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Mya Rodriguez, pictured with her mentor, Andrea Stavoe, PhD

Recognizing excellence: Mya Rodriguez receives 2025 Terry J. Crow, PhD, Scholarship in Neuroscience

Congratulations to Neuroscience PhD student Mya Rodriguez, who has been awarded the 2025 Terry J. Crow, PhD, Scholarship in Neuroscience for her academic excellence and leadership. Her research explores...
November 1, 2025
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October’s Paper of the Month reveals how a conserved protein complex across species may unlock new clues to Huntington’s disease

October’s Paper of the Month reveals how a conserved protein complex across species may unlock new clues to Huntington’s disease

The answers to human diseases may lie in the biology we share across species. In his recent studies, Stephen Farmer, a PhD student in the Molecular and Translational Biology and Neuroscience programs in...
October 31, 2025
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Anna DeBruine at conference in Italy

Therapeutics and Pharmacology student Anna DeBruine recognized at Italy conference for outstanding work in cancer cachexia research

Therapeutics and Pharmacology student Anna DeBruine was honored with the Women in Cachexia Student Spotlight Award at the 8th Cancer Cachexia Conference in Turin, Italy, for her poster on estrogen-related...
October 14, 2025
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Banner announcing the D. Dudley and Judy White Oldham Faculty Award with text 'Congratulations to the 2025 award recipients!' and headshots of Swathi Arur, PhD, and Rachel Miller, PhD.

Swathi Arur, PhD, and Rachel Miller, PhD honored with annual Oldham Faculty Award

MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences faculty members Swathi Arur, PhD, and Rachel Miller, PhD, have been named recipients of the 2025 D. Dudley and Judy White Oldham Faculty...
October 10, 2025
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Microbiology and Infectious Diseases graduate Khondakar Sayef Ahammed, PhD, explores new horizons in RNA biology research

From a small village in India to the world’s largest medical center, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases graduate Khondakar Sayef Ahammed, PhD, has pursued science as both a career and a way of ...
October 9, 2025
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Headshot of Wassim Chehab, PhD, Director of Curriculum and Faculty Development

Meet the Faculty: Wassim Chehab, PhD

With a passion for enhancing curriculum and content at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Director of Curriculum and Faculty Development...
October 8, 2025
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September’s Paper of the Month explores a novel combination therapy with one goal: overcoming toxicity and resistance in colorectal cancer

September’s Paper of the Month explores a novel combination therapy with one goal: overcoming toxicity and resistance in colorectal cancer

Graduate student Peyton High, alongside his mentor, Kendra Carmon, PhD, explored whether pairing cetuximab, an Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-targeting antibody approved for metastatic colorectal...
September 24, 2025
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Meet the Staff: Leigh Robinson

Meet the Staff: Leigh Robinson

Special Events Coordinator Leigh Robinson brings a people-first mindset to her work at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Whether...
September 12, 2025
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Smiling woman with long dark hair in a ruffled floral blouse stands in an arched colonnade; warm light and shallow depth of field keep her in focus against blurred stone columns.

With Kopchick Fellowship support, Maliha Munir’s research aims to make immune cells more effective against cancer

Cancer Biology PhD student Maliha Munir is using support from the Charlene Kopchick Fellowship to engineer natural killer (NK) cells that can withstand the harsh environments of solid tumors. Her goal ...
September 5, 2025
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Paper of the Month graphic with portrait of a woman in glasses; headline reads: ERK activation dynamics in maturing oocyte controls embryonic nuclear divisions in Caenorhabditis elegans.

August’s Paper of the Month reveals how the RAS/ERK pathway orchestrates the opening notes of life

Timing is everything in development — and a new study reveals what happens when key molecular signals strike too soon. In a recent Cell Reports paper, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ...
August 29, 2025
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