Study looks to control trauma triggers
Just as a song can remind us of the junior high dance or prom, sounds also have the ability to return traumatic memories. Pinpointing the location of these traumatic memories is the work behind a clinical trial, “Neuromodulation of the…
Traveling art exhibit displays the beauty of gratitude, philanthropy
The splendor and beauty that gratitude brings to the world is on display for the UTHealth Houston community to see. A traveling art exhibit, “The Art of Gratitude,” features nine original pieces by Houston artists. Each artist sought to illustrate…
Women in Medicine & Sciences Feature: Ruth Heidelberger, MD, PhD
Each month, the Women Faculty Forum presents its Women in Medicine and Sciences Feature, highlighting the women faculty at McGovern Medical School who are leaders in medicine, research, and education. This month’s feature is Ruth Heidelberger, MD, PhD, professor and…
Post-Stroke Care
Photos by Sherri Green/Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston UTHealth Houston Neurosciences hosts the Stroke Transitions of Care and Post-Stroke Care Conference at the Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston, Oct. 6-7. The conferences is a dynamic, engaging,…
Postdoc Improv
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Postdocs at McGovern Medical School participate in a Postdoc Improv session led by Joelle Robertson-Priedler, PhD. The improv class featured postdoc-relevant exercises and was followed by a delightful fountain. The festivities capped off National…
TRCC Annual Meeting
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Texas CTSA Consortium (TRCC) holds its annual meeting Oct. 4 at the Denton A. Cooley, MD and Ralph C. Cooley, DDS University Life Center. The TRCC is a regional consortium of the national…
Newest Faces of McGovern: Maame Effirim
What inspired you to want to pursue a career in medicine? A few years ago, I went on my regularly scheduled biennial visit to Ghana to see my extended family and spend the holidays with them. While abroad, I was…
Swails wins UT System Outstanding Teacher Award
The University of Texas System announced Jennifer Swails, MD, associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, as one of 14 recipients of the 2023 Regents Outstanding Teacher Awards. The honorees – faculty from multiple UT academic and health institutions…
Soares, Machado-Vieira awarded $2.5 million grant
A $2.5 million grant for the transformation of knowledge and treatment of bipolar disorder has been awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston by Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder (BD²). Researchers leading the project are Jair Soares, MD, PhD,…
Research sheds light on neonatal brain hemorrhage
Neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage causes inflammation and white matter injury after preterm birth. IVH causes progressive brain injury after time, and faculty in the Department of Pediatric Surgery and the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging conducted a study to determine…