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August 8, 2025

Campus Update: Dean Announces New Centers, Names GRC

In a recent campus-wide update, the Dean of McGovern Medical School highlighted the launch of several new research centers aimed at advancing McGovern’s mission in innovation and patient care. Of particular note, the Gastroenterology Research Center (GRC) was formally named,…


Faraz Bishehsari, MD, PhD
August 27, 2024

UTHealth Houston researchers launch $3.3M study on how eating patterns and circadian rhythms impact aging

A groundbreaking research project to understand how diet and eating patterns can affect the body’s internal clock and influence aging is underway at UTHealth Houston, thanks to a $3.3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging. The study is…


Faraz Bishehsari, MD, PhD
July 29, 2024

Bishehsari to establish Gastroenterology Research Center

The Department of Internal Medicine welcomed Faraz Bishehsari, MD, PhD, on June 2024, to establish the Gastroenterology Research Center (GRC), a new multidisciplinary gastroenterology research center at McGovern Medical School. The GRC will integrate translational research with patient care, focusing on the role…