Cover Story
Unlocking the Secrets to Aging Well
What if instead of 80-year-old lungs, you could have 40-year-old lungs? Or younger versions of your own cells? Or age without frailty or dementia?
Pardon our Progress
Levels and trim pieces and bulldozers, oh my! Texas Biomed is under construction. More than $60 million worth of capital projects are underway at the Institute, impacting every corner of campus.
Biomed Briefs
Research highlights including the next phase of the Strong Heart Study, TB advancements, Zika vaccine, an award-winning children’s game and more.
Role Models Matter
Texas Biomed’s new Scientist-in-Residence program is already leaving a positive mark on San Antonio students.
Faculty News
Three research faculty promoted to Professor and Dr. Riti Sharan joins the faculty as an Assistant Professor.
Texas Biomed adds new Assistant VP for Research
A Texas Biomed fan and collaborator, Amber Mallory, PhD, brings passion for service and expertise in biomedical research at the Department of Defense.
Focus
Texas Biomed now part of the national readiness and preparedness network
The federal agency that protects the nation against pandemics and bioterrorism has elevated Texas Biomed into the top ranks of its readiness and preparedness network.
Texas Biomed Hosts Statewide Tuberculosis Research Conference
Texas Biomed was proud to host the 6th Texas Tuberculosis Research Symposium in April.
Commitment to building health equity
Texas Biomed’s 3rd Global Health Symposium (GHS) convened health executives, healthcare providers, philanthropists, business leaders, scientists, educators and students from around the world to discuss how community, trust and science can help build health equity.
Profile
Meet Donna Layne-Colon: Marmoset Colony Manager
Texas Biomed’s Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) houses more than 450 marmosets – the largest marmoset research colony in North America and second largest in the world.
