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Innovations and Challenges in Pediatric Oncology: A Focus...
On March 26, 2024, the Foundations in Global Health Series featured a lecture titled "Bridging Gaps in Global Pediatric Oncology: Innovations in Genetics and Laboratory Testing" by Dr. Julie M. Gastier-Foster, PhD, FACMG. Dr. Gastier-Foster, a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology and Oncology at Baylor College of Medicine, and the Director of Laboratory and Pathology at the Global Hematology/Oncology Pediatric Excellence (HOPE) Program, Texas Children’s Hospital, provided profound insights into the critical challenges and innovative solutions in the field of pediatric oncology, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.
A MD/PhD student mentored by Dr. Sameer Sheth receives to...
Katherine Kabotyanski recently received prestigious awards from the Society for Neuroscience and Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Linda Kim receives a prestigious award from the Dysto...
Dr. Linda H. Kim, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Roy V. Sillitoe’s lab at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, recently received the Mahlon DeLong Young Investigator Award.
Dr. Ryan Dhindsa receives a grant to study aging
Dr. Ryan Dhindsa, assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine and principal investigator at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children’s Hospital and recent recipient of the prestigious 2023 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award, has received The Longevity Impetus grant to support his research on aging. This grant will provide Dr. Dhindsa who is a physician-scientist with $200,000 over two years to pursue his research project titled, “Genetic resilience to Aging”.
Dr. Olivier Lichtarge receives the 2023 Michael E. DeBake...
Olivier Lichtarge, M.D., Ph.D., Cullen Chair and Professor of Molecular and Human Genetics and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a Principal Investigator at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, was honored with the 2023 Michael E. DeBakey Excellence in Research Award. He was one of six Baylor College of Medicine faculty members to receive the award this year. He and other awardees were honored at a ceremony at Baylor on Sept. 18, where they each presented a talk about the work for which they were recognized.
Spanning the Spectrum of Sarcoma Research at Texas Childr...
Pediatric sarcoma is one of the rarest and most complex cancers diagnosed in children.
Resilience in Times of Distress: How the COVID-19 pandemi...
Given the constant vigilance required in the care of diabetes, successful management demands significant mental effort.
How Technology Is Changing Type 1 Diabetes
The past 10-20 years have brought exciting developments to the field of diabetes management, but tools such as insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems are just the beginning.
Texas Children’s Hospital Explores Multidisciplinary Tr...
As many as 20% of children and adolescents experience what has historically been called functional abdominal pain, which refers to a set of chronic abdominal pain conditions that are now known as disorders of gut–brain interaction (DGBIs).
A Revolutionary New Approach to Autism Care
Developing the Pediatric Cardiologists of Tomorrow at Tex...
As the nation’s No. 1 hospital for pediatric cardiology, Texas Children’s Heart Center leads not only the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric cardiac conditions, but also the training of future pediatric cardiologists through its Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship program in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine.
14 Years Later, Miracle Baby is Just a Normal Teen
To look at Allen Brothers today, you’d never know he had a rough start in life. Today, he’s a healthy 14-year-old, full of all the sass and attitude that comes with being a teenager, says his mother Christie.
God's answered prayer: Olivia
When my husband and I got married in July 2016, we knew we wanted to get pregnant right away. God blessed us on Sept. 14, when news of my expectancy arrived.
Glenn Family Finds Hope Far From Home
During a sonogram at 15 weeks, Jeanie and Shaun Glenn of Seward, Alaska, found out their baby’s heart was off center.
CDH: Three letters that changed our lives
Building our first house, my husband changed jobs, I began my Master’s program and we were trying to have our first baby.
Canezaro Family first to undergo successful two-port feto...
When Althea Canezaro found out she was pregnant, she was thrilled to give her son, Blaine, a sibling. But, her 22-week ultrasound revealed something she didn’t expect – spina bifida.
Dream of Motherhood Realized
Natalie Frachtman, who lives in Austin with her husband Brandon, always hoped to become a mother. It was a chapter of life that she looked forward to with great expectation and excitement. So in the spring of 2021, when a fibroid was discovered in her uterus, she became concerned.
Music Therapy: Celebrating 10 years at Texas Children's H...
Texas Children’s Hospital is celebrating a decade of Music Therapy. Music therapy helps children tap into making their heads, hearts and bodies stronger and happier.
What is pediatric plastic surgery?
Pediatric plastic surgery is a surgical subspecialty focused on the reconstructive and aesthetic improvement of a child’s appearance, with the goal of restoring functionality and improving quality of life...
Fetal Congenital Heart Block
A congenital heart block is a disruption of the intricate electrical nerve impulse system that regulates the pumping action of the heart.
FRYL gene variants linked to a new neurological disorder
A recent study from the lab of Dr. Hugo J. Bellen, distinguished service professor at Baylor College of Medicine and investigator at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) links the FRYL gene to a new neurodevelopmental disorder in humans.
Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicin...
To study how Zika virus proteins hijack and disrupt host developmental pathways during infection and disease progression, Dr. Shinya Yamamoto, assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine and principal investigator at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Dr. Nichole Link, assistant professor at the University of Utah, and colleagues have generated a toolkit of transgenic flies expressing all ten Zika virus proteins.
TMEM208 variants cause a new developmental disorder
A recent study conducted in the lab of Dr. Hugo J. Bellen, distinguished service professor at Baylor College of Medicine and principal investigator at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, has discovered a biological role of a specific transmembrane protein called TMEM208.
The molecular signatures of a common brain tumor found to...
A recent multi-institutional collaborative study from the labs of Drs. Akash Patel and Tiemo Klisch at Baylor College of Medicine and Dr. Jonathan Levine at Texas A&M University has found that the molecular features of meningiomas are conserved across species, in dogs and humans.
Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin Campus Set to Op...
Nation’s Largest and Top-Ranked Pediatric and Women’s Hospital Celebrates First Hospital for Central Texas Families with Ribbon Cutting