November 6, 2025 Zhu Lab shows location matters for liver cancer’s origins Hepatocellular carcinoma arises primarily in zone 3 due to glutathione transferase genes that help mutated cells …
Metabolism November 6, 2025 DeBerardinis Lab discovers protein regulating balance between purine nucleotide production pathways NUDT5 suppresses de novo purine biosynthesis through PPAT interaction, affects thiopurine sensitivity The protein…
Cancer Biology June 11, 2025 Garcia-Bermudez Lab uncovers unique pathway tumors use to acquire antioxidant lipids CRI researchers find cancer cells use sulfated glycosaminoglycans to draw in lipoproteins, gain antioxidant…
June 3, 2024 Meet Dr. Hijai Regina Shin Hijai Regina Shin, Ph.D., is the newest CRI faculty member, launching the Shin Lab in 2024 and …
May 1, 2024 Small cell lung cancer acquires cross-resistance due to extrachromosomal DNA amplification of MYC paralogs Summary: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) presents as a highly chemosensitive malignancy but acquires cross-resistance after … Cancer Biology
March 1, 2024 Li receives 2024 ASH Scholar Award to research stem cells Yafeng Li, Ph.D., an Assistant Instructor in CRI’s Agathocleous Lab, was one of 5 recipients of the American …
February 6, 2024 Hoxhaj awarded Vilcek Prize for ‘Creative Promise in Biomedical Science’ Gerta Hoxhaj, Ph.D., has been awarded the 2024 Vilcek Prize for ‘Creative Promise in Biomedical Science.’ The …
January 5, 2024 DeBerardinis named NCI ‘2023 Outstanding Investigator’ Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D., is one of 17 cancer researchers across the country honored with the …
October 25, 2023 Edward Owusu Kwarteng Awarded Minority Hematology Fellow Award from ASH Edward Owusu Kwarteng’s, Ph.D., interest in hematological research began while volunteering at a medical diagnostic lab …
October 17, 2023 Divya Bezwada Receives the 2023 STAT Wunderkind Award Divya Bezwada, Ph.D., a former graduate student in the DeBerardinis lab in Children’s Medical Center Research …
August 23, 2023 Comprehensive isotopomer analysis of glutamate and aspartate in small tissue samples Stable isotopes are powerful tools to assess metabolism. 13C labeling is detected using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) … Metabolism
July 4, 2023 CRI’s Sean Morrison elected to European Molecular Biology Organization Stem cell biologist Sean J. Morrison, Ph.D., Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and founding Director and Professor …
June 15, 2023 Hoxhaj receives Pew Charitable Trusts research award UT Southwestern faculty member, Gerta Hoxhaj, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at …
May 23, 2023 Divya Bezwada wins Nominata Award “Divya Bezwada’s discoveries in human kidney cancer have changed the way we think about how these …
May 5, 2023 The metabolism of neutrophils and its contribution to severe COVID-19 Metabolic changes in neutrophils, the most abundant type of white blood cell, may contribute to severe …