About us
Bridging the gap between the lab bench and real life.
The mission of the Center for Infectious Diseases (CID) is to address public health concerns of the citizens of Texas by providing infrastructure and administrative support for multidisciplinary and coordinated research, teaching and community service programs. We foster epidemiological and biomedical research and training, and international collaborative research efforts aimed at infectious diseases
Major areas of research
Our center is primarily focused on the following subjects:
- Cryptosporidium infections of healthy and HIV-infected individuals
- Epidemiology and microbial etiology of diarrheal diseases
- Transmission of hepatitis c virus in different populations
- Cross-sectional survey of infectious diseases among drug abusers
- Risk factor study of hepatocellular carcinoma in Texas and Egypt
- Epidemiology of respiratory infections
- Behavioral aspects and intervention strategies for sexually transmitted diseases
- Arboviral infections and hemorrhagic fevers
- Zoonotic diseases
具有国际影响beplay苹果手机能用吗的本地研究
The Center for Infectious Diseases at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) was created by the Texas Legislature in 1988 to address public health concerns of our state to:
- Provide infrastructure and administrative support for multidisciplinary and coordinated research, teaching, and community service programs
- Foster epidemiological and biomedical research and training in infectious diseases
- Encourage international collaborative research efforts addressing infectious disease problems of mutual concern
该中心的资源致力于在腹泻疾病，肝炎，结核病，艾滋病毒/艾滋病以及其他新兴和重新出现的感染性疾病的领域，在得克萨斯州和国外开发以研究beplay苹果手机能用吗为导向的计划。努力专注于流行病学，临床和实验室科学和卫生保健管理局。
Collaboration is the key to progress
Our aim is to foster epidemiologic and biomedical research and training in infectious diseases with an emphasis on public health and inter-institutional collaboration.
Our Center is a proud member of the墨西哥湾海岸财团, one of the largest inter-institutional cooperatives in the world with a focus on building strong collaborative research groups and interdisciplinary training opportunities. The organization brings together basic and translational scientists, researchers, clinicians and students in the quantitative biomedical sciences. The organization advances the region’s scientific progress through joint training and research programs, shared equipment and core facilities, and the exchange of scientific knowledge.
我们还与麦戈文医学院的抗菌耐药性和微生物基因组学中心密切合作（卡米格), which uses state of the art genomic and bioinformatics tools to study antimicrobial-resistant pathogens and track their local and worldwide spread.
其他主要合作者包括MD Anderson癌症中心生物医学研究生院，贝勒医学院，休斯敦市和哈里斯县卫生部门。
Contact us
Consuelo Kleeman
Senior Administrative Assistant
713 500-9358
Consuelo.Kleemann@uth.tmc.edu
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Understanding how one dose of the HPV vaccine may prevent infection
A new study revealed that one dose of the HPV vaccine may prevent infection from the potential cancer-causing virus, according to research published inJAMA Network Openby UTHealth School of Public Health researchers.
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Conducting needs assessments and "meeting people where they are"
UTHealth School of Public Health researchers work to bridge that gap between what intervention programs offer versus what's needed by creating programs based on input from the individuals who have lived the experiences.
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Alumnus appointed to Texas Radiation Advisory Board
威廉博士“将”脑袋,被任命为德萨牌手表s Radiation Advisory Board (TRAB) and will remain in this position until the end of his term on April 16, 2023. Dr. Pate is one of 10 Texas professionals appointed to this board.
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Carol Huber appointed to the Value Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee for Texas
Huber will serve as a member representing regional healthcare partnerships.
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Meeting the public health education needs of the Permian Basin community
UTHealth School of Public Health and the University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) College of Business have partnered to provide graduate students with the opportunity to earn a Graduate Certificate in Public Health while simultaneously earning a Master of Business Administration (MBA) beginning Spring 2020.
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Preventing and caring for HIV in homeless youth
Alexis Sims, a doctoral student in health promotion and behavioral sciences at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health, has been awarded a $100,000 supplemental research grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate HIV prevention and care in homeless youth.
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Fighting back against the vaping epidemic among youth
As e-cigarette use by young people reaches epidemic proportions, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have received a $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct the first-ever assessment on the long-term results of a nationwide nicotine vaping prevention program for youth called CATCH My Breath.
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Leading data collection effort aimed at reducing teen pregnancy
The data collection effort, expected to take six months, is the second part of a yearlong planning phase to address the issue of pregnancy prevention among children in foster care. Melissa Peskin, PhD, associate professor with UTHealth School of Public Health, will lead the effort.
