In-person Henry Strobel Retreat returns for 46th year
For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, McGovern Medical School students will participate in a live format of the Henry Strobel Retreat at Camp Cho-Yeh, in Livingston, Texas. Normally a two-day event for the first years,…
Novel discovery reported in PNAS helps understanding of neural communication
Recent research from the lab of Valentin Dragoi, PhD, Rochelle and Max Levit Distinguished Professor in the Neurosciences, reporting a novel discovery on how neurons emit signals across cortical circuits, has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy…
Anti-inflammatory compound shows potential in treating patients with severe COVID-19
An anti-inflammatory compound may have the potential to treat systemic inflammation and brain injury in patients with severe COVID-19 and significantly reduce their chances of death, according to a new study from McGovern Medical School and other institutions. A team…
Korupolu receives mindfulness meditation grant
Radha Korupolu, MD, associate professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation has received a 3-year, $714,096 grant from the National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health, a branch of the National Institutes of Health, for a pilot study…
UTHealth Houston announces new leadership team for McGovern Medical School
Following a national search for a permanent dean of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, John Hancock, MA, MB, BChir, PhD, ScD, has accepted the position to lead the school as executive dean and H. Wayne Hightower Distinguished Professor in…
Auditorium upgrades before 2022-23 academic year
McGovern Medical School students returning to classes Aug. 1 will notice the Medical School Building’s auditorium in room 3.001 will have a fresh look for the beginning of the 2022-23 academic school year. Renovations began just before the end of…
Glioma connectome project wins StacheStrong grant
Yoshua Esquenazi, MD, assistant professor in the Vivian L Smith Department of Neurosurgery, has been awarded a two-year, $60,579 grant from StacheStrong to study the effects on glioma resection on the brain connectome, a comprehensive map of neural connections in…
Kolonin Laboratory publishes on novel mechanism controlling metabolism
A study by the lab of Mikhail Kolonin, PhD, professor and director of the Center for Metabolic and Degenerative Diseases in the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, has discovered a new molecular mechanism controlling metabolism. Their research focuses on…
Mutyala named UT System Student Regent
Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Neel Mutyala, McGovern Medical School MD/MBE candidate, as a student regent to the University of Texas System for a term set to expire May 31, 2023. “The UT System Board of Regents makes many impactful…
McGovern Medicine graduates first oncology fellows
McGovern Medical School’s Department of Internal Medicine graduated its first fellows from the Division of Hematology and Oncology Thursday, July 16. Frances Cervoni, MD, and Wei Yang, MD, comprise the first class of fellows from the three-year program. Both were…