Southwest National Primate Research Center Archives - San Antonio Report

Local researchers hope aging baboons can reveal Alzheimer’s earliest signs

by Josh Archote November 6, 2026November 5, 2026

What drives Alzheimer’s disease? Local researchers will look at the brains of aging baboons at Texas Biomed for answers.

San Antonio researchers to test antiviral compounds against Ebola amid outbreak in Central Africa

by Josh Archote May 23, 2026May 26, 2026

San Antonio researchers to test potential first measles treatment amid U.S. resurgence

by Josh Archote April 3, 2026April 2, 2026

Meet the tiny, marshmallow-loving monkeys at Texas Biomed that contribute to longevity research

by Josh Archote December 24, 2025January 5, 2026

Deepak Kaushal, director of the Southwest National Primate Research Center at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, is under federal supervision for research misconduct.

Director of Texas Biomed’s primate center admits to falsifying data, placed under federal oversight

by Lindsey Carnett August 3, 2022August 3, 2022

Primates at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute's current animal care facility. The new complex will allow Texas Biomed to breed more primates.

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Texas Biomed expansion will help meet nation’s research primate shortage

by Lindsey Carnett December 8, 2021December 9, 2021

The Texas Biomedical Research Institute.

Texas Biomed Announces New Primate Research Center Director

by JJ Velasquez August 6, 2018January 31, 2020

Dr. Ruth Ruprecht, M.D., Ph.D., is director of the AIDS Research Program in the Department of Virology and Immunology at the Texas Biomed Research Institute, a world leader in independent biomedical research dedicated to advancing human health across the globe. Photo courtesy of Texas Biomed Research Institute.

Local Scientists Reveal Breakthrough in HIV/AIDS Research

by Edmond Ortiz July 27, 2018October 23, 2018

Racks of assorted snacks on display at Express Mart #4. Photo by Scott Ball.

Study: Children Born to Obese Mothers Develop Fatty Liver in Womb

by Roseanna Garza March 8, 2018March 8, 2018

Dr. Andrew Hayhurst is one of several scientists at Texas BioMed working on filoviruses to develop therapies and vaccines for diseases such as Ebola or Marburg virus.

Texas Biomed Lab Enables High-Tech Research on Deadly Viruses

by Iris Gonzalez October 31, 2016January 31, 2020