# Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston Source: https://www.luxurway.com/blog/texas-medical-center-bringing-more-researchers-to-houston ![Furnished home in Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/is-houston-the-largest-medical-center-in-the-world.webp) [Home](/)[Blog](/blog)Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston [Texas Medical Center housing](/texasmedicalcenterhousing) # Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston By the [Luxurway Houston team](/editorial-policy)Jun 29, 2022Reviewed Sep 26, 2026Updated Sep 2023 [See Texas Medical Center housing](/texasmedicalcenterhousing)[Browse rentals](/rentals?purpose=Medical+stay) * **4.9** Google * **5.0** Yelp * **4.9** Airbnb SEARCH HOMES ## Search Texas Medical Center / traveling medical housing for your dates. Share your check-in date. We will match you with a home. [Homes](#featured-homes)[FAQ](#guide-faq)[Guides](#related-guides) This article reports that the Texas Medical Center added a review board to speed clinical research. It is a campus note, not a lodging list. Luxurway is not affiliated with the hospital. A furnished home for 30 nights or longer is booked separately. This page does not book housing. For a furnished home of 30 nights or longer, see [Texas Medical Center housing](/texasmedicalcenterhousing). We all know someone fighting a battle with cancer or another life-threatening illness. So, we understand the importance of research to find a cure for those illnesses. Research can be a long, tedious process riddled with red-tape and administrative obstacles. But, Houston’s Texas Medical Center (TMC) just initiated a new Institutional Review Board as part of its Clinical Research Institute to simplify the research process. FURNISHED HOMES ## Featured homes A few furnished homes in the Texas Medical Center. [ ![Casa Emilio kitchen, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / Meyerland, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/casa-emilio/casa-emilio-kitchen-04-640.webp)![Casa Emilio living room, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / Meyerland, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/casa-emilio/casa-emilio-living-room-01-640.webp)![Casa Emilio dining room, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / Meyerland, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/casa-emilio/casa-emilio-dining-room-01-640.webp)![Casa Emilio primary bedroom, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / Meyerland, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/casa-emilio/casa-emilio-primary-bedroom-02-640.webp)![Casa Emilio bedroom, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / Meyerland, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/casa-emilio/casa-emilio-bedroom-02-640.webp)![Casa Emilio primary bathroom, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / Meyerland, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/casa-emilio/casa-emilio-primary-bathroom-03-640.webp) HouseHoliday Special: $550 off per month\* ](/casa-emilio?purpose=Medical+stay) [ Texas Medical Center Area / Bellaire / Meyerland Area ### Casa Emilio 4 bedrooms2 baths * One story * Fenced Yard * Home Office ](/casa-emilio?purpose=Medical+stay) [ ~Regular price $250~**Holiday Special price $232 / night****$250 / night**30+ nights minimum Plus a one-time $350 cleaning fee. \*Move in by Nov 15, 2026. View this home](/casa-emilio?purpose=Medical+stay) [ ![Villa Como exterior, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / Meyerland, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/villa-como/villa-como-exterior-03-640.webp)![Villa Como dining room, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / Meyerland, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/villa-como/villa-como-dining-room-01-640.webp)![Villa Como living room, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / Meyerland, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/villa-como/villa-como-living-room-01-640.webp)![Villa Como kitchen, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / Meyerland, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/villa-como/villa-como-kitchen-06-640.webp)![Villa Como exterior, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / Meyerland, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/villa-como/villa-como-exterior-02-640.webp)![Villa Como exterior, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / Meyerland, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/villa-como/villa-como-exterior-12-640.webp) HouseHoliday Special: $1000 off per month\* ](/villa-como?purpose=Medical+stay) [ Texas Medical Center Area / Bellaire / Meyerland Area ### Villa Como 5 bedrooms3.5 baths * Two story * Private Pool * Fenced Yard ](/villa-como?purpose=Medical+stay) [ ~Regular price $500~**Holiday Special price $467 / night****$500 / night**30+ nights minimum Plus