Devlin receives first-ever Sacco Scholarship
The American Academy of Neurology and the American Heart Association awarded the first-ever Ralph L. Sacco Scholarship for Brain Health to Patrick Devlin, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Neurology. Devlin receives a $150,000 two-year scholarship to support…
Danielski earns grant to attend ACNP
Lucineia Danielski, PharmD, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in the Translational Psychiatry Program at the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, received a grant from the International Brain Research Organization to attend the ACNP conference in December 2024…
In memoriam: Jorge Quesada, MD
Jorge Quesada, MD, retired faculty member from the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, died July 31, 2024. He was 77. He joined the McGovern Medical School faculty in 2008 and retired in 2022. A graduate from…
Spotlight: Yasin Jabir
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications Don’t miss the latest edition of Spotlight, featuring Yasin Jabir, manager of Imaging Informatics in the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging.
Class of 2028 ready for Henry Strobel Retreat
McGovern Medical School will officially welcome the Class of 2028 to campus with the 48th Annual Henry Strobel Retreat on Aug. 14 at Camp Cho-Yeh in Livingston, Texas. The Henry Strobel Retreat is a chance for incoming McGovern Medical School…
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