Focused on enhancing the quality of care while seeking the cure.

As the medical research arm of The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation, the McNair Medical Institute (MMI) was created to treat, cure and prevent disease through research and collaboration and to inspire and invest in the best and brightest physician-scientists and M.D./Ph.D. students.

This mission is being pursued through the recruitment of McNair Scholars, the world’s brightest physician-scientists, to Houston. Currently the McNair Foundation is funding research of 20 McNair Scholars throughout the Texas Medical Center.

The McNair Medical Institute is determined to make scientific discoveries that translate into cures for the most devastating medical disorders.

In addition to funding research, MMI is committed to training the next generation of physician-scientists through the McNair M.D./Ph.D. Scholars at Baylor College of Medicine. These future leaders in academic medicine and biomedical research will dedicate themselves to providing passionate care to patients and developing new treatments and cures for disease to further the vision of Janice and Robert McNair.