Research reveals role of skin in antimicrobial-resistant infection spread
Understanding how skin harbors and spreads antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in nursing home settings is the latest research published in Nature from the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics faculty. Diana Proctor, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, is…
Spotlight: Maria Gibson
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications For this week’s Spotlight, go behind the scenes and take a moment to get to know Maria Gibson, service line administrator, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery.
Spring Formal
Photos by Nick Zhang, MS1 The McGovern Medical School Class of 2028 holds a spring formal at Rice University’s Cohen House on Feb. 27.
H.E.A.T
Photos courtesy of Jose Espinoza, MS4 H.E.A.T (Humanities, Ethics, and Anesthesia Technical Skills), a new student organization at McGovern Medical School, hosts its inaugural conference March 1-2. The mission of the organization is addressing ethical and technical issues that have…
Biliciler adds lifestyle medicine to treatment of neuromuscular diseases
Suur Biliciler, MD, recalled a clinic visit with a patient and family to explain the importance of adding protein to meals to help treat their loved one’s neuromuscular disease. The family said they could not do it since they tried…
Research on how our brains remember, store new words published in Nature Communications
Recent research on how the brain encodes and stores different words, led by Oscar Woolnough, PhD, assistant professor in the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, has been published in Nature Communications. The paper, “Memorability of novel words correlates with…
Bovay Lecture features Barzilai March 21
Nir Barzilai, MD, director of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, will present the 2025 Harry E. Bovay, Jr. Annual Lecture, at 11 a.m. March 21 in the Beth Robertson Auditorium at the Institute…
McGovern improves national ranking in NIH funding
McGovern Medical School has increased its National of Institutes of Health funding, reaching the top 35 percent of U.S. medical schools. With a total of $122,058,619 in NIH funding in 2024, McGovern is listed as 51st among all U.S. medical…
Surgical Competition
Photos by Katie Norman, MD/Medical Director of the Surgical and Clinical Skills Center The Sim Interest Group hosted hosted a Simulation Competition, Feb. 26 in the Surgical and Clinical Skills Center at McGovern Medical School. The MS1s have been working…
Postdoc Valentines
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications McGovern Medical School postdocs celebrate Valentine’s Day with a Valentine’s Day Lunch sponsored by the UTHealth Houston Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Feb. 14.