Galveston County Daily News, Oct. 8, 2009 UTMB will receive more than $11 million in federal stimulus grants, notes Heber Taylor, GCDN editor. “The medical branch was in line for a lot of this money because it was prepared. Some of the stimulus money was targeted toward institutions that... more »

Galveston County Daily News, Oct. 3, 2009 UTMB will receive more than $11 million in federal stimulus grants to support research in multiple areas from cancer to emerging infectious diseases. “The infusion of funding is allowing us and medical centers across the country to fund very... more »

GALVESTON, Texas - When most people think of insulin, they think of diabetes — a disease that arises when, for one reason or another, insulin can’t do the critical job of helping the body process sugar. But the hormone has another, less well-known function. It’s also necessary for... more »

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, which was  selected by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct pediatric vaccine trials for the H1N1 (swine flu) virus will begin those trials on Friday, Aug. 28. Dr.... more »

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has been selected by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct pediatric vaccine trials for the H1N1 (swine flu) virus.  The pediatric trials are especially important... more »

Research has implications for medical use of drug, understanding of chronic pain   Imagine that you’re working on your house, hammering in a nail. Suddenly you slip and hit your thumb instead — hard. The pain is incredibly intense, but it only lasts a moment. After a few... more »

Accomplishment could lead to first therapy for deadly disease  Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered two biochemical pathways that the Ebola virus relies on to infect cells. Using substances that block the activation of those pathways,... more »

GALVESTON, Texas - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researcher Binhua P. Zhou has received a five-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to advance his research on regulation of Snail in breast cancer progression and metastasis. Snail, a transcriptional... more »

GALVESTON, Texas - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researcher Irina A. Pikuleva has received a four-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Eye Institute to advance her research on the significance of particular enzymes in retinal function. "This research will be critical... more »

GALVESTON, Texas - The School of Nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has received $500,000 to expand its nursing simulation center from the University of Texas System. "Expansion of the Nursing Simulation Center will allow us to accommodate educational programs and... more »