American Society for Nutrition Foundation Announces Class of 2024 Fellows
April 1, 2024 by ASN Staff ASN’s Class of 2024 Fellows will be honored in Chicago at NUTRITION 2024, the largest nutrition meeting of the year. Rockville, MD (April 1, 2024) – The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and ASN Foundation are thrilled to announce the 15 distinguished luminaries who will be inducted into the…
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Texas A&M AgriLife researcher receives $4 million grant to study feeding intolerance in preterm infants
Novel noninvasive method allows for precise diagnosis of feeding intolerance severity https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2023/11/07/texas-am-agrilife-researcher-receives-4-million-grant-to-study-feeding-intolerance-in-preterm-infants/ For infants, especially those born prematurely, nutrient absorption and proper development go hand in hand. However, no precise measures or clinical tools exist to measure nutrient absorption or to reliably differentiate between benign and life-threatening symptoms in the preterm infant. Robert Chapkin, Ph.D.,…
Nutritional and clinical predictors of intestinal maturation and feeding tolerance in the preterm infant
Major Goals: Annotate host exfoliated mucosal cell transcriptome, i.e., exfoliome, and fecal bacterial metagenome and metabolome profiles to identify biomarkers for preterm infants who have consistent tolerance to enteral feeding or who are diagnosed with feeding intolerance or ischemia. Status of Support: Active Project Number: RO1 HD112396-01 Name of PD/PI: Multi-PI Chapkin/Donovan Source of Support:…
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BREAKTHROUGH IN Wnt SIGNALING PUBLISHED!
Breakthrough publication! Our recent paper in Nature Communications explains the novel structure-function mechanism by which cholesterol promotes colon cancer. From a functional perspective, Wnt factors organize to form specialized plasma membrane (PM) domains. Dysregulation of Wnt domain structure can promote oncogenic Wnt signaling. Here, we describe an intricate Wnt signaling-associated mechanism involving oncogenic truncated APC…
Have a 2nd Cup of Coffee
Have a second cup: Coffee provides health benefits Review paper outlines Texas A&M research on protective effects of coffee APRIL 27, 2023 Having that second cup may actually be good for coffee drinkers, according to a discussion of coffee’s preventive and therapeutic benefits to human health in a recent review paper by Texas A&M University researchers. The…
Texas A&M receives $6 million to create Center of Excellence in Cancer
https://vitalrecord.tamhsc.edu/texas-am-receives-6-million-to-create-center-of-excellence-in-cancer/ Texas A&M receives $6 million to create Center of Excellence in Cancer Five-year grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas will support infrastructure to investigate and advance cancer prevention and care April 4, 2023 Jennifer Cain Texas A&M University Health Science Center (Texas A&M Health) has been awarded a five-year, $6…
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Chapkin Lab Undergrad Researcher Receives Award for Poster Presentation
Jennie P. Kim, a Nutritional Sciences major working on her Undergraduate Research Scholars Thesis in the Chapkin Lab (https://chapkinlab.tamu.edu) was recently awarded second place for her poster presentation in the Agricultural and Life Sciences category at the Texas A&M Student Research Week competition (https://srw.tamu.edu). Student Research Week is the largest student-run research symposium in the…
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CPRIT – TREC GRANT FUNDED: Gene – environment – lifestyle interactions in cancer
The Chapkin Lab is pleased to announce the award of a $6 million grant from Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas – TREC funding to support research in “Gene – environment – lifestyle interactions in cancer”. Dr. Robert Chapkin to serve as Deputy Director of the grant, Dr. Kenneth Ramos to serve as…
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TEXAS A&M RESEARCHERS TO FURTHER DEVELOP UNIQUE CANCER DRUG WITH $2.3M NIH GRANT
Drs. Robert Chapkin, Gus Wright, James Cai, and Stephen Safe received a new NIH grant to perform a single cell multi-omic analysis of the colon tumor microenvironment to probe the mechanistic underpinnings of NR4A1-dependent modulation of T-cell exhaustion. Story by Jennifer Gauntt, VMBS Communications February 1, 2023 Preliminary data indicate that the compounds developed in…
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Reappointed holder of the William W. Allen Chair in Nutrition & Chronic Disease Prevention in the Department of Nutrition
Congratulations! Dr. Robert S. Chapkin has been reappointed as the holder of the William W. Allen Chair in Nutrition & Chronic Disease Prevention in the Department of Nutrition for a second 5-year term from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2027. As the holder of the William W. Allen Chair in Nutrition since December…
$1.19 million grant will leverage single-cell sequencing technology: National Institutes of Health-funded project will help with cancer diagnosis, treatment, prevention
The Texas A&M University System has received a $1.19 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, NIH, for a multidisciplinary collaboration to study the intricate connections between genomics, nutrition and health. Understanding these connections will help in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases. Yang Ni, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the College…
Personalized Nutrition
Dr. Chapkin presents an invited webinar on “Personalized nutrition using microbial metabolite phenotype to stratify participants”. This presentation also features a discussion on host exfoliomics (host mRNAs isolated from the fecal stream) that reveal the effects of dietary fiber in a clinical trial. https://youtu.be/u_m3-fF-gxA
