UTHSC-Houston to Sign Cooperation Agreement
with Medical School in Monterrey, Mexico
| WHAT: | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSC-Houston) and Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon Facultad de Medicina y Hospital Universitario (UANL) in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, are signing a cooperation agreement. |
| WHEN: | Noon, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008 |
| WHERE: | Beth Robertson Auditorium of the Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building, 1825 Pressler near Fannin. |
| WHY: | UTHSC-Houston and UANL are joining forces to train scientists and promote research. The universities plan to carry out joint research, host visits by faculty and students of partner institutions and organize symposia, conferences, short courses and meetings on research issues. In accordance with the cooperation agreement, top UANL postdoctoral students will receive training for careers in drug development research at the UTHSC-Houston Institute of Molecular Medicine. |
| WHO: | C. Thomas Caskey, M.D. - Director/CEO of the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases at UTHSC-Houston Donato Saldivar Rodriguez, M.D. - UANL President Director Luis E. Todd - Executive director of the Science and Technology Center for the state of Nuevo Leon Francisco Javier Alejo - Former ambassador for Mexico and executive director of the Program for Integration for the Development of the Northeastern Region of Mexico and Texas Johan Petterson - Executive director of NEMEX-TEX Partnership (Northeastern Mexican State and State of Texas Partnership). |
Free parking is available in the adjacent University Center Tower Building at 7000 Fannin and can be arranged by calling Rob Cahill at 832.755.8950.