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…
Human placenta stress response to maternal COVID-19 infection reinforces maternal-fetal barrier
A study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology by researchers at UTHealth Houston, Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions reveals that maternal COVID-19 infection triggers distinct stress responses in the placenta, including upregulation of preeclampsia-associated genes. The stress…
Humanities Graduation
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The John P. McGovern, MD, Center for Humanities and Ethics celebrates the graduates of the Clinical Humanities Certificate Program and the Medical Humanities Scholarly Concentration at the 18th Annual Humanities Graduation Banquet, April 10…
No Conflicts
Charles Cox, MD; Christine (Flynn) Weaver, PhD; Vyju Ram, MD; and Meredith Mills, JD; present a plenary session titled “Navigating Conflict of Interest through the lifecycle of innovation,” at the annual AAMC Forum on Conflict of Interest. The presentation explored…