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Research

Student Research Shows Positive Outcomes from Summer Research Program

  • By Ben Lawson
  • July 22, 2026

Medical student involvement in research is growing, encouraging medical schools to develop programs that support student research plus faculty time for research and mentorship. The Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP) at TTUHSC provides these opportunities, and new research shows positive outcomes.

Research

‘Tropical Neglected Disease’ Not Forgotten by TTUHSC Researcher

  • By Ben Lawson
  • June 29, 2026

Afzal Siddiqui, Ph.D., director of the TTUHSC Center for Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, developed SchistoShield®, a vaccine to treat schistosomiasis, as a humanitarian effort, rather than making it for profit.

Research

Study Finds Variety, Intensity of Exercise Lower Odds of Depressive Symptoms

  • By Kay Williams
  • June 15, 2026

The study, conducted by a team at the Kenneth H. Cooper Institute at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), analyzed data from more than 38,000 adult participants in the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study to better understand how different characteristics of physical activity relate to depressive symptoms measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), a widely used screening tool.

Education

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Appoints New Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Dean and Vice Dean

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • June 11, 2026

TTUHSC has named Lance R. McMahon, Ph.D., as the new Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences dean and Kendra P. Rumbaugh, Ph.D., as vice dean.

Research

TTUHSC Experts Receive Junior Investigator Research Grants through Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • May 26, 2026

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) researchers Aric Logsdon, Ph.D., and Jonathan Singer, Ph.D., received Junior Investigator Research Grants from the Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium (TARCC).

Research

CPRIT Awards TTUHSC Researcher $1.4 Million Cancer Grant in Efforts to Expand Rural Clinical Trials

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • May 26, 2026

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded a $1.4 million grant to Erin Barr, M.D., a clinician of pediatric hematology/oncology and researcher in the School of Medicine at Texas TTUHSC. Barr’s research, “Enhancing access to pediatric oncology clinical trials in West Texas,” received funding under the Recruitment or Retention of Clinical Trialists Award.

Health

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Garrison Institute on Aging Memory Clinic Recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System Participant

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • May 11, 2026

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has recognized the TTUHSC Garrison Institute on Aging Memory Clinic as an Age-Friendly Health System Participant.

Research

TAMEST Executive Director Visits Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to Strengthen Research Collaboration

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • May 07, 2026

TTUHSC welcomed Terrence Henry, executive director of the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST), for a campus visit aimed at strengthening partnerships and expanding research engagement opportunities across Texas.

Research

Midlife Cardiorespiratory Fitness Predicts How Well We Age

  • By Kay Williams
  • April 23, 2026

Being fit in midlife helps people live longer and healthier, according to new research findings from the Kenneth H. Cooper Institute at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Research

TTUHSC Among National Academy of Inventors Top 100

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • March 19, 2026

For the fourth consecutive year, the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) ranked the Texas Tech University System among the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents for 2025.

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