Neurology project takes AHA/ASA Stroke Data Challenge prize
A paper from the team of Amanda Jagolino-Cole, MD, associate professor; Sushanth Aroor, MD, assistant professor; Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPH, professor; and Sunil Sheth, MD, associate professor in the Department of Neurology, won the 3rd Place Prize in the American…
Psychiatry hosts Eating Disorders Update May 3
The Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, will host the UTHealth Houston Center for Eating Disorders Update Conference: Bridging the Gap, May 3 at TMC3 Helix Park (1885 Old Spanish Trail). The conference will showcase presentations…
Showing Off Research
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The McGovern Medical School Office of Research Affairs hosts the annual McGovern Medical School Research Retreat, March 4 at the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine.
Getting Brainy
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications McGovern Medical School and the Neuroscience Research Center hosts Brain Night For Kids March 13 at The McGovern Health Museum.
Institute of Perioperative Medicine to host inaugural retreat
The Institute of Perioperative Medicine will host its inaugural retreat from 8:30 a.m. until 8 p.m., April 18 at the TMC3 Collaborative Building (7255 Helix Park Ave.). The inaugural retreat is hosted by Institute of Perioperative Medicine co-directors Cynthia Ju,…
Psychiatry offers two new fellowships
Helping to prepare the clinical workforce for specialized psychiatric expertise, the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences welcomes two new fellowships. The UTHealth Houston Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship and Interventional Psychiatry Fellowship are currently accepting applications. The…
Brain channels ‘stopped in time’ reveal chemical flow that enables learning, thinking
In an effort to understand how brain cells exchange chemical messages, scientists say they have successfully used a highly specialized microscope to capture more precise details of how one of the most common signaling molecules, glutamate, opens a channel and…
In Memoriam: Diana A. Racusin, MD
Diana A. Racusin, MD, holder of the Berel Held, MD, Professorship in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, died Saturday, March 29, 2025, following a yearslong battle with cancer. She was 41. Joining the McGovern Medical School faculty…
Ready to Give
The countdown is on – we are 1 week away from #UTHealthHoustonGivingDay! Join us on Tuesday, April 8 for 24 hours of generosity that will shape the future of medicine. One day can make a big difference when we give…
Happy Doctors’ Day
Photos by Meagan Tape/Office of Public Affairs In honor of Doctors’ Day March 30, the UTHealth Houston community celebrated their appreciation for its dedicated physicians, dentists, researchers, and educators by engaging with three temporary installations set up across campus. The…