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…
An lab discovers novel nasal treatment for influenza
New data from researchers at the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine exploring novel therapeutic approaches to treating Influenza A viruses has been published in Nature Communications. The paper, titled “An intranasally administered IgM protects against antigenically distinct subtypes of influenza…
Chandra claims top honors at AANS meeting
Ankush Chandra, MD, fifth-year resident in the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, earned top honors at the 2025 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, one of the largest neurosurgical gatherings in the world with over 5,000 attendees….
Lee’s lab discovers nanocarrier to fight GBM
A recent study from researchers at McGovern Medical School discovered a novel engineered exosome model to help deliver therapeutic treatments to glioblastoma tumors, which could potentially enhance treatments for a notoriously fatal cancer. Findings from the study, led by Tae…