Clarifying the gray areas
In a little more than a decade, the U.S. Census Bureau predicts that the country will reach a new milestone in demographics for the first time in history: By 2034, the number of older adults – those 65 and older…
You helped make Giving Day history!
Because of you, Giving Day was a historic success this year. The many faces of UTHealth Houston came together in record numbers to celebrate our 50th anniversary and support our collective goal of creating a healthier tomorrow. This year’s event was…
Donate Life Month 2022
April is National Donate Life Month: a time to recognize the need that many patients have for replacement organs. It is also a time to express gratitude to those who chose to meet that need through the process of donation….
Knobil lecture welcomes 2019 Nobel Laureate
McGovern Medical School welcomes Gregg Semenza, MD, PhD, 2019 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine as the 2022 speaker for the annual Ernst Knobil Distinguished Lecture, April 28. The lecture on “Hypoxia-Inducible Factors in Physiology and Medicine,” will be held…
UTHealth Houston researchers awarded over $6 million in CPRIT grants
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas awarded over $6 million to researchers with UTHealth Houston to aid in cancer research prevention, with nearly half going to McGovern Medical School faculty. Simultaneous Targeting of LGR4/5/6 for the Treatment of…
Geigerman lecture set for April 12
The Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences will host the 2022 Benjamin J. Geigerman Lecture series in a virtual format at 6:30 p.m. April 12. The theme for the 2022 lecture is “Neurodiversity and the Changing…
McGovern students elected to LMSA regional positions
A trio of McGovern Medical School students have been elected by chapter presidents to regional positions for the Latino Medical Student Association Southwest Region at the organization’s 10th Annual Regional Conference March 11-13 in New Orleans. Jose E. Barrera, MS2,…
Neuro ICU Symposium returns April 20-22
The Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery hosts the ninth annual Neuro ICU Symposium, April 20-22 at InterContinental – Medical Center (6750 Main St.). The Neuro ICU Symposium is designed to educate physicians and other health care professionals on how…
Müller-Eberhard Memorial Lecture Set for April 8th
Michael Carroll, PhD, will present the 14th Hans J. Müller-Eberhard Memorial Lecture on “Complement C4 as a Risk Factor in Lupus and Schizophrenia,” at 11 a.m. April 8 in the Beth Robertson Auditorium at the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular…
2020 and 2021 McGovern Medical School Distinguished Alumnus
The McGovern Medical School Office of Alumni Relations named its 2020 and 2021 Distinguished Alumnus Award Winners. The 2020 winners are John Cangelosi, MD, ’05, and Dan Atkins, MD, ’75. The 2021 winners are Arnold dela Cruz Paulino, MD, ’89,…