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,…
TMC community gathers for student march for peace in Ukraine
On March 22, more than 30 UTHealth Houston students and TMC community members gathered to march in support of promoting peace between Russia and Ukraine. Dong Ho Shin, student at MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences…
CLI earns grant to spark girls’ interest in STEM
The Children’s Learning Institute at McGovern Medical School has received a grant focused on sparking young girls’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) using a hands-on elementary afterschool program. The grant, “Breaking stereotypes through culturally relevant storytelling: Optimizing…
Research retreat returns in person April 28
Registration is now open for the 2022 McGovern Medical School Research Retreat, an open event sponsored by the Research Committee, where faculty, graduate students, and fellows can learn more about research conducted on campus and interact with their peers. After…
In memoriam: John D. Milam, MD
John D. Milam, MD, professor emeritus of pathology and laboratory medicine, died March 24, 2022. He was 89. With a distinguished career of service and leadership in medicine and pathology, he was leading member of the Department of Pathology and…
Applications open for 2022 Pruessner Scholarship
The Harris County Academy of Family Physicians is accepting applications for the Harold T. Pruessner, MD, Medical Student Scholarship. The deadline is May 20. Applicants must be a third-year medical student in good standing, have a strong interest in practicing…
Online partnership gives Global Health students real-world knowledge
As part of an international collaboration with Swami Vivekanada Youth Movement (SVYM), second-year students from the McGovern Medical School Center for Global Health participated in pair of virtual learning sessions with renowned faculty and specialists from India in February. The…
Psychiatric hospital opens Monday
When academic psychiatric hospital the John S. Dunn Behavioral Center at UTHealth Houston opens to patients on Monday, March 28, it will devote its first beds to alleviating the backlog of care for competency restoration. Competency restoration patients are those…