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Molecular & Translational Biology PhD student Rachel Shoemaker awarded BIG-TCR Pre-Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant Fellowship

Apr. 1, 2025

Molecular & Translational Biology PhD student Rachel Shoemaker awarded BIG-TCR Pre-Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant Fellowship

Molecular & Translational Biology PhD student Rachel Shoemaker, advised by Dung-Fang Lee, PhD, has been selected for a Pre-Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant Fellowship with the McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston, Genomics and Translational Cancer Research Training Program (BIG-TCR). This fellowship will support Shoemaker’s research on the tumor suppressor gene p53 in osteosarcoma. Through her work in Lee’s lab, Shoemaker aims to use bioinformatics analysis to understand how changes in alternative splicing contribute to tumorigenesis and metastasis.

Rebecca Howell, PhD, elected Faculty President-Elect

Rebecca Howell, PhD, elected Faculty President-Elect

The Graduate School is pleased to announce that Rebecca M. Howell, PhD, has been elected as the next faculty president-elect by the Graduate School faculty. In this role, she will serve as a vital liaison between Graduate School faculty and leadership. Howell is a tenured professor in the Department of Radiation Physics at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and has been a member of the Graduate School faculty since 2008.

Graduate Student Appreciation Week celebrates students and impact they’re making

Graduate Student Appreciation Week celebrates students and impact they’re making

We’re showing extra appreciation for our students during our fifth annual Graduate Student Appreciation Week (GSAW) April 7-11! This special week features food, swag, fun and educational activities, and a few new items — the newly named food truck event, Spitz’s Food Truck Frenzy, and the Student Voices contest for students to share short stories about their graduate journeys and enter for the chance to win a prize bag.

Yiming Cai

Turning tragedy into purpose: A student’s mission to prevent and treat cancer

The woman grasped Yiming Cai’s hand, tearfully begging him to save her life from pancreatic cancer. Yiming was an undergraduate biology student at Fudan University in China, visiting the Shanghai Cancer Center affiliated with his university.

Meet the Staff: Tanieka Young

Meet the Staff: Tanieka Young

In her role as program manager for student affairs, Tanieka Young, MBA, MSHRD, loves helping develop future leaders. Her favorite moments at the Graduate School include hosting a McNair TRIO group and ...

Molecular & Translational Biology PhD student Mirrah Bashir selected as predoctoral cancer research fellow

Molecular & Translational Biology PhD student Mirrah Bashir selected as predoctoral cancer research fellow

Mirrah Bashir, a Molecular & Translational Biology student advised by Daniel Frigo, PhD, has been selected as a predoctoral fellow in the UTHealth Houston Innovation in Cancer Prevention Research Training...

Francesca Cole, PhD, named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Francesca Cole, PhD, named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

The Graduate School is pleased to announce the appointment of Francesca Cole, PhD, as associate dean for academic affairs, effective March 1. Cole has been a member of the Graduate School faculty since...

Anna DeBruine and Vihang Narkar, PhD

Therapeutics & Pharmacology student Anna DeBruine awarded pre-doctoral cancer prevention fellowship

Therapeutics & Pharmacology PhD student Anna DeBruine will use the support from her pre-doctoral fellowship in the UTHealth Innovation in Cancer Prevention Research Training Program to support her ...

Karen Weinberg, MS

Meet the Staff – Karen Weinberg

Karen Weinberg, MS puts her exceptional people skills to good use as the Associate Dean for Management at the Graduate School. In her day-to-day, she oversees administrative affairs and assists both students...

Congratulations, Fall Common App Award Winners

Graduate School announces Fall 2024 Common App Award recipients

Congratulations to the Fall 2024 Common App award recipients! Sixty-nine Graduate School students from all programs were selected to receive scholarships, fellowships, and awards in recognition for...