UTMB News by Category UTMB researchers find Pfizer vaccine effective against new COVID-19 strainJanuary 8, 2021Pfizer, Pei-Yong Shi, coronavirus, spike, mutation, effective more » Helping the helpers: New program will provide counseling to domestic violence and sexual assault program workers December 21, 2020 In times of calamity and uncertainty, we are often told to look for the helpers. But what happens when no one is looking out for... more » Vaccine arrives and first doses to be administered to first responders and medical staffDecember 15, 2020On Tuesday, Dec. 15, UTMB received and began administering the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to its “first tier” health care workers—those... more » New Study Links Increased Risk of Cancer to Proximity to Oil RefineriesNovember 30, 2020A team of physicians, environmental scientists and students at the University of Texas Medical Branch have completed a multi-year study of cancer... more » UTMB to terminate Aetna contractNovember 5, 2020The University of Texas Medical Branch is terminating its commercial contract with Aetna because the insurance company does not pay UTMB at a... more » Data science driven by a family needOctober 26, 2020Dr. Suresh Bhavnani, a biomedical informatics researcher, was used to dealing with detailed medical data and spreadsheets full of numbers and complex... more » UTMB study shows spike mutation in COVID-19October 26, 2020A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has shown a dominant mutation D614G of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein... more » Foy to join UTMB as VP, Audit ServicesOctober 14, 2020The University of Texas Medical Branch announced today that Desolyn Foy will join the university on Nov. 2, 2020 as vice president, Audit Services. Mo... more » Biological markers may let doctors know who gets sicker from COVID-19October 12, 2020For some, COVID-19 can come and go leaving no trace and no symptoms. For others, the disease responsible for the worldwide pandemic can lead to a... more » UTMB researchers identify proteins that block immune response to COVID-19 October 6, 2020 Researchers from the The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered SARS-CoV-2 proteins that suppress the body's immune r... more » UTMB awarded $1.4 million to help reduce teen pregnanciesOctober 5, 2020The University of Texas Medical Branch has been awarded a two-year, $1.4 million grant focused on helping reduce teen pregnancies. Nearly a quarter... more » The Sealy & Smith Foundation establishes John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Innovations in Molecular Biology at UTMBSeptember 14, 2020A $1 million gift from The Sealy & Smith Foundation has established the John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Innovations in Molecular Biology at The... more » COPD readmissions reduction program decreases 30-day hospital readmission, may increase mortalitySeptember 10, 2020The 30-day readmission rate for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has decreased but the mortality rate has increased. Hospitals, in... more » UTMB Wins Award for Health Education CenterSeptember 10, 2020HEC more » People with substance-use disorder are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19, becoming seriously ill September 1, 2020A new study by researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston suggests that people with substance use disorders may be... more » UTMB leading new international centers for anticipating and countering infectious diseasesAugust 27, 2020GALVESTON, Texas – The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is in the unique position to have been awarded funding to launch 2 of... more » Why doesn’t Ebola cause disease in bats, as it does in people?August 18, 2020GALVESTON, Texas – A new study by researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston uncovered new information on why the Ebol... more » $6.3 million grant renews UTMB's Pepper CenterAugust 6, 2020 GALVESTON, TEXAS – A specialized research center at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston that helps older adults has... more » Researchers uncovered the Zika virus mutation responsible for quick spread, birth defects August 3, 2020GALVESTON, Texas – A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered a Zika virus mutation that... more » Post-exposure antibody treatment protects those recently vaccinated against EbolaJuly 27, 2020After Ebola vaccination, it takes three days to build enough immunity to protect against infection. If exposed to Ebola in this post-vaccination... more » Zika virus hijacks the host cell’s own defense mechanism to cause diseaseJuly 16, 2020How did Zika virus acquire the ability to infect the brain and reproductive tissue to cause its characteristic disease? The answer may lie in a newly... more » UTMB researchers have discovered a new antiviral mechanism for dengue therapeutics July 13, 2020GALVESTON, Texas – A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered a new mechanism for... more » UTMB leading new international center for anticipating and countering mosquito-borne diseasesJuly 7, 2020GALVESTON, Texas – Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have received more than $7.7 million from the National... more » UTMB earns spot on best hospitals listJuly 3, 2020 Galveston, Texas – The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has been named to the IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list.... more » Load more articles News Releases News Highlights Features Columns Grants / Research UTMB Video Search Media Relations