Texas A&M AgriLife Research recognizes outstanding achievers
Research Scientist of the Year Award: Robert Chapkin, Ph.D Texas A&M AgriLife Research Professor Robert Chapkin, Ph.D., College Station, has made outstanding contributions to the areas of precision nutrition and stem cell biology, cancer chemoprevention and the development of noninvasive predictive biomarkers. Chapkin carries the title of Distinguished Professor in the Texas A&M University Department of…
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Researchers target cell membranes for cancer research
“We are pleased to announce the publication of our recent paper on membrane therapy. The paper is highlighted in the American Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Today and can now be accessed online”. Fuentes JLR 2021, Supplemental Material . “You can read the article about our recent paper in the Journal of Lipid…
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Press Release with Texas AgriLife Research
For the last 32 years, Robert Chapkin, Ph.D., Texas A&M Department of Nutrition Distinguished professor, Allen Endowed Chair in Nutrition & Chronic Disease Prevention and National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Award Recipient, College Station, has conducted revolutionary work around noninvasive means of investigating and modeling the role of nutrition in infant development into adulthood. His team’s discovery of what…
New NIH Grant Awarded
Chapkin Lab is pleased to announce the funding of a new grant! Attempts to target aberrant Wnt signaling using drugs still face multiple hurdles due to poor tumor cell targeting, negative side effects associated with required long-term treatments and a poor understanding of the mechanisms of action. Consequently, there is an urgent need to further…
New Stem Cell Paper Published in EMBO Journal
We are pleased to announce that our paper on, “Loss of aryl hydrocarbon receptor potentiates FoxM1 signaling to enhance self‐renewal of colonic stem and progenitor cells” has been published in the EMBO Journal and can now be accessed online. Authors include: Huajun Han, Laurie A Davidson, Yang‐Yi Fan, Jennifer S Goldsby, Grace Yoon, Un‐Ho Jin,…
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Chapkin Lab receives a Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) High Impact High Risk Grant
Chapkin Lab is pleased to announce that Dr. Robert Chapkin was awarded a $250,000 grant from The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). These funds will support the “Targeting Plasma Membrane Spatial Dynamics to Suppress Obesity-Induced Colon Cancer” project. Research in the Chapkin lab focuses on dietary/microbial modulators related to the prevention of cancer and chronic inflammatory diseases.…
Promotions in the Chapkin Lab
The Chapkin Lab is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr . Alfredo Erazo-Oliveras and Dr. Xiaoli Wang from Post-Doctoral Researchers to Assistant Research Scientists. Alfredo has been with the Chapkin Lab for 4 years and has frequently been recognized for outstanding achievement. Alfredo’s main research focus is to establish the role of oncogenic APC on…
Salinas Selected as Finalist for ASN Nutrition 2020
Michael Salinas has been named an Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Finalist, and a Graduate Student Research Award Finalist, a program of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) to recognize the highest quality research presented by students and young investigators at NUTRITION 2020 LIVE ONLINE. More than 1,000 abstracts were submitted by students and postdoctoral fellows…
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John Kyung Ho Jung to receive graduation honors
John Jung from the Chapkin Lab has fulfilled all requirements for the 2019-2020 Undergraduate Research Scholar (URS) thesis program. After graduation from Texas A&M University, John will be recognized as an Undergraduate Research Scholar on his official transcript. John will also receive an Undergraduate Research Scholars medallion to wear as graduation regalia. In the lab,…
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Hagler Fellow Induction
Dr. Sharon Donovan, Professor and Melissa M. Noel Endowed Chair in Nutrition and Health, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been awarded a Hagler Fellowship at Texas A&M University. Dr. Donovan’s laboratory conducts research in pediatric nutrition, focusing on optimizing neonatal intestinal and gut microbial development with respect tocognition…
AICR Interview with Chapkin on AhR Microbes
Under the Microscope: AhR Microbes Holding the Keys to Your Gut Health? “It’s really very predominantly a nutritional story,” says Texas A&M’s Dr. Robert Chapkin, describing one of his current passions — the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) signaling system that exists in every cell. It works like a lock and key. When natural keys, or…
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New NIH Grants
Some recent good fortune for the Chapkin Lab in the past few months. We are pleased to report that a new NIH R21CA245456 grant “Diet and the colonic exfoliome: A novel, non-invasive approach to testing interventions in humans”, which leverages our novel non-invasive transcriptomics (exfoliomics) platform in relation to humans fed a chemoprotective diet, was funded…
Chapkin and Collaborators discuss colorectal cancer prevention
Chapkin et al discuss how several dietary constituents implicated in colorectal cancer are modified by gut microbial metabolism, and how highly fermentable fiber and n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) may alter critical pathways critical to colorectal cancer prevention.