a one-time $350 cleaning fee. \*Move in by Nov 15, 2026. View this home](/villa-como?purpose=Medical+stay) [ ![Med Center Retreat living room, furnished apartment in Texas Medical Center, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/medical-center-retreat/medical-center-retreat-living-room-01-640.webp)![Med Center Retreat kitchen, furnished apartment in Texas Medical Center, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/medical-center-retreat/medical-center-retreat-kitchen-04-640.webp)![Med Center Retreat exterior, furnished apartment in Texas Medical Center, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/medical-center-retreat/medical-center-retreat-exterior-01-640.webp)![Med Center Retreat primary bedroom, furnished apartment in Texas Medical Center, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/medical-center-retreat/medical-center-retreat-primary-bedroom-02-640.webp)![Med Center Retreat primary bathroom, furnished apartment in Texas Medical Center, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/medical-center-retreat/medical-center-retreat-primary-bathroom-01-640.webp)![Med Center Retreat bedroom, furnished apartment in Texas Medical Center, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/medical-center-retreat/medical-center-retreat-bedroom-01-640.webp) ApartmentHoliday Special: $250 off per month\* ](/medical-center-retreat?purpose=Medical+stay) [ Texas Medical Center Area ### Med Center Retreat 2 bedrooms2 baths * Ground floor * Patio ](/medical-center-retreat?purpose=Medical+stay) [ ~Regular price $142~**Holiday Special price $133 / night****$142 / night**30+ nights minimum Plus a one-time $350 cleaning fee. \*Move in by Nov 15, 2026. View this home](/medical-center-retreat?purpose=Medical+stay) [ ![Serena Sun living room, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / Braeswood, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/serena-sun/serena-sun-living-room-04-640.webp)![Serena Sun kitchen, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / Braeswood, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/serena-sun/serena-sun-kitchen-05-640.webp)![Serena Sun den, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / Braeswood, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/serena-sun/serena-sun-den-01-640.webp)![Serena Sun dining room, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / Braeswood, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/serena-sun/serena-sun-dining-room-01-640.webp)![Serena Sun primary bedroom, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / Braeswood, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/serena-sun/serena-sun-primary-bedroom-02-640.webp)![Serena Sun exterior, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / Braeswood, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/serena-sun/serena-sun-exterior-03-640.webp) House ](/serena-sun?purpose=Medical+stay) [ Texas Medical Center Area / Braeswood Area ### Serena Sun 3 bedrooms2 baths * One story * Fenced Yard * Home Office ](/serena-sun?purpose=Medical+stay) [ **$285 / night**30+ nights minimum Plus a one-time $350 cleaning fee. View this home](/serena-sun?purpose=Medical+stay) [ ![Chateau Gold kitchen, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / West University, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/chateau-gold/chateau-gold-kitchen-01-640.webp)![Chateau Gold living room, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / West University, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/chateau-gold/chateau-gold-living-room-01-640.webp)![Chateau Gold home office, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / West University, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/chateau-gold/chateau-gold-home-office-01-640.webp)![Chateau Gold dining room, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / West University, Houston — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/chateau-gold/chateau-gold-dining-room-01-640.webp)![Chateau Gold primary bedroom, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / West University — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/chateau-gold/chateau-gold-primary-bedroom-01-640.webp)![Chateau Gold primary bathroom, furnished house in Texas Medical Center / West University — Texas Medical Center Bringing More Researchers to Houston](/media/chateau-gold/chateau-gold-primary-bathroom-02-640.webp) House ](/chateau-gold?purpose=Medical+stay) [ Texas Medical Center Area / West University / Southgate area ### Chateau Gold 5 bedrooms3.5 baths * Two story * Fenced Yard * Home Office ](/chateau-gold?purpose=Medical+stay) [ **$533 / night**30+ nights minimum Plus a one-time $350 cleaning fee. View this home](/chateau-gold?purpose=Medical+stay) Featured houses and apartments · 30+ night minimum · Confirm dates and current pricing with our team. [Browse rentals](/texasmedicalcenterhousing) ## TMC’s