35th SCBA-TX Symposium
SCBA-TX will hold its 35th Annual Symposium at Baylor College of Medicine on May 14, 2022. Dr. Henry H Heng, Professor, Wayne State University, will deliver a Professor Ying-Lai Wang Memorial Keynote Lecture. Register here https://forms.gle/gjVCTHSDmCH22y2S6
Dr. Zhiqiang An published a Nature Article describing an innovative antibody-based therapy for COVID-19
This week, our long-time friend and previous member, Dr. Zhiqiang An published a Nature Article describing an innovative antibody-based therapy for COVID-19. It is also featured in a news article published in Nature, as well as a WeChat post. Checkout these links. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03673-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01481-2 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/i9md-y7Q_9QzjQ92jecomg
德州医学中心周五举行 反亚裔歧视集会
（休士顿/ 秦鸿钧报导 ）一项由贝勒医学院黄仕霞教授主办的「德州医学中心（TMC) 反亚裔歧视集会，於周五（5月21日）中午在医学中心贝勒医学院「贝勒犹太研究所」门口的草坪举行，共有师生500-600人参加。 身心灵健康的施慧伦博士,接着发表谈话表示：五月是亚裔传统月。美国国会和拜登总统，刚刚签署了反对仇视亚裔的法案。我们应该支持吴元之州议员Rep.Gene Wu,在德州立法会上，通过同样的法案。她并代表因开会不能前来的吴元之州议员发言：我们的父母从小就交给我们忍耐和默默工作。沈默的我们应该站起来了，為我们自己，為所有被欺负的少数族裔而发声。 休大的白先慎教授说：去年，这种病毒的另一个突变以仇恨的形式出现了。為了回应持续的种族歧视和反亚洲仇恨，白先慎教授為他当天在现场发放的400个黄色口哨作说明：Agnes Hsu-Tang 徐心眉博士（及其朋友）提出了” 黄色哨声”的想法。作為一名考古学家，徐心眉在沙漠中进行野外作业时吹口哨。它是一种简单而通用的设备，可以在没有语言障碍的情况下寻求帮助，提高认识并发出警报。黄色是水仙花和向日葵的顏色，标帜着春天的到来，带来了希望，乐观和啟迪。 黄色哨声象徵着我们在反对歷史歧视和反亚洲暴力的共同斗争中的奋斗，自我保护和团结。哨子上印有” 我们属於 “一词，表明我们都属於这裡。除了美洲原住民，我们都是这个国家的移民。多样性确实是美国的独特优势。我们需要寻求每个团体都可以发挥的力量。我们付出了汗水，眼泪和鲜血。我们有权為我们大声疾呼。
SCBA-TX Board Meeting
The 2021 SCBA-TX board meeting is scheduled to be on Jan 17th, Sunday at 2pm. All board members, please remember to attend the meeting using the zoom link sent via the email. Please email scbatx3@gmail.com or qingchun.tong@uth.tmc.edu if you need help.
Baylor Breakthrough Gives Hope To Those Fighting Breast Cancer
By Chris Fox NewsRadio 1080 KRLD WACO (1080 KRLD) – A protein naturally produced in the body has been found to suppress breast cancer metastasis in animal models of human tumors. Researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine also found that high levels of this protein, AKAP8, predicts a better survival for breast cancer patients. The findings,…
Study sheds light on fatty acid’s role in “chemobrain” and multiple sclerosis
Mar 23, 2020 Researchers find lipids responsible for neural function are highly active and not inert as traditionally believed HOUSTON ― Medical experts have always known myelin, the protective coating of nerve cells, to be metabolically inert. A study led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has found that myelin is surprisingly dynamic, a discovery…
Coronavirus Infection and Antiviral Drugs
The first step in coronavirus’ entry into human cells is binding of spike proteins on the virus surface to a receptor on human cells. The cell receptor for both SARS-CoV (the virus responsible for SARS) and SARS-CoV-2 (the virus responsible for COVID-19) is angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). ACE2 is expressed on human type II pneumocytes,…
COVID-19 Management in Shanghai by Wenhong Zhang
Dr. Wenhong Zhang is the head of the center of infectious diseases, Huashan Hospital of Fudan Univerisity, China. He has been engaging in clinical practice and research of infectious diseases. he gradated from Shanghai Medical University and accepted the post-doc training in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, affiliated to Harvard Medical School. Currently, he is…