Morales selected for National Academies review
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has announced Rodrigo Morales, PhD, professor in the Department of Neurology, as a committee member for its Review of Transmission and Geographic Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in U.S. Cervid Populations. “I…
Gould to present Dean’s Lecture
K. Lance Gould, MD, professor of cardiology and Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished University Chair in the Department of Internal Medicine, will present the next installment of the 2023 Dean’s Lecture Series, at 4 p.m., Dec. 5 in MSB 3.001. Gould will…
Vásquez honored for contributions
In recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field, Valeria Vásquez, PhD, associate professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, received the inaugural Dr. Pete Cala Research Excellence in Physiology Award during the recent Hispanic Heritage Symposium at UC Davis. Vásquez…
Newest Faces of McGovern: Frank Ramirez
What inspired you to want to pursue a career in medicine? My choice to pursue medicine was a gradual decision and came to me as a product of wanting to go beyond what I ever believed I could achieve and…
Research aims to reduce alcohol-exposed pregnancies
Angela Stotts, PhD, professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, received a 5-year subaward from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism via New York University to lead a groundbreaking study on…
Pulmonary and Critical Care fellows win CHEST Challenge
McGovern Medical School Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine fellows won the CHEST Challenge Championship at CHEST 2023, the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians, in Honolulu. The McGovern team consisted of Khalid Ahmed, MBBS; Maria Azhar, MD,…
Researchers awarded $6.2 million grant to address firearm violence
A five-year, $6.2 million grant to implement a hospital-based intervention program to address firearm violence has been awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston by the National Institute of Nursing Research, part of the National Institutes of Health. Researchers leading the…
Newest Faces of McGovern: Brylee Lavoie
What inspired you to want to pursue a career in medicine? In elementary school, I used to play guitar in nursing homes and hospitals, and I remember feeling so excited that I could help someone feel a small bit of…
Parks named Texas Legend
The Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons named Donald Parks, MD, clinical professor in the Department of Surgery, as its Texas Legend at its 2023 annual meeting in San Antonio. The Texas Legend award is a lifetime achievement honor given to…
Tuchaai named assistant dean, academic student success initiatives
Tara Tuchaai, PhD, was named McGovern Medical School’s inaugural assistant dean for academic student success initiatives. The new position in the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs was effective February 2023 and reports to Margaret McNeese, MD, vice dean for…