Updates

2024

The Medical Field Helped Michelle Alozie Build An ‘Identity Outside Of Soccer’ (Forbes - January 23, 2024)

Michelle Alozie: Beyond the pitch, a dynamo of impact on and off the field (KPRC 2 - January 19, 2024)

2023

Children With Down Syndrome More Vulnerable to Leukemia (HealthDay - November 1, 2023)

Examining outcomes in children with Down syndrome and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Baylor College of Medicine - October 30, 2023)

Michelle Alozie balances Houston Dash soccer, medicine (Defender Network - October 5, 2023)

From the lab to the World Cup: Meet footballer–scientist Michelle Alozie (Nature - August 29, 2023)

SQUID increases accessibility to single-cell tumor profiling to improve treatment outcomes (Baylor College of Medicine - August 22, 2023)

Houston Dash stars to battle each other on Women’s World Cup Field (Houstonia - July 20, 2023)

Houston Dash standout who does cancer research selected for 2023 World Cup (ABC13 KTRK - June 16, 2023)

Edinburg teen celebrating the end of his cancer treatment (KGRV 5 - May 6, 2023)

CPRIT approves $90 million to boost cancer research, prevention efforts across Texas (Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) - February 15, 2023)

‘Getting Close’ to making stem, bone marrow transplants safer for patients with blood cancer (Cure Today - January 16, 2023)

2022

11 year old girl gives back after beating cancer (CBS 4 - November 12, 2022)

Promising approach to mitigate complications of leukemia treatment (Baylor College of Medicine - October 6, 2022)

In the lab: Houston Dash's Michelle Alozie has 'other' career at Texas Children's Hospital (September 22, 2022)

Pilot grants awarded to researchers for innovative therapies (September 7, 2022 - Texas Children's Hospital)

See how LLS® is funding life-saving research (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - September 5, 2022)

Pediatric oncology social worker finds out her son, 13, has leukemia after he struggled to exercise, now she’s urging parents to listen to their children (SurvivorNet - February 16, 2022)

Mother shares story of son’s cancer fight (CBS 23 - February 15, 2022)

2021

A potential Achilles heel of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (Baylor College of Medicine - October 28, 2021)

Gene RARA surfaces as potential drug target in pediatric AML (Baylor College of Medicine - September 23, 2021)

Teen leukemia patient raises awareness of childhood cancer (FOX26 - September 22, 2021)

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Valley mother shares son's story (KRGV 5 - September 8, 2021)

2020

Understanding the cancer risk in children with birth defects (Baylor College of Medicine - June 25, 2020)

Researchers engineer better way to target leukemia cells (Baylor College of Medicine - April 6, 2020)

Neighbors welcome home 11-year-old cancer survivor (KHOU 11 - March 29, 2020)

U.S.-China collaboration may boost childhood leukemia treatments (U.S. News and World Report - January 28, 2020)

2019

11-year-old boy rings bell after defeating leukemia (ABC13 KTRK - December 27, 2019)

Toddler’s siblings step up to help him get through treatment (Texas Children's Hospital - December 18, 2019)

Teen undergoes bone marrow transplant after second relapse (Texas Children's Hospital - December 6, 2019)

Applying basic science helps predict poor treatment outcomes in ALL (Baylor College of Medicine - November 21, 2019)

Gift of life: Baby receives lifesaving donation of cord blood (KPRC 2 - October 24, 2019)

Mom & daughter share survivor bond, same oncologist decades apart (FOX 26 - October 8, 2019)

Exploring the risk of ALL in children with Down syndrome (Baylor College of Medicine - September 24, 2019)

Disparities and Outcomes in Acute Leukemia: The 2nd Symposium on Childhood Cancer Health Disparities will be November 4, 2019

Cancer and Hematology Centers honor staff with Bravo Award (Texas Children's Hospital - May 13, 2019)

9-year-old girl survives Harvey, leukemia (KHOU 11 - May 10, 2019)

2018

$5 million grant to expand blood cancer therapy options (Baylor College of Medicine - October 18, 2018)

Hispanic children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at higher risk for neurotoxicity (Healio HemOnc Today - October 11, 2018)

Texas Children's Hospital pediatric cancer doctor receives $300K in Hyundai grant (Houston Chronicle - September 28, 2018)

Grant supports identifying leukemia, Down syndrome link (Baylor College of Medicine - September 25, 2018)

St. Baldrick’s Foundation awards seven Baylor faculty with pediatric cancer research grants (Baylor College of Medicine - July 19, 2018)

Childhood leukemia survivor now a happy, active 4th-grader (Cancer.org - April 16, 2018)

Spring teen battling second round of Leukemia (Houston Chronicle - February 2, 2018)

Klein High School student prepared to fight after rare cancer returns (ABC 13 KTRK - January 11, 2018)

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