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Clinical trials and research at Texas A&m Agrilife Research
As of November 12, 2026, Find a Trial lists 81 NIH-funded research projects at this institution, with $36.8 million in listed awards. Every study is explained in plain English. Data from ClinicalTrials.gov and NIH RePORTER, updated November 12, 2026.
- 81NIH research projects
NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 81)
Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.
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SIM2 and mitochondrial health in Down syndrome
A study tests how a gene linked to Down syndrome affects mitochondria and energy use, with the aim of guiding future therapies for people with Down syndrome and related conditions.
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Gauging worms in cattle and how a screwworm outbreak could change gut parasites
Researchers will study gut worm communities in Texas beef cattle to see how a screwworm outbreak might change which worms are present and how they respond to common parasite drugs.
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Understanding how protein entropy affects how proteins fold, work, and stay healthy
Aims to explore how the hidden energy of proteins influences their shape, movements, and roles in health and disease using advanced tools to study proteins.
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Understanding why bone heals differently in Down syndrome
This grant explores why bone healing is slower or abnormal in people with Down syndrome and how to improve it using mouse models.
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Rapid protein deletion in brain neurons
A new tool aims to quickly remove specific proteins from adult brain neurons to study how they work and to help respond to acute brain injuries.
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Pay-what-you-can cafes and heart health in people with high blood pressure and food insecurity
This project tests whether eating at pay-what-you-can cafes improves blood pressure and heart- disease related outcomes for hypertensive adults who face food insecurity.
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Food safety and defense for animal products: testing and rapid detection
This grant funds a program to strengthen US animal-food testing for microbes, chemicals, and radiation, with rapid methods and capacity building at a Texas state lab to protect animal and human health.
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Deep in the Heart for Women: A Community-Driven Program to Improve Heart Health in Rural South Texas
A community-engaged program in rural South Texas offers group classes, goal setting, and local resources to help women improve obesity and heart health.
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Understanding how tiny cell messages (EVs) are made, released, and cleared
This project looks at tiny cellular bubbles called extracellular vesicles (EVs) to learn how they’re formed, released, and removed, with the goal of using them to detect disease and someday guide therapies.
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Strong Teens for Healthy Schools Change Club: a civic approach to healthier school environments
A school-based program helps middle school students lead changes in physical activity and healthy eating to reduce obesity and heart disease risk.
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Helping premature babies build lean muscle with targeted nutrition
This project tests whether giving specific amino acid supplements to premature infants helps them build more muscle after early birth.
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Vet-LIRN: Strengthening animal health and food safety lab testing
Aimed at boosting how labs detect and investigate animal pathogens and contamination in animal food and drugs, to keep pets and livestock safer.
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Copper's role at the bladder infection site and how it fights UTI
A study exploring how copper in urine helps your body fight urinary tract infections caused by E. coli, with the goal of developing new ways to treat UTIs.
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Vet-LIRN Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Program (U18)
A federal program supports Texas A&M researchers in strengthening veterinary lab work to protect people from pet- and animal-associated foodborne diseases.
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How the liver protein STC2 and a natural cell sensor may protect against fatty liver
Looks at whether a naturally made chemical that turns on a cell sensor and the liver protein stanniocalcin 2 can protect people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease from fat buildup and damage.
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Cell polarity and asymmetric division in plants
Researchers study how plant cells decide their fate by dividing in an uneven way, using Arabidopsis to understand the process that creates diverse cell types.
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Paternal epigenome and early embryo development in humans and cattle
This grant studies how the father's epigenetic marks in sperm may influence embryo development and pregnancy loss in humans and cattle.
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How Protein Kinase C — a key cellular switch — is controlled by lipids
Researchers aim to reveal how lipids and small molecules turn Protein Kinase C on or off, which could help people with Alzheimer's and other diseases.
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Investigating how a specific receptor helps protect the liver from fat buildup
This study is looking at how a natural compound called cinnabarinic acid can help protect the liver from fat buildup in people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by activating a specific receptor, which could lead to new treatments for better liver health.
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A self-removing genetic method to control mosquitoes that spread dengue and other viruses
This project develops a genetic approach that can spread virus-blocking traits through Aedes aegypti populations and then remove those added genes afterward to help lower dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya risk.
