Texas has allocated $50 million to fund clinical trials of a psychedelic reported to help those with PTSD and Galveston County is in a good position to lead the way in that research, writes UTMB’s Dr. Jarrel De Matas. “Galveston stands at a critical intersection of education, public health and innovation,” De Matas writes.

UTMB’s League City and Clear Lake Campuses are highlighted in this news roundup by Community Impact. Updates in Clear Lake include new clinic openings as well as the comprehensive stroke center. In League City, the hospital began seeing oncology patients on the ambulatory side.

UTMB’s Dr. Scott Weaver spoke to the Daily News about the millions in federal research funding that have been cut and the impacts to the university. UTMB has appealed some of the grant cuts and is working with elected officials to reverse the losses.

“I just always thought that was intriguing to work with viruses that were that deadly and try to come up with ways to stop them,” Dr. Thomas Geisbert tells The Scientist for an article about how scientists prepare to fight new and emerging pathogens.

UTMB received nearly $5 million in research grants from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas as well as another $2 million to recruit a cancer research expert to the university. The research funding will help create more opportunities for HPV vaccinations, advance research in how small changes in proteins, fats and other molecules in the body to help find diseases early, and research new ways to treat some lymphomas that do not respond well to current treatments.