Study finds diabetes program improves depression symptoms in Mexican Americans
MinJae Lee, PhD, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, and a team of researchers from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health have found that Salud y Vida, a community clinical diabetes program in the Rio Grande Valley, was linked…
Three McGovern faculty receive Brain Aneurysm Foundation grants
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation named John Hagan, PhD; Peeyush Thankamani Pandit, PhD; and Devin McBride, PhD; as recipients of its 2025 research grants. The Brain Aneurysm Foundation is the leading advocacy organization supporting education, research, and policy to transform the…
Collaborative research brings bench findings to patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
In the midst of a pandemic, when the world was focused on survival and infection prevention, a cross-section of collaborative clinical and basic science McGovern investigators embarked upon a multisite clinical trial to help the sickest COVID-19 patients — those…
Hwang earns Jess Hay Fellowship
The University of Texas System has named Sseu-Pei Hwang, PhD candidate and graduate research assistant in the lab of Catherine Denicourt, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, as a recipient of the Jess Hay Chancellor’s…
Vasquez to lead NIH study section
Valeria Vasquez, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, recently was appointed chair of the Biochemistry and Biophysics of Membranes Study Section, Biological Chemistry and Macromolecular Biophysics Integrated Review Group, Center for Scientific Review. Vasquez was appointed on behalf…
Dahr research explores role of medications in DME risk
A recent study led by Sam Dahr, MD, professor and Mary Farish Johnston Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology, and Texas A&M medical student Jawad Muayad, examined how commonly prescribed systemic medications may influence the risk of developing diabetic macular edema (DME)….
Butterfly Awards
Photo by the Department of Pediatrics Congratulations to Destiny Bailey, MD; Caitlin Winebrenner, MD; and Hasnaa Chahrour, MD; on winning the Shirlene Edwards Butterfly Awards. Named in honor of Shirlene Edwards, the long-time coordinator of the McGovern Medical School pediatric…
Call for nominations: Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholar Award
The UTHealth Houston Neuroscience Research Center is accepting applications for potential submission for the Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholar Awards in the Neurosciences. The Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholars program will support individual scientists of exceptional creativity who have an MD or PhD…
Initial CENTURY Trial results published in European Heart Journal
A culmination of 15 years of research led by K. Lance Gould, MD, professor of cardiology, The Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished University Chair, and executive director of the UTHealth Houston Weatherhead PET Imaging Center, has resulted in the publication of the…
Study: Stroke risk tied to pregnancy complications
Women who experienced any of five common pregnancy complications, including gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, faced a higher risk of stroke even decades after giving birth, according to a new study by researchers at UTHealth Houston. The findings, led by Casey…