Genetic testing alerts family to lurking danger
More than a decade after the death of Matt’s father, in 2005 doctors discovered Matt’s 11-month-old son—rushed to the hospital after turning blue—had an enlarged aorta. Also known as thoracic aortic aneurysm, the condition can be deadly if left undiagnosed…
Boscutti awarded scholarship to attend ACNP
Andrea Boscutti, MD, postdoctoral research fellow in the Louis A. Faillace, MD Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, was recently awarded an American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) travel award to attend the 2024 ACNP conference in Phoenix in December. Boscutti…
Benefits Fiesta
Photos by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications The UTHealth Houston Office of Payroll and Benefits hosts its Annual Employee Benefits Fair Fiesta on July 25 in the Leather Lounge.
Celebrating Excellence
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Women Faculty Forum honored six winners of the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Excellence Awards at a ceremony July 23 in the Fifth Floor Gallery. Winners of the Excellence in Clinical Science…
Welcome, Class of 2028!
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications McGovern Medical School officially welcomed its Graduating Class of 2028 to campus for orientation week July 29-Aug. 2. The incoming MS1s will begin their medical school journey with their first classes on Aug. 5
Mosqueda to present Nixon Lecture Aug. 14
The Department of Family and Community Medicine will host the Sam & Elizabeth Nixon Lectureship in Family Medicine, Aug. 14 in MSB 2.135 and via Zoom. The keynote speaker for the lectureship will be Laura Mosqueda, MD, professor in the Department…
CCTS secures $55.5 million grant, extends leadership in translational research
The Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences at UTHealth Houston has secured a $55.5 million grant from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, an agency of the National Institutes of Health, extending its funding through 2031. The continuation of…
McGovern adds service learning to medical school curriculum
To strengthen its commitment to service, McGovern Medical School is adding a service learning program to the first- and second-year curriculum beginning in the 2024-25 school year. “Service learning exposes students to real-world contexts, allowing them to become aware of…
Research uses circadian rhythm to attack pancreatic cancer
Recent research from the lab of Faraz Bishehsari, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and director of the Gastroenterology Research Center, showing that pancreatic cancer cells follow daily circadian rhythm cycles has been published in JCI Insight…
Institute on Aging brings renewed focus to specialized care for older adults
From their unique physiology, to illnesses that commonly affect them, to specific precautions required for their care, older adults are as distinct in their health needs as children. Yet while parents can readily find a pediatrician, older adults often struggle…