Taegtmeyer wins mentoring award
A longtime cardiology faculty member is the recipient of the 2024 International Society for Heart Research North American Section’s Eric N. Olson Mentorship Award. Heinrich Taegtmeyer, MD, DPhil, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology, is the fifth recipient…
Mahdavinia to lead new Allergy and Immunology Division
The Department of Internal Medicine has announced that Mahboobeh (Maha) Mahdavinia, MD, PhD, professor and John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair, has joined McGovern Medical School as the Division Director for the newly established Allergy and Immunology Division,…
Sickle Cell Disease Symposium set for Sept. 27
The UTHealth Houston Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences will host the Sickle Cell Disease Symposium from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Sept. 27, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital – Texas Medical Center. The Sickle Cell Disease Symposium brings experts…
Caretti earns PERF research grant
The Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation has awarded the 2024 PERF CNS Elterman Research Grant to Viola Caretti, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics. The PERF CNS Elterman Research Grant is awarded to early-stage investigators who are within…
UTHealth Houston Salutation set for Sept. 5
All UTHealth Houston students are invited to attend the 26th annual Student InterCouncil Salutation on Thursday, Sept. 5. The event, co-sponsored by the UTHealth Houston President’s Office, will feature free food and drinks, giveaways, and prizes such as monthly parking…
Registration open for 11th Annual IACS-NAS Meeting
McGovern Medical School will cohost the 11th Annual Meeting of the North American Section of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences in a tribute to James T. Willerson, MD, from Sept. 19-21. The three-day event is co-hosted by McGovern Medical…
Furr Stimming receives TNS Lifetime Achievement Award
Erin Furr Stimming, MD, professor and Memorial Hermann Endowed Chair in the Department of Neurology, has been honored with the 2024 Texas Neurological Society Lifetime Achievement Award at the society’s 50th Anniversary Celebration in Austin. The TNS Lifetime Achievement Award…
Meet the Newest Faces of McGovern Medical School
The 2024-25 school year is underway at McGovern Medical School, and the Class of 2028 officially began their medical school journeys on Aug. 5. The McGovern Medical School Class of 2028 is made up of 240 students from 10 states,…
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award: Brandi Karnes, MD
Brandi Karnes, MD, assistant professor in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. The Leonard…
Devlin receives first-ever Sacco Scholarship
The American Academy of Neurology and the American Heart Association awarded the first-ever Ralph L. Sacco Scholarship for Brain Health to Patrick Devlin, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Neurology. Devlin receives a $150,000 two-year scholarship to support…