February 2012

MD Anderson Brings World Together to Share SUMO and Ubiquitin Discoveries

February 17, 2012

The Sixth International Conference on SUMO, Ubiquitin, UBL Proteins: Implications for Human Diseases was held at the Dan Duncan building at MD Anderson Cancer Center from Feb. 8 to 11, 2012. This biennial meeting has been organized by Edward T.H. Yeh, M.D., Chair of the Department of Cardiology since 2002.

More than 275 scientists from 18 countries participated in this exciting event that is internationally recognized as the...

Progress in Pain Relief Research, Inspired by the Children

BY Howard Gutstein, M.D.

February 17, 2012

About 20 years ago, I started medical practice with no intention of pursuing research.

As the most junior person, I was asked to take...

High Platelets = Lowered Survival for Ovarian Cancer Patients

BY Scott Merville

February 15, 2012

It started with a clinical observation: Why do so many ovarian cancer patients have such high levels of circulating platelets? As it turns...

Grad Student's Stunning Image Captures Expanded Cancer Cell and an Award

BY Scott Merville

February 14, 2012

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center graduate student Geoffrey Grandjean's image of ovarian cancer cells is visually striking, scientifically important and coming soon to Times Square in New York.

Grandjean, a graduate research assistant in Experimental Therapeutics and an artist, won a national contest sponsored by GE Healthcare with the image, which features cell nuclei stained red entangled in microtubules - the scaffolding...