At-home brain stimulation for depression is safe and effective
A device that delivers direct stimulation to the brain was found to be a safe and effective means of treating depression at home, according to a new study by researchers at UTHealth Houston; the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience…
Fries receives Dunn Foundation Award
Gabriel Fries, PhD, assistant professor in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, was recently awarded a 2024 John S. Dunn Foundation Collaborative Research Award in conjunction with the Gulf Coast Consortia. Fries will team up…
Innovative stem cell trial for bipolar disorder gives patient hope
Ashley Hallock, 35, describes the day she joined a clinical trial studying stem cells for bipolar disorder as the most important day of her life. “For me, it was a godsend,” she said. Hallock had always struggled a little with…
Mood Disorders Conference set for Oct. 11-12
The Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences hosts the 2024 UTHealth Houston Mood Disorders Conference, Oct. 11-12 at the Cooley Life Center (7440 Cambridge St.). The theme for the event is Bipolar Disorder Across the Lifespan…
Roy awarded scholarship to attend AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Sharmily Roy, MPH, PhD candidate in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, was recently awarded a scholarship to attend the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM). The research meeting brings together a wide variety of health…
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award: Brandi Karnes, MD
Brandi Karnes, MD, assistant professor in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. The Leonard…
Danielski earns grant to attend ACNP
Lucineia Danielski, PharmD, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in the Translational Psychiatry Program at the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, received a grant from the International Brain Research Organization to attend the ACNP conference in December 2024…
Research uses machine learning to distinguish threats
Nearly 100 years after Pavlov first proposed conditioned threat associations, researchers from McGovern Medical School are using machine learning to understand how the brain detects and responds to threats, paving the way to new treatments for fear-based and anxiety disorders….
Women in Leadership Seminar highlights individual paths to success
Five distinguished speakers shared their unique journeys and insights into leadership, mentorship, and self-care at the Women in Leadership Seminar series on Thursday, March 21, at the Beth Robertson Auditorium in the Fayez S. and Susan K. Sarofim Research Building….
Bright named Distinguished Faculty in Professionalism Education
The McGovern Medical School Office of Professionalism has named Asia Bright, PhD, assistant professor in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and director of the Office of Professionalism, as the winner of the John P. and…