“While vaccines in poultry are an active area of investment, it now seems of paramount importance to additionally employ similar strategies in U.S. dairy cattle." —Dr. Gregory Gray, a professor of infectious disease epidemiology at The University of Texas Medical Branch.

"As GLP-1 receptor agonists become increasingly utilized, understanding their effects on bone health becomes critical, particularly in older adults and postmenopausal women.” – UTMB orthopedist Dr. Burak Altintas

"The Brain Economy Summit showcases a future in which brain health innovation drives both human and economic vitality. Our region should embrace the medical branch’s Brain Economy initiative as a source of pride and a promise of remarkable breakthroughs ahead, benefiting not only those of us in Galveston County but millions around the world." - Michael A. Smith, editor, Galveston County Daily News

"In their natural state, children can do and say the most amazing, straightforward, and honest things. This is because they live in the moment, not hanging onto and regretting the past or planning for and anxious about the future as we adults often do." - Dr. Victor Sierpina, professor emeritus of Family Medicine at the The University of Texas Medical Branch.

Like Marburg, Ebola also plays a hide-and-seek game in the darkest depths of nature, according to Professor Alexander Bukreyev, associate director of the Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases at the University of Texas Medical Branch.

"Researchers, students and clinical caregivers all view technology through different lenses. What’s top of mind for me is understanding those perspectives and then delivering technology that’s meaningful for each group." -- Jayson Laban, vice president and CIO at UTMB

Thomas Geisbert, a vaccine researcher at the University of Texas Medical Branch, helped develop this vaccine over 15 years ago, after the first Bundibugyo outbreak in 2007. In a 2014 study, he and his colleagues showed their Bundibugyo vaccine worked in monkeys. A subsequent study, published in 2023, showed vaccinating monkeys 20 to 30 minutes after exposure also offered high levels of protection.

“We’re learning from this work that the aging microbiome actively contributes to liver dysfunction and cancer risk rather than simply reflecting the aging process,” said Qingjie Li, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at The University of Texas Medical Branch, and lead researcher on the study. “The microbiome has a broader influence on the body’s cancer defenses than previously understood.”

When he dons his mountain-climbing gear, Dr. Harold Pine becomes a willing ambassador for the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. The pediatric ear, nose, and throat surgeon—and tenured professor in otolaryngology—recently returned from the foot of Mount Everest, where he and his surgeon girlfriend helped provide medical care to inhabitants of the base camp on Nepal's Khumbu Glacier.

"An unexpected byproduct of the Covid-19 pandemic was an “infodemic” — a flood of information where misinformation, contradictory claims and politicized content complicates public-health communication efforts." - Assistant Professor Dr. Jarrel De Matas