Three students from The UTMB Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences have been awarded highly competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH) F31 predoctoral fellowships.
Abbey Berenson, MD, MMS, PhD, a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UTMB, has received the 2026 Texans Conquer Cancer Award in recognition of her contributions to cancer prevention research and efforts to expand HPV vaccination.
UTMB Researchers found significant geographic and economic disparities in travel time to specialized burn treatment facilities across the United States.
A leader in infectious disease research and artificial intelligence at UTMB is taking his expertise to the global stage.
This year’s National Fire Prevention Week theme, “Charge into Fire Safety: Safe Charging Is a Superpower,” recognizes the increased use of lithium-ion batteries and associated fire dangers.
Bukreyev is leading the new UTMB Center for Nucleic Acid Technologies with a vision for turning scientific discoveries into treatments.
UTMB Health pediatric hospital services earned top performer recognition in Vizient’s 2026 Quality and Accountability Awards, marking the second consecutive year UTMB Health has received the honor and the only academic medical center in Texas to do so.
UTMB Health has been recognized by Forbes for the second consecutive year, based on employee feedback and workplace experience.
Speaking alongside national leaders in medicine, health policy, and philanthropy, Dr. Jochen Reiser outlined how health systems can play a transformative role in advancing "brain capital."
The “frustration brake failure” hypothesis suggests frustration may play an important role in substance use disorders alongside craving, impulsivity, and habit.
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The first academic health center in Texas opened its doors in 1891 and today has four campuses, five health sciences schools, seven institutes for advanced study, a research enterprise that includes one of only two national laboratories dedicated to the safe study of infectious threats to human health, a Level 1 Trauma Center and a health system offering a full range of primary and specialized medical services throughout the Texas Gulf Coast region. UTMB is an institution in The University of Texas System and a member of the Texas Medical Center.