Game Changer - Andy Ellington will present "Do I Really Need a Doctor for That? Technology Should Allow Us to Diagnose Ourselves".
Shelley Payne, professor of molecular genetics and microbiology in the College of Natural Sciences, will be joining the dean's office as the new associate dean for faculty affairs.
Next-generation genome analysis technology enables biologist Christopher Sullivan to study how viruses replicate and cause tumors in new ways.
Power to the Patients
50-Year Cholera Mystery Solved by Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – The Burroughs Wellcome Fund Board of Directors approved support for 10 assistant professors, the 2012 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease [Background], at its May meeting. The award provides $500,000 for assistant professors to study the interaction of human and microbial biology. 
Scientific Collaboration in the Development of New Drugs: The Path to Progress and Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Building on the success of our Business of Science events over the past year, we are delighted to introduce a new seminar series designed to help postdocs and other UT scholars bridge the gap between academia and industry. 
Cancer researcher Tanya Paull, winner of a CPRIT (Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas) grant, works to understand how cancerous cells cause damage to the body and how next-generation medicine may be able to combat cancer using genetically personalized treatments. 
AUSTIN, Texas — Developing a simple, paper-based test for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is the goal of a University of Texas at Austin chemist, whose project just received a $1.6 million point-of-care diagnostics grant through Grand Challenges in Global Health, an initiative created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 
Jason Upton, a new assistant professor of molecular genetics and microbiology, received $2 million for his cancer research from CPRIT.
AUSTIN, Texas—Biologist Sara Sawyer is one of two scientists from The University of Texas at Austin that have received a 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. 
Vince Nieto
Tommy Cullen Congratulations to Holly Huse, Tommy Cullen, and Vince Nieto who have recently received fellowships from the Office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies!
Holly HuseHolly Huse has been awarded a University Continuing Fellowship for the 2011-12 academic year. Tommy Cullen has been selected to receive a William Powers, Jr. Graduate Fellowship for 2011-12, and Vince Nieto has been selected to receive a fellowship supported by the David Bruton, Jr. Endowment Fund.
Chris Sullivan Prof. Chris Sullivan was selected to receive the College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award this year. These awards were established by Dean Rankin to increase the recognition of the college’s many exceptional faculty who are committed to teaching at either the undergraduate or graduate level. Congratulations Chris!!
Matthew SorensonMatthew Sorenson, who works in Prof. Stevens’ lab, has received the prestigious CPRIT Cancer Research Trainee Award. This is a pre-doctoral traineeship in the UT Cancer Research Training Program led by Drs. Jonathan Sessler and John DiGiovanni. The program is funded by the Cancer Research and Prevention Institute of Texas.
Aimee WesselPeter Jorth and Aimee Wessel (from the Whiteley lab) have won a "Predoctoral Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award" from the National Institute of Health, specifically from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. This is a three-year award.
Peter JorthCongratulations also to Peter for winning the "2011 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award" from the Natural Sciences Council this year!
