John Freeman Faculty Teaching Award – Han Zhang, MD
Han Zhang, MD, professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy is the 2025 recipient of the John H. Freeman Award for Faculty Teaching. Chosen by the senior class, this is the eighth time Zhang has received the award, which…
McGovern shines at Health Science Education conference
McGovern Medical School was well-represented at the 2025 Innovations in Health Science Education 21st Annual Conference for The University of Texas System Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education, with 40 attendees and a multitude of grant and…
Novel nanoscintillator concept leads to improved outcomes in pancreatic cancer
Research from the lab of Sunil Krishnan, MD, professor and John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair in the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, seeking to push the limits of light-activated therapies used to kill cancer cells has…
Student author pens book for pediatric dermatology patients
Inspired by her sister’s journey with skin conditions, a rising fourth-year student at McGovern Medical School has combined her passion for dermatology and storytelling to create a children’s book designed to help young patients embrace and celebrate their skin. “My…
Perioperative Medicine Retreat
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Institute of Perioperative Medicine hosted its inaugural Research Retreat, April 18 at the TMC3 Collaborative Building. Keynote speaker for the event was 2019 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Gregg L. Semenza, MD,…
Smythe Lecture
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Fred Gage, PhD, Vi and John Adler Chair for Research on Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disease at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, presents the 2025 Cheves Smythe Distinguished Lecture, April 8 in MSB 3.001. Gage…
Schweitzer Fellows
Congratulations to the 13 McGovern Medical School students accepted as the 2025 cohort for the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. The students who were selected are: Asha Ayyar, Mary Chen, Kennedy Cook, Faith Folorunso, Emily Irikannu, Lexis Khetsavanh, Alyssa Miller, Neha Patil,…
Pediatrics to host resident, fellow research symposia
The Department of Pediatrics will host the 3rd Annual Pediatric Research Symposium and the 14th Annual Pediatric Fellow Research Symposium May 21 and May 22, respectively. The 3rd Annual Pediatric Resident Research Symposium is a free event held from 12:30-4:30…
Common genetic variants linked to drug-resistant epilepsy
Certain common genetic changes might make some people with focal epilepsy less responsive to seizure medications, according to a new global study led by researchers from UCL in London and UTHealth Houston. Focal epilepsy is a condition where seizures start…
2025 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards
Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards. May is designated as teaching excellence month for McGovern Medical School. New to the awards in 2025 is a shifted focus toward junior faculty. Senior faculty who have been…