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Justin Drake appointed as new student regent

AUSTIN – Justin Drake, a doctoral student at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, was appointed Thursday as the new student regent on the UT System Board.

Drake is currently pursuing a Doctorate of biochemistry and molecular biology with a concentration in computational biophysics from UTMB. He is also a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, where he received a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering.

Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Drake and 10 other students to higher education governing boards across the state. The one-year term as student regent will expire May 31, 2016. Student regents serve as nonvoting members.

About The University of Texas System
Educating students, providing care for patients, conducting groundbreaking basic, applied and clinical research and serving the needs of Texans and the nation for more than 130 years, The University of Texas System is one of the largest public university systems in the United States. With nine academic universities, six health institutions and an enrollment of more than 217,000, the UT System confers more than one-third of the state’s undergraduate degrees, educates almost two-thirds of the state’s health care professionals annually and accounts for almost 70 percent of all research funds awarded to public institutions in Texas. The UT System has an annual operating budget of $15.6 billion (FY 2015) including $3 billion in sponsored programs funded by federal, state, local and private sources. With about 20,000 faculty – including Nobel laureates – and more than 70,000 health care professionals, researchers, student advisors and support staff, the UT System is one of the largest employers in the state. For more information, visit www.utsystem.edu.

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