News
Increased Use of Paxlovid Could Cut Hospitalizations, Deaths and Costs
Epidemiologists found that treating even 20% of symptomatic cases would save lives and improve public health.
Sullivan Lab & Collaborators Study P. aeruginosa Infection Mechanisms
For the Fall 2023 Newsletter, we are featuring the work of scientists who are trying to understand one way in which the pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas...
Bacteria Store Memories and Pass Them on for Generations
Bacteria use iron levels to store memories and pass them on to later generations, scientists have found.
Accolades
Gordon Selected as American Physical Society Fellow
Gordon was recognized for fundamental contributions to the understanding of the role of physical properties in the development of bacterial biofilms.
Researchers Find a New Avenue to Combat Biofilm Threat
A team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and other institutions have unlocked a clue about how bacteria form biofilms.
Researchers Identify Potential New Target for Treating T Cell Leukemia
A team led by Lauren Ehrlich found a link between myeloid cells and the cancer that often strikes children.
Cancer Drug Restores Immune System’s Ability to Fight Tumors
Drug candidate developed by Everett Stone and his team is effective in mice with cancers of skin, bladder, blood and colon.
CDC Taps UT for National Disease Outbreak Response Network
Lauren Ancel Meyers and colleagues will help scale up decision-support tools that were successful in earlier outbreaks for use across jurisdictions.
Hotez Discusses Vaccinations and the Anti-Science Movement at 2023 LaMontagne Symposium
Internationally recognized physician-scientist and science author Peter J. Hotez, M.D., Ph.D. was the speaker for the 2023 LaMontagne Symposium that was held March 21, 2023...
Dr. Poulami Das Discusses How Viruses Disrupt Cellular Function
Dr. Poulami Das, researcher in the Dudley Lab, discusses her work which is focused on understanding ways that viruses disrupt cellular function.
