UTHealth Houston honors ‘STARS’ for their longtime dedication
A chance meeting with Dr. Red Duke helped bring Nachum Dafny, PhD, to the brand-new The University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 1972. Dafny was brought on as an assistant professor in neurostructure and function, what is now…
Leading Fetal Medicine
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences hosts its quarterly division meeting Jan. 27.
Celebrating Black History Month
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications McGovern Medical Schooland the Student National Medical Association at McGovern host the 2023 Black History Month Fair, Feb. 28 in the Leather Lounge. The celebration featured games, prizes, raffles, lunch, and sweets from Sugar…
Introduction to UTHealth Houston
Photos by Danny Palomba/Office of Communications McGovern Medical School and the Student National Medical Association host the 7th Annual Pre-Health Professions Conference, Feb. 25. The conference is an opportunity to meet and learn from deans of admissions and students from…
Aortic Nursing Symposium set for March 15
The Fifth Annual Houston Aortic Nursing Symposium will kick off the Houston Aortic Symposium Frontiers in Cardiovascular Diseases March 15 at The Westin Oaks (5011 Westheimer Rd.). The event begins at 11:30 a.m. with registration and a buffet lunch and…
Arts & Resilience welcomes author Samuel Shem
The lone in-person edition of the 2022-23 Arts and Resilience lineup features internationally renowned novelist Samuel Shem, March 7 in the TMC Library, Large Classroom. The event will also be streamed live via Zoom. Shem, the pen name of Stephen…
Sharrief needs your help for Voter’s Choice Hero Contest
The American Stroke Association has announced Anjail Sharrief, MD, associate professor in the Department of Neurology, is a finalist for the 2023 Voter’s Choice Hero Award. The American Stroke Association’s Voter’s Choice Hero Award honors an individual or group making…
NINDS names Byrne Javits Award recipient
John Byrne, PhD, professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy, associate dean for Research, June and Virgil Waggoner Chair, director of the UTHealth Houston Neuroscience Center, is a recipient of the 2023 Javits Investigator Award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders…
Lhatoo organizes AI in Epilepsy Conference
Samden Lhatoo, MD, executive vice chair, and John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished University Professor of Neurology has organized the inaugural International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders. The event will be held March 7-10 in…
Thank You, Residents
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications Join us in celebrating Thank A Resident Day, Feb. 24. Residency is a key component of graduate medical training, offering an in-depth exposure to medical practice. In 2018, the Gold Humanism Honor Society decided…