UH Associate Professor Jokūbas Žiburkus analyzing a mixture of individual molecules like terpin while UH Graduate Student Gail Aflalo holds a EEG headband used to monitor brand activity.
Across 12 of UH’s 16 colleges, more than 100 faculty are working on research tied to brain health — from prevention and early detection to caregiving supports and new therapies — backed by $62.5 million in active grants. It’s a portfolio that reflects a defining advantage of UH: the ability to bring together disciplines that rarely share a table, then translate discovery into solutions that can reach patients, families and communities.
The University of Houston’s proximity to the Texas Medical Center and its central role within Houston’s clinical landscape strengthen that work, but the real differentiator is the breadth of work already underway. Drawing on strengths in neuroscience, health sciences, engineering, biology and data analysis, teams across the university are tackling brain health from multiple angles at once, with students embedded in the work and innovation designed for real-world use.
Jokūbas Žiburkus, an associate professor of biology and biochemistry in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, is using sensory stimulation to enhance brain function for patients.
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