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The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas awarded five new grants totaling $5.7 million to fund research and prevention programs. The projects are conducted in the Health Science Center\u2019s Cancer Therapy & Research Center, Greehey Children\u2019s Cancer Research Institute and Institute for Health Promotion Research.<\/p>\n

Peter Dube, Ph.D.,<\/b> associate professor of microbiology and immunology in the Long School of Medicine, will receive $859,620 to study aspects of immunity in colorectal cancer. The title of his project is \u201cIntegrin-Mediated IL-18 Signaling in the Prevention and Treatment of Inflammation-Associated Colorectal Cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yuzuru Shiio, M.D., Ph.D.,<\/b> associate professor of biochemistry, is receiving $1.2 million for a research project to study a type of cancer, Ewing Sarcoma, which usually is diagnosed in children and adolescents ages 10 to 20. His project is \u201cCytokine Signaling in Ewing Sarcoma.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michael Wargovich, Ph.D.,<\/b> professor of molecular medicine who holds the CTRC Council Distinguished Chair in Oncology, will receive $899,619 for his prevention and early detection research program. The study is titled \u201cChemoprevention of Colon Cancer by Anti-Inflammatory Blockade Using Neem.\u201d Neem is a botanical herb.<\/p>\n

Deborah Parra-Medina, Ph.D., M.P.H., <\/b>professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, will receive $1.2 million in the category of evidence-based cancer prevention services. Her program is titled \u201cUsing Best Practices to Promote HPV Vaccination in Rural Primary Care Settings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gail Tomlinson, M.D., Ph.D., <\/b>professor and chief of the Division of Pediatric Hematology\/Oncology, is receiving a $1.5 million competitive continuation grant for \u201cGRACIAS Texas: Genetic Risk Assessment for Cancer in All South Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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