of data (e.g., genomics, imaging, social determinants of health) to redress health disparities and advance health equity. taken together, these are the largest research grants ever awarded in the same year to unt health science center. research institutes research centers and institutes at unthsc include: bone & joint research center cardiovascular research institute center for commercialization of fluorescence technologies center for community health center for human identification center for health policy consortium on alzheimer's research and education focused on resources for her health education and research (for her) geriatric education and research institute institute for aging and alzheimer's disease research (iaadr) institute of applied genetics institute for cancer research institute for public safety north texas eye research institute (nteri) osteopathic research center (orc) physical medicine institute primary care research center tech fort worth (discovery labs) texas center for health disparities texas center for music and medicine texas prevention institute (tpi) unt center for human identification notable alumni, faculty and staff ronald r. blanck, former unthsc president; current chairman of the board of the uniformed services university of the health sciences michael carletti, flight surgeon for the u.s. air force air demonstration squadron ("thunderbirds") rob dickerman, do/phd-neurosurgeon scott ransom, former unthsc president; current partner in the health & life sciences advisory at oliver wyman paul s. saenz, do, team physician for the san antonio spurs. j. d. sheffield, physician in gatesville, texas and republican member of the texas house of representatives from district 59 in coryell county david siderovski, current chair of unthsc department of pharmacology & neuroscience. michael r. williams, current unthsc president irvin zeitler, past president of the texas medical board tecora ballom, do mph mshi, united states assistant surgeon general, rear admiral, united states public health service