“The IMM is a stand-alone research institute within McGovern Medical School. Our mission is to deliver translational outcomes from research in molecular medicine that benefits patients.
It is a testament to the outstanding quality and creativity of our scientists that the IMM remains so successful in attracting research funds.”
John Hancock, MA, MB, BChir, PhD, ScD
Executive Director, Institute of Molecular Medicine
The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases (IMM) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston was established in 1995 in the heart of the Texas Medical Center – the world’s largest. The IMM is focused on studying and preventing diseases at the genetic, cellular and molecular levels using DNA and protein technologies and animal models. The IMM is part of the Texas Therapeutics Institute, a multi-institutional collaboration encouraging drug discovery.
Opened in 2006, the 229,000-square-foot Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building houses the IMM’s research centers:
