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December 23, 2025

Loss of vitamin C synthesis protects animals from schistosomiasis

Agathocleous Lab, collaborators discover vitamin C deficiency can benefit animals by depriving vitamin from parasitic worms …

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…

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…

June 20, 2022

CRI researcher earns 2022 Marshall Klaus Neonatal-Perinatal Research Award

Walter Chen, M.D., Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the DeBerardinis lab in Children’s Medical Center Research Institute …

June 16, 2022

UTSW researchers part of winning global team in Cancer Grand Challenges

UT Southwestern researchers Zhijian “James” Chen, Ph.D., and Sihan Wu, Ph.D., are part of a team that has been …

May 23, 2022

Challenging malignant brain tumors grown in the lab for the first time

Scientists in the McBrayer lab in Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have …

May 22, 2022

Adiponectin receptors sustain haematopoietic stem cells throughout adulthood by protecting them from inflammation

How are haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) protected from inflammation, which increases with age and can deplete …

Regenerative Medicine

April 17, 2022

Meet Dr. Javier Garcia-Bermudez

CRI recently recruited Javier Garcia-Bermudez, Ph.D., to become the Institute’s newest faculty member and principal investigator. …

April 6, 2022

Researchers uncover unique metabolic needs during pregnancy

Researchers in the DeBerardinis lab in CRI developed a new method to study metabolism directly in …

Metabolism

March 16, 2022

McBrayer lab member receives Human Frontier Science Program Fellowship

Yi Xiao, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the McBrayer lab at CRI, was selected to receive …

March 14, 2022

CRI researcher receives American Society for Clinical Investigation Emerging Generation Award

Walter Chen, M.D., Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the DeBerardinis lab in Children’s Medical Center Research …

February 16, 2022

New research finds muscle tissues absorb damaged stem cells

As we age, our muscle stem cells accumulate mitochondrial mutations that undermine the function of the …

Regenerative Medicine

February 1, 2022

Sean J. Morrison receives the 2022 ISSCR Public Service Award

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is honoring Sean J. Morrison, Ph.D., Director of …

December 6, 2021

Sisi Zheng, M.D., awarded Hyundai Hope on Wheels grant to study the mechanisms that drive the origins of pediatric leukemia

Sisi Zheng, M.D., wants to understand what drives the evolution of one of the most common …

December 2, 2021

Sam McBrayer receives the Sontag Foundation’s Distinguished Scientist Award

Sam McBrayer, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor at Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) and …

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Loss of vitamin C synthesis protects animals from schistosomiasis

Zhu Lab shows location matters for liver cancer’s origins

DeBerardinis Lab discovers protein regulating balance between purine nucleotide production pathways

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CRI researcher earns 2022 Marshall Klaus Neonatal-Perinatal Research Award

UTSW researchers part of winning global team in Cancer Grand Challenges

Challenging malignant brain tumors grown in the lab for the first time

Adiponectin receptors sustain haematopoietic stem cells throughout adulthood by protecting them from inflammation

Meet Dr. Javier Garcia-Bermudez

Researchers uncover unique metabolic needs during pregnancy

McBrayer lab member receives Human Frontier Science Program Fellowship

CRI researcher receives American Society for Clinical Investigation Emerging Generation Award

New research finds muscle tissues absorb damaged stem cells

Sean J. Morrison receives the 2022 ISSCR Public Service Award

Sisi Zheng, M.D., awarded Hyundai Hope on Wheels grant to study the mechanisms that drive the origins of pediatric leukemia

Sam McBrayer receives the Sontag Foundation’s Distinguished Scientist Award

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