Research identifies rare genetic variant in bicuspid aortic valve disease
Genetic variants linked to a rare form of bicuspid aortic valve disease that affects young adults and can lead to dangerous and potentially life-threatening aortic complications have been identified by researchers at UTHealth Houston. The study was published in the…
UTHealth Houston recruits star investigator team to expand clinical and outcomes research
UTHealth Houston has recruited two renowned scientists from Cleveland Clinic to bolster clinical research across the institution. Daniel Sessler, MD, the most published and cited scientist in any field at Cleveland Clinic, will serve as the inaugural vice president for…
Pediatric residents earn AAP Grant
The Section on Pediatric Trainees of the American Academy of Pediatrics (external link) has selected Alexandria Laws, MD, PGY-2, and Andrea Pinto, MD, PGY-2, from the Department of Pediatrics as recipients of SOPT Community Access to Child Health Resident Grant….
Caretti earns PERF research grant
The Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation has awarded the 2024 PERF CNS Elterman Research Grant to Viola Caretti, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics. The PERF CNS Elterman Research Grant is awarded to early-stage investigators who are within…
Boscutti awarded scholarship to attend ACNP
Andrea Boscutti, MD, postdoctoral research fellow in the Louis A. Faillace, MD Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, was recently awarded an American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) travel award to attend the 2024 ACNP conference in Phoenix in December. Boscutti…