Centers & Institutes
The Michael E. DeBakey Institute for Comparative Cardiovascular
Science and Biomedical Devices is a program where cardiovascular
scientists, engineers, and clinicians from Texas A&M
University, Baylor College of Medicine and the UT Medical School in
Houston have joined force to fight cardiovascular disease in both
human and veterinary patients. Administratively housed at the
college, the Institute has unique access to naturally-occurring
cardiovascular disease in animals.
The mission of the Center for Environmental and Rural Health
(CERH) is to develop multidisciplinary teams to understand disease
mechanisms and to translate this knowledge in an effort to prevent
cancer and adverse reproductive effects, particularly in rural and
underserved populations.
The FAZD Center is the integrated, full spectrum center
protecting America from exotic animal diseases that threaten public
health and economic stability. Its specific mission is to create
products that will protect against the introduction of
high-consequence foreign animal and zoonotic diseases (FAZDs) into
the United States, with an emphasis on prevention, surveillance,
intervention and recovery
The Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center at Texas A&M
University was founded by an endowment from Mr. Richard M. Schubot
in 1987, with matching funds provided by Texas A&M. The
center's mission is to improve the health of wild and exotic birds
by promoting research into the cause, diagnosis, treatment and
prevention of avian disease.
The Winnie Carter Wildlife Center is a research and teaching
facility that offers students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on
experience in the the management, handling, behavior and veterinary
care of exotic and wildlife species. The predominant species at the
center are hoofstock (deer, etc.) and ostriches.