Meet the Staff: Jewel Elliott

In her role as the TL1 program coordinator, Jewel Elliott manages all aspects of the TL1 student research program, which provides both predoctoral and postdoctoral students the opportunity to conduct scientifically...

July 15, 2024

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Q&A with Chioma Odo, MID PhD Student

Chioma Odo is a recently graduated PhD student in the Microbiology and Infectious Diseases program in the lab of Samuel Shelburne, PhD. During her time at the Graduate School, she worked on identifying...

July 12, 2024

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Meet the Staff: Lenay Johnson

Lenay Johnson joined the Graduate School in 2022. As Director of Student Affairs and Admissions, she works with the faculty and admissions teams to coordinate all aspects of admitting new students. When...

July 8, 2024

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Meet the Staff: Sarah Trevino

Sarah Trevino serves as Senior Executive Assistant to Dean Alejandro Aballay, PhD. In this role, she performs a variety of administrative and organizational tasks to help his office run smoothly. When ...

July 1, 2024

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Graduate School hosts 2024 Graduate Student Research Day

MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences held its annual Graduate Student Research Day at the Cooley Life Center on Thursday, June 13. More than 233 alumni, students...

June 26, 2024

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Meet the Staff: Michael Valladolid

Michael Valladolid has been with the Graduate School since 2006. In his role as Director of Information Technology and Academic Computing, he supports the IT needs of all departments at the Graduate School...

June 24, 2024

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Meet the Staff: Elizabeth Murphy

Elizabeth Murphy joined the GSBS staff in May. She is a 2019 graduate of the University of Houston with a bachelor’s degree in communications. In her new role as communications assistant, she will...

June 17, 2024

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Teaching assistants needed for Fall 2024 Core Course modules

The Graduate School is offering teaching assistant (TA) opportunities this fall in its Foundations in Biomedical Course, also known as the Core Course. Four TAs are needed for this course's modules. Students...

June 12, 2024

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Meet the Staff: Andreina Ruiz

As an admissions and alumni affairs coordinator, Andreina Ruiz is busy making sure applicants get through application season without a hitch. "We have applicants that come from all walks of life, and it...

June 10, 2024

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Gomez-Manzano named 2024 Oldham faculty award recipient

Faculty member Candelaria Gomez-Manzano, MD, has been named the recipient of the 2024 D. Dudley and Judy White Oldham Faculty Award. She is a professor in the Department of Neuro-Oncology at MD Anderson...

June 4, 2024

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