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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — medical and biomedical research university in the Texas Medical Center.

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Aug 27
Dissertation Proposal Defense by Jeanette Deason, MPH: Response and Covariate Adaptive Randomization Methods in Clinical Trials
Aug 27
Brain Health Journal Club Meeting
Sep 01
Dissertation Proposal Defense by Linjie Li, MPH: Functional Aging and Its Role in Cognitive Decline and Disability Onset
Sep 03
Keeping Our Future Safe with Your Local Epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, MPH
Sep 03
Dissertation Proposal Defense by Katherine Joseph, MPH: Novel Applications of Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for Substance Use
Sep 10
SWCOEH Research & Practice Day
Sep 10
Dissertation Proposal Defense by Ziyi Wang, MS: Covariate-Informed Multiple Testing with Continuous and Categorical Auxiliary Info
Sep 10
Dissertation Proposal Defense by Fatima Makkia, MBBS, MPH: Association Between Diabetes and TB Transmission at Texas–Mexico Border
Sep 18
Dissertation Proposal by Tzuruei Chao - Leveraging Longitudinal and Multimodal Learning to Predict PreP/HIV-Related Risk
Sep 18
UTHealth Houston Sickle Cell Disease Symposium
Sep 21
Dissertation Defense by Joshua Strauss, MPH: Telomere Biology and Genomic Instability in Pediatric CNS Malignancies

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Research News Aug 26, 2026

Texas Center for AIDS Research awarded $9.3M to become full center

The center was established in 2021 as a developmental center in partnership with UTHealth Houston, Baylor College of Medicine, and the Texas Biomedical Research Institute.

Research News Aug 25, 2026

UTHealth Houston researchers advance antibody AI

Researchers affiliated with UTHealth Houston, competing under the team name Novamab AI, placed among the top five teams in the international AIntibody Challenge, a blinded, prospective benchmark published in Nature Biotechnology .

Research News Aug 24, 2026

Biological changes in firefighters’ urine and blood seen 24 hours after fighting a fire

New research from UTHealth Houston found firefighters experience measurable biological changes in their blood and urine within 24 hours of fighting a fire–changes that may help identify early cancer risk, the leading cause of death among firefighters.

Research News Aug 12, 2026

Stress-related brain cells reveal unexpected link to obesity

Stress can influence how much people eat and how their bodies regulate weight, but how the brain connects stress with obesity has remained unclear.

Research News Aug 06, 2026

Teaching liver cells to grow up: AI and genetics transform stem cells

August's Paper of the Month highlights research by student Mo-Fan (Elena) Huang and collaborators at UT MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, who combined artificial intelligence and stem cell biology to develop an optimized approach to producing mature, functional liver cells while identifying key genetic regulators that drive liver development. Published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry , the study could improve disease modeling, drug testing, and regenerat

Research News Aug 06, 2026

Researchers create the most complete DNA profile of the brown rat to date

Researchers have created the most complete genetic profile of the brown rat to date, according to a UTHealth Houston-led team, paving the way for scientists to more accurately research the genetic links to conditions like heart disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure, and stroke.

Research News Aug 04, 2026

Dental school clinicians publish study on oral appliance safety trends for sleep apnea treatment

Clinicians at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry have published new research examining changes in adverse event reports associated with oral appliances used to treat obstructive sleep apnea and snoring.

Research News Jul 27, 2026

Tokede awarded $3.5 million grant to support AI-assisted dental research platform

Oluwabunmi “Bunmi” Tokede, BDS, MPH, DMSc, associate professor at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, has been awarded a five-year, $3.54 million R01 grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, part of the National Institutes of Health, to develop OpenMouth, an artificial intelligence-powered research platform designed to make large-scale dental research more accessible to investigators across the profession.

Research News Jul 24, 2026

Increased social media use linked to anxiety, suicidal ideation among young adults, UTHealth Houston researchers find

Teenagers who spent six or more hours a day on social media were twice as likely to experience symptoms of anxiety and three times as likely to report suicidal ideation than those who spent less than an hour on social media each day, according to researchers at UTHealth Houston.

Research News Jul 22, 2026

Grants 102 celebrates new graduates

Junior faculty from across UTHealth Houston are one step closer to securing external research funding after completing the Grants 102 program.

Research News Jul 21, 2026

Study finds pregnancy complications may increase risk for artery disease

Women who experience pregnancy complications face an increased risk of developing peripheral artery disease later in life, according to a new UTHealth Houston study.

Environment & Climate Jul 21, 2026

UTHealth Houston researcher joins NASA project on border water resilience

The project, selected through NASA’s Water Quality Applications program, will leverage satellite-based Earth observations and advanced hydrologic modeling to help drinking water utilities better anticipate and respond to changing water quality conditions in communities along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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