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...
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...
