Stem cell trial for early Alzheimer’s disease begins at UTHealth Houston
A stem cell therapy trial aimed at reducing neuroinflammation in patients with presymptomatic Alzheimer’s disease is underway at UTHealth Houston. In Alzheimer’s disease, deposits of beta-amyloid and tau lead to the buildup of plaques and tangles in the brain, which…
Gage to present Smythe Lecture April 8
McGovern Medical School welcomes Fred “Rusty” Gage, PhD, Vi and John Adler Chair for Research on Age-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, as the keynote speaker for the 2025 Cheves Smythe Distinguished Lecture, on April 8….
QI project increases syphilis screenings, JAMA
A recent viewpoint article stressing the importance of point-of-care syphilis testing to combat the troubling rates of congenital syphilis among pregnant patients in Texas has been published in JAMA. Research was led by Irene Stafford, MD, associate professor in the…
New clinical trial tests gene therapy vector for overactive bladder in SCI patients
A modified herpes virus that targets spinal cord nerve cells to treat neurogenic bladder in people with spinal cord injury is underway in a first-in-human clinical trial by UTHealth Houston at TIRR Memorial Hermann. Neurogenic bladder, also called neurogenic lower…
Women Faculty Forum – Women in Medicine & Sciences Feature: Susanna Spence, MD
Each month, the Women Faculty Forum presents its Women in Medicine and Sciences Feature, highlighting the women faculty at McGovern Medical School who are leaders in medicine, research, and education. This month’s feature is Susanna Spence, MD, professor in the…
Research Committee presents Spatial Omics workshop
The Medical School Research Committee will host Spatial Omics: The New Era for Precision Medicine, a collaborative workshop to be held from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., April 2 in MSB 2.135. Understanding the spatial context of the changes and…
Chandra earns resident paper award
The Southern Neurosurgical Society awarded Ankush Chandra, MD, PGY-5, in the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, with the Augustus McCravey Resident Paper Award. The August McCravey Resident Paper Award is given in honor of Augustus McCravey, MD, and was…
Cagle, Anderson named 2024 Distinguished Alumni
McGovern Medical School has named Leslie Cagle, MD ’83; and Larry Anderson, MD, PhD ’00, as its 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Award recipients. The Distinguished Alumnus Award honors alumni of McGovern Medical School who have made significant contributions in the areas…
Trio of alums receive Early Career Achievement Awards
The Early Career Achievement Award honors alumni of McGovern Medical School who have exhibited excellence and significant career contributions in the areas of medical science and education from the completion of their residency or fellowship through their first eight years…
Research reveals new approach to measure ophthalmic artery blood flow
McGovern Medical School research detailing a novel non-invasive measurement of blood flow in the ophthalmic artery recently was published in Cell Reports Method. Led by Iraida Sharina, PhD, associate professor of Internal Medicine, Cardiology, the paper, “Non-invasive Real-time Pulsed Doppler…