GNL In the News

Vaccine Developed in Galveston Being Used in DRC Ebola Outbreak

Jun 27, 2018, 14:41 PM by Connie Holubar

Dr. Tom Geisbert, one of UTMB's Principal Investigators working at the highest level of containment within the BSL4 labs at the GNL, was featured recently on Channel 2 News in Houston in an interview with Haley Hernandez, the station's health reporter. 

Dr. Geisbert discusses the use of a vaccine that he and his team tested and developed here in Galveston, which is being used with individuals who have potentially been exposed to the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  See the short news clip here.Scientists in lab