Neerukonda named Texas Medical Association Student of the Year
The Texas Medical Association named fourth-year medical student Sanjay Neerukonda as the 2026 Outstanding Student of the Year at TexMed, the association’s annual conference held in Corpus Christi, Texas. Established in 1998, the Texas Medical Association’s Medical Student Section Student of…
McGovern Medical School honors 2026 teaching excellence awardees
Congratulations to the 2026 winners of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards. May is Teaching Excellence Month at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Since 2025, the awards have shifted focus toward junior faculty. Senior faculty who have been awarded the…
Family and Community Medicine to host Nixon Lecture
Join the Department of Family and Community Medicine as they host the Sam and Elizabeth Nixon Lectureship in Family Medicine at 1 p.m. May 13 in MSB 2.135 and via Zoom. Zoom Meeting Number: 161 688 4156 Zoom Password: 339830…
Abeln named top student in gross anatomy
The Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston has awarded fourth-year medical student Andrea Abeln with the 2026 Outstanding Student in Gross Anatomy Award. Abeln entered medical school as a nontraditional student after leaving her…
Tumor-on-a-chip brings new insight to pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most difficult cancers to treat, in large part because tumors do not exist in isolation. Instead, they are surrounded by a dense and complex network of blood vessels, connective tissue, and immune cells that…
Jantea wins Distinguished Faculty Award in Professionalism
The McGovern Medical School Office of Professionalism has named Rachel Jantea, MD, MS, professor of medicine in the Joan and Stanford Alexander Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, the recipient of the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Faculty…
UTHealth Houston leaders elected to prestigious medical society
The Association of American Physicians has elected Melina R. Kibbe, MD, and Daniel Sessler, MD, to its 2026 cohort, recognizing their outstanding contributions to biomedical research. The Association of American Physicians, founded in 1885 by Sir William Osler and his colleagues,…
UTHealth Houston establishes Department of Cardiology at McGovern Medical School
UTHealth Houston has announced the establishment of the Department of Cardiology at McGovern Medical School, marking a significant milestone in the university’s efforts to advance cardiovascular care, research, and education across the region. The new department, led by founding chair Biswajit Kar, MD,…
Jayaraman named chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Following a national search, I’m pleased to share that Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD, has been named chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, effective May 1. Dr. Jayaraman is an outstanding leader and a committed member of the McGovern…
Run for the Rose
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences served as a sponsor of the 22nd annual Run for the Rose 5K and Family 1K at TMC Helix Park, supporting brain tumor research and awareness. This meaningful event honors the legacy of Dr. Marnie Rose, former…