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Roberto Osegueda


The University of Texas at El Paso has made great strides in building capacity and creating an environment of growth for research. With $108 million in annual research expenditures in FY 2019, UTEP is designated a top tier research university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. This achievement is due in part to the capital investment the University has made in research equipment and facilities, an investment that has facilitated the recruitment and retention of faculty who successfully compete at the national level. UTEP’s success is also enhanced by the supportive climate for research, creative, and scholarly activities in all of the University’s colleges.

Through this portal you will find information on current research initiatives, funding opportunities, research programs, research policies and procedures, opportunities for collaboration and procedures for licensing innovations produced by research.

Roberto Osegueda

Vice President for Research
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UTEP Professor Helps Identify How Coronavirus Transmits from Animals to Humans

Chuan Xiao, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at The University of Texas at El Paso, is contributing his expertise to research on the transmission of the novel coronavirus from animals to humans.

Arshad Khan, Ph.D., foreground center, associate professor of biological sciences, directs a team of undergraduate and graduate student researchers in the Systems Neuroscience Laboratory at The University of Texas at El Paso, where the focus is on mapping individual pathways of the brain – down to a cellular level – to help understand how the human brain works. Khan’s lab partnered with collaborators on and off campus to engage in two individual interdisciplinary research studies, both resulting in major scientific journal publications and new discoveries in the field of neuroscience. Collaborators include Jeffrey Olimpo, Ph.D., foreground right, assistant professor in biological sciences at UTEP, and Melissa Chee, Ph.D., on-screen, assistant professor of neuroscience at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Photo: Ivan Pierre Aguirre / UTEP Communications Note: This photo was taken in February 2020 before social distancing measures were enacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

UTEP Interdisciplinary Collaborations Lead to Major Publications, Advances in Neuroscience Research and Education

In the Systems Neuroscience Laboratory at The University of Texas at El Paso, where Arshad Khan, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences, directs a team of undergraduate and graduate student researchers, the focus is on mapping individual pathways of the brain – down to a cellular level – to help understand how the human brain works.

UTEP Researchers Help Pave Path for Biofriendly Materials to Aid Drug Design Delivery for Neurodegenerative Disorders

EL PASO, Texas – The contributions of researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) have yielded the first indication that carbon quantum dots, a class of nanoparticles, can be utilized to combat neurological disorders, according to a paper published in the journal Processes as part its special issue on protein biosynthesis and drug design and delivery.

Researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso’s Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CTIS) will partner with The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Transportation Research on a $494,000 award from the Texas Department of Transportation to create realistic conditions for assessment of asphalt mixtures in an effort to enhance their durability. The researchers photographed in February 2020 include, left to right: Ephraim Morales, undergraduate research assistant, Imad Abdallah, executive director of CTIS, Paulina Estrada, undergraduate research assistant, Victor Garcia, CTIS research associate, Soheil Nazarian, Ph.D., professor of civil engineering, Helena Mascorro, undergraduate research assistant and Benjamin Arras, Ph.D., research associate. Photo: Laura Trejo / UTEP Communications

UTEP, UT Austin to Study Enhanced Asphalt Production Processes for Longer-Lasting Roads

A trio of researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso’s Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CTIS) will partner with The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Transportation Research on a $494,000 award from the Texas Department of Transportation to create realistic conditions for assessment of asphalt mixtures in an effort to enhance their durability.

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