September 1, 2026
Through the decades, Texas Biomed researchers have answered some of medicine’s most urgent questions. In the years following the end of World War II, scientists at the Institute investigated radiation, infertility, hormones, cancer and heart disease. As global health challenges evolved, so too did the Institute, expanding to tackle smoking, diabetes, HIV, anthrax and Ebola virus, just to name a few.
September 22, 2025
Welcome to your user-friendly guide to vaccines, where we help separate fact from fiction and offer a closer look at how Texas Biomed is at the forefront of vaccine development.
July 30, 2024
Texas Biomed researchers are working on vaccines, antivirals and other therapies to protect people from highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses. Ahmed Mostafa Elsayed, Ph.D., was in the lab when the news broke: highly pathogenic avian influenza was infecting dairy cows and a farmworker in Texas. The headlines on April 1 caught his attention for two
June 7, 2023
With late nights, long days and some friendly bacteria, they did it. Texas Biomed researchers developed a powerful genetics-based tool now powering COVID-19 research worldwide.
April 25, 2023
While tackling COVID-19, Texas Biomed never lost sight of the world’s most notorious killers: HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. When COVID-19 arrived on the scene, the Texas Biomed team knew that as an infectious disease research institute, it had a significant role to play. Many put aside their life’s research in order to focus all expertise,