Perfect Fit
Photo by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Interns with the Department of Pediatrics are fitted with N-95 particulate respirators and surgical masks.
Hospital named in Rios’ honor
The National Government of Panama and the Caja del Seguro Social unanimously decided to name the country’s newest cancer institute in honor of Adan Rios, MD, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine. The Institute of Cancerologia Dr. Adan Rios…
Circadian rhythm research published in Cell Reports
Recent research from the lab of Kristin Eckel-Mahan, PhD, associate professor at the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, has been published in the June edition of Cell Reports. The paper, titled “Cell-specific regulation of the circadian clock by BMAL1…
JAMP students learn about medical school and themselves
Medical school, MCAT preparations, interview tips, philanthropy, team building: these are all things undergraduate students learn during the Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP) of McGovern Medical School. But most importantly, they learn about themselves. Funded by the Texas Higher Education…
Routt named AONA educator of the year
The AONA has named Milton ‘Chip’ Routt, MD, professor and Andrew R. Burgess, MD, Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery Trauma, as the recipient of the AO North American Jeff Mast Educator of the Year Award. Routt received the award at the…
Risk-taker sidelined by sarcoidosis delays adventures for treatment
Extreme athlete doesn’t begin to describe Ian Rivers. At 58, his accomplishments read like a script in an adventure movie: climbed Mount Everest, swam the longest river in England, and was the 16th person in the world to complete the…
Teams rally to aid hurricane recovery efforts
Like many in the Greater Houston area, McGovern Medical School was not spared the wrath of destruction from Hurricane Beryl July 8. But unlike many residents who continue to repair these storm damages, McGovern Medical School has quickly rebounded from…
Women in Medicine & Sciences Feature: Vasanthi Jayaraman, 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 Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD, professor and John…
Postdoc Popsicles
Photo by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The UTHealth Houston Postdoc Association hosts a Postdoc Popsicle Social, in Webber Plaza on June 20.
Coming Together
Photos courtesy of Meredith Raine/Office of Public Affairs McGovern Medical School hosted an impromptu pizza party to provide much-needed respite after Hurricane Beryl, on July 9.