Betty Pace, M.D.
Professor
BE 3.204
972-883-6230
bpace@utdallas.edu
faculty profile
The Crusade of Betty Pace
(Marquette Magazine, 2007)
Clinical Faculty, U. T. Southwestern Medical Center
Education and Professional Affiliations
M.D., Medical College, Wisconsin
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology fellowship, University of Colorado
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Medical Genetics, University of Washington
Sickle Cell Disease
The goal of Dr. Pace’s research is to design novel treatments for sickle cell disease. Drug studies to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in fetal hemoglobin synthesis, to block the negative effects of the sickle gene, are the main strategy used in the Pace laboratory. Studies to define the signal transduction pathway that mediates gamma gene reactivation by target drugs are underway. Ultimately, the transcription factor that directly interacts in the fetal gamma globin promoter will be targeted for gene therapy strategies to treat sickle cell disease.
- Updated: January 8, 2008
