1-Year at Home
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications UTHealth Houston and the lab of Zhiqiang An, PhD, professor of molecular medicine, vice president of Drug Discovery, and Robert A. Welch Distinguished University Chair in Chemistry, celebrate the 1-year anniversary of TMC3 on…
Student Research Week
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications McGovern Medical School students present a variety of research with the Student Research Poster Session, to conclude Student Research Week, Oct. 30 in the Leather Lounge.
Orthopedic Research
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Department of Orthopedics hosts the OREF Southwest Resident Research Symposium on Friday, Oct. 18. The event brings together residency programs from Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Louisiana and featured Asheesh Bedi, MD, as the…
First Person: Study on child and maternal nutrition in Colombia
First person is an occasional series, providing firsthand accounts of outreach programs involving the McGovern Medical School community. This issue features Andrea Ramirez Varela, MD, PhD, MPH, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the UTHealth Houston School of…
Meet the 2024-25 UTHealth Houston | Leads McGovern Medical School Fellows
UTHealth Houston | Leads is a one-year student fellowship program to develop future leaders in health care. In the program, UTHealth Houston students learn how to develop self-awareness, increase their leadership confidence, lead others, and effectively influence systems. A total…
Research reveals cellular mechanisms of acute pancreatitis
Led by Department of Surgery faculty and a fourth-year medical student, recent published research sheds light on the role of pancreatic fibroblasts in acute pancreatitis. “Characterization of Pancreatic Collagen-Expressing Fibroblasts in Mouse Acute Pancreatitis”, from Yanna Cao, MD, and Tien…
Inaugural White Coats
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The inaugural class of the Master of Science in Anesthesiology program receives their white coats, Sept. 21. The 35 students in the inaugural Class of 2026 began a 28-month curriculum in August.
20 Years of Grants
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The New Investigator Development Program celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Grants 101 and Grants 102 courses Oct. 16 at TMC 3.
Jensen Jubilee
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The UT Physicians Multispecialty – Jensen Clinic, with the UTHealth Houston Cares Team and the UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, celebrated the 10th annual Jensen Jubilee Fall Festival by the Houston Northeast Community Development…
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…