Jalloul awarded 2024 Crow Scholarship
Dounya Jalloul, PhD candidate in the laboratory of Michael Beierlein, PhD, professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, is the 2024 recipient of the Terry J. Crow, PhD, Scholarship in Neuroscience. Jalloul received the scholarship for her outstanding scholastic…
Call for nominations: President’s Scholar Awards
The President’s Scholar Awards for Excellence in Research, Teaching, and Clinical Service are given annually to recognize distinguished service by UTHealth Houston faculty members. All members of our UTHealth Houston community are invited to nominate outstanding faculty members for these…
Study focuses on microRNA’s link to intestinal inflammation
Recently published research from faculty in the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine reveals a promising innovative approach to treating inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Researchers report that a novel mechanism involving a…
The Face of Phenylketonuria
Video by UTHealth Houston Office of Public Affairs Hope Northrup, MD, is focused on developing medications for people with rare diseases like phenylketonuria (PKU). She discusses PKU and screening newborns for the disease so that treatment can begin as soon…
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…