Professor Joanne Turner, Ph.D., the Vice President for Research at Texas Biomedical Research Institute, will serve as the new Executive Director of the Vaccine Development Center of San Antonio.  Texas Biomed partners with the University of Texas at San Antonio , Southwest Research Institute and UT Health San Antonio to promote collaboration among the participating research institutions in infectious disease research and vaccine development in order to facilitate new discoveries and eliminate duplication of resources. "As an institution committed to combating infectious diseases, the development of new vaccines is crucial to Texas Biomed's mission," Dr. Turner commented. "I appreciate and endorse this collaborative consortium model these institutions have worked hard to maintain since the Center's founding in 2012." Click here to read the full story.