Sources
Schools

A variety of interdisciplinary centers, institutes, and programs enrich the health science center’s primary academic programs. In general, the centers focus on specific service and research efforts while the institutes provide opportunities for special multidisciplinary educational projects. These efforts reinforce our commitment to providing a means through which the health professions may join with each other and with society to consider health-related issues. Please visit the listed Web address or contact the appropriate school to learn more about these entities.

Dental Branch
Initiatives for Educator Development
www.db.uth.tmc.edu/prof-develop/IED/index.htm
Houston Biomaterials Research Center
www.db.uth.tmc.edu/Biomaterials/
UT-TORCH
www.db.uth.tmc.edu/torch/index.html

School of Health Information Sciences
Center for Biosecurity & Public Health Informatics Research
www.phinformatics.org

Medical School
Center for Cardiovascular Biology & Atherosclerosis Research
www.uth.tmc.edu/cbar/
Center for Clinical Research & Evidence Based Medicine
ped1.med.uth.tmc.edu/neo/center-home.htm
Center for Human Development Research
http://www.uth.tmc.edu/chdr
Center for Membrane Biology
www.uth.tmc.edu/cmb/
Center for the Study of Emerging and Reemerging Pathogens
please contact Dr. Barbara Murray at 713 500 6767
Center for Vascular Biology Research Center
please contact Dr. Ke-He Ruan at 713 500 6769
The Children’s Learning Institute
www.childrenslearninginstitute.org
Clinical Immunology Research Center
http://pathology.uth.tmc.edu/faculty/bios/paul/March%202006%20CIRC%20update/CIRC_home.html
General Clinical Research Center
www.uth.tmc.edu/uth_orgs/crc/
Gulf States Hemophilia & Thrombophilia Center/ Pediatric AIDS Center
please contact 713 500 8375
The John P. McGovern, MD, Center for Health, Humanities, and the Human Spirit
http://www.uth.tmc.edu/hhhs/
W.M. Keck Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
http://www.uth.tmc.edu/nba/resources../research/wm_keck_center.htm
Mental Sciences Institute
http://med.uth.tmc.edu/departments/psychiatry/index.html
Neuroscience Research Center
nba.uth.tmc.edu/nrc/
Structural Biology Center
www.uth.tmc.edu/sbrc/
Surgical & Clinical Skills Center
Contact Dr. Eric Reichman: 713 500 7834
The Texas Medical Center Digestive Disease Center
http://www.bcm.edu/gastro/DDC/
Trauma Research Center
utsurg.uth.tmc.edu/trauma/
The University of Texas Center for Biomedical Engineering in collaboration with UT Austin and
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
www.txcbme.org/
The University of Texas Medical School Memorial Hermann Center for Health Care Quality and Safety
please contact Dr. Eric Thomas at 713 500 6702
The Weatherhead PET Imaging Center
http://www.uth.tmc.edu/pet/

School of Nursing
Center on Aging
son.uth.tmc.edu/coa/
Center for Education and Information Resources
son.uth.tmc.edu/ceir/
Center for Nursing Research
son.uth.tmc.edu../research/
Center for Teaching Excellence
son.uth.tmc.edu/centers/cte/
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Education and Research
713 500 2132

School of Public Health
Center for Biosecurity and Public Health Preparedness
www.sph.uth.tmc.edu../research/cbphp/
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research
www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/chppr/
Center for Health Services Research
www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/chsr/
Center for Infectious Diseases
www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/cid/
Center for Transforming Public Health Systems
please contact Dr. Frank Moore at 210 562 5500
Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials
www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/ccct/
Hispanic Health Disparities Research Center
please contact Dr. Hector Balcazar at 915 747 8500
Hispanic Health Research Center in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
www.hhrc.info
Human Genetics Center
www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/hgc/
Institute for Health Policy
www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/ihp
Michael & Susan Dell Center for the Advancement of Healthy Living
www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/dellcahl
Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/swcoeh/

University Administration
Academic & Administrative
Leadership Development Program (AALDP)
www.uth.tmc.eduacademic/aldp
Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS)
http://ccts.uth.tmc.edu
Center for Laboratory Animal Medicine and Care
http://www.uth.tmc.edu/orsc/clamc/index.html