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Chapkin co-edits a special issue of Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Chapkin co-edits a special issue of Digestive Diseases and Sciences providing a broad perspective of the role of the human microbiome in health, chonic disease risk, and prevention.
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Fuentes Keynote Speaker and Award Winner
Our own N. Roberto Fuentes, Jr., PhD, delivered the keynote address at the TAMUS Pathways to the Doctorate Symposium in Laredo, TX. Robert was a Pathways fellow in the Chapkin Lab, completed his PhD in Toxicology, and is currently a T32 Postdoctoral Fellow in the Toxicology program. In January he starts a new chapter as…
Mullens and Salinas receive HEEP Graduate Fellowship
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New Job Posting Available
A post-doctoral position is open in Dr. Robert Chapkin’s laboratory (NCI Outstanding Investigator) at Texas A&M University in the NIH-funded Membrane Therapy & Complex Diseases Program. For more information please click HERE.
Chapkin Lab Members Compete in Student Research Week
Student Research Week (SRW) is the largest student run research symposium in the nation. This four day competition highlights student research occurring on the Texas A&M campus. Students who participate are provided a venue to present their work through either oral presentations or poster sessions. This event allows students, faculty, and the community to see…
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Gabriella Webster Selected for Undergraduate Research Program
Gabriella Webster, member of Chapkin Lab has been offered a position in the Biochemistry Undergraduate Research Program. Gabriella will participate in a 10-week summer research program as part of her continued research training in the Chapkin lab. “Her research will focus on using super-resolution microscopy to probe the molecular mechanisms by which dietary/microbial bioactives alter…
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Chapkin Webinar on Pros and Cons of Using Animal Models to Advance Nutrition Research in Relation to Colon Cancer Prevention
On Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Dr. Robert Chapkin was a guest speaker for the Webinar on Pros and Cons of Using Animal Models to Advance Nutrition Research in Relation to Colon Cancer Prevention. Sponsored By: Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI. Animal models have been proven useful in understanding the mechanisms underlying cancer prevention in relation…
Fuentes receives awards at the Annual CVM Trainee Research Symposium
On January 17, 2019, Dr. Robert Fuentes, member of the Chapkin lab competed in the Annual College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Trainee Research Symposium. Promising graduate and postdoctoral students shared with a community of researchers the projects they’ve been conducting during the one-day symposium in the Veterinary & Biomedical Education Complex (VBEC). The…
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Super-Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy Imaging of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Drosophila Gut Stem Cells
Confocal z-stack and comparison of confocal vs STED images of Drosophila gut stem cells expressing chimeric (human extracellular, drosophila intracellular) epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) labeled with fluorescently conjugated (Alexa 594) anti-human EGFR antibody (Cetuximab). The STED technique is compatible with drosophila gut tissue and provides a significant resolution improvement over confocal, allowing the nanoscale…
Chapkin Named AAAS Fellow
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Robert Chapkin has been named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow. Chapkin is the William W. Allen Endowed Chair in Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention at Texas A&M. He is a University Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor and University Faculty Fellow in the Program in Integrative Nutrition and Complex Diseases.…
Salinas Receives Top Award for Poster
Michael Salinas, graduate student in the Nutrition and Food Science department and member of Chapkin lab received top honors for his poster presentation at the Microscopy and Imaging Center open house held on Friday, October 5, 2018.
