Newest Faces of McGovern: Maame Effirim
What inspired you to want to pursue a career in medicine? A few years ago, I went on my regularly scheduled biennial visit to Ghana to see my extended family and spend the holidays with them. While abroad, I was…
Swails wins UT System Outstanding Teacher Award
The University of Texas System announced Jennifer Swails, MD, associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, as one of 14 recipients of the 2023 Regents Outstanding Teacher Awards. The honorees – faculty from multiple UT academic and health institutions…
Soares, Machado-Vieira awarded $2.5 million grant
A $2.5 million grant for the transformation of knowledge and treatment of bipolar disorder has been awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston by Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder (BD²). Researchers leading the project are Jair Soares, MD, PhD,…
Research sheds light on neonatal brain hemorrhage
Neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage causes inflammation and white matter injury after preterm birth. IVH causes progressive brain injury after time, and faculty in the Department of Pediatric Surgery and the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging conducted a study to determine…
Newest Faces of McGovern: Jaden Custard
What inspired you to want to pursue a career in medicine? My mom’s encounter with cancer motivated me to pursue a career in medicine, and I began by obtaining my Emergency Medical Technician license. I constantly think about the various…
MSRO launches research search engine for students
The Medical Student Research Office (MSRO) has launched the Research Opportunity Search Engine, a new database to help students at McGovern Medical School identify research opportunities year-round. A major need for students applying to specialty and subspecialty residencies is research…
14th Annual Yatsu Day set for Nov. 10
The UTHealth Houston Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases will host the 14th Annual Yatsu Day Symposium, “Nurturing Brain Health and Preventing Stroke,” from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Nov. 10, in the Alkek Auditorium (Room 120) at the Cizik…
Regua earns women’s cancers development award
Angelina Regua, PhD, assistant professor in the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, was awarded a 2-year, $206,000 grant from the Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Career Development Award, in partnership with Pelotonia and the American Association for…
Hamilton receives funding for HOMES project
Jane Hamilton, PhD, MPH, associate professor in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, received a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration…
Center for Humanities and Ethics hosts “Primary Care”
The John P. McGovern, MD, Center for Humanities and Ethics, in collaboration with Thomas R. Cole, PhD, and Bill Monroe, will host a staged reading of “Primary Care,” at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 9 at the Midtown Arts & Theater Center…