Hecht receives 2024 IADR Distinguished Scientist Award
Jacqueline Hecht, PhD, professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Distinguished Scientist Award in Craniofacial Biology Research (external link) by the International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research….
Dr. Ricardo Mosquera and Team bring expertise to Latin American communities
Dr. Ricardo Mosquera, Professor and Director of the Pulmonary, Allergy, Immunology and Sleep Division, is leading an innovative program, bringing the expertise of McGovern Medical School to patients across Latin America who suffer from a rare genetic condition called Primary…
Two decades of spina bifida research published in Science
The culmination of over two decades of research from Hope Northrup, MD, professor, and Kit Sing Au, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, on the genetic factors associated with spina bifida has been published in Science (external link). According to the authors,…
McKay receives Kaiser Permanente grant for gun violence research
The Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education has awarded Sandra McKay, MD, associate professor and division chief of General Academic Pediatrics, with a grant to further gun violence research and interventions. McKay received a $60,000 Category 1 grant…