Dr. Molldrem is an ethnographer and a qualitative social researcher whose outstanding work spans topics in health policy, public health ethics, global health, and science and technology studies (STS). We are proud to have his scholarship, leadership, and mentorship strengthening our department every day.
Three interdisciplinary teams of UTMB MD and PhD students spent Aug. 19 framing clinical questions about Alzheimer's risk, building cohorts from EHR data, and defending their results before faculty judges. Asked whether they would choose the same question again, every team said no.
High school senior Sharon Zhao organized a September 5, 2026, chronic disease prevention event at Landon Ridge Sugar Land Independent Living. UTMB faculty and SPPH students shared research-based health education, offered screenings and led stretching activities.
Dr. Lisa Campo-Engelstein was quoted in this GQ article about male infertility. The article titled, “No Sperm Left Behind: Modern Medicine’s Race to Solve Male Infertility,” discusses how our common understanding of male fertility is misguided.
In the From the Dean Student Excellence Series, MPH student John Cooks shares how community knowledge, public health training and a musician’s ear can support resident-led research in Galveston County.
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