UTMB as of 2015 has over $125 million in funding and is ranked 52nd in overall NIH research funding. With over 152 faculty memebers in the Biomedical Science division at the University of Texas Medical Branch advances human understanding and knowledge in health-related disciplines through scholarly teaching and research in the biomedical sciences, promoting excellence in academic pursuits and activities, and developing individual leadership, communication, motivation, and scholarship in all students.