146:"with the stipulation that all areas of emphasis to be added in the future shall come within the three categories listed above (i.e., Biology, Biochemistry, and Physics) and that the areas of emphasis be restricted to biomedical sciences that are adapted to the research facilities of the M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute."
180:
The GSBS has over 600 of some of the world's best research faculty who are drawn from UTHealth
Houston and MD Anderson Cancer Center. Its 550 students have a nearly equal proportion of men and women; one-third are from Texas, one-third are from the United States and one-third are international. The
188:
In 2010 UT-Health
Science Center was rebranded as UTHealth. Both of GSBS' parent organizations, MD Anderson Cancer Center and UTHealth received unconditional recommendations for accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Numerous GSBS doctoral programs ranked among
192:
By 2012, after a year's national search and deliberation by UTHealth and MD Anderson Cancer Center, a dual deanship to provide overarching leadership and guidance was created for GSBS. The new deans are
Michelle Barton, PhD, professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at MD
160:
In 1970 The
University of Texas Medical School at Houston was established, and, like the GSBS, was under the administration of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The basic science faculty at the Medical School were smoothly assimilated into the Graduate School faculty. Until then,
196:
In 2017, the school was renamed The
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. The name celebrates the partnership of its two institutions and its shared commitment to the school's talented, innovative and passionate students and faculty.
189:
the best in the nation in the
National Research Council assessment announced in September 2010. In the following year, George M. Stancel, Ph.D., Dean, was appointed to the position of executive vice president for academic affairs and research for UTHealth, and a decanal search was begun.
640:
172:
In 2001 House Bill 753 conjoined the
University of Texas Health Science Center and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the awarding of graduate degrees in the biomedical sciences through the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston.
67:, M.D., to establish The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in Houston. At that time there were 13 pre-doctoral (Ph.D.) students studying with scientists at MD Anderson enrolled through The University of Texas at
165:. In 1972 The University of Texas System established a University of Texas "Health Science Center" (in) Houston to be the administrative entity for all the UT schools in Houston. Prior to 1972, the GSBS Dean had direct access to the
176:
The
University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) moved into its new home, the June and Virgil Waggoner Academic Hall in MD Anderson's George and Cynthia Mitchell Basic Sciences Research Building in 2004.
74:
The
University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston was established by Texas House Bill 500 on June 11, 1963, and activated by the Board of Regents of The University of Texas on September 28, 1963.
748:
200:
In 2020, Barton retired from the school and MD Anderson to become the co-Director, CEDAR, OHSU Knight Cancer
Institute, School of Medicine. Blackburn retired from the school and UTHealth Houston in June 2022.
425:
753:
397:
701:
615:
605:
32:
193:
Anderson Cancer Center, and Michael Blackburn, PhD, professor and vice chair in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UTHealth Medical School.
17:
60:
36:
161:
most of the Graduate Faculty had their primary appointment at MD Anderson, with a few Graduate School faculty from the School of Dentistry and the School of
44:
646:
181:
school offers Ph.D. degrees in nine (9) formal programs or a multi-discipline program, as well as two specialized masters programs: Genetic Counseling and
154:
665:
439:
630:
71:. Six MD Anderson scientists were special members, and four scientists were special associates, in the Graduate School Faculty at Austin.
596:
711:
157:. The Rockefeller graduate program, where the curriculum was interdisciplinary, was the prototype for Weiss' plan for the GSBS.
153:
of the new school, Paul A. Weiss, Ph.D. was chosen. At the time of his GSBS appointment he was 66 and had just retired from the
574:
460:
635:
508:
504:
675:
128:"Biochemistry including, but not restricted to, areas of emphasis in molecular biology and chemical physiology.
204:
In 2022, Sharon Y.R. Dent, PhD, was named interim dean. A national search for a leader is currently under way.
