You'll benefit from rich scientific interactions through UTMB's centers and institutes ( http://www.utmb.edu/centers ), notably the Moody Brain Health Institute ( https://www.utmb.edu/brainhealthinstitute ), Sealy Institute for Drug Discovery ( https://www.utmb.edu/sidd ), Galveston National Laboratory ( https://www.utmb.edu/GNL ), Institute for Translational Sciences (ITS), home of UTMB's Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) ( https://its.utmb.edu/welcome/about/about-us ), and several clinical departments as well as participation in the Gulf Coast Consortia ( http://www.gulfcoastconsortia.org ). The Department of Translational Neuroscience at UTMB aims to advance knowledge about nervous system functions and diseases particularly in areas such as chronic pain, neurotrauma, neuroinfectious diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, and brain health through collaborative research.