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Xinlei (Sherry) Wang, Jenkins Garrett professor of statistics and data science at UTA, says understanding these gene regulators is “central to many biological processes, including growth, development and disease.” [Photo: UTA]
North Texas Researchers Develop New Tool That Uncovers Disease-Driving Gene Switches
by Lance Murray | Jul 2, 2025
UTA and UT Southwestern researchers have built BIT, a new computational framework that helps scientists identify the proteins that switch genes on and off in cancer and other diseases. The work could pave the way to more targeted treatments and boost gene research accuracy.
by Lance Murray |
Jun 16, 2025
The protein—implicated in blood cancers like leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma—was decoded in near-atomic detail by UT Southwestern researchers, including Nobel Prize winner Bruce Beutler. In lab models, turning off midnolin wiped out up to 92% of cancer cells—with minimal impact on healthy ones, according to UT Southwestern.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 16, 2024
That brings to more than $96 million the amount the foundation has given since 1996 to support its two-fold mission: eliminating women-related cancers and ending domestic violence.
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UT Southwestern's Clements University Hospital [Photo: UTSW]
UTSW Partners on Study That Could Lead to Earlier Detection of Ovarian Cancer
by Lance Murray | Jun 17, 2024
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and UT Southwestern analyzed T-cell receptors in nearly 500 blood samples from pre-diagnostic patients with ovarian cancer. The results point to the potential of testing for biomarkers 2 to 4 years before most cases of HGOC are currently diagnosed.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 6, 2023
The gift, the largest to date for BrightEdge, will fund a "first-of-its-kind program" called the ACS BrightEdge Texas Accelerator. The two-year pilot innovation program will invest in cutting-edge companies making headway in the fight to eliminate cancer.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 10, 2021
BALANCED Media | Technology has won the second annual Grand Challenge competition for its edge computing solution. Gamers downloaded a small game. While they played, they were also processing data to help find COVID-fighting compounds.
Its HEWMEN crowd-computing platform
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 15, 2020
The novel invention from researchers at Texas Woman’s University in Denton could greatly contribute to cancer treatment research. The compounds can prevent the growth of breast, lung, and colon cancer cells.
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Its drug therapy for advanced or metastatic clear cell kidney cancer is in phase 1 clinical trials at UT Southwestern.
Peloton Therapeutics Completes Series D Financing
by Nealie Sanchez | Sep 19, 2016
Its drug therapy for advanced or metastatic clear cell kidney cancer is in phase 1 clinical trials at UT Southwestern.
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by Julia Falcon |
Jun 29, 2016
UTD has received money for its cancer research program, the Dallas Public Library receives Knight News award, and Facebook adds a simpler way to plan events.
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by Patrick Kobler |
Feb 9, 2016
We connected with Dr. Theodora Ross, author of A Cancer in the Family, on why she came to DFW, UT Southwestern’s work in cancer genetics, and for her thoughts on how we can battle cancer more effectively.
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