Congrats Drs. Sarah Sartain (Sarah E Sartain) & Andrew Yee Texas Children's BCMHouston for being awarded an NIH R21 grant! The funds will enable the team to explore the role of tissue kallikrein proteases in infectious immunologic diseases such as #STEC-Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.

We are excited to share the news that in recognition of his world-class research contributions and excellence, Dr. Michael Taylor, Director of Texas Children's Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, has been appointed the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Chair of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology.

Congrats to Dr. Tim Porea for receiving the 2024 Jan Drutz, MD, Society Award! This honor recognizes his contributions as a @BCMHouston residential society advisor – a role through which he provides key support and exemplifies Texas Children's commitment to medical education.

In honor of #SickleCellAwarenessDay, Texas Children's hosted an event that included a photo booth, fun activities for kids, refreshments, and talks from our experts, including Dr. Venée Tubman, Co-Director of our Sickle Cell Program. Learn More: texaschildrens.org/departments/si…

Congrats, Texas Children's @BCMHouston Pediatric Heme-Onc Fellow, Dr. Aquino-López for receiving an MIB Agents Osteosarcoma Alliance OutSmarting Osteosarcoma Young Investigator Award, which will enable cutting-edge research into new immunotherapies for metastatic osteosarcoma: bit.ly/3KXjKkH

Congrats to Dr. Elizabeth Atkinson BCMHouston Texas Children's for receiving the Pamela Sklar Innovation award from for her outstanding work in psychiatric genetics in diverse populations. More: bit.ly/4eOOfqI Elizabeth Atkinson LAGC-PsychiatricGenetics

Could oxytocin - the 'love hormone' - help treat postnatal depression? Scientists Inst Metabolic Science-Metabolic Research Labs BCMHouston have found a gene that can cause obesity & postnatal depression when impaired. Follow-up work in mice suggests oxytocin may alleviate these symptoms. cam.ac.uk/research/news/…

We are thrilled to announce that Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD has been named the 2024 recipient of Sigma Xi's 2024 McGovern Award. The transcendent physician-scientist is one of the world’s leading minds in vaccine development and diplomacy. We will welcome him as a keynote speaker at

By finding distinct neural codes for abnormal movements seen in #ataxia, #dystonia & #tremors, a recent study in eLife - the journal led by Dr. Sillitoe Lab BCMHouston Texas Children's & Dr. Meike E van der Heijden, PhD opens the door to a new approach to treat movement disorders: bit.ly/3xE1Ssf

A new study published in Nature Medicine, Drs. Sameer Sheth, Wayne Goodman, Nicole Provenza, A. Allam, S. Reddy & others BCMHouston Texas Children's discovers a new biomarker for obsessive-compulsive disorder, transforming #OCD diagnosis & treatment: bit.ly/3Wk1CYY

A study published today in Nature Communications by Drs. Sameer Sheth, B. Hayden & J. Xiao BCMHouston & Texas Children's reveals a novel and unique neural signature for #depression: bit.ly/3xNztA7 #mentalhealth #Psychiatry

Approximately 2 million people in the US live with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). #NIH #BRAINInitiative -funded research from BCMHouston identified a brain biomarker that can serve as a reliable measure of improvements in mood & behaviors in OCD. bit.ly/469dCjk

Celebrating an amazing community of #EBF3 heroes and superstars who inspire and lead! Closing out an amazing week for the 2024 EBF3 HADDS International Family Conference! Looking forward to 2026! EBF3 HADDS Foundation TCHResearchNews BCM Department of Molecular and Human Genetics BCM Department of Neuroscience

Congrats to the recipients of the Texas Children's 2024 Quality Award Cancer & Hematology: Drs. C. Vrana, J. Fernández, S. Kappa, C. Karsenty, M. O’Keefe, L. Sánchez, M. Shekar, L. Timothy, F. Okcu, J. Powers, Y. Lee-Kim, C. Cohen & G. Airewele!

Findings in Neuro-Oncology (Oxford Academic) by Dr. Mohammad Abu-Arja Texas Children's and colleagues reveal for medulloblastoma that a patient’s age and the radiation dose to the cochlea inner ear are key risk factors for treatment-related hearing loss > doi.org/10.1093/neuonc…

Congrats Dr. Rayne Rouce Texas Children's for being named to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society) Board of Directors! This role will enable her to help guide the future of care, research, as well as awareness & fundraising campaigns aimed at improving the lives of patients!

Take a look inside the Cell Therapy & Bone Marrow Transplant program Texas Children's! As one of the largest of its type in the country, it is home to advanced manufacturing facilities, specialized clinics, and world-leading clinical trial expertise > texaschildrens.org/content/for-ph…

Congrats to Dr. Josaura Fernandez Texas Children's, who has been selected as an ASH Quality Improvement Champion! She will be presenting her work on the emergency department management of anemia in young women with menorrhagia at the upcoming conference in Dec 2024.

#Serotonin-producing #neurons regulate malignancy in #ependymoma #brainTumors. B Deneen, HC Chen, S Mack Stephen C. Mack report their findings in nature BCMHouston BCM Neurosurgery St. Jude St. Jude Research BCM Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences TCHResearchNews bcm.edu/news/serotonin…

Congratulations, Dr. Roy V. Sillitoe Sillitoe Lab BCMHouston Texas Children's for being chosen to serve on the national advisory council for NINDS: bit.ly/4dtB3Gd