GSBS Highlights
Phys.org, August 15, 2017“We know a lot about what happens in space to bones, muscle, the heart and the immune system, but nobody knows much about what happens to the lungs,” said UTMB’s Joan Nichols. That will change once a UTMB research project reaches the International Space Station that will determine how lungs are affected by spaceflight. The project could lead to future therapeutics.
GSBS Mission
The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch advances human understanding and knowledge in health-related disciplines through scholarly teaching and research in the biomedical sciences, promoting excellence in academic pursuits and activities, and developing individual leadership, communication, motivation, and scholarship in all students.