[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 148 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1217]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING GREEHEY CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT THE 
        UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 6, 2018

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, since 2004, the Greehey Children's 
Cancer Research Institute (Greehey CCRI) at the University of Texas 
Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has 
advanced scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contributed 
to the understanding of causes of childhood cancer, and accelerated the 
translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through discovery, 
development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey 
CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on the problem of 
childhood cancer.
  Cancer biology, genomics, RNA metabolism and experimental 
therapeutics are among its many areas of strength in research. 
Additionally, Greehey CCRI is developing expertise in drug discovery, 
target identification and nano-technology driven delivery of small 
molecule and RNA therapeutics.
  Recently, Greehey CCRI partnered with the Mays Cancer Center at UT 
Health San Antonio MD Anderson to become a member of The Pediatric 
Oncology Experimental Therapeutics Investigators' Consortium (POETIC). 
Their studies focus on the biological basis for anti-cancer therapy, 
and discover and evaluate new agents and novel combinations of 
therapies early in clinical development.
  The educational mission of the Greehey CCRI is to train the next 
generation of researchers in pediatric cancer research. This includes 
creating a pipeline of trainees through their program for 
undergraduates engaged in summer research, medical students within the 
MD with Distinction in Research program, fellows in the Accreditation 
Council for Graduate Medical Education--approved hematology-oncology 
fellowship program, as well as the traditional graduate programs in 
Cancer Biology and other relevant areas.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in supporting the critical research 
done by organizations like the Greehey CCRI.

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