On Display

Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Neuroscience Research Center hosts the 28th Annual NRC Research Poster Session, Dec. 3 at the UTHealth Houston Cooley University Life Center.


Town Hall

McGovern Medical School will host a virtual Town Hall, featuring John Hancock, MA, MB, BChir, PhD, SCD, executive dean; Latanya Love, MD, dean of education; and Richard Andrassy, MD, senior vice president for clinical and faculty affairs; at noon Jan….


On Your Mark

Photo courtesy of Maureen Beck, DNP, MSN McGovern Medical School students Addison Allen, Luke Bowen, Brian Crowley, Erika Fanous, Joshua Jones, Ariah Leday, Louisa Smitherman, Omar Stocks, Gavin Rowland, and Cody Williams joined Maureen Beck, DNP, MSN, as volunteers at…


Call for applications for Texas D-CFAR pilot program grant

The NIH-funded Texas Developmental Center for AIDS Research (D-CFAR) is seeking pilot project grant applications offered through its Developmental Core. Proposals in all areas of HIV/AIDS basic, clinical, behavioral, substance use, and implementation science research are welcome, however, clinical trials…


Koehler, Kaplan elected to ASM leadership positions

Theresa Koehler, PhD, and Heidi Kaplan, PhD, have been elected to leadership positions within the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Their terms begin July 1, 2023. Theresa Koehler, PhD, president-elect Koehler is the President-Elect for the society and will serve…


OpenSpecimen available for all UTHealth Houston investigators

OpenSpecimen Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) is now available at no cost for all UTHealth Houston investigators. OpenSpecimen is an upgraded way to manage your biospecimen inventory. Using the LIMS, you can manage and store associated biospecimen data such as…


New leadership for Pulmonary Center of Excellence

Harry Karmouty-Quintana, PhD, associate professor and fellow of the William S. Kilroy, Sr. Distinguished University Chair in Pulmonary Disease, has been appointed director of the Pulmonary Center of Excellence. With faculty appointments in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology…


Hands-on Experience

Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Members of the McGovern Medical School Student Clinical Skills Society participate in various surgical skills sessions in the Surgical and Clinical Skills Center in November. The center provides hands-on education, training, and quality improvement…


Honoring Their First

Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Members of the Class of 2026 honor their first patients during the McGovern Medical School Cadaver Memorial Service Jan. 11. The service is held by first-year students after completing their Gross Anatomy course.


Expert Instruction

Photo by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications Dr. Saroja Bharati demonstrates Atrial Septal Defects (ASDs) to McGovern Medical School fellows during the UTHealth Cardiovascular Medicine Grand Rounds September 21, 2022. Bharati serves on the faculty at Rush Medical College in Chicago.