June 26, 2024

Two decades of spina bifida research published in Science

The culmination of over two decades of research from Hope Northrup, MD, professor, and Kit Sing Au, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, on the genetic factors associated with spina bifida has been published in Science. Kit Sing Au, PhD According to…


June 21, 2024

Clinical drug trial research brings hope for children who have rare tumor disease

Cheryl Navar was 24 weeks into her pregnancy when doctors found multiple tumors in her unborn baby’s heart. Before baby Nora entered the world, her soon-to-be parents sat in their hometown in Corpus Christi to learn about a rare disease…


September 1, 2022

Second patient in the world receives Moderna mRNA trial infusion at UTHealth Houston for glycogen storage disease

Imagine having to drink a solution of cornstarch and water every four hours to survive, and that missing a dose, even by 15 minutes, could lead to seizures and death. This is the reality for Rebecca Tarrence, who has glycogen…