Center for Health and Biosciences
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Migration Initiative
With an interdisciplinary and interrelated approach, the Baker Institute Migration Initiative — a collaboration between the Center for Health and Biosciences, Center for the U.S. and Mexico and Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East — focuses on the economic, legal, health and social and environmental aspects of migration.

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7 Steps for Igniting the Brain Capital Industrial Strategy
What Are Cell-based Embryo Models and Should We Be Worried?
Ethical, Legal, Regulatory & Policy Issues Concerning Embryoids: A Systematic Review of the Literature
By Ana S. Iltis, Grace Koster, Emily Reeves & Kirstin R. W. Matthews
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From Neuroweapons to ‘Neuroshields’: Safeguarding Brain Capital for National Security
Price Increases Versus Upcoding as Drivers of Emergency Department Spending Increases, 2012–19
From Markets to Minds: Brain Capital to Drive Economic Security
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The Center for Health and Biosciences (CHB) employs comprehensive research analysis to develop health policy recommendations that promote health and well-being in the United States and globally. Combining researchers from Rice University and the Texas Medical Center, the CHB offers a unique setting for medical and policy professionals to address four major research themes: U.S. health care, global health, public health and the future of medicine. Within these areas, research questions capitalize on specific areas of expertise among our fellows and scholars, including health economics, maternal and child health, biomedical research policy, and the control of neglected infectious diseases.
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Kaitlin May
Program Manager
Center for Health and Biosciences
Phone: (713) 348-4683
E-mail: kaitlin.may@rice.edu