Accolades

Can Cenik Receives Moderna Award for Biomedical Innovation in RNA

The RNA Society honored Cenik for his work on RNA translation.

Portrait of molecular biologist Can Cenik

Accolades

Tanya Paull Selected as Fellow of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

The professor of molecular biosciences at The University of Texas at Austin was one of 16 new fellows named.

UT News

Cytomegalovirus Breakthrough Could Lead to New Treatments

A new antibody design blocks cytomegalovirus from hiding from the immune system and could lead to safer, more effective treatments for vulnerable patients.

Features

Biochemistry Major Tu-Quyen Dao is Integrating AI Into Healthcare

Tu-Quyen Dao, a senior biochemistry student, is studying how AI can be applied to improve healthcare.

Research

AI Tips Off Scientists to New Drug Target to Fight Monkeypox Virus

The breakthrough could be used in a new vaccine or antibody therapy to fight mpox, the disease caused by the monkeypox virus.

Research

New Gene-Editing Tech Holds Promise for Treating Complex Genetic Diseases

Advanced biotechnology repurposes two bacterial immune systems to correct large stretches of DNA.

UT News

5 Questions for Dima Kozakov

Could AI be the key to curing cancer? Meet the leader of a new research team putting that question to the test.

Accolades

Virus Slayer Awarded ‘Genius Grant’ by MacArthur Foundation

The award recognizes Jason McLellan’s work to investigate how viruses infect our cells and to develop new treatments for infectious disease.

UT News

4 Tons of Spinach, 3 Professors and 1 Life-Changing Discovery

It was 84 years ago this week that UT researchers isolated and named folic acid.

UT Biodiversity Center

Announcing the 2025 Stengl-Wyer Scholars, Fellows and Grant Awardees

Stengl-Wyer Endowment-supported researchers and research at UT Austin will explore life in a variety of forms and environments.