Fuentes Receives Award at 3rd Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium
The Symposium, which highlighted research conducted by Texas A&M postdoctoral researchers, took place on Sept. 19, at the Thomas G. Hildebrand, DVM ’56 Equine Complex. Twenty-two postdoctoral researchers from Texas A&M gave flash talks while 20 delivered poster presentations. Fuentes, was awarded 2nd place for his poster presentation titled, “Long chain n-3 fatty acids attenuate…
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Dr. Chapkin Co-Chair at AICR Review Panel
The Grant Review Panel strives to short-list proposals that are most relevant, innovative, and impactful. Only the strongest applications that offer the greatest potential to deliver new progress in the prevention of cancer, and improve outcomes through lifestyle modifications, will be funded to pursue their research. The process is highly competitive and rigorous. The Chair…
Recent Publication in Cancer Research
Long-Chain n-3 Fatty Acids Attenuate Oncogenic KRas-Driven Proliferation by Altering Plasma Membrane Nanoscale Proteolipid Composition Natividad R. Fuentes1,2, Mohamed Mlih3, Rola Barhoumi4, Yang-Yi Fan1, Paul Hardin5, Trevor J. Steele6, Spencer Behmer6, Ian A. Prior7, Jason Karpac3, and Robert S. Chapkin1,8 Ras signaling originates from transient nanoscale compartmentalized regions of the plasma membrane composed of specific…
Robert Chapkin on Relationships Between the Gut Microbiome, Diet, and Colorectal Cancer
Dr. Chapkin talks with cancerNetwork, home of the journal ONCOLOGY. “We have become very familiar with reports in the media comparing the health effects of Western diets, typically heavy in animal fats and proteins, with Asian and Mediterranean diets, which include more fish and place greater emphasis on consumption of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.…
Huajun Han competes in the Nutrition Research Symposium
On April 16, 2018 Huajun Han took home 2nd place at the Graduate Student Research Symposium in the Oral competition for his research titled, “Protective role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in regulating colonic stem and progenitor cell homeostasis.” This event is a one-day research symposium for students to share their work with fellow students,…
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Salinas success at 21st Annual Student Research Week
At the 21st Annual Student Research Week Competition Michael Salinas received awards in multiple categories. Michael received 1st place ranking in: Oral Presentation in the Graduate Agriculture and Life Sciences Category and was awarded a cash prize. Next, Salinas took home top honors for the Writing Center Outstanding Oral Award. This title is given to…
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Untimely immune cell clocks may contribute to obesity and diabetes in shift workers
Texas A&M researchers discover the effects of shift work on immune cell clocks may lead to metabolic disorders About 15 million Americans don’t have a typical nine-to-five workday, and many of these—nurses, firefighters and flight attendants, among many other professions—may see their schedule change drastically one week to the next. As a result, these shift workers’ biological…
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Chapkin appointed to Allen Chair in Nutrition at Texas A&M
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Robert S. Chapkin has been appointed to the William W. Allen Chair in Nutrition at Texas A&M University in College Station. Chapkin is also a Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor and University Faculty Fellow in the Program in Integrative Nutrition and Complex Diseases, as well as a Texas A&M AgriLife Senior Faculty…
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Erazo-Oliveras, Ford Foundation 2017 Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
Dr. Alfredo Erazo-Oliveras, a postdoctoral research associate in Dr. Robert Chapkin’s laboratory (Program in Integrative Nutrition and Complex Diseases) at Texas A&M University, has been selected as an awardee in the Ford Foundation 2017 Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition. Dr. Erazo-Oliveras selection for this prestigious award reflects the review panelists’ enthusiasm regarding his scholarly competence as well as the…
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WEBINAR: Emerging Roles of Lipids in the Modulation of Cancer Risk and Therapy
Webinar on lipids and oncology, presented by Dr. Catherine Field and Dr. Robert Chapkin, two of the world’s leading experts in the molecular mechanisms by which lipids modulate cancer risk and therapy. Together with DSM’s Dr. Keri Marshall, they will discuss the evidence for the use of lipids, particularly eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid…
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Researchers developing signal processing techniques to identify gut microbial biomarkers of colon cancer
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Texas A&M University has been awarded a Division of Computing and Communication Foundations grant by the National Science Foundation to develop a gut-microbial investigation model that can identify critical dietary risk factors that cause colorectal cancer. The three-year, $350,000 project is a direct outcome of Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station’s Interdisciplinary Seed…
Huffines Institute Podcast- Dr. Robert Chapkin and Dietary Chemo-Prevention
The Huffines Institute at Texas A&M University hosted Dr. Chapkin on their Friday Podcast. Dr. Chapkin discussed his work with Dietary Chemo-prevention, Dietary methods, and Chronic Disease. If you are looking at how beneficial nutrition can be to cancer prevention this conversation is for you! LISTEN NOW *Transcript will be available here.
