McGovern hosts SGEA Conference
McGovern Medical School joined Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Medical Branch in hosting the 2024 Southern Group on Education Affairs (SGEA) Annual Conference April 11-13 at the Hilton Houston Post Oak by the Galleria. The theme…
Applications open for 2024 Pruessner Scholarship
The Harris County Academy of Family Physicians is accepting applications for the Harold T. Pruessner, MD, Medical Student Scholarship. The deadline to apply is May 31. Applicants must be third-year medical students in good standing and, have completed their family…
ACC President Biga to present Distinguished Speaking Series
American College of Cardiology (ACC) president Cathleen Biga, MSN, FAAC, will speak at UTHealth Houston on May 14 as Cizik School of Nursing celebrates the launch of its new Cardiovascular Advance Practice Series. The UTHealth Houston Office of Faculty Affairs…
Research uses machine learning to distinguish threats
Nearly 100 years after Pavlov first proposed conditioned threat associations, researchers from McGovern Medical School are using machine learning to understand how the brain detects and responds to threats, paving the way to new treatments for fear-based and anxiety disorders….
UTHealth Houston students take part in mass casualty simulation
UTHealth Houston’s Center for Interprofessional Collaboration held its annual large-scale mass casualty simulation Thursday, April 11, an effort to train students in responding to mass casualty incidents. In the exercise, held at the Cooley University Life Center courtyard, employees portrayed…
Novel ELIP research published in Pharmaceutics
Research from the Department of Internal Medicine, published in Pharmaceutics, and titled “Efficient Gene Editing for Heart Disease via ELILP-Based CRISPR Delivery System,” explored a novel approach for efficient gene editing in heart disease treatment through the use of echogenic…
Medical leadership announced for MH-TMC, Children’s
Seven members of the McGovern Medical School faculty have been named to new medical leadership positions at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. This new structure was developed to serve the growing inpatient services at McGovern’s primary…
Villareal, Koshy publish first children’s book
Arun is just starting the first grade, and it has become apparent that he is experiencing some challenges at school and home. After his new teacher notices his situation is ADHD, she’s able to help Arun’s family find strategies to…
Neurosciences to host epilepsy symposium
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences will host the Epilepsy Comprehensive Update and Board Review across May 8-9 at the Westin Houston Medical Center (1709 Dryden Rd.). The Epilepsy Comprehensive Update & Board Review is an educational symposium that aims to educate neurologists,…
In Memoriam: Dr. David Loose
David S. Loose, PhD, professor emeritus in the Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, died April 10, 2024. He was 71. He earned his bachelor’s of science degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and his PhD from Stanford University,…