UTEP Researchers Discover Compound _01 (IMAGE) University of Texas at El Paso Caption Renato Aguilera, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, is the principal investigator on a project that identified a novel pharmaceutical compound that successfully kills leukemia and lymphoma cancer cells, potentially paving the way for new forms of therapy. His team’s findings were recently published in the research journal PLOS One. Credit The University of Texas at El Paso. Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.