DeBakey Research Awards 2023
The Michael E. DeBakey Excellence in Research Award recognizes scientists whose recent research demonstrates the breadth and depth of basic science at Baylor College of Medicine. The awards are given on an annual basis in recognition of Baylor faculty who have made the most significant published scientific contribution to clinical or basic biomedical research during the past three years. Awardees receive a commemorative medallion and funds to support their research. The awards are funded by the DeBakey Medical Foundation.
Research at Baylor College of Medicine
Located at the heart of the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical complex in the world, Baylor College of Medicine focuses the efforts of faculty, staff and trainees on improving health through science, scholarship and innovation. This vision is realized through collaborative research initiatives in which basic, translational, and clinical researchers work together across disciplines and specialties to discover fundamental insights into human health and disease and to apply their discoveries to develop new diagnostic tools and treatments. Collectively the research engines on the TMC campus are number two in nation funding from the National Institutes of Health. Researchers collaborate across institutions creating a vast biomedical research ecosystem.
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Plasticity of adult-born neurons: Oxytocin drives the development and synaptic integration of new neurons within the adult mouse brain contributing to brain plasticity.
Grb10 offers a potential new approach for treating obesity
Looking to find strategies to help people reach and maintain a healthy weight, researchers discovered the protein Grb10 promotes leptin activity in the brain, opening the possibility of developing new approaches to treat obesity.
Faculty Achievements
The combination of exceptional resources, our spirit of collaboration, and the talents of the faculty and trainees at the College yields a remarkable record of achievement, which can be seen in the many awards and honors received by the College as well as faculty elections to the National Academy of Science, the Institute of Medicine, and other prestigious societies.
Our Research
A hundred years of achievement in biomedical research, exceptional scientists and trainees, and a resource rich research enterprise create an exception environment for basic, clinical and translational research.
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Resources to support stages of the research process. Sponsored programs, advanced technology cores, commercialization, research oversight, clinical and translational research infrastructure and training.
Improving Health Through Science
As a leading biomedical research center within the world’s largest medical complex, we are dedicated to bringing discoveries from bench to bedside.
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