UTHealth Houston study suggests new target for metastatic breast cancer treatments
A peptide that successfully targeted and killed metastatic cancer cells in mice may open the door to developing more efficient ways to detect and treat metastatic breast cancer in humans, UTHealth Houston researchers have discovered. The research was published in Molecular…
Bludworth, Traylor honored with national laboratory management awards
Two UTHealth Houston laboratory animal care professionals earned national honors for leadership in research support and management, a first for the university. Jacqueline Bludworth and Cneshia Traylor, from Laboratory Animal Medicine and Care, were honored at the 2026 Laboratory Animal…
Tumor-on-a-chip brings new insight to pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most difficult cancers to treat, in large part because tumors do not exist in isolation. Instead, they are surrounded by a dense and complex network of blood vessels, connective tissue, and immune cells that…
UTHealth Houston-developed cancer therapy platform takes major step toward clinical translation
CrossBridge Bio, a biotechnology company developing next-generation antibody-drug conjugates based on discoveries by researchers at UTHealth Houston, is taking a major step toward clinical translation after being acquired by Eli Lilly. The dual-payload antibody-drug conjugate technology was originally created by…
New center driving breakthroughs in congenital heart disease
A new multidisciplinary center at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston is bringing together experts across medicine, science, and engineering to transform how congenital heart disease is understood and treated across a patient’s lifetime. Designed to bridge discovery and care,…
Understanding language requires communication between multiple brain regions, UTHealth Houston researchers discover
Multiple regions of the brain engage in fast-moving conversations to understand language, UTHealth Houston researchers have discovered, dispelling a prior school of thought that only one region of the brain was responsible for language processing. The research, led by Nitin Tandon,…
Nominations open for Global Health Initiatives’ research faculty award
The Office of Global Health Initiatives is accepting nominations through May 6 for the Global Health Educational Innovations and Research Faculty Award. The Global Health Educational Innovations and Research Faculty Award supports and promotes a wide range of scholarly activities…
Collaboration fuels new insights into systemic sclerosis
Investigators from the Pulmonary Center of Excellence at UTHealth Houston are highlighting new collaborative discoveries that advance understanding of systemic sclerosis, a complex autoimmune disease that drives fibrosis across multiple organs. A recent study co-led by Harry Karmouty-Quintana, PhD, associate…
Innovations in cardiology take center stage
Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, advanced imaging, and next-generation therapies are reshaping the future of cardiology, and UTHealth Houston is at the forefront. At the Junior League of Houston’s “Bite-Sized Medicine: How to Keep Your Heart Healthy” lunch-and-learn Feb. 12, university…
UTHealth Houston ranks among nation’s best in NIH funding
UTHealth Houston again ranks among the nation’s leading institutions for National Institutes of Health research funding, according to the latest annual analysis by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The rankings measure NIH funding awarded during the previous federal fiscal…