Electron Cryogenic Microscopy at UTHealth Houston
As science dramatically evolves, so do the tools researchers use in discovery sciences. Microscopes are still the hardware of choice for deciphering tiny structures and, for the past two decades, cryogenic electron microscopy, or Cryo-EM, has been an important tool…
Five McGovern postdocs win President’s research awards
The Postdoctoral Association and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at UTHealth Houston have named five McGovern Medical School postdoctoral research fellows as the winners of the 2022 President’s Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Research. Read more
Researchers discover novel light-gated potassium channel
A key approach to understanding the brain is to observe the behavioral effects of turning on specific populations of neurons. Read more
Blackburn honored at retirement ceremony
MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences hosted a celebration honoring Dean Michael R. Blackburn, PhD, for his leadership and his legacy as a leader and scientist on June 27 in the Fayez S. and Susan…
Dowhan honored by the Biophysical Society for work in membrane protein research
William Dowhan, PhD, professor and John S. Dunn Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, received the 2022 Anatrace Membrane Protein Award at the Biophysical Society national meeting in February. Read more
Dowhan retires after half-century of service
In his 50th year of service to McGovern Medical School and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, William Dowhan, PhD, professor and John S. Dunn Endowed Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular…
Koehler, Jayaraman earn AAAS Fellowship
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named Theresa Koehler, PhD, and Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD, as part of their 2021 Class of AAAS Fellows. Read more
Graduate students awarded UTHealth CPRIT fellowships
The UTHealth Innovation in Cancer Prevention Research Training Program funded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has announced the 2021-2022 fellows, and four students from MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences are…
Zheng receives $1.3 million R01 grant
Lei Zheng, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology received a $1.3 million R01 grant for his project titled “Structure and Function of a Metabolic Pacemaker in Bacterial Cell Membrane.” Read More
Li Research Featured in Three Publications
In an effort to decipher the functional roles and mechanisms of non-coding DNAs and RNAs, Wenbo Li, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has published scientific papers in three separate publications throughout 2021. Read more