Dr. Luis V. Colom is the Director of the Center for Biomedical Studies and Chair of the Biological Sciences Department at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College. Dr. Colom obtained both his medical and doctoral degrees in his native country of Uruguay. His extensive research training was obtained at the Ramon y Cajal Center in Spain, the University of Calgary in Canada, Florida Atlantic University in the U.S. and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Since his arrival to UTB/TSC, Dr. Colom’s team of researchers have made numerous contributions to science and have obtained a significant amount of federal funding for biomedical research and infrastructure. Approximately 12.1 millions dollars have been awarded to the department of Biological Sciences since 2001. Dr. Colom has an outstanding publication record in the area of neuroscience. His publications can be found in prestigious journals, such as the Journal of Neurophysiolgy and Brain Research.