The Institute partnered with scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, National School of Tropical Medicine and the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development on the development of vaccines for Chagas Disease, as well as to conduct epidemiological studies on the prevalence of the disease and its vectors.
Baylor School of Medicine, National School of Tropical Medicine, 
            Founding Dean
            
Baylor School of Medicine, National School of Tropical Medicine, 
            Associate Dean
            
Baylor School of Medicine, National School of Tropical Medicine, 
            Associate Professor
            
Baylor School of Medicine, National School of Tropical Medicine, 
            Assistant Professor
            
Baylor School of Medicine, National School of Tropical Medicine, 
            Associate Professor
            
Southern Star Medical Research Institute
            Assistant Project Principal Investigator