Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Pilot Projects
UT Health Science Center at Houston

Nehal A. Parikh, D.O., assistant professor of pediatrics, UT Medical School at Houston, Evaluation of Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DTI) as a Predictor of Neurosensory Impairments in Extremely Preterm Infants
Blanca Restrepo, Ph.D., assistant professor of epidemiology, UT School of Public Health, Diabetes-Tuberculosis Research
Mary Ruppe, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine, Medical School, X-Linked Hypophosphatemic Rickets

UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

K12 Scholars
UT Health Science Center at Houston

Nicole R. Gonzales, M.D., assistant professor of neurology, Medical School, A Pilot Trial of PPAR-y Agonist to Accelerate Hematoma Resolution in Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Kenneth S. Helmer, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, Medical School, The Anti-Inflammatory Role of Ketamine in Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Mary Kay Koenig, M.D., fellow in pediatric neurology, Medical School, Determine if Mitochondrial Membrane Uncoupling Contributes to Heteroplasmic Shift During Ketogenic Incubation of Mutated mDNA Cell In Vitro
Jayasimha Murthy, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine, Medical School, Comparative Expression Proteomics of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid and Serum in Patients with Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease and a Novel Scleroderma Mouse Model
Claudia Pedroza, Ph.D., assistant professor, School of Public Health, Use of Bayesian Methods for Analyses of Center Differences
Mary Ruppe, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine, Medical School, Growth Determinants in X-linked Hypophosphatemic Rickets
Keri Smith, Ph.D., research instructor, Medical School, Induction of Tolerance Using a Covalent Analog of Factor VIII

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Scott Evans, M.D., assistant professor of pulmonary medicine, Evaluation of Pulmonary Epithelial Cells and Alveolar Macrophages Will Predict the Etiology of Infectious Pneumonias
Christopher Pelloski, M.D., assistant professor of radiation oncology, Pathology Determining Mechanisms and Prognostic Significance of YKL-40 Induced Gene Expression and Phenotypic Changes in Malignant Glioma
Elizabeth Plimack, M.D., medical oncology fellow, Assess the Efficacy and Toxicity of Decitabine Combined with IFN alfa-2b in Patient with Advanced RCC
Wendy Woodward, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of radiation oncology, Demonstrate Radiation Resistance and Identify the Mechanism of Radiation Resistance of Human Mammary Stem/Progenitor Cells in the Immortalized Human Breast Cancer Cell in MCF-7

CCTS T32 Trainees - Ph.D./M.D. Students at the UT Health Science Center

Ashley Hood, graduate research assistant, UT Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston (GSBS), Attention and Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease
Jennifer Hsing, graduate research assistant, GSBS, The Role of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Pancreatic Cancer
Emily Jen, graduate research assistant, GSBS, Experimental Therapeutics IL-2 Treatment Leads to Upregulation of IL-24 and Tumor Growth Suppression in Melanoma Patients
Pavel Levin, graduate research assistant, GSBS, Cancer Biology Role of EphA Receptors in Pancreatic Cancer Progression and Metastasis
Qian Liu, graduate research assistant, GSBS, SEL1L as a Biomarker for Early Detection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
John C. McAuliffe, graduate research assistant, GSBS, Vascular Cytokines and Mechanisms of Imantinib in G1ST
Debra Smith, graduate research assistant, GSBS, Characterization of AKT Feedback Signaling in Human Cancer Cell Lines
Hui Song, graduate research assistant, GSBS, VISA to Cancer Gene Therapy

Associate Members &

Sandeep Agarwal, Ph.D., assistant professor of internal medicine-rheumatology, Medical School
Shervin Assassi, M.D., clinical instructor of internal medicine-rheumatology, Medical School
Kamil Buisady, D.D.S., assistant professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery, UT Dental Branch at Houston
Lillian S. Kao, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, Medical School
Eyal Muscal, M.D., instructor in pediatrics-rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine
Amado Zurita, M.D., assistant professor of genitourinary medical oncology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

This feature is a special online supplement to this month's feature article: Success Story: Light Bulbs Turn On

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