2025 Distinguished Alumna: Molly S. Bray on science, mentorship, and change

2025 Distinguished Alumna Molly S. Bray, PhD ’98, returned to the MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences to reflect on a career shaped by curiosity, change, and mentorship. A nationally recognized expert in obesity, metabolism, and genetics, Bray shared insights from her journey and encouraged graduates to embrace non-linear paths in science and life.

Students Stephen Farmer and Vicky Chuong share brain research in the Swiss Alps

Neuroscience PhD students Stephen Farmer and Vicky Chuong recently presented their research at the prestigious 2025 Gordon Research Conference in Les Diablerets, Switzerland. Their work explores brain circuit function in Huntington’s disease, and risky decision-making. The conference offered both scientific insight and valuable networking as they connected with global leaders in neuroscience.

Fighting neglected diseases: Ryan Sloan advances schistosomiasis research with Kopchick Fellowship support

With support from the Dr. John J. Kopchick Fellowship, PhD student Ryan Sloan is investigating how parasitic worms known as schistosomes survive in the body — and how that knowledge could lead to more effective treatments for schistosomiasis. Working in the lab of Dr. Jayhun Lee, Sloan is focused on unlocking the biology behind a disease that continues to impact millions around the world. Explore how Sloan’s research and the Graduate School community are shaping his path forward.