Following research – and life – where it leads
1/1/2019
“Serendipitous” is the word Dr. Lu Le uses to describe how he earned national recognition for figuring out why mice – and possibly people – get gray hair and go…
Neurofibromatosis patient is comfortable in her own skin
10/1/2018
Charis Curbo says most of the time she doesn’t think about her NF1 and the thousands of tumors coating her back, her trunk, and other areas of her skin. Read…
Marker found for condition that causes numerous tumors
10/1/2018
UT Southwestern researchers have made a major advance in uncovering the biology of how thousands of disfiguring skin tumors occur in patients troubled by a genetic disorder called Neurofibromatosis Type…
Dallas doctor finds the root of balding, graying hair
8/1/2017
The Dallas Morning News story on research in the Le Lab focused on a cell population that directly gives rise to hair as well as the mechanism that causes hair…
Scientists find skin cells at the root of balding, graying hair
5/1/2017
UT Southwestern researchers have identified the cells that directly give rise to hair, as well as the mechanism that causes hair to turn gray – findings that could one day…
Three faculty elected as new members of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
4/1/2015
UT Southwestern physician-scientists Drs. Lu Q. Le, James de Lemos, and Hesham Sadek are elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation. Read the full story here.
Study identifying the cell of origin for nerve tumors lays groundwork for new therapies
11/1/2014
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have determined the specific type of cell that gives rise to large, disfiguring tumors called plexiform neurofibromas, a finding that could lead to new therapies…
Study identifies potential therapeutic target for incurable, rare type of soft-tissue cancer
12/1/2013
A deadly, rare type of soft-tissue cancer may be completely eradicated simply by inhibiting a key protein involved in its growth, UT Southwestern Medical Cancer researchers report. Read the full…
Dr. Le receives the Distinguished Young Researcher Award from the President’s Research Council
5/1/2008
Dr. Lu Le is named as the recipient of the 2008 Distinguished Young Researcher Award. This award is given to exceptional young researchers and is designed to honor and help…
