McGovern students selected for, advance in AMA research challenge
Twenty students from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston had their posters selected for the 2026 American Medical Association Research Challenge Poster Symposium. (external link) Additionally, one of those students, Hufsa Arain, advanced to be one of the five finalists…
A healthy dose of fun
More than 250 students took a break from their studies to recharge, connect with classmates, and enjoy activities focused on health and well-being during the McGovern Student Wellness Fair. Organized by the Student Wellness & Resilience Committee and sponsored by…
In memoriam: Anthony A. Wright, PhD
Anthony A. Wright, PhD, professor emeritus at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and an internationally recognized researcher in comparative cognition, learning, and memory, died Aug. 2. Known to colleagues and students as Tony, Wright spent more than five decades…
McGovern, the Next Generation: Zoe Strain
During a clinical shadowing experience in El Paso, Texas, Zoe Strain met a young man who had been living with a frightening possibility for six months. A large growth had developed on his face. He feared it could be cancer,…
Koroshetz to present Fields Lecture Nov. 13
The Department of Neurology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston welcomes Walter Koroshetz, MD, senior advisor to the Dana Foundation and former director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, to present the 2026 William S. Fields…
NIH awards $3.4M to study psilocybin to treat cocaine addiction, depression
A team of UTHealth Houston researchers has been awarded a five-year, $3.4 million grant to study whether psilocybin-assisted therapy is a viable treatment option for individuals with co-occurring cocaine use disorder and major depressive disorder. “A lot of people with…
New Department of Neuroscience name, interim leadership announced
Effective Nov. 1, the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy will become the Department of Neuroscience, a name that more clearly reflects its role as McGovern Medical School’s home for basic neuroscience research and education. The new name, approved by The…
Finding the good: A life of service, a gift of opportunity
During more than three decades as a surgeon, Leslie Cagle, MD ’83, learned lessons from her cancer patients that extended well beyond medicine. “One of the things I admired most was how some people had the courage to take a…
McGovern Medical School opens applications for new master’s program
The application period is now open for the 2027 fall semester for a new Master of Science in Pathologists’ Assistant (external link) at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. The new master’s program is a 24-month, full-time program designed to…
Dean’s Lecture scheduled for Nov. 10
The Office of Research Affairs will welcome Helen W. Boucher, MD ’93, dean and professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, to present the 2026 Dean’s Lecture at noon Nov. 10 in MSB 1.006. Boucher, who also serves…