The University of Texas in May 2006 received a matching grant from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation which positions Austin at the leading edge of pediatric health research. The grant will be awarded over a three-year period to help UT establish a pediatric health research institute in Austin on a 15-acre lot on the former Robert Mueller Airport site, adjacent to the new Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas.
Combining UT Austin’s core expertise in life sciences with the new Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas will establish Austin as a center of excellence for children’s health and biomedical research. The new 150,000 square foot facility, to be named the Dell Pediatric Research Institute, will open on or before May 15, 2009.
