Research
The research conducted by Long School of Medicine faculty reaches further than the immediate outcome of publications, presentations, and even awards. Research changes lives.
Bench to bedside and beyond
Long School of Medicine faculty are international leaders in behavioral health, neuroscience, imaging research, cancer, diabetes, healthy development and aging, and many other fields.
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56th
FY19 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research rank
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1600+
peer-reviewed articles published in FY19
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$118M
in organized research awards in FY19
Meet our researchers
Our researchers are dedicated to translating discoveries into strategies and therapies that address real-world needs.
Researcher spotlight
Sudha Seshadri, M.D.
Sudha Seshadri, M.D., professor of neurology in the Long School of Medicine and the founding director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases. Dr. Seshadri chose to lead the Biggs Institute because she was attracted by the vision of UT Health’s leadership and the collaborative opportunities it offered with existing programs including the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, San Antonio’s military bases, and UT Health’s main hospital partner, the University Health System.
Jennifer Sharpe-Potter, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Jennifer Sharpe Potter, Ph.D., M.P.H., is the vice dean for research at the Long School of Medicine. Dr. Potter is a leader in the Texas Targeted Opioid Response of the Texas Health and Human Services. TxMOUD expands access to compassionate, evidence-based treatment throughout the state. Dr. Potter combines her public health activities with her NIH research as a principal investigator of her U01 funded grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trials Network.