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Zachary Ball, Matthew Minus, Rice University

Caption: Rice University chemist Zachary Ball (left) and graduate student Matthew Minus have begun working with colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine to develop a new approach to design drug candidates that inhibit STAT3, a therapeutic target that may provide a treatment option for drug-resistant cancers.

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