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StrongPeople Together: a community program to prevent heart disease and cancer in church communities
A multi-site church-based program in lower-income communities aims to lower heart disease and cancer risk through locally tailored classes, an app for self-management and social support, and church-led civic efforts.
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Improving bone healing in obese individuals
This study is looking at how being overweight affects the healing of broken bones, especially for people with diabetes, and it hopes to find ways to help improve recovery for those who struggle with this issue.
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Why different flu strains affect the body differently
This project looks at how a flu protein called NS1 helps different influenza strains hide from human immune defenses, aiming to help people who get the flu.
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How cells sense viral DNA with the cGAS-STING system
This project finds out how the cGAS‑STING system in cells detects viral DNA to help people with viral infections or autoimmune conditions.
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How the sleeping‑sickness parasite rewrites its genetic messages in its two life stages
Researchers are learning how the parasite that causes African sleeping sickness changes its RNA between insect and human stages to reveal weaknesses that could lead to better treatments for patients.
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How copper gets into the cell's powerhouses (mitochondria)
This project looks at ways to deliver copper into mitochondria to help people with inherited copper‑handling problems like Menkes disease and some mitochondrial disorders.
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How the body's internal clock controls cell health
This work looks at how the body's daily clock affects cell growth and stem cells, with possible relevance for adults at risk for breast cancer or circadian-related sleep and metabolic problems.
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How brain support-cell fat (ceramide) affects aging and Alzheimer's
Researchers are testing whether buildup of a brain fat called ceramide in support cells contributes to memory loss in older adults and people with Alzheimer's disease.
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How the sleeping sickness parasite's RNA shape controls its life-stage changes
Researchers are looking at how the sleeping sickness parasite's RNA folds to change its genes, aiming to uncover targets that could help people with African sleeping sickness.
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Understanding breathing problems in babies with Hypophosphatasia
This project aims to understand why babies with Hypophosphatasia have breathing difficulties and how to help them.
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Understanding how a protein called alpha-synuclein causes harm in Parkinson disease
This research aims to understand how changes in a protein called alpha-synuclein lead to nerve cell damage in people with Parkinson disease.
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How paternal genetics affect embryo development and pregnancy loss
This study looks at how a father's genetic factors might affect the development of embryos and why some pregnancies end early, using sperm from bulls with low fertility to help understand these issues better and find ways to improve pregnancy success for both humans and cattle.
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How clearing damaged mitochondria shapes breast tissue development
This research looks at whether the way cells clear damaged mitochondria (mitophagy) helps shape normal breast tissue and affects breast cancer risk.
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Understanding Adolescent Social Media Use and Mental Well-being
This project looks at how social media use connects with the mental health of teenagers from different backgrounds over time.
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How viruses infect antibiotic-resistant bacteria
This project explores how tiny viruses called bacteriophages infect harmful bacteria like those causing serious infections, aiming to find new ways to fight them.
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Understanding how RNA editing works in the life cycle of a parasite that causes sleeping sickness
This study looks at how the parasite that causes African sleeping sickness changes its genetic material to survive in different hosts, like humans and insects, and the findings could help develop new treatments for the disease.
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Understanding how the body detects viral DNA to trigger immune responses
This study is looking at how our immune system reacts to viruses by exploring a specific pathway that helps fight infections, and the findings could lead to better treatments for people dealing with viral infections or autoimmune diseases.
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Investigating how RNA viruses infect bacteria.
This study is looking at how certain viruses that infect bacteria, specifically ones that target Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter, get inside the bacteria and deliver their genetic material, which could help us understand more about bacterial infections and antibiotic resistance.
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Understanding how plants develop diverse cell types through cell division.
This study looks at how plants, like Arabidopsis, create different types of cells from a small number of starting cells, focusing on a special way they divide that helps them grow and develop important features like tiny openings for breathing.
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Enhancing drug discovery using new techniques for detecting weak binding molecules
This study is working on a new way to find potential new medicines by using advanced techniques to spot small interactions between tiny molecules and proteins, which could help discover drugs that might have been missed before, making the process of developing new treatments better and more efficient.
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