Zhiqiang An, PhD, has been named UTHealth Houston’s first vice president of drug discovery. In this new role, An will work in close collaboration with researchers across campus, as well as the Office of Technology Management, Academic and Faculty Affairs, and the Office of the President to promote drug discovery and therapeutic innovation.
https://www.uth.edu/news/story/an-named-uthealth-houstons-first-vice-president-of-drug-discovery
The Texas Therapeutics Institute at UTHealth Houston, led by Zhiqiang An, PhD, is expanding into the Texas Medical Center’s newly completed TMC3 Collaborative Building. (Photo by Rogelio Castro/UTHealth Houston)
https://www.uth.edu/news/story/uthealth-houston-expanding-drug-discovery-lab-into-new-tmc3-collaborative-building
When the COVID pandemic hit, the Texas Therapeutics Institute sprung into action to develop therapies for patients suffering from the virus. Not only have they developed drugs to help fight COVID, but they are also developing neurological drugs to help combat diseases like Alzheimer’s.
