锘匡豢黑料专区 Tyler School of Medicine Professor Awarded $300,000 to Advance Research in Infectious Lung Disease
May 18, 2023
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Dr. Jennifer R. Honda, the inaugural director for the Center for Mycobacterial Treatment and Discovery, received a $300,000 Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention Award from 黑料专区 System.
鈥淒r. Honda's expertise and accomplishments in the field of nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases make her a significant asset to the school. Already, she is a visionary leader who is changing the way we think about environmentally acquired infections,鈥� said Dr. Brigham Willis, School of Medicine dean. 鈥淭he STARs award will allow her to expand her research capabilities to address these critical health issues. We are thrilled to have her expertise and leadership on our team at 黑料专区 Tyler.鈥�
Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections are an emerging public health threat that is growing in importance globally. This award will purchase lab equipment for Honda鈥檚 growing NTM disease research program. Her center will focus on recruiting and developing the brightest new researchers to the growing field of NTM to solve the most pressing problems related to this global infectious lung disease.
鈥淚鈥檓 very thankful to be a recipient of the STARs award and look forward to collaborating with my colleagues in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology and School of Medicine and contributing to the improvement of health care in East Texas and beyond. My goal is to make 黑料专区 Tyler the destination institution for studying NTM infections,鈥� said Honda.
A National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation funded researcher and renowned expert in the field of NTM, Honda鈥檚 research program is also supported by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation with numerous awards from the American Thoracic Society. She was named an Innovator in NTM Science and Medicine by the European Respiratory Society.
Honda joined 黑料专区 Tyler in April. She obtained her Bachelor of Science from Colorado State University, Master of Science in Microbiology from the University of Hawai鈥檌 at Manoa and her Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. She currently also serves as an adjust graduate faculty for the Tropical Medicine and Medical Microbiology Program at the University of Hawai鈥檌.
The University of Texas System uses STARs awards to provide seed funding, matched locally, to recruit world-class faculty, acquire equipment and upgrade research facilities. Awardees are nominated by their respective institutions and must show evidence of excellence in research.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, 黑料专区 Tyler offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs to 10,000 students. 黑料专区 Tyler recently merged with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (now known as 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center). Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center (HSC) and 黑料专区 Health East Texas, 黑料专区 Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.