Women Physicians Day
Video by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications On Saturday, Feb. 3, McGovern Medical School celebrated its women physicians as part of National Women Physicians Day. See the video here.
Joint Research
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The McGovern Medical School Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Management and the McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston host a joint research retreat on Feb. 3 in room 2.006.
Hot Topics in Aging Conference set for March 5
The UTHealth Houston Institute on Aging hosts the 8th Annual Hot Topics in Aging Conference, March 5 at the Denton A. Cooley, MD, and Ralph C. Cooley, DDS University Life Center (7440 Cambridge St.). The Hot Topics in Aging Conference…
EBV-specific T-cells play key role in development of multiple sclerosis
The body’s immune response to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may play a role in causing damage in people with multiple sclerosis, according to a new study led by UTHealth Houston. EBV infection has long been associated with multiple sclerosis, but how…
Lieberman presents Bovay Lecture March 1
Daniel E. Lieberman, PhD, will present the 2024 Harry E. Bovay, Jr. Lecture at 11 a.m. March 1 in SRB 104 (Beth Robertson Auditorium at IMM). Lieberman will present his lecture on “Why Exercise is Medicine? An evolutionary explanation for…
Soares named founding dean of UTHealth Houston School of Behavioral Health Sciences
Jair C. Soares, MD, PhD, a renowned academic leader and physician-scientist in the field of psychiatry, has been named the founding dean of UTHealth Houston School of Behavioral Health Sciences, Feb. 1. As the inaugural dean of UTHealth Houston’s seventh…
Black History Month
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications Join McGovern Medical School in celebrating Black History in February and throughout the year.
Lunar New Year
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Dean John Hancock and the Institute of Molecular Medicine celebrate the Lunar New Year with a potluck, Jan. 25 in the IMM Atrium.
Fond Farewell
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications McGovern Medical School celebrates the retirement of Len Cleary, PhD, after 40 years of service to the Medical School, Jan. 31. Cleary was presented with a chair commemorating his time spent at the medical…
Hastings Center welcomes Ray as fellow
The Hastings Center has welcomed Keisha Ray, PhD, associate professor, and John P. McGovern, MD, Professor in Oslerian Medicine, as a member of its 2023 Class of Fellows. Founded in 1969 by philosopher Daniel Callahan and psychoanalyst Willard Gaylin, the Hastings…