Medical leadership announced for MH-TMC, Children’s
Seven members of the McGovern Medical School faculty have been named to new medical leadership positions at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. This new structure was developed to serve the growing inpatient services at McGovern’s primary…
Villareal, Koshy publish first children’s book
Arun is just starting the first grade, and it has become apparent that he is experiencing some challenges at school and home. After his new teacher notices his situation is ADHD, she’s able to help Arun’s family find strategies to…
Neurosciences to host epilepsy symposium
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences will host the Epilepsy Comprehensive Update and Board Review across May 8-9 at the Westin Houston Medical Center (1709 Dryden Rd.). The Epilepsy Comprehensive Update & Board Review is an educational symposium that aims to educate neurologists,…
Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications April is national Sarcoidosis Awareness Month. Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory diseases that is characterized by tiny collections of granulomas in any part of the body. The disease is most commonly found in the lungs…
Spotlight: Willa Wang
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications Don’t miss the latest edition of Spotlight, featuring Willa Wang, senior program manager of research in the Department of Surgery, CeTIR.
Artivism
Graduating students from the Class of 2024, including those within the scholarly concentration in the humanities, completed artistic pieces as part of their final project or within the Artivism sub-elective.
In Memoriam: Dr. David Loose
David S. Loose, PhD, professor emeritus in the Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, died April 10, 2024. He was 71. He earned his bachelor’s of science degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and his PhD from Stanford University,…
In Memoriam: Dr. Barbara Murray
Barbara E. Murray, MD, J. Ralph Meadows Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, died April 11, 2024. She was 76. A member of the Medical School’s ID faculty since 1980, she was a…
Spine Symposium scheduled for April 26
The McGovern Medical School Department of Orthopedic Surgery hosts the inaugural UTHealth Houston Spine Symposium in the Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center Hermann Conference Room (6411 Fannin St.) April 26. The symposium is taught in collaboration by McGovern Medical School…
Hecht receives 2024 IADR Distinguished Scientist Award
Jacqueline Hecht, PhD, professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Distinguished Scientist Award in Craniofacial Biology Research by the International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research….