Research

Baylor Research Institute

Baylor Research Institute has a mission to improve the care and well-being of our community nationally and internationally through innovative, clinically relevant research that is consistent with the mission, vision and values of Baylor Health Care System.

The institute promotes and supports research that brings the latest treatments from the laboratory to the patients bedside. To achieve this, the dedicated team focuses on basic science, mechanisms of disease, clinical trials, and health care quality improvement.

The scope of projects at Baylor Research Institute spans more than 20 medical specialties and may impact the medical treatment of patients worldwide. More than 500 active research projects are under way in such areas as cardiology, immunology, cancer and organ transplantation, among others.

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Baylor Institute for Immunology Research

Baylor Institute for Immunology Research focuses on developing such new therapies as cell therapy and gene therapy to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases, and infectious diseases The Institute is currently conducting clinical trials for patients with melanoma, and trials are being prepared for prostate, colon and breast cancer. In the Starzl Laboratory of Transplantation Immunology, the institutes investigators soon will begin researching how to manipulate immune system functions to improve the acceptance of transplanted organs.

Groundbreaking research conducted at the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research has been published in esteemed academic journals. The findings of the Institutes first Phase I trial for dendritic cell immunotherapy of metastatic melanoma were published in Cancer Research. In addition, investigators published an article in Science, which revealed that certain alterations of the immune system lead to the development of systemic lupus erythematosus and arthritis in children. This collaborative research included scientists from the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Childrens Medical Center of Dallas, and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital.

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Kimberly H. Courtwright and Joseph W. Summers Institute of Metabolic Disease

Baylors prestigious Kimberly H. Courtwright and Joseph W. Summers Institute of Metabolic Disease is in need of research and program funding to improve the lives of children with genetic diseases.

Today, Baylor researchers and physicians working at Baylor are discovering why certain diseases disable, damage, and kill children with inherited biochemical disorders. Children with metabolic diseases often experience a failure to grow and thrive, in addition to developmental delays or mental retardation.

The Courtwright and Summers Institute of Metabolic Disease is seeking funds to build long-term security into two research positions, thus allowing the researchers to concentrate on their areas of research: neurotransmitter diseases and neuropsychiatric disorders.

For more information, call (214) 820-3136.