The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Infobox University


© The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston official seal
motto= Disciplina, Praesidium, Civitatis
name=The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
established=1972
type=Public
president= [http://www.uthouston.edu/president/bio.html James T. Willerson]
city=Houston
state=Texas
country=USA
undergrad=347
postgrad=3399
staff=1261
campus=Urban; 3,076,020 ft² (286,000 m²)
free_label=Athletics
free=recreational
colors=burnt orange and gray
website=http://www.uthouston.edu/

Logo is a trademark of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston was created by the UT System Board of Regents and supported by the Texas Legislature in 1972. Located in the world renowned Texas Medical Center, the school is primarily a graduate education university focusing on the health sciences. The UTHSC-H School of Public Health ranked #1 in doctoral health education in 2004.

ize and budget

In 2005 UTHSC-H had an operating budget of $600.4 million with $150.2 million in research expenditures (FY 2004). The university has 3,076,020 ft² (286,000 m²) in 36 buildings throughout the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical center. Over 600 grant-funded research projects are in progress at any given time. UTHSC-H further enjoyed $60.9 million in endowments in 2004 and had a $1.7 billion economic impact on the Houston metropolitan region.

Awards and honors

* Nobel Prize Laureate - Ferid Murad, MD, PhD
* Prince Mahidol Award for Medicine - Palmer Beasley, MD
* National Academy of Science - Ferid Murad, MD, PhD
* Academy of Arts and Sciences - Ferid Murad, MD, PhD; William J. Schull, PhD; Irma Gigli, MD
* Institute of Medicine - LuAnn Aday, PhD; Irma Gigli, MD; Ferid Murad, MD, PhD; James T. Willerson, MD
* American Association for the Advancement of Science - L. Maximilian Buja, MD; John H. Byrne, PhD; Kathleen Gibson, PhD; Irma Gigli, MD; Ferid Murad, MD, PhD; Jerry Wolinsky, MD; Sam Kaplan, PhD
* American Academy of Nursing - Mara Baun, DNSC, RN, FAAN; Nancy Bergstrom, PhD, RN, FAAN; Marlene Z. Cohen, PhD, RN, FAAN; Frank Cole, PhD, RN, CEN, CS, FNP, FAAN; Deanna Grimes, DrPH, RN, FAAN; Sandra Hanneman, PhD, RN, FAAN; * Joanne Hickey, PhD, APRN, BC, ACNP, FAAN; Thomas Mackey, PhD, NP-C, FAAN; Marianne Marcus, EdD, RN, FAAN; Janet Meininger, PhD, RN, FAAN; Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN; Patricia L. Starck, DSN, RN, FAAN; Geri Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN
*President George W. Bush announced on February 22, 2007 his intention to nominate S. Ward Casscells III, M.D., vice president for biotechnology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs).

chools

* [http://www.db.uth.tmc.edu/ Dental Branch]
* [http://gsbs.uth.tmc.edu/ Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences]
* [http://www.med.uth.tmc.edu/ Medical School]
* [http://www.shis.uth.tmc.edu/ School of Health Information Sciences]
* [http://son.uth.tmc.edu/ School of Nursing]
* [http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/ School of Public Health]

Centers and institutes

* [http://son.uth.tmc.edu/coa/ Center on Aging]
* [http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/ccct/ Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials]
* Gulf States Hemophilia & Thrombophilia Center/Pediatric AIDS Center
* [http://www.db.uth.tmc.edu/Biomaterials/default.htm Houston Biomaterials Research Center]
* Houston Center for Bone Research
* [http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/hgc/ Human Genetics Center]
* [http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/hnc/ Human Nutrition Center]
* The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases [http://www.uth.tmc.edu/uth_orgs/imm/]
* Laboratory for Molecular Diagnosis of Inherited Eye Diseases
* Mental Sciences Institute
* [http://medic.med.uth.tmc.edu/index.html Medical Education Information Center]
* [http://nba.uth.tmc.edu/nrc/ Neuroscience Research Center]
* Program on Humanities & Technology in Health Care
* [http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/swcoeh/ Southwest Center for Occupational & Environmental Health]
* Structural Biology Center
* [http://utsurg.uth.tmc.edu/trauma/ Trauma Research Center]
* [http://www.uth.tmc.edu/uth_orgs/crc/ University Clinical Research Center]
* [http://www.uth.tmc.edu/pet/ Weatherhead PET Imaging Center]
* [http://cars.uth.tmc.edu/ Center for Academic & Reading Skills (CARS)]
* [http://www.texasbiosecurity.org/ Center for Biosecurity and Disaster Preparedness]
* [http://www.uth.tmc.edu/cbar/ Center for Cardiovascular Biology and Atherosclerosis Research]
* Clinical Genetics Research Center
* [http://ped1.med.uth.tmc.edu/neo/center-home.htm Center for Clinical Research & Evidence Based Medicine]
* [http://www.sahs.uth.tmc.edu/centerforcomputationalbiomedicine/ Center for Computational Biomedicine]
* [http://son.uth.tmc.edu/ceir/ Center for Education and Information Resources]
* [http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/champs/ Center for Health Policy Studies]
* [http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/chppr/default.htm Center for Health Promotion & Prevention Research]
* [http://www.uth.tmc.edu/chdr/ Center for Human Development Research]
* [http://www.uth.tmc.edu/circle/ Center for Improving the Readiness of Children for Learning & Education (CIRCLE)]
* [http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/cid/ Center for Infectious Diseases]
* [http://research.uth.tmc.edu/clamc/ Center for Laboratory Animal Medicine & Care]
* Center for Medical & Public Health Chronobiology
* [http://www.uth.tmc.edu/cmb/Center for Membrane Biology]
* [http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/mleland/ Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxics Research Center]
* [http://son.uth.tmc.edu/research/ Center for Nursing Research]
* Center for Society and Population Health
* Center for Study of Emerging & Reemerging Pathogens
* [http://nanomed.uth.tmc.edu/ Center for NanoMedicine]
* [http://biotech.uth.tmc.edu/ Office of Biotechnology]

ee also

*The University of Texas System
*Texas Medical Center

External links

* [http://www.uthouston.edu/ The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston]