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University of Oklahoma researcher Keenan Greyslak, Ph.D., has long been interested in how a mother’s diet during pregnancy and lactation may influence a child’s risk of developing metabolic diseases earlier and more severely as they age. With a new grant from the National Institutes of Health, he is furthering his investigations while taking another step toward a career in academic biomedical research.

A University of Oklahoma researcher has received a five-year, $2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to investigate how pancreatic cancer uses cholesterol to survive chemotherapy. By uncovering how tumors use this essential nutrient to grow and evade treatment, the research could identify new ways to treat one of the deadliest forms of cancer.

New research from the University of Oklahoma demonstrates how an aggressive form of breast cancer co-opts the body’s own immune system to attract nerves that fuel tumor growth.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, visited the OU Health Campus on Saturday, Aug. 1 to learn more about the University of Oklahoma’s flagship academic health system and its efforts to improve health outcomes across the state. Oz was joined by members of the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation, OU leadership and tribal partners.