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Robert Fuentes Becomes Finalist
Robert Fuentes becomes finalist in the 3 Minute Thesis Competition. Robert presented his thesis work in 3 minutes and was selected as a finalist for the competition on November 16. The winner will represent Texas A&M at the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools regional competition in Fayetteville, AK in February. Good luck to Robert!
Robert Fuentes Successfully Defended His Thesis, Won 1st Place at Toxicology Meeting
On Monday, September 11, 2017. N. Roberto Fuentes, Jr. successfully defended his thesis titled, “Plasma Membrane Lipid Therapy: Distruption of Oncogenic Ras Driven Phenotypes by Long Chain N-3 PUFA.” Then on October 13, 2017, Robert placed first in the graduate student presentation competition at the Lone Star Society of Toxicology Regional Meeting at Baylor University.…
Non- Invasive Detection and Diagnosis of Colon Cancer
Colon cancer ranks second among cancers both in mortality (nearly 60,000 cases annually) and frequency of detection (more than 150,00o cases annually) in America. Read more here.
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Chapkin Receives Vice Chancellor’s Award for Research
COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Robert S. Chapkin, distinguished professor in the department of nutrition and food science, has received a Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence in the research category. The Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence recognizes the commitment and outstanding contributions of faculty and staff across Texas A&M AgriLife. The award was presented Jan. 14…
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Communicating Complexity and Transforming Interdisciplinary Research
When a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, the first ques-tions that most often come to mind are “why did this happen to them” and “what can I do”. Faced with this very situation, Dr. Ivan Ivanov, clinical associate professor in bioinformatics at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Bio-medical Sciences (CVM), began…
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Getting the Right Signals
Researchers in Texas A&M University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have proposed a “unified” way to explain the function of dietary bioactives in suppressing cancer-causing cell signaling. Read the rest here.
The Power of Prevention
Prevention. What if it could reduce your chance of developing a chronic disease by 78%? What if it could be as simple as adjusting your diet to include more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains? What if it could save you thousands of dollars in healthcare costs? What if it could save your life? Read more…
Breast Milk Drives Growth of Gut Flora, Infant Immune System
Jenni Laidman May 1, 2012 — Researchers at Texas A&M University caught some of the conversation between gut microbes and infant genes that appear to help the breast-fed infant make a safe transition from life in the womb to life outside, a study published April 29 in the open-access journal Genome Biology reports. The study,…
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Chapkin Awarded Distinguished Achievement for Research
Dr. Robert Chapkin, Professor of Nutrition, of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, and of Biochemistry and Biophysics, was one of six recipients of the Distinguished Achievement Award for Research. This award recognizes and rewards those individuals whose research efforts have been particularly significant and outstanding work is recognized locally, nationally and internationally. The results of these research…
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CPRIT Awards A&M Professors Grants for Cancer Research
“The cost of cancer to Texas every year is about $30 billion, so it’s extremely important that we fight this terrible disease,” Texas A&M Vice President for Research Jeffrey Seemann said. “Texas A&M is saying that we very much want to be part of that fight.” Continue Reading….CPRIT awards
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Why Is Breast Milk Best? It’s All in the Genes
Is breast milk so different from infant formula? The ability to track which genes are operating in an infant’s intestine has allowed University of Illinois scientists to compare the early development of breast-fed and formula-fed babies. They say the difference is very real. Continue Reading….
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Research in the Chapkin lab focuses on dietary/microbial modulators related to the prevention of cancer and chronic inflammatory diseases. The lab has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the past 29 years.