BioMedTexas

Which city in Texas has the highest concentration of talent in academic biomedical research? There is probably no definitive way to answer this question, but one good "quick and dirty" method would be to compile a list of Texas-based Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigators. Why? Because HHMI Investigators typically constitute a large portion of the 'superstar' biomedical researchers at any given institution. Below is a list compiled from data I obtained from the HHMI website  in October 2013: It turns out Dallas leads the list by a long shot, due solely to UT Southwestern Medical Center. Having been a UT Southwestern employee for the past seven years I knew it had a strong research program, but I was still surprised to see it dominate the local competition to the degree that it does in this particular metric (for what it's worth UT Southwestern also has five Nobel laureates among its faculty - four active, one emeritus). This made me curious:  

Three months ago I had the great fortune of being hired for a job that gives me a front-row seat to the world of biomedical technology commercialization. I now work as a Licensing Associate at UT Southwestern Medical Center's Office for Technology Development. UT Southwestern is one of Texas's premier biomedical research institutions, boasting five Nobel laureates (one now emeritus), 19 members of the National Academy of Sciences, and 12 Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators. The Office for Technology Development manages the institution's efforts in commercializing new technologies developed by its researchers. As Licensing Associate I will be responsible for negotiating and drafting license agreements that grant external entities such as biotech, pharmaceutical, and research reagent companies the right to use and commercialize UT Southwestern-developed technologies.  Will the nature of my blog change as a result of my new job? Not really. Much of the informa