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Mar. 24, 2023

DEI Speaker Series: Sharp discusses challenges of parenthood for residents, fellows

The “maternal wall” is a phrase coined by lawyer and professor Joan C. Williams that describes a woman’s dedication to her work being questioned after becoming a mother based on the assumption that women must be at home caring for their family.

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Study: SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, can alter genome structure of our cells

People infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may experience genome structure changes that not only may explain our immunological symptoms after infection, but also potentially link to long COVID, according to a new study by researchers at UTHealth Houston.

Meet the Staff: Dawn Wolf-Taylor

Meet the Staff: Dawn Wolf-Taylor

Dawn Wolf-Taylor joined the Graduate School in August of 2022 as the program coordinator for both the Cancer Biology and the Therapeutics and Pharmacology programs.

Q&A with Jennifer Dale, PhD, MID alum and public health research scientist at the Minnesota Department of Health

Q&A with Jennifer Dale, PhD, MID alum and public health research scientist at the Minnesota Department of Health

Jennifer L. Dale, PhD, graduated from the Graduate School in 2012 with a degree in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (currently known as Microbiology & Infectious Diseases). The following Q&A highlights the path that Dale has taken to get to where she is today, and her work in outbreak response at the Minnesota Department of Health Public Health Laboratory.

Dean ad interim, Sharon Dent, PhD, inducted into Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame

Dean ad interim, Sharon Dent, PhD, inducted into Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame

Sharon Dent, PhD, dean ad interim for the MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, was inducted into the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame in a ...

11 faculty members receive more than $8 million in CPRIT funding

11 faculty members receive more than $8 million in CPRIT funding

Since its inception, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded more than $3 billion in grants for cancer research. Programs supported by CPRIT funding have brought...

NINDS names Byrne Javits Award recipient

NINDS names Byrne Javits Award recipient

John Byrne, PhD, a faculty member with the school’s program in neuroscience, professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy, associate dean for Research, June and Virgil Waggoner Chair, director of the UTHealth...

Nitin Tandon, MD, professor and chair ad interim of the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

UTHealth Houston researchers awarded $15M in NIH BRAIN grants to study speech, epilepsy, and dyslexia

Three grants totaling $15 million, which aim to enhance knowledge of the brain processes that play a key role in speech, epilepsy, and reading, have been awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston by the...

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Black History Month: Jamaica native draws inspiration from MLK

At a young age, Takese McKenzie was curious about the human brain. How exactly did it work? Why did it control all that we do? Understanding its limitless potential was fascinating for the young girl growing...

February 23, 2023

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Black History Month: Scientific pioneer strengthens Horton’s resolve

From the time Paulina Horton was a child, her parents encouraged her to pursue her scientific interests.

February 17, 2023