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UTRGV School of Medicine (SOM) is transforming and enriching the lives of the people of the Rio Grande Valley and beyond. Through the basic, translational and clinical sciences, current research support includes:

  • Facilitates and also completes the first level of review and approval of all SOM proposal prior to submission to sponsors.
  • Documents all cost share commitments, facilitates approval for any variances in standard indirect cost recovery, as well as other post-award services such as coordinating PI’s request on no-cost extensions and carryforward inquires to grant sponsors.
  • Maintains an updated profile on SOM Office of Research resources including a list of research faculty/staff and research facilities; communicates updated funding opportunities to research faculty/staff
  • Advocates and promotes research learning for medical students, residents and fellows by sponsoring technical workshops and research seminars; distribute funds to support scholarly work including the cost for scientific journal publications and presentation in professional learned societies; sponsors an annual research symposium to promote scientific networking and community outreach.

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The SOM Office of Research will transform the health of the Rio Grande Valley and beyond by providing advanced academic medicine through: Life Changing Discoveries, Service to Community, Sustainability through Entrepreneurship.

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Momentum in Medicine

In the Rio Grande Valley, the idea of becoming a Valley-made doctor and earning the sought-after white coat once felt like a distant aspiration. ...

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UTRGV School of Medicine celebrates top marks from its graduating students

Nearly 10 years ago, the lights flickered on inside a brand-new building in Edinburg, and empty classrooms soon filled with the hum of ambition as ...

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Maria Camila Gonzalez Tovar, UTRGV School of Medicine student, received the 2025 U.S. Public Health Excellence in Public Health Award.

UTRGV School of Medicine student receives national recognition for public health leadership

Maria Camila Gonzalez Tovar recently received the 2025 Excellence in Public Health Award presented by the U.S. Public Health Service Physicians ...

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November marks Alzheimer's Awareness Month, and this year carries special significance with the approval by Texas voters of Proposition 14, which creates the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT).

UTRGV School of Medicine researcher leading the fight against Alzheimer's disease

For many families in the Rio Grande Valley, memory loss is an all-too-familiar story. Parents misplace keys. Grandparents forget familiar names. ...

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