LoneStar LEND Conference set for Jan. 23-24
The Department of Pediatrics will host the 2024 LoneStar LEND Conference Jan. 23-24 at the Denton A. Cooley, MD & Ralph C. Cooley, DDS University Life Center (7440 Cambridge St.). The two-day event is themed around “Self-Care: Effective Strategies for…
Research uncovers genetic variants in mitral valve conditions
Recent research from second-year McGovern Medical Student Kishan Asokan, and the lab of Siddharth Prakash, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, on genetic variants of mitral valve conditions has been published in the Journal of the American…
Soto wins Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson’s Research
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research has awarded the 2024 Robert A. Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson’s Research to Claudio Soto, PhD, professor in the Department of Neurology and director of the George and Cynthia Mitchell Center…
In Memoriam: Elizabeth Jones, MD
Elizabeth Jones, MD, professor of emergency medicine, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at her home, following a battle with gastric cancer. She was 64. A graduate of the Louisiana State University School of Medicine, she completed residencies in internal medicine…
Tebo named assistant dean of global health
Kevin Morano, PhD, senior vice president of Academic and Faculty Affairs and senior associate dean for Faculty Affairs, announced Kristi Tebo, MD, as the inaugural assistant dean of Global Health for McGovern Medical School, effective Dec. 1, 2024. A graduate…
McGovern earns recognition for lifestyle medicine integration
McGovern Medical School recently earned Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) Curriculum Certification status from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) for its integration of lifestyle medicine into medical student coursework. Lifestyle medicine uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality…
At-home brain stimulation for depression is safe and effective
A device that delivers direct stimulation to the brain was found to be a safe and effective means of treating depression at home, according to a new study by researchers at UTHealth Houston; the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience…
Women’s Health Collaborative Workshop set for Dec. 10
The McGovern Medical School Research Committee will host the Women’s Health Collaborative Workshop on Tuesday, Dec. 10 in MSB 3.001. The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. and will feature keynote addresses from Kathryn Gray, MD,…
Herrmann honored as CAP Resident of the Year
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) presented Amanda Herrmann, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, with the 2024 CAP Resident of the Year Award during a ceremony at CAP24 in October in Las Vegas. Herrmann…
New findings uncover dynamic brain mechanisms driving motivated behaviors
New research on the brain circuits regulating motivated behaviors in response to environmental signals, from the laboratories of Fabricio Do Monte, DVM, PhD, associate professor, and Michael Beierlein, PhD, professor, in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, has been published in…