625:
589:
40:
691:
166:
39:. It offers Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in many areas of study, and a M.D./Ph.D. program in collaboration with
727:
670:
83:
78:
At a meeting of the Texas Commission of Higher Education on October 14, 1963, approval was given for
48:
29:
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
474:
47:
through both its parent institutions, UTHealth and MD Anderson. It is located in the heart of the
536:
257:
18:
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
522:
582:
106:
79:
564:
150:
136:
182:
491:
742:
162:
68:
118:
110:
102:
94:
64:
550:
505:
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=77R&Bill=HB753
114:
475:"Minutes, Board of Regents of The University of Texas, Meeting Nos. 617-619"
122:
98:
149:
After a two-year national search to recruit an outstanding scientist as
607:
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
140:
132:
90:
51:, the largest medical complex and life sciences destination the world.
135:
including, but not restricted to, areas of emphasis in biophysics,
411:
578:
749:
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston schools
93:
including, but not restricted to, areas of emphasis in
383:
369:
509:"Texas Legislature Online - 77(R) History for HB 753"
33:
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
720:
700:
684:
658:
614:
426:"Texas Medical Center | About Houston, Texas"
754:Cancer organizations based in the United States
537:"UTHealth executive leadership page -- Stancel"
105:, fine structure-electron microscope-analysis,
590:
169:in Austin and all board of regents meetings.
61:University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
37:University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
8:
45:Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
41:McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
597:
583:
575:
59:In 1962 there was a movement, led by the
211:
361:
671:Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital
641:Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
666:Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center
398:"MD Anderson website link to UT-GSBS"
7:
551:"MD Anderson faculty page -- Barton"
461:"UTHealth fact book -- GSBS section"
43:, and it is fully accredited by the
31:(GSBS), is a joint venture of the
25:
492:"UT-GSB website/overview/history"
440:"MD Anderson, R. Lee Clark, M.D."
651:School of Biomedical Informatics
247:Sumter S. Arnim, D.D.S., Ph.D.
1:
712:Children's Learning Institute
35:(UTHealth Houston) and the
770:
302:Paul E. Darlington, Ph.D.
676:MD Anderson Cancer Center
333:Michael Blackburn, Ph.D.
313:George M. Stancel, Ph.D.
565:"UT-BMB Program website"
647:School of Public Health
631:Cizik School of Nursing
626:McGovern Medical School
323:Michelle Barton, Ph.D.
281:Roger H. Hewitt, Ph.D.
703:Centers and Institutes
343:Sharon Y.R. Dent, PhD
292:R. W. Butcher, Ph.D.
237:Paul A. Weiss, Ph.D.
155:Rockefeller Institute
728:Texas Medical Center
659:Affiliated hospitals
86:degree programs in:
84:Doctor of Philosophy
49:Texas Medical Center
636:School of Dentistry
270:Margery Shaw, M.D.
226:Grant Taylor, M.D.
384:"UTHealth website"
97:, biomathematics,
736:
735:
370:"UT-GSBS website"
353:
352:
258:Alfred G. Knudson
107:molecular biology
80:Master of Science
16:(Redirected from
761:
704:
692:James "Red" Duke
618:
608:
599:
592:
585:
576:
569:
568:
561:
555:
554:
547:
541:
540:
533:
527:
526:
519:
513:
512:
502:
496:
495:
488:
482:
481:
479:
471:
465:
464:
457:
451:
450:
448:
446:
436:
430:
429:
422:
416:
415:
408:
402:
401:
394:
388:
387:
380:
374:
373:
366:
212:
137:nuclear medicine
21:
769:
768:
764:
763:
762:
760:
759:
758:
739:
738:
737:
732:
716:
702:
696:
680:
654:
616:
610:
606:
603:
573:
572:
563:
562:
558:
549:
548:
544:
535:
534:
530:
521:
520:
516:
507:
503:
499:
490:
489:
485:
477:
473:
472:
468:
459:
458:
454:
444:
442:
438:
437:
433:
424:
423:
419:
410:
409:
405:
396:
395:
391:
382:
381:
377:
368:
367:
363:
358:
210:
183:Medical physics
57:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
767:
765:
757:
756:
751:
741:
740:
734:
733:
731:
730:
724:
722:
718:
717:
715:
714:
708:
706:
698:
697:
695:
694:
688:
686:
682:
681:
679:
678:
673:
668:
662:
660:
656:
655:
653:
652:
649:
644:
638:
633:
628:
622:
620:
612:
611:
604:
602:
601:
594:
587:
579:
571:
570:
556:
542:
528:
514:
497:
483:
466:
452:
431:
417:
403:
389:
375:
360:
359:
357:
354:
351:
350:
347:
344:
340:
339:
336:
334:
330:
329:
326:
324:
320:
319:
316:
314:
310:
309:
306:
303:
299:
298:
295:
293:
289:
288:
285:
282:
278:
277:
274:
271:
267:
266:
263:
261:
260:, M.D., Ph.D.
