Therapeutic Antibodies

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    The CPRIT Therapeutic Antibody Core

    We offer Texas-wide access to specialized technical expertise, instrumentation, and automation to advance lead antibodies with “drug like” properties from academic laboratories to the stage of preclinical development.

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    Therapeutic Antibody Development

    Lead Identification – Lead Optimization – Lead Construction – Antibody Production

Zhiqiang An, PhD, professor and Robert A. Welch Distinguished University Chair in Chemistry at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

New antibody shows therapeutic effects in mice with Alzheimer’s disease (UTHealth Houston News)

September 7, 2022 | Caitie Barkley

A newly developed agonistic antibody reduced the amyloid pathology in mice with Alzheimer’s disease, signaling its promise as a potential treatment for the disease, according to a team of researchers at UTHealth Houston.