i45NOW, April 30, 2020

President ad interim, Dr. Ben Raimer talks about the $3.35 million grant from the Sealy & Smith Foundation that will support COVID-19 research. During the interview, Raimer covered many subjects, including testing efforts in the county, drug trails at UTMB, and living with a novel illness reflecting back to life during the polio epidemic. “If anyone can find a way to defeat this virus, it’s UTMB’s top-notch researchers,” Raimer said. ABC13 Houston acquired the online interview for a report on their morning news.