UTMB Institute for Drug Discovery @UTMB_IDD
UTMB has a stellar track record in countermeasure development against emerging viruses through partnership with government and industry. In response to the rece utmb.edu/idd/home Galveston, TX Joined November 2022-
Tweets26
-
Followers42
-
Following18
-
Likes32
It was a pleasure to host our first annual Sealy Institute for Drug Discovery site visit with our SIDD faculty and Sealy & Smith Board of Directors!
Thank you to several of our @utmbhealth leaders for providing their insights as part of the Mission Innovation panel discussion at today’s @Galveston_GEDP 2024 Economic Summit in Galveston. The panel was moderated by Dr. Salim Hayek (@salimhayek), Vice President and Chief…
What’s better than a surprise visit to our recently opened Sealy Drug Discovery Institute @utmbhealth !? VP Dr. Sanja Sever has done a terrific job realizing the brand new space and is building her team. Our promise is to lead Texas to better health through discovery science.
Today, Dr. Mouton and I had the pleasure of welcoming some members of @utmbhealth's new leadership team at a reception in the Moody Medical Library Faculty Lounge. It was wonderful to engage with our new distinguished colleagues and extend a warm UTMB welcome.
Dr. Sanja Sever has joined UTMB as VP, Drug Discovery and Director of the Sealy Institute for Drug Discovery. Dr. Sever is a prominent figure in the field of nephrology and brings a wealth of experience from her distinguished career in academia. Read more: utmb.edu/provost/resour…
Congratulations to Xiangxue Deng for receiving the Drug Discovery Scholar award at the UTMB-Novartis Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness Symposium!! Great job !
SIDD hosted the UTMB-Novartis Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness (UNAPP) Antiviral Drug Discovery Symposium this week!! Thank you all for a successful meeting!! We are excited about all the things we have accomplished and will continue to accomplish!!
Antiviral Drug Discovery Symposium - October 25th, in Levin Hall, 8:45-1:30. All UTMB students, post-docs, faculty and staff are invited. Interact with experts from Novartis, NIAID, Emory University, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Welcome to Dr. Jochen Reiser who begins his tenure as president of @utmbhealth today. With nearly two decades of progressive responsibility in various academic health systems and universities, he’s a world-renowned health care, innovation & research leader.utmb.us/a04
We wish you good fortune in the journey to come, Pei-Yong! We will keep working hard to do the interesting science!
Introducing Sealy Institute Drug Discovery faculty focus on Dr. Vineet Menachery @TheMenacheryLab utmb.edu/sidd/news/2023…
We are happy to share that Xuping Xie, Ph.D. has been appointed as the Scientific Director for Sealy Institute for Drug Discovery (SIDD). utmb.edu/idd/news/2023/…
Dr. Pei-Yong Shi reflects on the rapid development of COVID-19 vaccine at “Town Square with Ernie Manouse” (houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows…).
We are pleased to share that Dr. Jia Zhou is the inaugural holder of the Edith & Robert Zinn Chair in Drug Discovery! This new endowment supports work in the Sealy Institute for Drug Discovery. Dr. Zhou is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology. Congrats!
UTMB among top 2 percent in NIH funding utmb.edu/news/article/u…
Sealy Institute for Drug Discovery is in the process of recruiting five Tenure Track Assistant Professors in medicinal chemistry, therapeutic antibodies, and nanoformulation. A Ph.D. degree (or equivalent) with postdoctoral (or equivalent) experience is expected.
Bivalent Omicron BA.1–Adapted BNT162b2 Booster in Adults Older than 55 Years | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
Neutralization of BA.4–BA.5, BA.4.6, BA.2.75.2, BQ.1.1, and XBB.1 with Bivalent Vaccine | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Antonio C Bianco @Bianco_Lab
2K Followers 699 Following Physician-Scientist, Writer ("Rethinking Hypothyroidism"), and @UTMBHealth Professor of Medicine. #thyroid, #hypothyroidism, #ThyroidDisease, #EndoTwitter.
