Who we are
Plans for an Institute of Biosciences and Technology at the Texas Medical Center in Houston were developed by the leadership at Texas A&M University. The concept was endorsed in 1986 by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, and on Jan. 1, 1999, IBT became a member of the Texas A&M Health Science Center.
Mission
The Texas A&M Health Science Center Institute of Biosciences and Technology is committed to improving the quality of healthcare through education and advanced and innovative molecular research in bioscience and medicine.
Director
David S. Carlson, Ph.D., is the Interim Director of the Texas A&M Health Science Center Institute of Biosciences and Technology, located in Houston in the Texas Medical Center. He also serves as Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies of the Texas A&M Health Science Center. He was formerly the Chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Associate Dean for Research and Advanced Education at Baylor College of Dentistry. Dr. Carlson received his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts in 1974. Prior to coming to the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center he was on the faculty of the University of Michigan Medical School and School of Dentistry. Dr. Carlson is the Robert E. Gaylord Endowed Professor at Baylor College of Dentistry and a Regents Professor of the Texas A&M Health Science Center.
Office of the Director
Research
The Institute of Biosciences and Technology conducts basic research divided into research centers, as follows:
Center for Cancer and Stem Cell Biology
Center for Environmental and Genetic Medicine
Center Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases
Center for Molecular Development and Disease
Degrees Offered
Graduate and postdoctoral education is conducted at the Institute of Biosciences and Technology as part of the Texas A&M Health Science Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. IBT graduate students pursue a Ph.D. in the Medical Sciences program.
Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences
Faculty
The Institute of Biosciences and Technology currently has 15 faculty members. Most have joint academic appointments in departments at Texas A&M University or other components of the Texas A&M Health Science Center. IBT faculty members are also full members of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at The University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center.
Affiliations
Most Institute of Bioscience and Technology faculty members have affiliations with departments in the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine of at Texas A&M University. Some also have adjunct appointments in departments at Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center and the UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
