WELCOME FROM THE DEAN
Welcome to the dynamic world of The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, affectionately known as GSBS! I am pleased you have sought us out, and on behalf of our nearly 600 faculty members and 600 students, I want to thank you for your interest.
Mandated by the Texas State Legislature, the mission of The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston is to educate research scientists and scientist-educators, to generate new knowledge in the biomedical sciences that will be translated into improved health, and to increase public understanding of science. We achieve this mission primarily by offering Masters and Ph.D. degree programs in many major areas of contemporary biomedical sciences.
What follows is an overview of our organization, special friends, honors, research status, affiliations and outreach-among other things. Get ready to feast your eyes on this energetic resource of expertise, education and opportunity.
George M. Stancel, Ph.D.
Dean
John P. McGovern Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Science
