He is UT Dallas’ latest assistant professor to receive support from the First-Time, Tenure-Track Faculty Member program of the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The program, designed to attract top talent in cancer research to the state, provided Jiang with a $2 million research grant. Known as CPRIT Scholars, these independent investigators are expected to make groundbreaking contributions in cancer research. Undergraduate researchers in his new lab already are examining how to develop and improve protein molecules to target and combat disease more effectively. UT Dallas has received more than $33.6 million from CPRIT to date to support cancer-related research.