Fields Lecture

Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Department of Neurology welcomes Katerina Akassoglou, PhD, professor and director of the Gladstone-UCSF Center for Neurovascular Brain Immunology for the 2024 William S. Fields Lecture, on Nov. 8.


Thanks for Giving

Graphic by UTHealth Houston A special thank you to everyone who supported us on Giving Tuesday. Together, we raised critical funds for our hardworking students, showing them that their dedication matters as they prepare to become the health experts our…


Women’s Health Collaborative Workshop set for Dec. 10

The McGovern Medical School Research Committee will host the Women’s Health Collaborative Workshop on Tuesday, Dec. 10 in MSB 3.001. The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. and will feature keynote addresses from Kathryn Gray, MD,…


Herrmann honored as CAP Resident of the Year

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) presented Amanda Herrmann, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, with the 2024 CAP Resident of the Year Award during a ceremony at CAP24 in October in Las Vegas. Herrmann…


New findings uncover dynamic brain mechanisms driving motivated behaviors

New research on the brain circuits regulating motivated behaviors in response to environmental signals, from the laboratories of Fabricio Do Monte, DVM, PhD, associate professor, and Michael Beierlein, PhD, professor, in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, has been published in…


BICAN data available

The first public release of data from the BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN) is now available, thanks to the creation of a data ecosystem built by UTHealth Houston researchers. The first Rapid Release Inventory project features data from six…


Elevating Women in Medicine

Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The McGovern Medical School hosts its Fall Networking and Roundtable Event on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the Memorial Hermann Conference Center. Louise McCullough, MD, PhD, presented on “Elevating Women in Medicine: The Power of…


Dean’s Lecture

Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Dineo Khabele, MD, Mitchell and Elaine Yanow Professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine, presents the Dean’s Lecture, Nov. 7 in MSB 3.001. Khabele presented…


Giving Thanks

Video by Danny Palomba/Office of Communications Members of the McGovern Medical School community share what they are most thankful for this holiday season.


Grants 101, 102 begins Jan. 13-14

The New Investigator Development Program (NIDP), led by the Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic & Research Affairs, offers an introductory grant preparation program for junior faculty members and administrative support staff beginning with the Grants 101 course…