Gene Olinger receives Fulbright Specialist Award October 9, 2026 • 12:16 p.m. by Melissa McDonald A leader in infectious disease research and artificial intelligence at UTMB is taking his expertise to the global stage. How alumna Sheba Luke is helping future nurses succeed October 8, 2026 • 7:24 a.m. by Leslie Sanderson For Dr. Sheba Luke, a recommendation from her sister led her to graduate nursing school at UTMB. What kept her there was a series of doors that opened and helped shape her career. Back where she started, Amber High enjoys front row seat to School of Nursing progress October 7, 2026 • 8:00 a.m. by Leslie Sanderson For lifelong Galveston County resident Dr. Amber High, lecturing in the same classrooms where she took her first nursing courses decades ago brings a sense of nostalgia, but transformations at UTMB are what brought her back to her alma mater. Courtney Townsend came to be a surgeon — and stayed to lead October 6, 2026 • 8:00 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner A childhood dream of becoming a surgeon brought Courtney Townsend, MD, to UTMB. The mentors, opportunities and collaborative culture he found here turned that dream into a lifelong career in academic medicine. Inside Alexander Bukreyev’s vision for nucleic acid medicine September 30, 2026 • 8:00 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner Bukreyev is leading the new UTMB Center for Nucleic Acid Technologies with a vision for turning scientific discoveries into treatments. For Dr. Shawn Nishi, home has always been at UTMB September 29, 2026 • 9:21 a.m. by Katherine Adams Over 25 years, Shawn Nishi, MD, has grown from a UTMB medical student into a physician, educator, mentor, and division chief. UTMB leaders share perspectives on AI, patient care, and innovation September 28, 2026 • 10:10 a.m. by Melissa McDonald Together, the presentations highlighted three essential elements of healthcare innovation: strong governance, measurable value for patients and clinicians, and preservation of human trust and accountability. Dean Starnes-Ott is guiding the next generation of nurses September 25, 2026 • 10:39 a.m. by Leslie Sanderson Kristen Starnes-Ott leads the UTMB School of Nursing during a transformative era in healthcare, focused on preparing the next generation of nurses and advancing innovative, future-focused nursing education. UTMB president highlights brain health, AI, and primary care at Global Brain Economy Summit September 22, 2026 • 3:54 p.m. by Stephen Hadley 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." Ronak Shah to launch and lead UTMB Department of Aerospace and Exploration Medicine September 10, 2026 • 3:58 p.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner New UTMB department builds on more than three decades of Aerospace Medicine leadership while expanding focus on human health in space and other demanding environments. About The University of Texas Medical BranchThe 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. Search Categories Awards & Accolades Education Health Care In The News Innovations News Releases Research Spotlights Top News Contact Media Team UTMB Experts
Gene Olinger receives Fulbright Specialist Award October 9, 2026 • 12:16 p.m. by Melissa McDonald A leader in infectious disease research and artificial intelligence at UTMB is taking his expertise to the global stage.
How alumna Sheba Luke is helping future nurses succeed October 8, 2026 • 7:24 a.m. by Leslie Sanderson For Dr. Sheba Luke, a recommendation from her sister led her to graduate nursing school at UTMB. What kept her there was a series of doors that opened and helped shape her career.
Back where she started, Amber High enjoys front row seat to School of Nursing progress October 7, 2026 • 8:00 a.m. by Leslie Sanderson For lifelong Galveston County resident Dr. Amber High, lecturing in the same classrooms where she took her first nursing courses decades ago brings a sense of nostalgia, but transformations at UTMB are what brought her back to her alma mater.
Courtney Townsend came to be a surgeon — and stayed to lead October 6, 2026 • 8:00 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner A childhood dream of becoming a surgeon brought Courtney Townsend, MD, to UTMB. The mentors, opportunities and collaborative culture he found here turned that dream into a lifelong career in academic medicine.
Inside Alexander Bukreyev’s vision for nucleic acid medicine September 30, 2026 • 8:00 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner Bukreyev is leading the new UTMB Center for Nucleic Acid Technologies with a vision for turning scientific discoveries into treatments.
For Dr. Shawn Nishi, home has always been at UTMB September 29, 2026 • 9:21 a.m. by Katherine Adams Over 25 years, Shawn Nishi, MD, has grown from a UTMB medical student into a physician, educator, mentor, and division chief.
UTMB leaders share perspectives on AI, patient care, and innovation September 28, 2026 • 10:10 a.m. by Melissa McDonald Together, the presentations highlighted three essential elements of healthcare innovation: strong governance, measurable value for patients and clinicians, and preservation of human trust and accountability.
Dean Starnes-Ott is guiding the next generation of nurses September 25, 2026 • 10:39 a.m. by Leslie Sanderson Kristen Starnes-Ott leads the UTMB School of Nursing during a transformative era in healthcare, focused on preparing the next generation of nurses and advancing innovative, future-focused nursing education.
UTMB president highlights brain health, AI, and primary care at Global Brain Economy Summit September 22, 2026 • 3:54 p.m. by Stephen Hadley 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."
Ronak Shah to launch and lead UTMB Department of Aerospace and Exploration Medicine September 10, 2026 • 3:58 p.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner New UTMB department builds on more than three decades of Aerospace Medicine leadership while expanding focus on human health in space and other demanding environments.