Monthly Archives: October 2019

Dr. Barrie Kitto Featured in Nobel Laureate’s Documentary

Our very own Professor Barrie Kitto from the Molecular Biosciences department was recently featured in a documentary about his former advisee and Nobel laureate, Jim Allison. The documentary, titled “Jim Allison: Breakthrough” is the true story of a “warm-hearted, stubborn …

UT Cancer Researcher Featured on History Channel Series

By: Shaharyar Lakhani Everett Stone, a cancer researcher at the University of Texas at Austin, was recently featured in and episode of “Forged-in-Fire”, a series where experienced bladesmiths try to recreate some of the most iconic weapons throughout history. Stone …

Cannabis: The Future of Pain Alleviation?

By Shaharyar Lakhani Dr. Andy Ellington and his team from the Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology have been awarded a grant from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) to search for and better understand minor compounds …