Jayaraman receives grant to study glutamate receptors involved in memory, other neurological processes

A five-year, nearly $3.5 million grant to study the mechanisms of brain receptors involved in neurological disorders such as learning disabilities has been awarded to Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD, by the National...

December 26, 2022

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18 Graduate School faculty members honored at endowment luncheon

In this season of gratitude and giving, UTHealth Houston celebrated faculty endowment holders and honored the generous benefactors who created those endowments to propel the university’s mission ...

December 19, 2022

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4 GSBS students named 2022 UTHealthLeads fellows

UTHealthLeads is a one-year student fellowship program to develop future leaders in health care. In the program, UTHealth Houston students learn how to develop self-awareness, increase their leadership...

December 6, 2022

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GSBS faculty member Azhdarinia receives $3.3 million NIH grant

A five-year grant to research receptor-targeted fluorescence-guided surgery in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors has been awarded to GSBS faculty member Ali Azhdarinia, PhD, by the National Institutes of...

November 30, 2022

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McCullough recognized with 2022 American Heart Association Basic Research Prize

In acknowledgment of her research advancing the field of cardiovascular science, UTHealth Houston’s Louise McCullough, MD, PhD, has been honored with the 2022 American Heart Association...

November 7, 2022

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GSBS student Rian Morgan-Howell discusses the perks of being a TA

Rian Morgan-Howell decided to become a teaching assistant (TA) for the Foundations of Biomedical Research, also known as the Core Course, after taking the course in her first year. She believes her...

October 26, 2022

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Graduate School welcomes Lenay Johnson to the student affairs & admissions team

Lenay Johnson joined The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences as the director of student affairs and admissions in September.

October 25, 2022

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Targeting a specific enzyme could alleviate muscle wasting for cancer patients

Targeting a specific enzyme in the muscle could help cancer patients preserve muscle mass and potentially prolong their survival, according to research from UTHealth Houston.

October 18, 2022

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MID PhD student Jennifer Hurtig Q&A

Jennifer Hurtig is a fifth year PhD student in the Microbiology & Infectious Diseases program in the lab of Ambro van Hoof, PhD.  When Jennifer started her undergraduate degree, she did not even...

October 17, 2022

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Ensuring educational success

For people from underserved backgrounds, the road to becoming a health expert is often laden with barriers. Many students must leap hurdle after hurdle to further their education and achieve their dreams&mdash...

October 13, 2022

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