new review board means more research will be done at a faster pace. This will allow for more clinical trials to take place throughout the complex. Research will be more streamlined and create an opportunity for more researchers to come together to find cures for cancer and other diseases. The main focal point of the review board is to make sure that clinical research at the center is performed ethically. Before a research project can even begin, it will have to be presented to the Institutional Review Board for approval. TMC has 29 review boards at this time. Prior to the new endeavor, if a researcher wanted to create a trial at different sites, they had to receive approval from each review board in charge of the relevant sites. It was a process that previously could take two years. The [new board](http://www.tmc.edu/clinical-research/programs/tmc-irb/) will improve that process. Researchers will now be able to get a single approval from the new committee to move forward. This will help some clinical trials to see results sooner, which could speed up the discovery and development of new treatments that will save more lives. Patients with rarer diseases will also have an increased chance of having a spotlight on their disease, and perhaps a cure. The new project will bring more researchers, startups, and major organizations to the campus and to Houston. In addition to the board’s experts currently working within the vast medical center, outside reviewers from a certified review board, Western IRB, will begin reviewing the clinical trials. Bert Wilkins, TMC’s Institutional Review Board chairman, points out that phase II and III drug trials are the most likely to benefit from the new process, citing that it’ll be more efficient to deal with the review board just once, rather than 29 times. “The ability to tap into that environment and to make this a seamless process will increase the amount of research here,” Wilkins said. Grant researchers will also have more access to varying types of patients for greater impact and fewer logistical challenges. Steven Kornblau, M.D. an Institutional Review Board member who also serves as a professor at MD Anderson Cancer Center, said: “If you’re a pharmaceutical company, supervising one trial is less of a headache than supervising multiple trials in separate institutions.” The initiative will no doubt attract industry experts from outside of Houston, allowing them to leave a footprint in their respective fields. This means Houston’s population will continue to see new people coming into the city to live and work. ## A population influx means more need for short-term housing in Houston. With new talent coming to Houston to work at Texas Medical Center, there’s an increased need for short-term housing solutions. New residents come to Houston all-year long to work for different industries. Houston sees a constant influx of new residents, which means [housing can be challenging](/blog) for those residents to find. Thankfully, Luxurway has a steady stream of new [short-term luxury corporate housing solutions](/corporatehousing) to meet the ongoing need. It’s also great that many of these luxury homes are located near the hospital campus for an easy commute. Short-term rentals from Luxurway have everything you need, from furniture to all the amenities you could hope for. [Schedule an appointment](/contact) today to view one of [Luxurway’s prime properties](/rentals). ## Frequently asked questions Straight answers from our Houston team. [Request a quote](/contact?purpose=Medical+stay) ### Does this campus page book housing? No. This page explains a clinic, portal, or campus location. For a furnished home of 30 nights or longer, call (832) 304-3322, email Info@Luxurway.com, or send dates at /contact. ### Does MyChart or myMDAnderson book lodging? No. Those portals handle records, messages, and appointments. Housing is separate. Inquire with Luxurway, a hotel, or a hospitality house. ### What lodging options exist near MD Anderson? Patients can consider Rotary House, Hope Lodge when eligible, nearby hotels, or a 30-night furnished home. Joe’s House is a directory of discounted lodging, not a physical house. ### Is Luxurway affiliated with MD Anderson? No. Hospital names are geographic only. Luxurway is independent furnished lodging and is not affiliated with or endorsed by MD Anderson, the Texas Medical Center, Houston Methodist, or Texas Children’s. ### How do I book a furnished home near campus? Send your check-in date on the form. Call (832) 304-3322 or email Info@Luxurway.com to share guests, neighborhood, pets, and budget. Do not send private medical details through the housing form. NEXT STEP ## Find a furnished home *in Houston.* Homes and apartments for 30 nights or longer, with photos and rates. Share your dates and we will match you with a home. 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