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Seeking to Cure Diseases of Our Time in Our Time
Proteomics. Stem cells. Molecular imaging. Human genetics.
These are just four of the 10 research centers where investigators are studying the cause of and working to prevent diseases. They are part of The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases (IMM) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Established in 1995 in the heart of the Texas Medical Center - the world's largest - the IMM is focused on studying and preventing diseases at the genetic, cellular and molecular levels using DNA and protein technologies and animal models. The IMM is part of the Texas Therapeutics Institute, a multi-institutional collaboration encouraging drug discovery.
The Institute of Molecular Medicine
Opened in 2006, the 229,000-square-foot Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building houses the IMM's 10 research centers:
- Human Genetics
- Cardiovascular Genetics
- Diabetes and Obesity
- Cell Signaling
- Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Stem Cells
- Immunology and Autoimmune Diseases
- Proteomics and Systems Biology
- Molecular Imaging
- Senator Lloyd Bentsen and B.A. Bentsen Center
for Stroke Research
Current Research at the IMM
- Properties and therapeutic applications of adult and embryonic stem cells
- Links between obesity and cancer
- Relationship between excessive fat accumulation and diabetes
- First in-human images of near-infrared fluorescence
- Genetic variants tied to increased cardiovascular and stroke risk
- Proteomics and systems biology in cancer and immunology
- Antibody, aptamer and small molecule drug discovery programs
- Nanomedicine in cancer and infectious diseases
- Glycobiology of the Notch signaling pathway
We're looking for the best and brightest. Visit www.uthouston.edu/imm/career-opportunities.htm
For additional information, contact:
C. Thomas Caskey, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Director and CEO
Email: Nancy.Canedo@uth.tmc.edu
1825 Pressler Street
Houston, Texas 77030
Phone: 713-500-2401, Fax: 713-500-2420
IMM: www.uthouston.edu/imm/
Photo: Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building and University Center Tower by Richard Payne ©2006
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