Restart the Heart
Photos by Greg Metoyer Jr./Department of Emergency Medicine The Department of Emergency Medicine hosts a special event in its Save a Life series on Oct. 16. In honor of World Restart a Heart Day, the department held a session for…
Postdoctoberfest!
Photos by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs McGovern Medical School postdocs celebrate Postdoctoberfest on Oct. 10 at the John P. McGovern Texas Medical Center Commons.
Akassoglou to present Fields Lecture Nov. 8
The Department of Neurology welcomes Katerina Akassoglou, PhD, professor and director of the Gladstone-UCSF Center for Neurovascular Brain Immunology at the University of California in San Francisco to present the 2024 William S. Fields Lecture. Akassoglou’s lecture titled “Neurovascular Interactions: Mechanisms,…
Women in Medicine & Sciences Feature: Anna Konovalova, PhD
Each month, the Women Faculty Forum presents its Women in Medicine and Sciences Feature, highlighting the women faculty at McGovern Medical School who are leaders in medicine, research, and education. This month’s feature is Anna Konovalova, PhD, associate professor in…
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…