Posts Tagged ‘Cockrell College of Engineering’

New Cancer Treatment Uses Enzymes to Boost Immune System and Fight Back

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New Cancer Treatment Uses Enzymes to Boost Immune System and Fight Back

 

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new approach to treating cancer using enzyme therapy.

The enzyme, PEG-KYNase, does not directly kill cancer cells but instead empowers the immune system to eradicate unwanted cells on its own. PEG-KYNase is designed to degrade kynurenine, a metabolite produced by numerous tumors that … Read the rest »

Contreras Wins National Science Foundation CAREER Award

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Contreras Wins National Science Foundation CAREER Award

Assistant Professor Lydia Contreras recently received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for her proposal titled “Mapping Regulatory Networks in Extremophiles,” which could help determine how cells respond to environmental changes and survive high-stress conditions.

The grant will further Contreras’ research to characterize and understand large-scale networks within a cell. Her work looks at … Read the rest »