254:
253:
250:
248:
244:
243:
240:
238:
234:
233:
230:
227:
223:
222:
219:
216:
209:
206:
56:
53:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
766:
755:
752:
750:
747:
746:
744:
729:
726:
725:
723:
721:Other related
719:
713:
710:
709:
707:
705:
699:
693:
690:
689:
687:
683:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
663:
661:
657:
650:
648:
645:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
623:
621:
619:
613:
609:
600:
595:
593:
588:
586:
581:
580:
577:
566:
560:
557:
552:
546:
543:
538:
532:
529:
524:
518:
515:
510:
506:
501:
498:
493:
487:
484:
476:
470:
467:
462:
456:
453:
441:
435:
432:
427:
421:
418:
413:
407:
404:
399:
393:
390:
385:
379:
376:
371:
365:
362:
355:
349:2022-present
348:
346:Interim Dean
345:
342:
341:
337:
335:
332:
331:
327:
325:
322:
321:
317:
315:
312:
311:
307:
305:Interim Dean
304:
301:
300:
296:
294:
291:
290:
286:
283:
280:
279:
275:
272:
269:
268:
264:
262:
259:
256:
255:
251:
249:
246:
245:
241:
239:
236:
235:
231:
228:
225:
224:
220:
217:
214:
213:
207:
205:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
184:
178:
174:
170:
168:
164:
163:Public health
158:
156:
152:
147:
144:
142:
138:
134:
129:
126:
124:
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
87:
85:
81:
76:
72:
70:
66:
62:
54:
52:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
19:
559:
545:
531:
517:
500:
486:
469:
455:
434:
420:
406:
392:
378:
364:
284:Acting Dean
273:Acting Dean
229:Acting Dean
203:
199:
195:
191:
187:
179:
175:
171:
159:
148:
145:
130:
127:
119:microbiology
111:biochemistry
95:radiobiology
88:
77:
73:
65:R. Lee Clark
58:
28:
26:
63:President,
743:Categories
443:Retrieved
412:"About Us"
356:References
338:2012-2022
328:2012–2020
318:1999-2012
308:1994-1999
297:1978—1994
265:1970-1976
252:1966-1970
242:1965-1966
232:1963-1965
167:chancellor
115:biophysics
617:Academics
143:studies.
523:"UTIMCO"
123:virology
103:cytology
99:genetics
445:8 April
141:isotope
133:Physics
109:, with
91:Biology
55:History
685:People
643:(GSBS)
221:Years
139:, and
69:Austin
478:(PDF)
287:1978
276:1977
208:Deans
447:2013
218:Role
215:Name
151:dean
121:and
113:and
82:and
27:The
745::
185:.
125:.
117:,
101:,
598:e
591:t
584:v
567:.
553:.
539:.
525:.
511:.
494:.
480:.
463:.
449:.
428:.
414:.
400:.
386:.
372:.
131:"
89:"
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.