Spotlight: Tommy Smith
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications Don’t miss the latest edition of Spotlight, featuring Tommy Smith, maintenance supervisor at McGovern Medical School.
Pride Parade
Photos by UTHealth Houston Members of the McGovern Medical School and UTHealth Houston community, along with family, friends, and allies, celebrate their pride at the 45th annual Houston LGBTQ+ Pride Parade, June 24, in Downtown Houston. To view the full…
Happy Independence Day
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications McGovern Medical School wishes you and your family a safe and happy Independence Day. A reminder that July 4 is a Full Closure Holiday at UTHealth Houston.
Rios earns Panama’s Medal of Honor
Adan Rios, MD, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, received the General Victoriano Lorenzo Medal of Honor, on June 7 in Panama. The General Victoriano Lorenzo Medal honors Panamanian heroes of the Independence of Panama from Colombia who distinguish…
Annual Employee Benefits Fair set for July 12
The UTHealth Houston Office of Benefits team will host its Annual Employee Benefits Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, July 12, in the atrium area of the Fayez S. and Susan K. Sarofim Research Building, 1825 Pressler St….
Research on feeding and anxiety regulation published in Cell Reports
Recent research from the lab of Qingchun Tong, PhD, professor in the Center for Metabolic Degenerative Diseases and Cullen Chair in Molecular Medicine, on the ability of emotion neurons in the brain to regulate feeding and anxiety has been published…
Jantea wins Geriatrics Academic Career Award
The Health Resources & Services Administration has awarded Rachel Jantea, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, with the Geriatrics Academic Career Award. The award comes with a four-year, $87,000 per year grant to fund Jantea’s project, titled…
Removal of a foreign body in the neck after ingestion of a wire bristle
Injuries from ingestion of wire bristles from grill-cleaning brushes are common and can lead to long-term swallowing problems and other potentially devastating injuries. Brandy Ogg’s significant other was grilling hamburgers at home last May, when Ogg swallowed what she thought…
Sharing Your Writing
Photos by Danny Palomba/Office of Communications Fellows of the 2022-23 class of the John P. McGovern, MD, Center for Humanities and Ethics Writing Fellowship share readings from their works following completion of the course, June 16 in the Leather Lounge.
Spotlight: Patricia Navarro
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications Don’t miss the latest edition of Spotlight, featuring Patricia Navarro, manager of the Electron Microscopy Lab in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.