Dr. Sara Sawyer, an evolutionary biologist, will use a $120,000 grant from the Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) to study how the HIV virus and the cells it attacks have evolved together over time.
The goal of her research is to discover new targets for drugs. When HIV infiltrates cells, the virus hijacks its host's genetic [...]
evolutionary biologistEvolutionary biologist gets grant to study HIVUT - Office of Public Affairs Wed, 02/25/2009 - 2:17pm
New ant species discovered in AmazonUT - Office of Public Affairs Tue, 09/16/2008 - 8:45am
A new species of blind, subterranean, predatory ant discovered in the Amazon rainforest by University of Texas at Austin evolutionary biologist Christian Rabeling is likely a descendant of the very first ants to evolve. |
