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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…

November 8, 2021

Ralph DeBerardinis receives 2021 Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research

Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D., a Professor at Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI), …

August 10, 2021

Metabolic differences in cancer cells may be driven by cell of origin

The metabolic differences observed between cancer and normal tissue are often thought to reflect the reprogramming …

July 20, 2021

Meet Dr. Sihan Wu

Dr. Sihan Wu recently became the institute’s tenth faculty member and principal investigator. He earned his …

July 7, 2021

Dr. Corbitt selected to be Dedman Scholar

Natasha Corbitt, M.D., Ph.D., a researcher in the Zhu lab at CRI and a pediatric surgeon …

June 15, 2021

CRI clinical fellow earns ASCO’s Young Investigator Award to improve radiotherapy delivery

Faith Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., a clinical fellow in radiation oncology in the DeBerardinis lab, has been …

June 7, 2021

CRI grad student awarded an American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship

Giovanni Botten, an M.D./Ph.D. student in the Xu lab, was awarded an American Heart Association (AHA) …

April 13, 2021

CRI trainee receives National Research Service F30 Award to study HCC

Sherwin Kelekar, an M.D./Ph.D. student in the DeBerardinis lab at CRI, was awarded a Ruth L. …

April 8, 2021

Mitochondrial NADP+ is essential for proline biosynthesis during cell growth

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP+) is vital to produce NADPH, a principal supplier of reducing power …

Metabolism

April 8, 2021

Scientists discover “jumping” genes that can protect against blood cancers

New research has uncovered a surprising role for so-called “jumping” genes that are a source of …

Cancer Biology

March 30, 2021

Meet Dr. Ben Ohlstein

Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) recently recruited Dr. Ben Ohlstein to become …

February 25, 2021

Scientists identify cells responsible for liver tissue maintenance and regeneration

While the amazing regenerative power of the liver has been known since ancient times, the cells …

Regenerative Medicine

February 24, 2021

Researchers identify mechanism by which exercise strengthens bones and immunity

Scientists at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have identified the specialized …

Regenerative Medicine

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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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Ralph DeBerardinis receives 2021 Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research

Metabolic differences in cancer cells may be driven by cell of origin

Meet Dr. Sihan Wu

Dr. Corbitt selected to be Dedman Scholar

CRI clinical fellow earns ASCO’s Young Investigator Award to improve radiotherapy delivery

CRI grad student awarded an American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship

CRI trainee receives National Research Service F30 Award to study HCC

Mitochondrial NADP+ is essential for proline biosynthesis during cell growth

Scientists discover “jumping” genes that can protect against blood cancers

Meet Dr. Ben Ohlstein

Scientists identify cells responsible for liver tissue maintenance and regeneration

Researchers identify mechanism by which exercise strengthens bones and immunity

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