McCullough wins stroke association lecture award
The American Stroke Association has named Louise McCullough, MD, PhD, professor and Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Distinguished Chair in the Department of Neurology, as the 2024 Thomas Willis Lecture Award winner. The Thomas Willis Lecture Award recognizes contributions…
EBV-specific T-cells play key role in development of multiple sclerosis
The body’s immune response to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may play a role in causing damage in people with multiple sclerosis, according to a new study led by UTHealth Houston. EBV infection has long been associated with multiple sclerosis, but how…
Furr-Stimming named HSG Outstanding Investigator
The Huntington Study Group has named Erin Furr-Stimming, MD, professor, and Memorial Hermann Chair in the Department of Neurology, as its 2023 Outstanding Investigator of the Year at the 30th Annual meeting, HSG 2023, in November. Furr-Stimming won the award…
Women in Medicine & Sciences Feature: Mya Schiess, MD
Each month, the Women Faculty Forum presents its Women in Medicine and Sciences Feature, highlighting the women faculty at McGovern Medical School who are leaders in medicine, research, and education. This month’s feature is Mya Schiess, MD, professor and Adrian Blood Distinguished Chair…
Morales selected for National Academies review
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has announced Rodrigo Morales, PhD, professor in the Department of Neurology, as a committee member for its Review of Transmission and Geographic Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in U.S. Cervid Populations. “I…
Neurology Update Symposium set for Nov. 18
Registration is open for the upcoming Sixth Annual UTHealth Houston Neurology Update Symposium, presented by the Department of Neurology, set for Nov. 18. The event takes place between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., at the Norris Conference Center – Houston/CityCentre…
Koerich receives grant from Alzheimer’s Association
Suélyn Koerich, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Neurology, has been awarded a 3-year, $200,000 grant from the Alzheimer’s Association to study the therapeutic effect of plasma exchange in amyloid beta pathology. “I am honored to receive this…
Saver to present Fields Lecture Nov. 17
The Department of Neurology welcomes Jeffrey Saver, MD, professor of vascular neurology at UCLA Health in Los Angeles, to present the 2023 William S. Fields Lecture. Saver’s lecture titled “The Shape of Things to Come: Advances in Ischemic Stroke Management…
Lacuey awarded $3.1M NIH grant for SUDEP study
A five-year, $3.1 million grant to study preventive strategies for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) has been awarded to UTHealth Houston by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Nuria Lacuey Lecumberri, MD,…
Neurohospitalist Fellowship Program earns society accreditation
The Neurohospitalist Society has announced the McGovern Medical School Neurohospitalist Fellowship Program has been approved for fellowship accreditation, becoming just the seventh program in the country to receive such distinction. McGovern joins the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern…