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Blackstone Charitable Foundation Gives $5M to University of Texas Institutions to Expand Its Entrepreneurship Program
by Alex Edwards | Jan 26, 2021
The Blackstone LaunchPad entrepreneurship program, which has been at UT Dallas since 2016, is opening to a more diverse range of students by expanding to six new campuses. Locally, that includes UT Southwestern.
by Alex Edwards |
Jan 13, 2021
The expanded alliance between Taysha and UTSW, which dates back to when Taysha emerged from stealth in April 2020, will support the discovery of novel gene therapy candidates and technologies in new disease areas.
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![This year’s winners from UT Southwestern —Olutoyosi “Toy” Ogunkua, M.D., Luis Sifuentes-Dominguez, M.D, and Chika Nwachukwu, M.D., Ph.D.—bring the total number grants awarded by the Council since its founding five years ago to nine. [Images via UTSW]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/UTSW-investigators-360x203.jpg)
by Alex Edwards |
Jan 11, 2021
Members raised nearly $100K in funding for the research awardees who will investigate new evidence-based pathways that can treat some of the world’s most intractable illnesses.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 17, 2020
People under age 50 are "more likely to be hospitalized, need a ventilator, and die from COVID-19 if they're severely obese," a new study says.
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UTSW Scientist: ‘We Need More Women Thinking Creatively in the Lab and Pushing Science Forward’
by Quincy Preston | Oct 8, 2020
This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarded to two female scientists for the development of CRISPR as a gene-editing tool, is a revolution, according to a pair of UTSW scientists.
UTSW's Eric Olson and Rhonda Bassel-Duby use the technology in their work to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Olson also is the co-founder of biotech Exonics Therapeutics, which exited last year in a deal roughly valued at $1B.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 7, 2020
John Schoggins is one of 10 recipients for the National Institutes of Health's Pioneer Award. The forward-looking researcher is ahead of the curve, beginning the pursuit prior to the current pandemic.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 24, 2020
Using alternating magnetic fields in technology created by UTSW researchers, Solenic Medical aims to provide a better way to treat prosthetic joint infections than the current standard of care. Recently, the startup received an FDA designation of a Breakthrough Device.
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![R.A. Session II, president, CEO, and founder of Taysha Gene Therapies [Background image: Olena Yepifanova via iStock]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/TayshaGene-Session-970-1-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston and Alex Edwards |
Aug 5, 2020
Taysha Gene Therapies, which was been operating in stealth with UT Southwestern until this April, plans to use the financing to advance its initial cohort of lead programs into its clinic. By the end of 2021, Taysha expects to file four Investigational New Drug applications.
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How Cooling Shoes Insoles From UTSW Scientists Could Heal Diabetic’s Heels
by Riley Farrell | Jun 23, 2020
The recently developed cooling shoe device greatly decreases foot temperatures, lowering a significant risk factor for diabetic foot ulcers.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 9, 2020
UT Southwestern Medical Center and international collaborators found that a protein produced by the human immune system could inhibit several coronaviruses, including the one behind the current outbreak.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 31, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also find out about DART receiving a federal grant to help in the fight against human trafficking.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 15, 2019
You'll also find out about how a team led by a UTA professor is competing for a piece of the $4 million prize in a competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy in this roundup of research and development happening in North Texas.
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Guido Verbeck is working on a breath analyzer to determine if someone has used illegal drugs. [Photo courtesy of University of North Texas]
R&D: Researchers Make Legal Meth to Test Drug Breathalyzer; UTA Prof Advises Feds on Pain Prevention
by Lance Murray | Aug 17, 2018
Also, you'll find research on a new blood test to help diagnose heart attacks more quickly. Here are some of the research projects underway in North Texas aimed at making our lives better.
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Discovery: UTSW Discovers Alzheimer’s ‘Big Bang,’ UNTHSC Scientist Tracks Mosquitoes for Your Health
by Lance Murray |
Jul 20, 2018
Also, UNT professor Tao Yang has received an award for his research into electrical distribution microgrids. Here are some of the research projects underway in North Texas aimed at making our lives better.
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by Lance Murray |
May 4, 2018
Plus, local researchers are looking into how ovarian hormones and blood cholesterol may affect cardiovascular health. Find out more in the weekly roundup of research and development in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 13, 2018
Researchers across North Texas are making disoveries and conducting research that help make our world better. Here are some of their stories.
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