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This is how to beat the tumor cells that survive cancer therapy

University of California - San Francisco
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Cancer drugs can shrink fast-growing tumors. But sometimes a few tumor cells survive. These “persister” cells seed new tumors, forcing cancer patients into arduous cycles of testing and treatment.

Journal: Science Advances
Funder: Mark Foundation For Cancer Research, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences

University of Oklahoma receives $11.5 million NIH award to establish statewide immunoengineering research center

University of Oklahoma
Grant and Award Announcement

The University of Oklahoma has received an $11.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health to establish the Oklahoma Center of ImmunoEngineering, a new research center designed to accelerate the study and treatment of diseases rooted in the immune system.

The enemy within: How the immune system worsens brain injury outcomes

University of California - Riverside
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) — even mild concussions — may trigger a chain reaction in the brain that disrupts neuronal communication, long-term memory, and cognition, according to University of California, Riverside research investigating how the brain’s immune system responds after injury.

Journal: Journal of Neuroinflammation
Funder: CDMRP- Epilepsy Research Program

NIH grant to fund innovative bladder repair option for children

University of California - Davis Health
Grant and Award Announcement

A $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will help a UC Davis research team develop a lab-engineered graft to improve bladder reconstruction for children.

Finding cell subgroups could spur retinal cell transplant success

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

By discovering retinal cell subgroups in mice, researchers hope to pinpoint an optimal cell type for transplantation to restore vision in blinding conditions

Journal: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Funder: National Institutes of Health, Foundation Fighting Blindness