UTMB researchers find Pfizer vaccine effective against new COVID-19 strainJanuary 8, 2021Pfizer, Pei-Yong Shi, coronavirus, spike, mutation, effective more »
Helping the helpers: New program will provide counseling to domestic violence and sexual assault program workers December 21, 2020 In times of calamity and uncertainty, we are often told to look for the helpers. But what happens when no one is looking out for... more »
Vaccine arrives and first doses to be administered to first responders and medical staffDecember 15, 2020On Tuesday, Dec. 15, UTMB received and began administering the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to its “first tier” health care workers—those... more »
New Study Links Increased Risk of Cancer to Proximity to Oil RefineriesNovember 30, 2020A team of physicians, environmental scientists and students at the University of Texas Medical Branch have completed a multi-year study of cancer... more »
UTMB to terminate Aetna contractNovember 5, 2020The University of Texas Medical Branch is terminating its commercial contract with Aetna because the insurance company does not pay UTMB at a... more »
Data science driven by a family needOctober 26, 2020Dr. Suresh Bhavnani, a biomedical informatics researcher, was used to dealing with detailed medical data and spreadsheets full of numbers and complex... more »
UTMB study shows spike mutation in COVID-19October 26, 2020A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has shown a dominant mutation D614G of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein... more »
Foy to join UTMB as VP, Audit ServicesOctober 14, 2020The University of Texas Medical Branch announced today that Desolyn Foy will join the university on Nov. 2, 2020 as vice president, Audit Services. Mo... more »
Biological markers may let doctors know who gets sicker from COVID-19October 12, 2020For some, COVID-19 can come and go leaving no trace and no symptoms. For others, the disease responsible for the worldwide pandemic can lead to a... more »
UTMB researchers identify proteins that block immune response to COVID-19 October 6, 2020 Researchers from the The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered SARS-CoV-2 proteins that suppress the body's immune r... more »
UTMB awarded $1.4 million to help reduce teen pregnanciesOctober 5, 2020The University of Texas Medical Branch has been awarded a two-year, $1.4 million grant focused on helping reduce teen pregnancies. Nearly a quarter... more »
The Sealy & Smith Foundation establishes John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Innovations in Molecular Biology at UTMBSeptember 14, 2020A $1 million gift from The Sealy & Smith Foundation has established the John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Innovations in Molecular Biology at The... more »
COPD readmissions reduction program decreases 30-day hospital readmission, may increase mortalitySeptember 10, 2020The 30-day readmission rate for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has decreased but the mortality rate has increased. Hospitals, in... more »
People with substance-use disorder are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19, becoming seriously ill September 1, 2020A new study by researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston suggests that people with substance use disorders may be... more »
UTMB leading new international centers for anticipating and countering infectious diseasesAugust 27, 2020GALVESTON, Texas – The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is in the unique position to have been awarded funding to launch 2 of... more »
Why doesn’t Ebola cause disease in bats, as it does in people?August 18, 2020GALVESTON, Texas – A new study by researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston uncovered new information on why the Ebol... more »
$6.3 million grant renews UTMB's Pepper CenterAugust 6, 2020 GALVESTON, TEXAS – A specialized research center at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston that helps older adults has... more »
Researchers uncovered the Zika virus mutation responsible for quick spread, birth defects August 3, 2020GALVESTON, Texas – A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered a Zika virus mutation that... more »
Post-exposure antibody treatment protects those recently vaccinated against EbolaJuly 27, 2020After Ebola vaccination, it takes three days to build enough immunity to protect against infection. If exposed to Ebola in this post-vaccination... more »
Zika virus hijacks the host cell’s own defense mechanism to cause diseaseJuly 16, 2020How did Zika virus acquire the ability to infect the brain and reproductive tissue to cause its characteristic disease? The answer may lie in a newly... more »
UTMB researchers have discovered a new antiviral mechanism for dengue therapeutics July 13, 2020GALVESTON, Texas – A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered a new mechanism for... more »
UTMB leading new international center for anticipating and countering mosquito-borne diseasesJuly 7, 2020GALVESTON, Texas – Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have received more than $7.7 million from the National... more »
UTMB earns spot on best hospitals listJuly 3, 2020 Galveston, Texas – The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has been named to the IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list.... more »