Research identifies novel gene regulator of microglial inflammation
Recent research by Gab Seok Kim, PhD, and Sean P. Marrelli, PhD, on interferon proteins and how they spread neuroinflammation in the brain has been published in Nature Communications. Kim is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology and…
From hardship to healing: Daniel Martinez’s journey
For Daniel Martinez, the road to medicine didn’t begin in a classroom. It started in the low-income neighborhoods of Los Angeles and Lewisville, Texas, in the emergency rooms where his mother worked nights cleaning up after patients, and in physicians’…
Neuroscience Forum
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications UTHealth Houston Neurosciences hosts the annual Neuroscience Forum, April 2 as part of international Brain Awareness Week. The forum is one of the largest, public neuroscience outreach events in Houston, allowing hundreds of members…
Hopping to the Lab
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The lab of Aaron Cox, PhD, assistant professor in the Center for Metabolic and Degenerative Diseases in the Institute for Molecular Medicine decorated for the Easter holiday in April.
Coloring in Motion
Photo by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications | Video by Danny Palomba/Office of Communications Watch the time-lapse of “A History of Healing: From Past to Progress,” an interactive coloring mural by Artist-in-Residence Laura Spector, created in celebration of the McGovern Center’s…
Research employs AI to diagnose unsolved genetic syndromes
Using a deep learning tool, new research from the Division of Medical Genetics illuminates the importance of in-depth genetic testing, especially for hard-to-diagnose patients. “Non-canonical splice variants in thoracic aortic dissection cases and Marfan syndrome with negative genetic testing” recently…
Carlin increases McGovern Center’s visibility with national award
Nathan Carlin, PhD, director of the John P. McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, has been unanimously selected as the winner of the 2025 Health Humanities Visionary Award. He was presented the award from the Health Humanities Consortium at its…
Fallon to present Ertan Lectureship
The Department of Internal Medicine welcomes Michael Fallon, MD, chair in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, for the 10th Annual Ertan Lectureship. Fallon will present on “Complications of Portal Hypertension 2025” beginning…
Hypoxia surviving proteins could be possible lung disease therapy
Scientists at UTHealth Houston are investigating how the body naturally adapts to hypoxia – an insufficient oxygen supply to the body or specific organs – to develop new treatments for life-threatening heart and lung diseases. With a seven-year, $6.58 million…
CCTS Meeting
The Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences hosts its annual External Advisory Board Meeting, March 11 at the Cooley Life Center.