UTMB John Sealy Schoo... @utmb_jssom
49 Followers 91 Following Official account of the John Sealy School of Medicine at UTMB – the first academic medical center in Texas. The Legacy Continues
KC Mei @KCMeiLab
1K Followers 3K Following Asst. Prof. @UUtah @uofupharmacy @PHCEUutah (previously @BingPharmacy) | #MolecularPharmaceutics | Views are my own | also at https://t.co/m4cuzEUh2c
Claudia Marino @Claudi286
94 Followers 203 Following Neuroscientist passionate about discovering novel protective mechanisms against Alzheimer’s disease.
Joe Gosnell, MD, MS @JGosnell2
496 Followers 456 Following Father, Husband, Physician Innovator| @MayoClinicPath GI/Liver 2025-2026| @AASLDFoundation ELS 2023🏅| @UTMB_Pathology.
UTMB Health @utmbhealth
10K Followers 408 Following Official Twitter account for the University of Texas Medical Branch, the first academic health center in Texas
Gloria Anderson @GloriaA73716690
291 Followers 2K Following Program Coordinator of Pharmaceutica 2025 Conference on September 08-09, 2025, in Frankfurt, Germany.
Juliana González �... @jugonzp
437 Followers 254 Following
Manigandan Venkatesan @Manigandan_88
20 Followers 527 Following Postdoctoral fellow - University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Research interest - Magnesium channel, Mitochondrial biology, Protein Chemistry
Agung Sulistyo @AgungSulis78146
1 Followers 150 Following
Jochen Reiser MD PhD @JochenReiser
5K Followers 4K Following President of UTMB and CEO, UTMB Health System at the University of Texas @utmbhealth @UTMBPresident
Archana Karole @ArchanaKar27436
1 Followers 25 Following
Tonya Broussard @trbroussard
0 Followers 33 Following
Brian Walsh PhD RRT @BrianKWalsh
3K Followers 5K Following Leader in respiratory therapy, educator and cardiopulmonary researcher @UTMBSHPResearch Co-founder of fluidIQ. https://t.co/UEppRRZivN
UTMB Internal Medicin... @UTMBDOM
103 Followers 99 Following
Renee Smith @ReneeSmith42998
13 Followers 996 Following
Alison Coady @Alison_Coady
344 Followers 393 Following Assistant Professor, UTMB Galveston. Fungal pathogenesis and immunology. Science mom. Runner. She/her. All opinions are my own.
Jackie Meyer @JsmeyerPhD
11 Followers 101 Following Nurse Scientist, Nursing Program Manager, EBP Vice Chair IRB
Dan O'Reilly @DANorDNA
759 Followers 729 Following Postdoctoral Associate, Khvorova lab, RNA Therapeutics Institute, UMass Medical School. Ph.D. Damha lab, McGill university
sparklightng @Somercy5
348 Followers 4K Following Botanist, Biologist, Biochemist, DrugDiscovery, Medicinalplant, AflatoxinB1. #OAU
Bob Cross @RobertWCross1
2K Followers 2K Following Virologist🦠🦇🐀🦟Assoc. Prof. @UTMBHEALTH Galveston National Lab-Bench/Field Study of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers & Emerging Viral Diseases-All opinions are mine
Cesar Ugarte-Gil @cugartegil
3K Followers 2K Following Associate Professor at @UTMB_SPPH | MD from @MEDICINA_UPCH, MSc (Epi) from @LSHTM, PhD from @JohnsHopkinsSPH | opinions, tweets and views are mine |
Jason Yeung @jayeung12
310 Followers 1K Following MD/PhD student @utmbhealth interested in emerging viruses and data science | Former ballet dancer using dance data for advocacy
UTMB Graduate School ... @UTMBGSBS
642 Followers 164 Following At the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences @UTMBHealth, we're advancing the understanding of human disease and its treatment. Discover our academic programs:
Biochemistry and Mole... @bmb_utmb
2K Followers 587 Following Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, UTMB, Galveston
Hongjie Xia @hongjie_xia
0 Followers 24 Following
GabbyHoo @JoJOHOou
2 Followers 43 Following
Julian Ruiz Saenz @julianruizsaenz
383 Followers 628 Following Médico Veterinario - MSc En Ciencias Básicas Biomédicas énfasis Virología - PhD en Salud Animal. Expresidente Asociación Colombiana de Virologia
Institute for Transla... @utmbITS
204 Followers 408 Following Follow the ITS for translational science news and events and opportunities for training, pilot awards, and team science.
