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UTMB
The
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston encompasses
85 acres on the eastern end of Galveston Island, with
54 major buildings, four schools, two institutes, and
five
hospitals (total beds, 750) and has numerous off-campus sites in Galveston and clinic
sites throughout Eastern and coastal Texas. UTMB, an important health sciences resource
not only for Texas but for the nation, has a long tradition of special academic interest
in infectious diseases, pathogenesis of infections, and host immunity. Space limitations
prevent listing the numerous investigators addressing infectious diseases from departments
other than Internal Medicine, including Pediatrics, Microbiology and Immunology,
Pathology, Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics, the UTMB Retrovirus Research Program,
the Center for Tropical Diseases, the Sealy Center for Molecular Sciences, and others.
Only a few such faculty are listed as examples on this web site. A steady stream of
exceptional visiting speakers in infectious diseases and immunology further enhances the
environment for training in infectious diseases.
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Galveston
Galveston
has been recognized numerous times by national organizations and publications as a
desirable area in which to live. An old, established and still active port, Galveston is a
Gulf of Mexico barrier reef island with extensive shoreline (beach), and semitropical
climate. It is a popular tourist resort, with approximately 65,000 residents and 6.5
million annual visitors. It has a comfortable, slow pace with a surprising amount of
cultural activity for a city of its size. Thus, for example, its Grand 1894 Opera House
hosts nationally and internationally known artists, symphony orchestras, and performance
groups, as well as locally produced events. Galveston also benefits from being close to
Houston, the nation's fourth largest city, with the extensive entertainment, services, and
goods available in such a major city. Major sports, the Houston Grand Opera, Symphony,
Ballet, and other attractions are readily accessible, within an hour's drive from
Galveston.
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