Discovering and designing novel drugs to improve
Health Outcomes

Modernizing Drug Discovery

Through a cross-disciplinary approach, the UH Drug Discovery Institute will integrate new technologies, such as AI, to streamline and modernize the drug-discovery process.
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Overcoming Immunotherapy Failure

Shu-Hsia Chen will discuss a tumor intrinsic factor linked to chemotherapy resistance and extracellular factors contributing to immune therapy failure, offering a potential strategy for counteracting tumor-mediated therapeutic failure.

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DDI Annual Symposium

Full-day event highlighting advancements in drug discovery and immunotherapy.

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Pathways to Impactful Medicines
The UH Drug Discovery Institute hosts Sharath Hegde of Congruence Therapeutics.
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Lipid Engineering to Create New Therapeutics and Other Products

The UH Drug Discovery Institute hosts Dan Monticello of GlycosBio.
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Discovery and Optimization of Small Molecule Drug Leads and Probes
The UH Drug Discovery Institute hosts John Buolamwini of Rosalind Franklin University.

Research Capabilities

The University of Houston has far-reaching research across disciplines that focuses on a variety of impact areas, such as cancer, infectious diseases, autoimmune disorders, heart disease, neurological disorders, mental health, substance abuse, women’s health and more. Over 100 faculty university-wide are working on drug discovery-related research.
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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMS

The UH Drug Discovery Institute is developing several programs to provide students with the tools, resources and knowledge to pursue careers in research for the development of novel drugs for unmet medical needs.

UH-Heart Program

Funded by the American Heart Association (AHA), the UH-HEART program provides summer research experiences that prepare participants for future careers in cardiovascular-related research. All eligible students are invited to apply!

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