Innovations in cardiology take center stage
Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, advanced imaging, and next-generation therapies are reshaping the future of cardiology, and UTHealth Houston is at the forefront. At the Junior League of Houston’s “Bite-Sized Medicine: How to Keep Your Heart Healthy” lunch-and-learn Feb. 12, university…
UTHealth Houston ranks among nation’s best in NIH funding
UTHealth Houston again ranks among the nation’s leading institutions for National Institutes of Health research funding, according to the latest annual analysis by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The rankings measure NIH funding awarded during the previous federal fiscal…
McGovern Medical School research retreat scheduled for March 3
Registration is open for the annual McGovern Medical School research retreat, where faculty, graduate students, and fellows can learn more about research conducted on campus and interact with their peers on March 3. Sponsored by the Research Committee, the event…
Ayala paper garners Science magazine honors
The journal Science honored Gustavo Ayala, MD, professor and Distinguished Chair in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, as the runner up for its Scientific Breakthroughs of 2025. The 2025 Breakthrough of the Year highlights major advances across all scientific disciplines. Published…
Crain earns American Public Health Association research award
The American Public Health Association awarded Caroline Crain, MPH, third-year medical student, with the Public Health Education Student Award for Excellence in Research at its annual meeting. Crain also presented research at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s…
UTHealth Houston awarded more than $5 million in federal funding to realize full potential of health data
Researchers at UTHealth Houston have been awarded three grants totaling more than $5 million from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to address one of the biggest challenges in modern health care: building enhanced data…
Strengthen your proposal writing with Grants 101 and 102
Faculty and staff interested in developing stronger grant-writing skills can now register for UTHealth Houston’s Grants 101 and Grants 102 programs, two proven workshops that guide participants from learning the basics of proposal writing to preparing a submission-ready grant application….
Vásquez’s research highlights importance of pressure-sensing protein in sickle cell disease
Recent research from the lab of Valeria Vásquez, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at McGovern Medical School, shows that PIEZO1, an ion channel that helps regulate red blood cell volume, may be a key…
Groundbreaking study shows AI benefits in heart attack detection
A new study using artificial intelligence to analyze electrocardiograms, led in part by Benjamin Cooper, MD, MEd, associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, showed significant improvement in the detection of severe…
NIH funds Bishehsari’s precision medicine study
A study from the lab of Faraz Bishehsari, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at McGovern Medical School, and director of the Gastroenterology Research Center, seeking to develop new methods to personalize treatment for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma,…