About Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
Baylor Scott & White Research Institute (BSWRI) is the dedicated research and development arm of the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas. BSWRI provides the critical infrastructure and operational resources needed to both safely and effectively conduct research across a broad range of specialty areas.
By the numbers:
- Staffing more than 400 employees, including scientists, laboratory assistants, research nurses, clinical research assistants and research coordinators
- Utilizing more than 200,000-square-feet of research space
- Conducting more than 1,400 active research protocols, spanning more than 60 medical specialties
- Serving more than 800,000 people at medical centers across our healthcare system
- Publishing more than 500 peer reviewed publications per year
Our patients and community members are at the heart of everything we do at BSWRI
A key aspect of delivering high quality, patient-centered care is ensuring that our research is also truly patient-centered. From discovering new therapies that enhance available treatment options, to studying population health and other trends that improve quality of care, we are committed to bringing innovation to the forefront of healthcare by making research studies and trials more accessible to the diverse communities our system serves.
Frequently published in major scientific journals and reported at medical and scientific meetings, our research has resulted in more than 500 issued and pending patents spanning immunotherapy, genomics, biomarkers, metabolomics, metabolic, cardiovascular disease and medical devices. BSWRI also holds robust cardiovascular, oncology and transplant research portfolios, in addition to overseeing studies across nearly 50 other specialty areas.
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How you can participate in clinical research
We offer patients the opportunity to participate in clinical trials across a wide range of medical specialties. By taking part in a clinical trial, you can play a more active role in your own healthcare and help others by contributing to medical research. Baylor Scott & White Research Institute undertakes clinical trials in both North Texas and Central Texas.
To see if you qualify for enrollment in one of our clinical trials, call 1.888.507.3732.
Frequently asked questions
Areas of research
Cancer
Baylor Scott & White Research Institute (BSWRI) conducts research exploring different cancer medications, therapies and care options. We support a wide variety of trials, across all phases, related multiple types of cancer.
About cancer researchCenter for Applied Health Research (CAHR)
Center for Applied Health Research (CAHR) is a collaborative, multidisciplinary system level research center within the Baylor Scott & White Research Institute. CAHR supports investigator-initiated research to generate applied health knowledge across our healthcare system.
About CAHREsophageal
The Center for Esophageal Disease at Baylor University Medical Center features gastroenterologists, interventional endoscopists, laryngologists, esophageal surgeons and thoracic surgeons on the Baylor University Medical Center medical staff who have focused expertise in diagnosing and treating disorders of the esophagus.
About esophageal researchHeart and vascular
Baylor Scott & White Research Institute (BSWRI) oversees a robust portfolio of cardiovascular trials and studies that has resulted in more than 500 issued and pending patents spanning cardiovascular disease and medical devices.
About heart and vascular researchRehabilitation
We focus our research on patients across our entire rehabilitation network. With a diverse patient group from acute care therapy, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient therapy and our home health division, we are able to create unique research opportunities.
About rehab researchTexas Immuno-Oncology Biorepository (TIOB)
The Texas Immuno-Oncology Biorepository is a research facility that collects, catalogs and stores samples of biological material, such as urine, blood, stool, tissue, cells, DNA, RNA and protein, in an effort to improve our understanding of cancer. About TIOBTransplant
We’ve performed many human organ transplant firsts in the state, nation and the world. We are globally recognized for our contributions to transplantation research and our effectiveness at translating complex studies to patients in need.
About transplant researchUterus transplant
Sixteen babies have been born at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health to mothers who received a uterus transplant. These live births are the latest medical milestones in the uterine transplant clinical trial (ended) at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.
About uterus transplant researchWarriors Research Institute
Our team is dedicated to producing high quality research aimed at improving care for warriors from a variety of fields.
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Baylor Scott & White Health Enrolls First Patients in the World in Trial for Inhaled Remdesivir
Earlier this month, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute enrolled the first four patients in the world on Gilead's new clinical trial involving an investigational inhaled solution of remdesivir (NCT04539262).
NIH Awards Baylor Scott & White Research Institute RO1 Grant for Surgical Simulator Study
Baylor Scott & White Research Institute has received funding for a study from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, one of the 27 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Baylor Scott & White Researchers Receive $1.5 Million in NIH Funding to Study the Molecular Basis of Esophageal Cancer
The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma has increased 8-fold over the past 50 years.
New research study aims to uncover the emotional impact of COVID-19
It’s difficult to put into words the changes that our world has seen in just a few short weeks. Not only are we confronted by the ever-present risk of illness by this invisible enemy, COVID-19, but there are so many creature comforts and “norms” that are no longer accessible in times of need.