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…
Registration open for Research Retreat
Registration is open for the McGovern Medical School Research Retreat. The annual event will be held March 5 in the Sarofim Research Building at the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine (1825 Pressler St.). The event begins with registration at…
Research shows clinical benefits for children with severe TBI
After children experienced severe traumatic brain injury, the infusion of bone marrow mononuclear cells derived from the patient’s own bones led to less time spent in intensive care, less intense therapy, and, significantly, the structural preservation of white matter, which…
Research on brain regulation of appetite published in Neuron
Recent research from the lab of Qingchun Tong, PhD, professor and Cullen Chair in Molecular Medicine, studying how the brain regulates reduced appetite in response to environmental stress has been published in Neuron. The article titled, “An excitatory projection from…
Watch videos, grow scholarship funds
Nearly $1,500 has been earned to fund McGovern Medical School student scholarships from views on the McGovern Medical School YouTube Channel. The Medical School YouTube Channel was officially accepted for partnership on Jan. 20, 2022, meaning the account is eligible…
Laissez Les Communications Rouler
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications Kick off Mardi Gras season with the Office of Communications and join us for the McGovern Carnivale, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., Feb. 12. Meet the McGovern Medical School Office of Communications staff,…
Get Educated
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Health Educators Fellowship Program hosts its annual Opening Retreat at the Cooley Center Jan. 23, to celebrate a new cohort of participants in the program. The program is designed to expand the teaching…
One Last Time
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Human Structure Facility and the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy honors Len Cleary, PhD, professor and faculty director of the Human Structure Facility, following his final anatomy lab. Cleary’s retirement is effective Jan….
Artificial intelligence in health care workshop draws crowd
More than 400 people attended the virtual workshop on AI in biomedicine and health care hosted by McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston on Wednesday, Jan. 17. The event was chaired by Jiajie Zhang, PhD, dean and The…