Tebo named assistant dean of global health
Kevin Morano, PhD, senior vice president of Academic and Faculty Affairs and senior associate dean for Faculty Affairs, announced Kristi Tebo, MD, as the inaugural assistant dean of Global Health for McGovern Medical School, effective Dec. 1, 2024. A graduate…
McGovern earns recognition for lifestyle medicine integration
McGovern Medical School recently earned Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) Curriculum Certification status from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) for its integration of lifestyle medicine into medical student coursework. Lifestyle medicine uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality…
At-home brain stimulation for depression is safe and effective
A device that delivers direct stimulation to the brain was found to be a safe and effective means of treating depression at home, according to a new study by researchers at UTHealth Houston; the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience…
Lighting the Tree
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Texas Medical Center celebrates the holiday season with a Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 3 at TMC Helix Park.
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…