Lisa Velasquez @RelayLisa
530 Followers 1K Following Believer in biomedical research & science. @utmbITS Personal: amateur birder & photographer. Steelers 🏈, Penguins 🏒, NASCAR 🏁, and all the sports.
The Menachery Lab @TheMenacheryLab
9K Followers 563 Following Lab chasing low hanging pebbles & shiny fruit #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 #SARS #COVID19 "We all work on COVID, I'm not special" *tweets are our own
SALVA ASGHAR @SalvaAsghar
137 Followers 3K Following professional graphic designer & freelancer & chemist
khaoula mkhayar @k_mkhayar
0 Followers 27 Following MKHAYAR Khaoula is currently a PhD candidate at the National School of Applied Sciences, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
Melinda Sheffield-Moo... @melmoorephd
92 Followers 179 Following Professor, Scientist, Pilot, Mom, Wife…
UTMB Provost's Office @UTMBProvost
2K Followers 781 Following Exciting things are happening in UTMB's Academic Enterprise! Highlighting the great work of our students, residents, faculty & staff. @ us with your news!
Drugs for Neglected D... @DNDi
25K Followers 3K Following International non-profit developing safe, effective, and affordable treatments for the most neglected patients. https://t.co/666r8GVfmr
Valerie Rodecap @ValerieRodecap
1 Followers 5 Following
Joon Park @joonpark129
1 Followers 24 Following
Jochen Reiser MD PhD @JochenReiser
5K Followers 4K Following President of UTMB and CEO, UTMB Health System at the University of Texas @utmbhealth @UTMBPresident
Vineet Gupta @gupta__vineet
466 Followers 165 Following Scientist, Professor, Entrepreneur. Determined to develop new medicines for patients in need. 2 successful Startup exits. Builder of Tx & technologies.
Jackie Meyer @JsmeyerPhD
11 Followers 101 Following Nurse Scientist, Nursing Program Manager, EBP Vice Chair IRB
Walden Biosciences @WaldenBio
106 Followers 5 Following Walden Biosciences is a biotechnology company working to transform the treatment of #KidneyDisease.
Dan O'Reilly @DANorDNA
759 Followers 729 Following Postdoctoral Associate, Khvorova lab, RNA Therapeutics Institute, UMass Medical School. Ph.D. Damha lab, McGill university
Eric J Wagner @Wagnerlab_RNA
665 Followers 235 Following Professor of Biochemistry and RNA Biology at The University of Rochester, Aficionado of the RNA 3' end, political independent
UTMBPresident @UTMBPresident
356 Followers 38 Following Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD, President of UTMB and CEO, UTMB Health System
Peter Kan @PeterKa80460001
3K Followers 546 Following Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Medical Branch. Editorial Board @TheJNS and @JNIS_BMJ SNIS President-Elect @SNISinfo
The Menachery Lab @TheMenacheryLab
9K Followers 563 Following Lab chasing low hanging pebbles & shiny fruit #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 #SARS #COVID19 "We all work on COVID, I'm not special" *tweets are our own
Institute for Transla... @utmbITS
204 Followers 408 Following Follow the ITS for translational science news and events and opportunities for training, pilot awards, and team science.
UTMB Internal Medicin... @UTMBInternalMed
2K Followers 316 Following An Internal Medicine Training program in Galveston, TX. #MedEd #MedTwitter Follow us on Instagram @utmb_imresidency
UTMB CIRWH @CIRWH
208 Followers 418 Following The Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health (CIRWH) at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Links/RTs/likes are not endorsements or advice.
UTMB Graduate School ... @UTMBGSBS
642 Followers 164 Following At the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences @UTMBHealth, we're advancing the understanding of human disease and its treatment. Discover our academic programs:
UTMB Health @utmbhealth
10K Followers 408 Following Official Twitter account for the University of Texas Medical Branch, the first academic health center in Texas
Biochemistry and Mole... @bmb_utmb
2K Followers 587 Following Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, UTMB, Galveston
UTMB Provost's Office @UTMBProvost
2K Followers 781 Following Exciting things are happening in UTMB's Academic Enterprise! Highlighting the great work of our students, residents, faculty & staff. @ us with your news!
UTMB News @utmbnews
3K Followers 1K Following Media Relations team at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Need a medical or scientific expert for your news story? We can help. 409-772-6397