Dahr, Gavvala named to leadership positions
McGovern Medical School and UTHealth Houston Neurosciences have announced the addition of two faculty, Sam Dahr, MD, and Jay Gavvala, MD, to a pair of leadership positions. Sam Dahr, MD Dahr, a professor in the Ruiz Department of Ophthalmology &…
Orthopedic Surgery hosts trauma symposium Feb. 17
The Department of Orthopedic Surgery will host the Houston Orthopaedic Trauma Symposium, Feb. 17 at Hotel Zaza – Memorial City (9787 Katy Fwy.). The Orthopaedic Trauma Symposium is designed to provide orthopedic surgeons with a comprehensive update on the current…
Arts & Resilience announces 2023 lineup
The John P. McGovern, MD, Center for Humanities and Ethics announces the return of its Arts & Resilience Program as a five-part series, which will resume Feb. 23. The 2022-23 speaker lineup opened with the return of Laura Spector, a…
Paper wins Best Abstract in Fetal Therapy Award
Eric Bergh, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, is the inaugural winner of the Best Abstract in Fetal Therapy Award supported by North American Fetal Therapy Network in memory of Elizabeth Thom. The award…
Medical School Research Retreat scheduled for March 7
Registration is now open for the 2023 McGovern Medical School Research Retreat, an open event sponsored by the Research Committee, where faculty, graduate students, and fellows can learn more about research conducted on campus and interact with their peers. The…
Bovay Lecture set for Feb. 17
Marco Demaria, PhD, will present the 2023 Harry E. Bovay, Jr. Lecture on “Heterogeneity in Cellular Senescence: From mechanisms to interventions.” Demaria will present the lecture at 11 a.m. Feb. 17 in the Beth Robertson Auditorium at the Institute of…
Research from Dragoi lab on cortical adaptation published in Nature Communications
Recent research from the lab of Valentin Dragoi, PhD, Rochelle and Max Levit Distinguished Professor in the Neurosciences, on the adaptive capacity of visual cortical populations has been published in the January edition of Nature Communications. Research performed in the…
Summer student recognized in science talent search
A high school senior participating in the Department of Pediatric Surgery’s trauma visiting scholar program recently was named a finalist in the Regeneron Science Talent Search for her research project, Selective Inhibition of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Attenuates Traumatic Brain Injury-Mediated Blood-Brain…
Hancock hosts inaugural town hall meeting
Executive Dean John Hancock hosted his first Town Hall meeting Jan. 30 in an online format. In addition to his update on the school, LaTanya Love, MD, dean of education, and Richard Andrassy, MD, senior vice president for clinical affairs…
MBID Research Retreat scheduled for March 2
Registration is open for the 2023 Molecular Basis of Infectious Disease (MBID) Research Retreat. The annual event will be held March 2 at the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine (1825 Pressler Street). The retreat, which began in 2008, aims…