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Terzah Horton, MD, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Houston, TX

TerzahM.HortonMDPh.D.

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Houston, TX

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine

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  • Office

    6701 Fannin St
    Houston, TX 77030
    Phone+1 832-822-4242

Education & Training

  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1999 - 2002
  • Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)
    Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)Residency, Pediatrics, 1996 - 1999
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Emory University School of MedicineClass of 1992
  • Rollins College
    Rollins CollegeB.A., Valedictorian, 1981 - 1985
  • Emory University
    Emory UniversityPh.D., Microbiology and Immunology

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2004 - 2026
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 1997 - 2025
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Award for Excellence in Service Children�s Oncology Group (COG), 2008
  • Sanford Women in Research Award 1992

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Transmissible ER Stress Reconfigures the AML Bone Marrow Compartment  
    Saman K Hashmi, Peter Kurre, Terzah M Horton, Nature
  • Phase 1/ 2 trial of brentuximab vedotin in combination with gemcitabine for pediatric and young adult patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma: A report f...  
    Cole, PD, K McCarten, Q Pei, M Spira, ML Metzger, RA Drachtman, TM Horton, R Bush, SM Blaney, BJ Weidel, KM Kelly, Lancet Oncology, 1/1/2018
  • Investigating the biology of relapsed acute leukemia: Proceedings of the therapeutic advances for childhood leukemia and lymphoma (TACL) consortium biology working group  
    Bhojwani, D., MJ Burke, T Horton, DS Ziegler, ML Sulis, KR Schultz, S Izraeli, BH Chang, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Leukemic Stress Targets the mTOR Pathway to Suppress Residual HSC in the BM Microenvironment
    Terzah M Horton, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
  • Proteomic Landscape of Acute Leukemia: A Comparison between ALL and AML in Adults
    Terzah M Horton, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
  • The Mitochondrial Protease, Neurolysin (NLN), Regulates Respiratory Chain Complex and Supercomplex Formation and Is Necessary for AML Viability
    Terzah M Horton, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
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Lectures

  • The Mitochondrial Protease, Neurolysin (NLN), Regulates Respiratory Chain Supercomplex Formation and Represents a New Therapeutic Target for AML 
    2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
  • Proteasome Inhibitor therapy for the treatment of hematologic malignancies 
    1/8/2018
  • Taking out the Trash: Proteasome inhibitor therapy for hematologic malignancies 
    1/13/2014
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Other

Grant Support

  • Proteosome Inhibition Therapy For Hematologic MalignancyNational Cancer Institute2006–2010
  • Mitochondrial DNA Mutations In CarcinogenesisNational Cancer Institute1992–1994

Professional Memberships