TMC PULSE

March 2016

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t m c ยป p u l s e | m a r c h 2 0 1 6 1 TMC | PULSE//TABLE of CONTENTS m a r c h 2 0 1 6 5 8 12 14 A United Front to End Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HPV currently affects approximately 80 million people in the U.S. A joint effort by NCI-designated cancer cen- ters hopes to help protect against the cancer the virus can cause. After the Storm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Ike, UTMB has built a new state-of-the-art facility designed with the highest standards in clinical education, patient care and structural stability. Energizing Entrepreneurship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The grand opening of JLABS @TMC brings Johnson & Johnson Innovation to the Texas Medical Center to translate sci- entific discoveries into patient solutions. 32 Giving the Gift of Gait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A new partnership between three Texas Medical Center institutions gives children the life-changing opportunity to walk for the first time. 34 Pioneers of Public Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fifty years after its inception, Harris Health System continues to provide health care to those in Harris County who would otherwise not have access. 36 Accolades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Short Takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HANDS-ON TRAINING // p. 28 TMCx Goes Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . From a company striving to match patients with the right place of care to a virtual nursing platform, 12 digital health startups are welcomed into the second class of TMCx. FOCUSED ON HELPING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS STAY AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME, THE METHODIST INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION & EDUCATION (MITIE) ENABLES SURGEONS TO SAFELY LEARN INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES AND USE NEW TECHNOLOGIES. on the cover: The new 35,000-square-foot JLABS @TMC facility brings the outdoors in with green features that include a living wall of plants and an indoor atrium. By connecting the interior areas to natural light and vegetation, the architects improved the aesthetics of the space while enhancing the well-being of JLABS resident companies. (Credit: Slyworks Photography)

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