We are excited that UTMB will be hosting the American Society for Microbiology, Texas Branch meeting November 7th through 9th, 2024. Mark your calendars and watch for updates at the TXASM.org website!

Do you want to contribute to a resource that helps researchers make hypotheses by connecting hundreds of existing data sources? Check out our new NCATS #BiomedicalData Translator consortium #FundingOpportunity. Get the application details: go.nih.gov/9qfAuG6

Scientists turn to the NCATS Pharmaceutical Collection to use existing drugs in new ways, which can lead to better treatments and open possibilities for #DrugDevelopment. Find out more: go.nih.gov/Acu24Je #RareDiseases #NPC

We've extended the deadline to August 8, so you still have time to submit your abstract!

Join the UTMB Office of Innovation for an Ice Cream & Innovation Open House on August 19, 12-1:30 PM! Learn how to secure non-dilutive funding for your ideas from experts in SBIR, VMS, and I-Corps. The UTMB Life Science Incubator, 1700 Strand. Email [email protected] for more.

🎉 Congratulations to Elise Smith, PhD, Director of the ITS Research Ethics Consultation Services program, on her 2024 Mentoring Excellence Award! Elise Smith is an Asst Professor in the Dept of Bioethics & Health Humanities at UTMB, and pivotal faculty member of the ITS. 🎉

Early this month, the ITS Community Engagement group helped local families get ready for the new school year at the Galveston Back to School Blast. Read more here: its.utmb.edu/welcome/news/2… #CTSAProgram #CommunityEngagement

The UTMB ITS partnership with TSU's CBMHR - Community Engagement Core enriches community dialogues on clinical research and barriers to translational science. Read more on the ITS website: utmb.us/be0

Congratulations to ITS Director Dr. Randy Urban on this honor and recognition from UTMB leadership.

A NIDDK-funded study will explore the ethics of excluding candidate living kidney donors with high BMIs. Read more about the collaboration between Houston Methodist's amywaterman and ITS Research Ethics and Institute for Bioethics & Health Humanities faculty Emma Tumilty: utmb.us/be7

Our very own faculty Emma Tumilty doing this important work with amywaterman from Houston Methodist MD thanks to Institute for Translational Sciences for connecting them!

REMINDER! The first ever JEDI Virtual Grand Rounds is taking place tomorrow, September 4 at 12pm ET. Join special guest Holly A. Massett, PhD as she shares insights from her years of experience in running and recruiting for clinical trials. Register: buff.ly/3SBGbA8

Please join the BHH community next Wednesday September 11th, from 12-1 PM Central Time, for a talk by Dr. Grace Loudd from Texas Southern University on: "The TSU SHAPE Initiative: A SWAG Movement." Register at zoom.us/webinar/regist… #Bioethics #HealthHumanities

How do #SDOH affect the communities you serve? A better understanding of #HealthDisparities can help improve minority health in your communities. Learn more about the #HDPulse Data and Interventions portals today. bit.ly/3yTcAvB

Actively engaging with local policies, leveraging #Medicaid funding, and working with communities can create a future where all parents receive the care they deserve during and after pregnancy. rwjf.ws/3JQ5b1Y

Read the Fall 2024 Message from the Director: Growing a Translational Science Alliance utmb.us/bgh