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2023 DeBakey Excellence in Research Award winners
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Baylor College of Medicine recognizes research excellence with DeBakey Awards

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Congratulations to Dr. Olivier Lichtarge, Dr. Daisuke Nakada, Dr. Fritz Sedlazeck, and Dr. Jeffrey Rogers on being named recipients of the 2023 Michael E. DeBakey Excellence in Research Award!

 

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Dr. Jennifer Posey
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Posey awarded ASHG 2023 Early Career Award

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Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Posey who has been named as a recipient of the ASHG 2023 Early Career Award!

 

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Hsiao-Tuan Chao
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The Chao Lab receives gift from HADDS Foundation

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Dr. Hsiao Tuan Chao and her team recently received a generous gift from HADDS Foundation to support their research on EBF3-HADDS, a rare neurological disorder characterized by hypotonia, ataxia & developmental delays due to EBF3 gene variants.

 

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Boeynaems awarded CPRIT grant to study stress response in cells

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Dr. Steven Boeynaems, assistant professor of molecular and human genetics at Baylor College of Medicine, recently was awarded a Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) grant to continue his work studying how cells and organisms respond to stress.

 

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Molecular and Human Genetics Press Releases

DHX9 variations underly wide spectrum of human neurodevelopmental disorders -
Drug decelerates bacterial race to antibiotic resistance -
Close up on aging reveals different cells age at different pace -
Primate genome sequencing reveals insight into human evolution and biodiversity -
Baylor College of Medicine receives NIH funding to study somatic mosaicism -
Variants of MRTFB gene linked to novel neurodevelopmental disorder -
Researchers reveal a map to study novel form of cell-to-cell communication -
Novel approach prevents liver damage in animal models of Alagille syndrome -
Assessing the risk of excess folic acid intake -
Boeynaems awarded CPRIT grant to study stress response in cells -
New tau regulators and therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative disorders discovered -
New proteins involved in spinocerebellar ataxia provide insight into selective neuronal vulnerability -
Oxytocin drives development of neural connections in adult-born neurons -
Dr. Huda Zoghbi named 2023 Watanabe Prize winner -
Baylor receives NIH funding to study neuronal anatomy of the knee joint -
Undiagnosed Diseases Center to address rare genetic cases -
Dr. David Nelson receives ASHG leadership award -
CPTAC renews funding for proteogenomics research at Baylor -
DoD grant supports preclinical tests of osteoarthritis gene therapy -
Anti-aging clues lurk in lysosomes, the recycling centers of the cell -
Know your risk for hereditary cancer -
Dr. Huda Zoghbi named the 2022 Kavli Prize Laureate in neuroscience -
Evenings with Genetics: Does genetics influence behavior? -
Interferon drives cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease model -
Dr. Pengfei Liu receives 2022 Dr. Michael S. Watson Genetic and Genomic Medicine Innovation Award -
Mayo Clinic and Baylor study: drug-gene testing improves patient care -
Fruit fly study uncovers functional significance of gene mutations associated with autism -
Reduced inhibition of hippocampal neurons impairs long-term memory recall in Rett syndrome -
Evenings with Genetics: new therapies for genetic conditions -
An organic insecticide is more damaging to non-target insects than synthetics -
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