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Top 20 Nursing School for NIH Funding

Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston rose 20 positions year over year in the rankings of nursing schools that received funding from the National Institutes of Health in 2023. The school ranks No. 1 in Texas and No. 18 nationally. Get the details about our NIH-funded research.

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Cizik School of Nursing Research News

HIV and Diabetes

Assistant Professor Veronica Brady, PhD, FNP-BC, will use $50,000 grant to study the experiences of people living with both Type 2 diabetes and HIV.

Crane named Moore Fellow

Assistant Professor Stacey Crane, PhD, RN, will use funds from a Betty Irene Moore Fellowship to refine and expand testing of the Smart Pediatric Oncology Tracker of Symptoms.

Health begins in the womb

Hudson Santos, PhD, RN, FABMR, FAAN, discussed mother-child health research at the 2024 Jane and Robert Cizik Lecture.

Objectively measuring pain

Deniz Dishman, PhD, CRNA, NSPM-C, test a technology that may help assess pain in patients with communication disabilities.

Top 20 in NIH Funding

The nursing school’s ranking rose 20 positions year over year, making it the top nursing school in Texas for NIH-funded research.

Eapen receives Hillman grant

Assistant Professor Doncy Eapen, PhD, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, becomes the first Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston faculty member to receive a prestigious grant from the Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation.

Three new NIH grants

Diane Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN, FAAN; Janet Van Cleave PhD, RN, FAAN; and Daphne Hernandez, PhD, MSEd, FAAHB, receive NIH funding totaling more than $8.5 million.

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