Fred Hutch Cord Blood Program to receive support for refining transplant techniques The Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to support a clinical trial to improve … Read more →

ABSTRACT We examined nocturnal and diurnal bird migration using an automated marine radar system during three autumn (August 15 to November 17) and three spring (March 15 to June 1) periods in 2007–2010 along the lower Texas coast. We quantified … Read more →

Innovative research will facilitate sensitive diagnostic screening device to identify deadly disease in early treatable stages PHILADELPHIA (February 6, 2017) – Promising research to identify a characteristic odor that can be used to detect early stage ovarian cancer recently received … Read more →

A national science publication has featured the work of San Antonio scientists aiming to develop a more effective method for delivering neural stem cells to the brain in an effort to move forward stem cell therapies to treat neurological disorders. … Read more →

The Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation has awarded a grant to Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) investigators in support of VICC’s drug discovery program. The $3 million gift awarded over the next three years from the private, … Read more →

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – This morning, the Texas State Aquarium celebrated the grand opening of its new Tentacles exhibit with a ribbon-cutting event. Tentacles, presented by the Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation, will provide guests with … Read more →

The Zika virus infectious clone is key to rapid vaccine development and unraveling the  mysteries of why the Zika virus causes the recent explosive epidemics and birth defects and disease GALVESTON, Texas – A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas … Read more →

David Newstead, Speaker at Houston Audubon May Meeting Over the last decade, the Coastal Bird Program of Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP) has been involved in a number of projects to answer questions about the connectivity between the … Read more →

Kleberg Foundation Grant to UH Professor Funds TBI Model By Lisa Merkl Each year, an estimated 1.7 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI), with an estimated 5 million Americans suffering from long-term effects. Among veterans and athletes, this … Read more →

Consider this scenario: A man has surgery to remove a tumor in his kidney. No additional cancer is detected and the man remains cancer free for 29 years. Then, without warning, the cancer returns somewhere else in his body. Sloan … Read more →