarded a two-year, $310,000 grant to Petar Grozdanov, Ph.D., from the TTUHSC School of Medicine and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
TTUHSC’s Cornwall to Investigate Structure of Brain Extracellular Matrix
The National Institutes of Health-National Institute on Aging recently awarded a two-year, $420,750 R21 grant to Gail Cornwall, Ph.D., from the Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry.
The Kenneth H. Cooper Institute at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Unveiled in Dallas
Today (Nov. 4) TTUHSC officially welcomed The Cooper Institute as part of its organization with a special presentation and unveiling of its new name – the Kenneth H. Cooper Institute at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
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.
Medical Student Receives Alpha Omega Alpha Research Fellowship
Sai Pranathi Bingi, a third-year student at the TTUHSC School of Medicine, has been awarded a 2024 AΩA Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship by Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society founded in 1902.
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.
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.
Current Guidelines Advise Monitoring, Vigilance for Avian Flu
Monitoring the severity of infections of cattle and humans with flu H5N1 can be complex, with several factors at play.
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.
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.
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