UTMB is a part of the Gulf Coast Consortium for Bioinformatics, which offers excellent cross-disciplinary research and education opportunities and also includes Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas - Health Science Center and The University of Houston.
UTMB is located in Galveston, Texas, on a historical tropical island in the Gulf of Mexico. The Houston-Galveston metroplex combines the amenities of one of the nation's largest urban centers with the unique pleasures of living on an island and one of the lowest living costs among the US cities.
