“From a gene engineering perspective, we have someone on faculty at UT Dallas who specializes in this — Dr. Leo Bleris,” Hayenga said. “We didn’t have any of these cancer cells to study, so the first step was to go into the lab and create the cancer cells using a technique to replicate the genetic fusion. “Now we can think about how to treat that cancer cell line.”“She’s one of the bravest people I know, and I’m proud to call her a colleague. To learn more about how UT Dallas is enhancing lives through transformative research, explore New Dimensions: The Campaign for UT Dallas. Hopefully we will be able to come up with something soon.”To learn more about the UT Dallas team’s research on solitary fibrous tumors, visit its fundraising page.