H.E.A.T
Photos courtesy of Jose Espinoza, MS4 H.E.A.T (Humanities, Ethics, and Anesthesia Technical Skills), a new student organization at McGovern Medical School, hosts its inaugural conference March 1-2. The mission of the organization is addressing ethical and technical issues that have…
Biliciler adds lifestyle medicine to treatment of neuromuscular diseases
Suur Biliciler, MD, recalled a clinic visit with a patient and family to explain the importance of adding protein to meals to help treat their loved one’s neuromuscular disease. The family said they could not do it since they tried…
Research on how our brains remember, store new words published in Nature Communications
Recent research on how the brain encodes and stores different words, led by Oscar Woolnough, PhD, assistant professor in the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, has been published in Nature Communications. The paper, “Memorability of novel words correlates with…
Bovay Lecture features Barzilai March 21
Nir Barzilai, MD, director of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, will present the 2025 Harry E. Bovay, Jr. Annual Lecture, at 11 a.m. March 21 in the Beth Robertson Auditorium at the Institute…
McGovern improves national ranking in NIH funding
McGovern Medical School has increased its National of Institutes of Health funding, reaching the top 35 percent of U.S. medical schools. With a total of $122,058,619 in NIH funding in 2024, McGovern is listed as 51st among all U.S. medical…
Surgical Competition
Photos by Katie Norman, MD/Medical Director of the Surgical and Clinical Skills Center The Sim Interest Group hosted hosted a Simulation Competition, Feb. 26 in the Surgical and Clinical Skills Center at McGovern Medical School. The MS1s have been working…
Postdoc Valentines
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications McGovern Medical School postdocs celebrate Valentine’s Day with a Valentine’s Day Lunch sponsored by the UTHealth Houston Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Feb. 14.
Go Texan Day
Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications It’s rodeo time in Houston! The anticipation for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has been building, and now it is time to show your excitement. Participate in a city-wide celebration for Go Texan…
Findley inducted into Shine Academy
The University of Texas System recognized J. Chase Findley, MD, associate professor in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and assistant dean for Educational Programs, for his teaching excellence and commitment to enhancing health science…
LaPar serves as AHA Torchbearer
The American Heart Association honored Damien LaPar, MD, MSc, associate professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, as a “Torchbearer” at the annual Heart Ball, February 15. The role of torchbearer at the heart ball recognizes LaPar’s role in…