Yuan receives R01 grant for ARDS research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Xiaoyi Yuan, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, a nearly $2 million Research Project Grant (R01) to fund research on acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The grant funds Yuan’s project,…


Harvin appointed burn director

Richard Andrassy, MD, chair of the Department of Surgery and executive dean ad interim, has appointed John Harvin, MD, the burn medical director of the John S. Dunn Burn Center at Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center. Harvin, associate professor…


Muñiz shares works for Arts & Resilience

The John P. McGovern, MD, Center for Humanities and Ethics welcomed Patrick McGrath Muñiz as the third presenter of its Arts & Resilience program Jan. 26, via Cisco Webex. Muñiz, originally from Puerto Rico, is a Houston-based artist who works…


Geriatric Medication Safety Symposium set for April 7-8

The McGovern Medical School Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine and the University of Houston College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy will co-host the Geriatric Medication Safety Symposium 2022 April 7-8 at the Denton A. Cooley,…


Researchers studying how special MRI protocol can help treat patients with brain hemorrhages

A study designed to determine how magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to help clinicians treat patients with brain hemorrhages is underway at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. The trial, led by Muhammad Haque, PhD, assistant professor of neurology and…


OAFA moves online one file cabinet at a time

Five years ago, the McGovern Medical School Office of Administration and Faculty Affairs embarked upon a plan to digitize all of its paper files and processes. Today, they are free of numerous file cabinets and have streamlined operations. “My dream…


Amro claims HHS Hypertension Innovator Award

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women’s Health announced Farah Amro, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, as a winner of Phase 1 of the Hypertension Innovator Award Competition….


Koehler, Jayaraman earn AAAS Fellowship

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named Theresa Koehler, PhD, and Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD, as part of their 2021 Class of AAAS Fellows. AAAS Fellows are a distinguished cadre of scientists, engineers, and innovators, who have been recognized…


Do Monte research on recollection of environmental cues published in eLife

Recent research from the lab of Fabricio Do Monte, DVM, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, on the behavioral responses of animals based on the recollection of environmental cues has been published in the journal eLife….


A test of endurance – Gill’s victory lap as Houston Marathon Medical director

On Sunday, January 16, the streets of Houston were flooded with runners from across the state of Texas returning for the 2022 Chevron Houston Marathon. As participants weathered the frigid morning for the 26.2-mile trek,  the Department of Emergency Medicine prepared…