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Zhang Named Professor of the Year
Students have selected Jessie Zhang, an associate professor of molecular biosciences, as The University of Texas at Austin's Professor of the Year.
Visualizing Science 2016: Beautiful Images From Researchers in CNS
As part of an ongoing tradition, this past spring we invited faculty, staff and students in the College of Natural Sciences community to send us images that celebrated the wondrous beauty of science and the scientific process. We were searching for those moments where science and art meld and become one.
Cancer-Fighting Faculty Member and Alum Made Key Strides for Patients
HER2 breast cancer met its match when a faculty member and industry scientist and alumna of The University of Texas at Austin made contributions working with Genentech.
New Faculty, New Technology to Strengthen Disease Research at UT Austin
Cryo-EM allows scientists to see with higher resolution than ever before a host of biological processes and conditions, including DNA repair, cancer and infectious disease.
A Peek Into the Minds of Award-Winning Educators
The College of Natural Sciences is currently celebrating Discovery Education Week to promote and discuss science education throughout the college.
Drug Engineered at UT Austin to Treat Anthrax Gains FDA Approval
The anthrax antitoxin obiltoxaximab received approval March 21 from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Jekyll and Hyde Bacteria
What do you do when the bacteria you study that's deadly in the real world acts all mild and gentle in the lab?
Scientists Study How DNA Repairs Itself Through Single Molecule Imaging
UT Austin scientists are doing research, which uses novel single-molecule imaging techniques partially developed by Finkelstein, and could lead to a better understanding of how cancerous cells repair their DNA.
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$6 Million Award from Cancer Agency Supports Bringing Researcher to UT Austin
A Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas award will underwrite the hire of a leading cancer researcher to serve as chair of the Department of Molecular Biosciences.