UH College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
December 2010
UH Biochemist Wins Key Grants To Revolutionize Ovarian Cancer Treatment
In this issue...
UH Biochemist Wins Key Grants To Revolutionize Ovarian Cancer Treatment
The day when an ovarian cancer patient can treat her tumor with a single, painless pill instead of a toxic drug cocktail is the ultimate goal of the pioneering research of a University of Houston scientist. more
Youngsters Escape the Heat for Cool Science at UH
NSM Physicist Receives $1.2 Million Grant for Alternative Energy Research
A University of Houston physics professor has received a $1.2 million grant from the Office of Naval Research to help design the next generation of technologies for the alternative energy industry. more
Sequencing of First Frog Genome Sheds Light on Treating Disease
Physics Undergrad One of UH's Rising Stars
As a freshman Thomas Markovich authored a research paper in a major peer-reviewed physics journal and since then the NSM junior has compiled an extraordinary record in the lab that has marked him as something of a physics prodigy. more