First infusion in Houston for new Alzheimer’s drug administered at UTHealth Houston
UTHealth Houston is the first institution in Houston to administer an FDA-approved drug, Kisunla (donanemab-azbt), for the treatment of early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease. The recipient was 79-year-old Terrie Frankel. “We’re making history today,” Frankel said. Frankel began experiencing memory loss…
Giving Gifts
Photos courtesy of Bibek Raj Bista, MBBS, MPH Bibek Raj Bista, MBBS, MPH, assistant professor of pediatric critical care, donated a medical supply gift from Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital to Patan Hospital in Nepal. Bista met with fellows and faculty…
Spotlight: Ahmad Almosa
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications Don’t miss this week’s edition of Spotlight featuring Ahmad Almosa, systems and applications specialist IV, Medical School Information Technology.
Welcome LMSA Members
Photo courtesy of the Latino Medical Student Association – McGovern Chapter The McGovern Medical School chapter of the Latino Medical Student Association and the Latino American Medical Association of Houston gather for a social event welcoming new MS1 students, Sept….
Khabele to present Dean’s Lecture Nov. 7
The Office of Research Affairs welcomes Dineo Khabele, MD, to present the 2024 Dean’s Lecture at noon, Nov. 7 in MSB 3.001. Khabele, the Mitchell and Elaine Yanow Professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Washington…
Fries receives Dunn Foundation Award
Gabriel Fries, PhD, assistant professor in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, was recently awarded a 2024 John S. Dunn Foundation Collaborative Research Award in conjunction with the Gulf Coast Consortia. Fries will team up…
Innovative stem cell trial for bipolar disorder gives patient hope
Ashley Hallock, 35, describes the day she joined a clinical trial studying stem cells for bipolar disorder as the most important day of her life. “For me, it was a godsend,” she said. Hallock had always struggled a little with…
Research reveals gene regulation breakthrough
Research from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology revealing a breakthrough in understanding gene regulation in human cells was published Oct. 17 in Molecular Cell. “Structural basis of the human transcriptional Mediator regulated by its dissociable Kinase module” from…
Planning Ahead
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Third-year students participate in the annual McGovern Medical School Residency Fair, on Oct. 1 in the Leather Lounge.
Remember the Past
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Adan Rios, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, presents an oral history of the Texas Medical Center for the TMC Library Oral History Project, Sept. 25. The TMC Library Oral History Project began in 2023…