national cancer institute

Cancer research funded for $11.6 million

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Tue, 10/27/2009 - 2:56pm

The University of Texas at Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering is among a consortium of leading research entities from across the United States selected to receive up to $11.6 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to establish a center to conduct innovative cancer research.

The new center will be called the Center for Transport Oncophysics [...]



 

Study focuses on cancer survivors with disabilities

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Wed, 02/25/2009 - 11:30am

Cancer survivors with pre-existing functional impairments due to disabling conditions such as polio, spinal cord injury or sensory impairments are the subject of a new $324,732 University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing study.

The two-year research project, funded by the National Cancer Institute, will look at health-promoting behaviors and quality of life among persons, [...]



 

Engineer receives $1.5 million grant

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Mon, 06/30/2008 - 11:13am

A biomedical engineering assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute grant to conduct nanoparticle cancer research.

Grant recipient James Tunnell says the five-year project will include collaboration with other researchers from the university, M.D.

Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and the University [...]