Gale to present Silverman Lectureship July 22
The Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics will host the 2022 William Silverman Lectureship featuring Chris Gale, MBBS, MSc, PhD. This is part of our effort to support learning healthcare at UTHealth Houston. Gale…
Tran research wins multiple research awards
Recent research from Thu Tran, DO, neonatal-perinatal fellow, PGY-6, in the Department of Pediatrics, has garnered a pair of awards from the Southern Society for Pediatric Research and the Pediatric Academic Society. Tran was honored with the Southern Society for Pediatric Research…
National Nurses Week: 6 UTHealth Houston nurses honored at 2022 ‘Salute to Nurses’ luncheon
Six practicing and aspiring nurses with UTHealth Houston were honored Wednesday, May 4, at the 2022 “Salute to Nurses” luncheon, hosted by the Houston Chronicle. Traditionally held during National Nurses Week, the annual event aims to recognize the most dedicated nurses…
Researchers focus on early childhood educators’ social and emotional well-being with $2.1 million grant
A five-year, $2.1 million grant will allow researchers at UTHealth Houston to test the impact of the Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) program on the social and emotional well-being of early childhood educators in Head Start programs across three…
Research Reels – Dr. Anthony Flores
In our new series, #ResearchReels, Anthony Flores, MD, chief of pediatric infectious diseases with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and associate professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, shares his…
Northrup leads study for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Hope Northrup, MD Recent research led by Hope Northrup, MD, professor in the Department of Pediatrics, and various other chairs and cochairs from the International TSC Consensus Group, hoping to update diagnostic criteria and recommendations for surveillance and management of Tuberous sclerosis…
MEG Center publishes five papers in calendar year
Highlighting the work of the Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Center at McGovern Medical School, Michael Funke, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics and director of the MEG Center, and his team have published five papers in various journals over the last calendar…
Study finds telemedicine appointments reduce risk of further illness
A study led by Ricardo Mosquera, MD, with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth found telemedicine appointments reduce risk of further illness. (Photo by Roger Castro/UTHealth) Telemedicine appointments combined with in-person visits significantly reduced the risk of further illness for children…
Wang wins collaborative research award
Jun Wang, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, is the winner of the 2021 John S. Dunn Collaborative Research Award, presented by the Gulf Coast Consortia. Wang, and teammate Xiaolong Jiang, PhD, assistant professor of neuroscience at Baylor…
Publication Spotlight: Natalie A. Montanez FNP-C, CPHON
Natalie A. Montanez FNP-C, CPHON Advanced Practice Provider University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston – McGovern Medical School Gulf States Hemophilia & Thrombophilia Center PUBLICATIONS ABSTRATS/SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS Escobar M, Montanez N, Scully M, et al. Non-severe…