Building Dreams UTMB’s IT team came together during the holiday season to help build a home, reinforcing that health begins with safe, stable housing. Read More
UTMB Health, In Collaboration with UTHealth Houston, Awarded $50 Million The groundbreaking clinical trial will explore ibogaine as a potential treatment for addiction, PTSD, and traumatic brain injury. Read More
UTMB Leaders Named NAI Fellows UTMB leaders join the ranks of the world’s top inventors. Learn how their work is transforming science and elevating UTMB’s role in advancing solutions that improve lives. Read More
UTMB News UTMB IT Team Builds More than Systems, They Build Dreams December 22, 2025 • 1:46 p.m. by Melissa McDonald UTMB’s IT team came together during the holiday season to help build a home, reinforcing that health begins with safe, stable housing. Their hands-on effort not only supported a family’s dream but also showcased the team’s commitment to community and collaboration beyond technology. UTMB Health Designated as First Qualified Treatment Center in Texas for Zevaskyn December 22, 2025 • 10:02 a.m. by Stephen Hadley UTMB Health becomes a national leader in treating ultra-rare skin disease RDEB, earning designation as a Qualified Treatment Center for an FDA-approved gene therapy bringing first-of-its-kind care closer to home. Dr. Esosa Odigie-Okon chosen for leadership program for outstanding mid-career cardiologists December 17, 2025 • 3:20 p.m. by Margaret Battistelli Dr. Esosa Odigie-Okon, MD, MSc, FACC, clinical assistant professor of cardiology at UTMB, has been chosen by the American College of Cardiology to join its prestigious Sandra J. Lewis Mid-Career Women’s Leadership Institute. UTMB Health, In Collaboration with UTHealth Houston, Awarded $50 Million By The State Of Texas To Lead Ibogaine Clinical Trials December 12, 2025 • 4:37 p.m. by UTHealth Houston UTMB Health and UTHealth Houston are leading a groundbreaking $50 million statewide clinical trial to explore ibogaine as a potential treatment for addiction, PTSD, and traumatic brain injury — a first-of-its-kind effort that could put Texas at the forefront of behavioral health innovation. From Ideas to Impact: UTMB Leaders Named NAI Fellows December 12, 2025 • 9:20 a.m. by Melissa McDonald UTMB leaders join the ranks of the world’s top inventors. Learn how their work is transforming science and elevating UTMB’s role in advancing solutions that improve lives. UTMB Helps Lead Project Metis To Advance Global Innovation In Brain Health, The Brain Economy December 10, 2025 • 2:17 p.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch, Rice University and Memorial Hermann Health System are proud to announce the formal launch of Project Metis, a groundbreaking initiative led by Center for Houston’s Future to position the Houston/Galveston region as the global leader in brain health and the emerging brain economy. UTMB Named Among U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care December 10, 2025 • 1:42 p.m. U.S. News & World Report has named The University of Texas Medical Branch as a 2026 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care. This is the highest award a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study, now in its fifth edition. Tantrum Merch and Starlight Deliver Holiday Cheer to Kids Hospitalized at UTMB Galveston December 5, 2025 • 10:04 a.m. Representatives from Tantrum Merch and Starlight Children’s Foundation visited the pediatric floor of John Sealy Hospital to hand toys to young patients and their families, creating moments of comfort and happiness amid their stay. UTMB Becomes First in World to Apply Groundbreaking Kidney Diagnostic Technology from NIPOKA December 4, 2025 • 12:38 p.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch achieved a historic milestone in kidney diagnostics, becoming the first in the world to apply NIPOKA’s Podocyte Exact Morphology Measurement Procedure technology in a clinical setting. Dr. Susan Chubinskaya Appointed Senior Vice President, Provost and Chief Academic Officer December 3, 2025 • 12:00 a.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) has named Susan Chubinskaya, PhD, MS, its new Senior Vice President, Provost, and Chief Academic Officer. More UTMB News Search Categories Awards & Accolades Education Faculty/Staff News Health Care In The News Innovations News Releases Top News UTMB Research Contact Media Team UTMB Experts
UTMB IT Team Builds More than Systems, They Build Dreams December 22, 2025 • 1:46 p.m. by Melissa McDonald UTMB’s IT team came together during the holiday season to help build a home, reinforcing that health begins with safe, stable housing. Their hands-on effort not only supported a family’s dream but also showcased the team’s commitment to community and collaboration beyond technology.
UTMB Health Designated as First Qualified Treatment Center in Texas for Zevaskyn December 22, 2025 • 10:02 a.m. by Stephen Hadley UTMB Health becomes a national leader in treating ultra-rare skin disease RDEB, earning designation as a Qualified Treatment Center for an FDA-approved gene therapy bringing first-of-its-kind care closer to home.
Dr. Esosa Odigie-Okon chosen for leadership program for outstanding mid-career cardiologists December 17, 2025 • 3:20 p.m. by Margaret Battistelli Dr. Esosa Odigie-Okon, MD, MSc, FACC, clinical assistant professor of cardiology at UTMB, has been chosen by the American College of Cardiology to join its prestigious Sandra J. Lewis Mid-Career Women’s Leadership Institute.
UTMB Health, In Collaboration with UTHealth Houston, Awarded $50 Million By The State Of Texas To Lead Ibogaine Clinical Trials December 12, 2025 • 4:37 p.m. by UTHealth Houston UTMB Health and UTHealth Houston are leading a groundbreaking $50 million statewide clinical trial to explore ibogaine as a potential treatment for addiction, PTSD, and traumatic brain injury — a first-of-its-kind effort that could put Texas at the forefront of behavioral health innovation.
From Ideas to Impact: UTMB Leaders Named NAI Fellows December 12, 2025 • 9:20 a.m. by Melissa McDonald UTMB leaders join the ranks of the world’s top inventors. Learn how their work is transforming science and elevating UTMB’s role in advancing solutions that improve lives.
UTMB Helps Lead Project Metis To Advance Global Innovation In Brain Health, The Brain Economy December 10, 2025 • 2:17 p.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch, Rice University and Memorial Hermann Health System are proud to announce the formal launch of Project Metis, a groundbreaking initiative led by Center for Houston’s Future to position the Houston/Galveston region as the global leader in brain health and the emerging brain economy.
UTMB Named Among U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care December 10, 2025 • 1:42 p.m. U.S. News & World Report has named The University of Texas Medical Branch as a 2026 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care. This is the highest award a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study, now in its fifth edition.
Tantrum Merch and Starlight Deliver Holiday Cheer to Kids Hospitalized at UTMB Galveston December 5, 2025 • 10:04 a.m. Representatives from Tantrum Merch and Starlight Children’s Foundation visited the pediatric floor of John Sealy Hospital to hand toys to young patients and their families, creating moments of comfort and happiness amid their stay.
UTMB Becomes First in World to Apply Groundbreaking Kidney Diagnostic Technology from NIPOKA December 4, 2025 • 12:38 p.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch achieved a historic milestone in kidney diagnostics, becoming the first in the world to apply NIPOKA’s Podocyte Exact Morphology Measurement Procedure technology in a clinical setting.
Dr. Susan Chubinskaya Appointed Senior Vice President, Provost and Chief Academic Officer December 3, 2025 • 12:00 a.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) has named Susan Chubinskaya, PhD, MS, its new Senior Vice President, Provost, and Chief Academic Officer.