In Memoriam: Jan van Eys, MD, PhD
Jan van Eys, MD, PhD, former chair of the Medical School’s Department of Pediatrics, died Sept. 24, 2022. He was 93. Van Eys was born in the Netherlands and immigrated to the United States to attend graduate school at Vanderbilt,…
Symposium on Aging Research set for Oct. 11
The 2022 UTHealth Houston Symposium on Aging Research, highlighting the ongoing clinical and basic aging research at UTHealth Houston, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 11 at the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine (1825 Pressler…
Meet the new dean of education: LaTanya Love, MD
LaTanya Love, MD, associate professor of pediatrics and executive vice president of Student and University Affairs, recently was named dean of education at McGovern Medical School. Here she answers a few questions about her role and outlook on education. Q:…
UTHealth Houston receives BRAIN Initiative grant
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, nearly $5 million grant, to establish a coordinating unit for biostatistics, informatics, and engagement to advance knowledge about the interacting neurons of the human brain. A group including UTHealth Houston, the…
Chen, Holihan named AWS 40 Under 40
The Association of Women’s Surgeons has named Wendy Chen, MD, and Julie Holihan, MD, to the 2022 Class of the AWS 40 Under 40 Female Surgeons. “As AWS celebrates its 40th anniversary, we are highlighting 40+ outstanding women surgeons under…
AghaAmiri earns 2022 NANETS Grant
The North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS) has awarded Solmaz AghaAmiri, PhD, post-doctoral researcher in the Center for Translational Cancer Research at the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, as the 2022 recipient of NANETS Theranostics Investigator Grant (NTIG). AghaAmiri…
Dean’s Lecture to feature FDA commissioner Robert Califf, PhD
Robert Califf, PhD, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will present the second edition of the 2022 Dean’s Lecture at McGovern Medical School, Oct. 11. The lecture, “Evidence Generation and Dealing with Misinformation: Public Health Priorities of our…
Research on venous thromboembolism published in JAMA Surgery
Recent research on venous thromboembolism from Jessica Cardenas, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Surgery, has been published in JAMA Surgery. The paper titled, “Association of Changes in Antithrombin Activity Over Time With Responsiveness to Enoxaparin Prophylaxis and Risk…
Different paths to the UTHealth Houston BRAINS research lab
Nicholas Lam was building a set in his performing arts high school’s scene shop when he began feeling a tingling, numbing sensation in his left arm. Lam thought it felt similar to when his foot would “fall asleep” – except…
Reflections on history of medicine returns to McGovern
Medical students looking to enhance their knowledge and perspectives on the history of contemporary medicine are encouraged to enroll in the upcoming “Reflections Based on the History of Medicine,” elective, beginning Oct. 5. Instructed by Adan Rios, MD, professor in…