This Lab to Launch session by Bryan Chambers titled, “Early Stage Deal Structures,” is a crash course on the most common investment structures used by founders and startups to raise angel and venture capital. Bryan Chambers, Adjunct Professor in Entrepreneurship, JSOM-UTD, and VP of Accelerator and Investment Fund, Capital Factory, will host this second season …read more
Onboard with the #UTDResearch Institutional Review Board as they introduce the new online submission portal. Cayuse IRB is an online submission portal that will manage IRB protocols from initial submission to closeout. Please watch as the IRB Team walks UT Dallas Principal Investigators, Faculty Sponsors, Students, and Study Personnel through the Cayuse platform.
Dr. Susan Bratton’s scholarly goals are to conduct research in the conservation of biodiversity, and the interface between religion and environmental ethics. She is committed to offering courses providing quality field and laboratory experiences for majors and non-majors, and to developing curricula based on interdisciplinary environmental perspectives. In addition to publishing numerous scientific articles on …read more
This Lab to Launch session by Bryan Chambers titled, “Venture Capital Fundraising” discusses various fundraising strategies and funding opportunities for transitioning from the lab to a startup. Bryan Chambers is VP of Capital Factory’s Accelerator and a General Partner in the Capital Factory’s VC fund, the most active VC fund in Texas. Prior to joining …read more
The Center Stage Seminar Series events showcase the brilliant research taking place at The University of Texas at Dallas Centers. As Dr. Jey Veerasamy took center stage in the spotlight, he showcased the Center for Computer Science Education and Outreach at UT Dallas. As the center director, Dr. Veerasamy offers coding camps and afterschool clubs …read more
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Dr. Qing Gu, Assistant Professor of electrical and computer engineering, a $500,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for her continuous research on developing novel lasers. Dr. Gu’s Environmentally Stable Electrically Pumped Perovskite Laser project will enable efficient and low-cost integrated photonic solutions for confocal microscopy, on-chip fluorescent sensing, …read more
“A highly selective MNK1/MNK2 inhibitor rescues core deficits associated with Fragile X Syndrome” by Tarjani Shukla, a Ph.D. candidate in Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Abstract: The behavioral deficits associated with Fragile X syndrome (FXS) are driven by molecular mechanisms that remain largely unknown. We hypothesize that precise control …read more
“Chronic IL-1 Exposure Promotes Prostate Cancer Androgen Receptor Independence” by Dr. Nikki Delk Abstract: Chronic inflammation drives cancer progression. We find that chronic exposure to the inflammatory cytokine, interleukin-1 (IL-1) reduces prostate cancer cell dependence on the therapeutic target, androgen receptor (AR). Thus, IL-1 chronic inflammation renders prostate cancer cells treatment-resistant. Dr. Nikki Delk, is …read more
The Center Stage Seminar Series events showcase the brilliant research taking place at The University of Texas at Dallas Centers. In this Center Stage Seminar Series event, Dr. Marjorie (Marge) Zielke, Research Professor and Director of the Center for Simulation and Synthetic Humans at The University of Texas at Dallas, explains the research taking place …read more
This Lab to Launch session by Dr. Shalini Prasad is entitled, “Technology Ideation to Commercialization: From the Lens of an Academic Researcher.” Dr. Shalini Prasad is the department head and a professor of bioengineering. Learn more about Dr. Prasad here “Lab to Launch” is the new seminar series for researchers interested in pursuing entrepreneurship. Anyone, …read more
