• Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD, the next president of The University of Texas  Medical Branch in Galveston

    Reiser named president of UTMB

    Reiser, a world-renowned healthcare, innovation, and research leader, will begin his duties at UTMB on Aug. 15.

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    Brain has natural way to fight dementia, UTMB study suggests

    Some people who have Alzheimer’s disease pathology never get dementia because they have a protective biological mechanism working in their favor, a new study suggests.

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  • UTMB Deploys Robots to Support Hospital Staff

    UTMB's Angleton Danbury campus welcomed two nearly life-sized robots programmed to support the human staff and free up nurses to spend more time with patients

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UTMB Deploys Robots to Support Hospital Staff

The University of Texas Medical Branch welcomed some new staff members at the Angleton Danbury campus this week: two nearly life-sized robots programmed to support the human staff and free up nurses from certain tasks to allow them more time to spend with patients.

UTMB researcher gets $2.26 M grant to expand HPV-vaccine program in Rio Grande Valley

In February, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas awarded Dr. Ana M. Rodriguez and her research team a $2.26 million grant to help fight human papillomavirus related cancers. Texas has one of the lowest HPV vaccination rates in the country, and in the Rio Grande Valley, young people are at a higher risk of developing HPV-related cancers.

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Thomas Smith Named 2022 American Academy for Advancement of Science Fellow

Thomas Smith, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, is among the 508 scientists, engineers and innovators who have been elected 2022 AAAS Fellows for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements throughout their careers.