Advancing Human and Animal Health
The Center for Organ and Cell Biotechnology (CCOB), originally
supported by the Texas Emerging Technology Fund, is a collaboration
launched in 2013, between the Texas Heart Institute (THI) and the
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical
Sciences (CVM). Led by Dr. Doris Taylor, director of Regenerative
Medicine Research at THI, the center includes scientists,
engineers, physicians, veterinarians, and business managers from
both organizations, and other colleges located at Texas A&M
University. Dr. Taylor draws from expertise at both institutions to
position the CCOB as a world leader in adult stem cell research,
organ transplantation, and personalized medicine. The health of
animals and people is inextricably linked and this unique center
advances both human and animal health.