Across various institutes, centers, schools, and departments, UTMB has >100 faculty conducting research related to infectious diseases (one of the largest in the United States). The Department of Microbiology & Immunology ranks #1 in NIH funding. The crown jewel of our ID research ecosystem is the Galveston National Laboratory, which is one of only two Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) laboratories located on a university campus in the US. Most research training occurs during the second year and fellows may elect to work in basic, translational, or clinical projects with mentors inside or outside the Division of Infectious Diseases. To assist fellows with maximizing their research training, optional [[Clinical/Translational Research Track]] and [[T32 Training Grant]] program are available.
For fellows interested in becoming clinician-educators, there are numerous opportunities to become more involved with both undergraduate and graduate medical education at UTMB, including participation in our new [[Medical Education Track]] or a one-month elective in medical education.
With broad-ranging expertise in global health and tropical medicine, we also offer an entire suite of related experiences, scholarly opportunities, and training opportunities packaged together in the [[Global Health/Tropical Medicine Track]].
Finally, as an IDSA Center of Excellence in Antimicrobial Stewardship, we offer an excellent longitudinal learning pathway in the form of the [[Antimicrobial Stewardship / Infection Control Track]].
We actively support our fellows’ scholarly goals and assist them with locating suitable mentors and initiating projects of their choice. We encourage you to learn more about the specific research expertise of our divisional faculty and recent projects/publications by current and recent ID fellows.
