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Research Areas<\/h1>\n\n\n

UT faculty and students develop innovative technologies, processes, and discoveries to tackle complex challenges that improve life and lives<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our expertise spans the entire translational health science spectrum, from discovery to implementation.\u202fTogether we are improving health and wellness across the following key research areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Biomedical Tools and Technologies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Applying biological sciences, genetics and genomics, engineering, computational sciences, and data visualization to create advanced technologies for imaging, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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computational health and medicine at UT<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Creating tools and advancing knowledge to predict, detect, and understand the interactions between humans, genetics, the environment, and infectious and chronic diseases<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Infectious Disease<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Developing and advancing innovative approaches to detect, model, and mitigate infectious threats while strengthening resilience in individuals, communities, and health systems locally and globally<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Infectious Disease at UT<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Promoting Healthy Communities and Lifestyles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Developing advanced solutions to address physical, psychological, and social barriers to well-being and resilience for individuals, families, and communities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Behavioral, social and mental healTh at ut<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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FOOD, NUTRITION AND EXERCISE at ut<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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