Established in 1999, Institute of Biosciences and Technology is a member of the Texas A&M Health Science Center representing the basic research component of Texas A&M Health Science Center s Houston Campus. Located in Houston, Texas, the Institute of Biosciences and Technology conducts basic research comprising research centers, such as center for cancer and stem cell biology, center for environmental and genetic medicine, center for infectious and inflammatory diseases, center for molecular development and disease and center for genome research.