Stenz named outstanding neuroscience student
The Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy has named Emma Stenz, MS4, as the winner of the Outstanding Student in Neuroscience Award. Stenz matched in her area of passion, ophthalmology, and will be a resident physician at the University of Washington…
Dean’s Lecture
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications John Scott, PhD, Edwin G. Krebs-Speights Professor of Cell Signaling and Cancer Biology Chair of the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Washington, presents the latest installment of the Dean’s Lecture, April 16….
The Future of Family Medicine
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications David Schneider, MD, professor and chair of Family and Community Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, presents to 2024 Henry W. Withers Lectureship in Family Medicine, April 10. Schneider presented on “The Future of…
Let’s Get Fit
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The McGovern Medical School Fitness Center hosts an Open House prior to its grand opening on April 15. The MMS Fitness Center is a 1,800-square-foot space in the MSB penthouse and includes two single-user…
Kuchel to present Smythe Lecture May 21
McGovern Medical School welcomes George Kuchel, MD, professor of medicine and Travelers Chair in Geriatrics and Gerontology at UConn Health, as the keynote speaker for the 2024 Cheves Smythe Lecture on May 21. The Cheves Smythe Lecture, hosted by the…
McGovern hosts SGEA Conference
McGovern Medical School joined Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Medical Branch in hosting the 2024 Southern Group on Education Affairs (SGEA) Annual Conference April 11-13 at the Hilton Houston Post Oak by the Galleria. The theme…
Applications open for 2024 Pruessner Scholarship
The Harris County Academy of Family Physicians is accepting applications for the Harold T. Pruessner, MD, Medical Student Scholarship. The deadline to apply is May 31. Applicants must be third-year medical students in good standing and, have completed their family…
ACC President Biga to present Distinguished Speaking Series
American College of Cardiology (ACC) president Cathleen Biga, MSN, FAAC, will speak at UTHealth Houston on May 14 as Cizik School of Nursing celebrates the launch of its new Cardiovascular Advance Practice Series. The UTHealth Houston Office of Faculty Affairs…
Research uses machine learning to distinguish threats
Nearly 100 years after Pavlov first proposed conditioned threat associations, researchers from McGovern Medical School are using machine learning to understand how the brain detects and responds to threats, paving the way to new treatments for fear-based and anxiety disorders….
Goodine and Murphy Award Winner
Payton Blackburn (middle left) and Mary High (middle right) are the 2024 winners of the Glenda M. Goodine and Thomas J. Murphy Student Award. The award was presented by Thomas Murphy, MD (left) and Carlos Moreno, MD (right). The award…