From monsters to medicine: Graduate turns childhood fantasies into cancer-fighting reality
Growing up in a log cabin in the forests of upstate New York, Kendra Carmon, PhD ‘08, was captivated by black-and-white horror movies of mad scientists mixing chemicals and creating monsters in their laboratories. “I thought it would be super…
2025 Mood Disorders Conference set for Oct. 17-18
The Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences will host its annual Mood Disorders Conference Oct. 17-18 at the TMC Innovation Institute, 2450 Holcombe Blvd. The theme for the 2025 edition of the conference is “Managing Treatment-Resistant…
DOD awards Hernandez-Tejada $2.3 million grant for pain and PTSD study
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a five-year, $2.3 million Clinical Trial Award – Research Level 2 grant to Melba Hernandez-Tejada, PhD, DHA, associate professor in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, to study the…
Study finds diabetes program improves depression symptoms in Mexican Americans
MinJae Lee, PhD, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, and a team of researchers from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health have found that Salud y Vida, a community clinical diabetes program in the Rio Grande Valley, was linked…
Three McGovern faculty receive Brain Aneurysm Foundation grants
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation named John Hagan, PhD; Peeyush Thankamani Pandit, PhD; and Devin McBride, PhD; as recipients of its 2025 research grants. The Brain Aneurysm Foundation is the leading advocacy organization supporting education, research, and policy to transform the…
Research that’s IMMportant
Photos by Dwight Andrews/Office of Communications The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases hosts the IMM Research Retreat, Sept. 4 in the Beth Robertson Auditorium at the IMM
Dog Days of Summer
After a summer of living their best lives swimming in the pool, soaking up the sun, and enjoying a good old-fashioned hot dog part, Scout, Jem, and Birdie are recharged, refreshed, and excited to be back in the office.
A message from entering Dean LaTanya Love
It is with profound gratitude and great excitement that I step into the role of Dean of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston—a special place that has shaped me as a physician, educator, and leader, and continues to inspire me…
Hwang named director, Division of General Internal Medicine
The Department of Internal Medicine named Kevin Hwang, MD, MPH, professor, as the new director of the Division of General Internal Medicine, effective Sept. 1, 2025. Hwang succeeds Philip Johnson, MD, professor of internal medicine, The Carolyn and William T….