Life at the Institute: Giovanni Botten
September 29, 2020Giovanni Botten is a M.D./Ph.D. student in the Medical Scientist Training Program at UT Southwestern. As part of the Xu lab at CRI he is studying how large-scale changes in...
Sean Morrison Presented with Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring Award
September 23, 2020UT Southwestern’s Postdoctoral Association (PDA) has selected Dr. Sean Morrison, director of Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern…
Researchers show how mutations in DNA packaging machines cause cancer
September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 – Like wrenches made of Legos, SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes tighten or loosen DNA in our cells…
Life at the Institute: Nicholas Lesner
August 24, 2020Nicholas Lesner is a third-year graduate student in the Mishra lab and a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship awardee. At CRI, he is studying how mutations...
The secret of lymph: How lymph nodes help cancer cells spread
August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 – For decades, physicians have known that many kinds of cancer cells often spread first to lymph nodes…
Life at the Institute: Xun Wang, Ph.D.
July 28, 2020Xun Wang, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral researcher in the Mishra lab who is studying how changes in mitochondria influences muscle stem cells maintenance and repair. His work will help us...
Life at the Institute: Austin Moore
July 14, 2020Austin Moore is an M.D./Ph.D. student in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at UT Southwestern and previously held a Medical Research Fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)....
Life at the Institute: Zhimin Gu, Ph.D.
June 30, 2020Zhimin Gu is a postdoctoral fellow in the Xu lab and a member of the Moody Medical Research Institute. At CRI, he is working to discover metabolic vulnerabilities in acute...
Life at the Institute: Cemre Celen
June 8, 2020Cemre Celen is a sixth year graduate student in the Zhu lab. At CRI, she studies the regeneration of β-cells which are the insulin producing cells in the pancreas lost...
Life at the Institute: Jennifer Gill, M.D., Ph.D.
May 21, 2020Jennifer Gill, M.D., Ph.D., is a scientist at CRI and a practicing dermatologist. As a researcher in the Morrison lab, she studies how melanoma spreads from the skin to other...
