Cancer Cachexia
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Eileen White, PhD, deputy director, chief scientific officer, and associate director for basic research at the Rutgers Cancer Institute in New Jersey presents the annual Dean’s Lecture, Feb. 12 in MSB 1.006.
Hot Topics in Aging set for March 25
The UTHealth Houston Institute on Aging hosts the 9th Annual Hot Topics in Aging Conference, March 25, in the Gallery at the Deluxe Theater (3303 Lyons Avenue, Houston, Texas, 77020). The UTHealth Houston Institute on Aging, in collaboration with the…
Celebrate Match Day with Class of 2025 fundraiser
As the Class of 2025 prepares to take the next step in their medical careers on Match Day, March 21, the McGovern Medical School community has an exciting opportunity to give back in celebration of this special day. The White…
McGovern welcomes Dervay as commencement speaker
The Graduating Class of 2025 will receive their medical degrees at the McGovern Medical School Commencement Ceremony, beginning at 9 a.m., May 13 at NRG Arena (1 NRG Pkwy.). The event also will be live streamed for friends and family…
Research reveals role of skin in antimicrobial-resistant infection spread
Understanding how skin harbors and spreads antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in nursing home settings is the latest research published in Nature from the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics faculty. Diana Proctor, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, is…
Spotlight: Maria Gibson
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications For this week’s Spotlight, go behind the scenes and take a moment to get to know Maria Gibson, service line administrator, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery.
Spring Formal
Photos by Nick Zhang, MS1 The McGovern Medical School Class of 2028 holds a spring formal at Rice University’s Cohen House on Feb. 27.
H.E.A.T
Photos courtesy of Jose Espinoza, MS4 H.E.A.T (Humanities, Ethics, and Anesthesia Technical Skills), a new student organization at McGovern Medical School, hosts its inaugural conference March 1-2. The mission of the organization is addressing ethical and technical issues that have…
Biliciler adds lifestyle medicine to treatment of neuromuscular diseases
Suur Biliciler, MD, recalled a clinic visit with a patient and family to explain the importance of adding protein to meals to help treat their loved one’s neuromuscular disease. The family said they could not do it since they tried…
Research on how our brains remember, store new words published in Nature Communications
Recent research on how the brain encodes and stores different words, led by Oscar Woolnough, PhD, assistant professor in the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, has been published in Nature Communications. The paper, “Memorability of novel words correlates with…