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UT leads collaborative initiative for innovative cancer research

HOUSTON - (Oct. 26, 2009) - A consortium led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has been awarded a major grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to establish a center to conduct innovative cancer research. The center will receive $2.4 million during the first year and could receive funds totaling $11.6 million over a 5-year period. The new center is called the Center for Transport Oncophysics (CTO).

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  • Published: 2009-10-28

UT Medical School at Houston establishes nanomedicine and biomedical engineering department

HOUSTON - (Oct. 8, 2009)- The University of Texas Medical School at Houston has established a Department of NanoMedicine and Biomedical Engineering (nBME), which will give students an opportunity to get hands-on experience in these emerging fields of medicine.

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  • Published: 2009-10-08

UT nano pioneer and middle school student team up for cancer project

HOUSTON – (July 16, 2009) – Nanomedicine pioneer Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D., of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston gets requests from scientists looking for help with research projects from time to time but few of them are only 13 years old.

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  • Published: 2009-07-20

Medical Treatments Here on Earth, Developed in Space

University of Texas Health Science Center Wins Microgravity Research Competition. Historical opportunity to perform research in space and bring back the results to Earth to improve healthcare

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  • Published: 2009-04-24

See what Governor Rick Perry says about us.

Rick Perry: Tech Fund is powerful tool in improving colleges Thursday, March 5, 2009 The Dallas Morning News

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  • Published: 2009-03-31

Biomedical Scientists Developing Fracture Putty to Heal Shattered Bones

By ROB CAHILL, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and DIPALI PATHAK, Baylor College of Medicine A putty to heal shattered bones is in the works, and when developed, will be used to regenerate soldiers’ bones destroyed by roadside bombs or to treat civilians whose bones have been seriously fractured in traffic accidents and other traumatic events. Researchers say if all goes well, this new "fracture putty" could revolutionize the way orthopedic medicine is practiced.

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  • Published: 2009-02-17

Nanotech rides funding gusher

When Richard Smalley's labs at Rice University began making a series of breakthroughs by designing and creating materials at the tiny nanoscale in the 1980s, Houston rose to international prominence in the emerging field of nanotechnology.

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  • Published: 2009-02-11

Medicine's Next Big Thing: Nanomedicine

HOUSTON (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than half of those diagnosed with cancer undergo chemotherapy. But the drugs that save people often leave them with painful side effects. Now scientists are taking a much smaller, but more powerful approach to targeting the deadly disease.

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  • Published: 2009-02-11

Transcript of Dr. Ferrari’s presentation to the Council of Bioethics of the President of the United States, June 29, 2007

Friday, June 29, 2007. Session 5: Nanotechnology, Medicine, and Ethics

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  • Published: 2008-10-29

Bourne Report Radio (5 Oct 08) – Special Report: Nanotech and Cancer

In this week’s show: Dr. Mauro Ferrari, NanoMedicine Division Director and Biomedical Engineering Department Chairman at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, talks about the innovative ways in which MEMS and nanotechnology are changing how we detect, diagnose and treat cancer. Time: 54 minutes. Music courtesy: Podshow Podsafe Music / Artist: Nick Murray

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  • Published: 2008-10-07

Targeted Delivery for Nanoparticles

Microcontainers could improve cancer treatment by carrying nanoparticles directly to tumors. By Kevin Bullis

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  • Published: 2008-04-10

Next generation of 'smart' drugs

Houston scientists find innovative ways to trick body's defenses, target tumors

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  • Published: 2008-03-17

Nanomedicine System Engineered To Enhance Therapeutic Effects of Injectable Drugs

HOUSTON—(March 2, 2008)—In an article featured on the cover of the March issue of “Nature Nanotechnology,” Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D., of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston presented a proof-of-concept study on a new multistage delivery system (MDS) for imaging and therapeutic applications. This discovery could go a long way toward making injectable drugs more effective. The study is included in the March 2 Advance Online Publication on “Nature Nanotechnology’s”.

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  • Published: 2008-03-03

Mathematical engines of nanomedicine

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The process of bringing a major new drug to market, from discovery to marketing, takes about 10-12 years and costs an average of $500-$800 million in industrialized countries.

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  • Published: 2008-02-27

Success Story: Light Bulbs Turn On

Projects from the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences are touching the lives of people in the community, as well as the lives of patients.

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  • Published: 2007-12-17
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