Stem cell trial for early Alzheimer’s disease begins at UTHealth Houston
A stem cell therapy trial aimed at reducing neuroinflammation in patients with presymptomatic Alzheimer’s disease is underway at UTHealth Houston. In Alzheimer’s disease, deposits of beta-amyloid and tau lead to the buildup of plaques and tangles in the brain, which…
Gage to present Smythe Lecture April 8
McGovern Medical School welcomes Fred “Rusty” Gage, PhD, Vi and John Adler Chair for Research on Age-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, as the keynote speaker for the 2025 Cheves Smythe Distinguished Lecture, on April 8….
Stafford research on congenital syphilis published in JAMA
Recent research from Irene Stafford, MD, associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, on the troubling rates of congenital syphilis among pregnant patients in Texas has been published in JAMA. Congenital syphilis is a sever infection…
Research Committee presents Spatial Omics workshop
The Medical School Research Committee will host Spatial Omics: The New Era for Precision Medicine, a collaborative workshop to be held from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., April 2 in MSB 2.135. Understanding the spatial context of the changes and…
Chandra earns resident paper award
The Southern Neurosurgical Society awarded Ankush Chandra, MD, PGY-5, in the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, with the Augustus McCravey Resident Paper Award. The August McCravey Resident Paper Award is given in honor of Augustus McCravey, MD, and was…
Research reveals new approach to measure ophthalmic artery blood flow
McGovern Medical School research detailing a novel non-invasive measurement of blood flow in the ophthalmic artery recently was published in Cell Reports Method. Led by Iraida Sharina, PhD, associate professor of Internal Medicine, Cardiology, the paper, “Non-invasive Real-time Pulsed Doppler…
Scientific Retreat scheduled for April 22
The McGovern Medical School Department of Pediatrics and the UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry Center for Craniofacial Research will host the 2025 Scientific Retreat, April 22 at the Cooley Center. The 2025 Scientific Retreat allows trainees of all disciplines to…
Research reveals role of skin in antimicrobial-resistant infection spread
Understanding how skin harbors and spreads antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in nursing home settings is the latest research published in Nature from the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics faculty. Diana Proctor, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, is…
Research on how our brains remember, store new words published in Nature Communications
Recent research on how the brain encodes and stores different words, led by Oscar Woolnough, PhD, assistant professor in the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, has been published in Nature Communications. The paper, “Memorability of novel words correlates with…
McGovern improves national ranking in NIH funding
McGovern Medical School has increased its National of Institutes of Health funding, reaching the top 35 percent of U.S. medical schools. With a total of $122,058,619 in NIH funding in 2024, McGovern is listed as 51st among all U.S. medical…