Academic Institute

Integrated into one of the nation’s finest hospitals, the440,000-square-foot Houston Methodist Research Institute Translational Research Institute Building and ancillary space, provides the technology and support our doctors need to effectively and efficiently bring cures through all stages of clinical trials and to all patients around the world. The Research Institute includes open laboratories designed to house 90 principal investigators, over 20 core facilities to enhance interdisciplinary research, an FDA compliant preclinical Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) facility, and three FDA compliant Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) facilities to prepare clinical-grade radiopharmaceuticals, biological agents and small molecules. The space also houses the cGMP and CLIA certified Johnson Center for Cellular Therapeutics, state-of-the-art imaging equipment for preclinical and clinical studies, and the Bookout Center surgical simulation and procedural skills training facility. Whether an investigator is in the initial phase of discovery or is developing, testing, or validating a new drug or device, the Houston Methodist Academic Institute has the infrastructure ready to assist in every step with technical expertise and state-of-the-art equipment.