KENS-TV5 Eyewitness News, May 14, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
KENS-TV reports on the SFBR spin-off of Evestra Inc., a for-profit drug-development company focused on women's health issues..
» SFBR launches for-profit drug company: Evestra Inc. to focus on women's health issues
SFBR News Release, May 12, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
One of the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research’s longest running departments is being spun off as a private, for-profit business enterprise based on the massive body of work the department has accumulated in female reproductive and related health issues.
» Developing drugs for women
San Antonio Express-News, May 10, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
The Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research is taking a step toward putting San Antonio on the biomedical industry map by spinning off a company focused on women's health drugs.
» Brother with a mission: Scientist and member of religious order hopes to help Africa by studying killer viruses
San Antonio Express-News, April 22, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Learn why Brother Jesus Alonso, a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross, is studying deadly viruses such as Marburg and Ebola, and how his affiliation with the religious order is enabling SFBR scientific collaborations in Africa.
» Scientists trying to find new uses for drugs
KENS-TV5 Eyewitness News, January 30, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Finding new uses for existing drugs could provide protection against bioterrorism threats. Some of the frontline work in this effort is being done here in San Antonio at Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research.
» Researchers learning how genes influence diabetes risk
SFBR News Release, December 11, 2007
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
SFBR scientists expect to make big leaps in their understanding of genetic influences on diabetes, as they use a $1.7 million NIH grant to begin detailed investigations on 100 genes they've shown to influence diabetes risk factors. Uncovering how these genes work could lead to new methods of disease prevention and treatment.
» Southwest Foundation Forum gala yields large investment in human health
SFBR News Release, October 16, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
The Southwest Foundation Forum’s “Mystical Living Gardens” Gala in May 2007 produced a bountiful harvest, generating revenues that allowed the group to make its largest gift ever – $267,500 – to support the life-saving work of Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research.
» Scientists to tackle virus that could be terror weapon
San Antonio Express-News, October 9, 2007
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
SFBR has a new $1.5 million contract to begin unraveling the mysteries of the Marburg virus, an uncommon but potentially deadly African virus that federal security officials say could be in the hands of terrorist groups that want to turn it inot a biological weapon.
» Department of Homeland Security awards $1.5 million contract to study Marburg virus
SFBR News Release, September 24, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
As an important part of the Federal Government’s efforts to better characterize the threat posed by certain viruses, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded a $1.5 million contract to fund one of the most comprehensive research programs to date on Marburg virus, a hemorrhagic fever virus.
» Childhood Obesity Epidemic a Long-Term Challenge
HealthDay News, Forbes.com, September 20, 2007
Thursday, September 20, 2007
The childhood obesity epidemic is affecting more than children's waistlines. It's also setting them up for long-term health problems. This news article highlights current research results in this area, including the efforts of Dr. Henry C. McGill Jr., senior scientist emeritus at SFBR.
» New method speeds up the search for genes related to human diseases, identifies ‘good cholesterol’ gene
SFBR News Release, September 17, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
Scientists will be able to pinpoint genetic causes of human diseases faster than ever thanks to a powerful new discovery method unveiled by the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) and an international team of researchers. In the Sept. 16 online edition of Nature Genetics, the team describes its method for isolating genes that are self-regulated, then rapidly narrowing in on genes that likely have a causal effect on a particular disease or disease trait. That approach makes it possible in many studies for researchers to quickly sift through the 25,000 genes in the human genome and see which ones should be the focus of follow-up investigations. As proof of concept, the group recounts how it used this method to identify a gene – VNN1 – that regulates HDL, the “good” cholesterol, a finding with major implications for heart disease.
» Business leader's career is infused with scientific vision
San Antonio Business Journal, September 14-20, 2007 edition
Monday, September 17, 2007
This feature by the San Antonio Business Journal highlights the contributions SFBR President John C. Kerr has made to the city of San Antonio, particularly in the area of biomedical research, as well as his advocacy of San Antonio's effort to bring a new National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility here.
» Baboon study sheds light on role of vitamin E in heart disease prevention
SFBR News Release, September 7, 2007
Friday, September 7, 2007
Should you increase your vitamin E intake to prevent heart disease? The answer is "maybe." Research by SFBR scientists helps explain why human studies with vitamin E have been contradictory, and why vitamin E might help some people but not others.
» Unique mouse joins battle against denge fever
SFBR News Release, August 27, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
A mosquito-borne disease often known as “break-bone fever” has found a new enemy in a unique type of mouse. The first animal model to test potential treatments for the dengue fever virus – an immuno-suppressed mouse that has been transplanted with human cord blood cells – was developed last year by Dr. Rebeca Rico-Hesse at Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research. Now, with a new $111,000 pilot study grant from the Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation, Dr. Rico-Hesse will strive to enhance the model so it can be used to test candidate vaccines and help researchers learn more about immune factors that contribute to varying disease severity among individuals.
» Foundation's new equipment will speed up genetic research
KENS-TV5 Eyewitness News; San Antonio Express-News
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Read and view news coverage of philanthropic gifts to SFBR that are "ramping up" the power of the organization's already world-renowned genetic research resources.
» Gifts to technology boost power for gene discovery
SFBR News Release, August 13, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
Gifts from the AT&T Foundation and the Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation are “ramping up” the power of SFBR’s already world-renowned genetic research resources. The donor-funded enhancements should dramatically accelerate the speed with which SFBR researchers can hunt for genes that influence our susceptibility to complex human diseases as varied as heart disease, diabetes, brain disorders and cancer.
» San Antonio one of five finalists for federal biodefense lab
San Antonio Express-News, July 12, 2007
Thursday, July 12, 2007
San Antonio made the short list Wednesday for a half-million-dollar federal research laboratory that will study potentially deadly agricultural pathogens such as foot-and-mouth disease and other illnesses that could disrupt the nation's food supply and possibly spread from animals to people.
» San Antonio Named Finalist for Top Homeland Security Research Facility
Statements by TBAC and DHS, July 11, 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that San Antonio is a finalist for a new $450-million National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility.
» San Antonio site among 5 finalists for national biodefense lab
Associated Press, July 11,2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Sites in Texas and four other states are finalists for a $450-million national lab aimed at biological and agro-defense.
» Root causes of TB focus of new research group
Associated Press, July 2, 2007
Monday, July 2, 2007
Experts in diverse fields such as genetics, anthropology and epidemiology have formed a consortium dedicated to bringing new strategies to the fight against tuberculosis.
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