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Lance Shaner, PhD

Q&A with GSBS MID Alumnus Lance Shaner, PhD

Lance Shaner, PhD, earned his degree in microbiology and molecular genetics from the Graduate School in 2006. From there, his career journey took off in unexpected ways. Read how Shaner went from ...
April 13, 2022
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Frost named GSBS assistant dean of graduate education as of April 1

Frost named GSBS assistant dean of graduate education as of April 1

Assistant Dean of Graduate Education Jeffrey A. Frost, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. At the Graduate...
April 13, 2022
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GSAW 2022 runs from April 4 through April 8

During this week, which is part of a national observance, the school will celebrate the positive impact graduate students have on the GSBS community. All GSBS students are invited to attend all the events...
April 4, 2022
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The Consulting Club at Texas Medical Center (CCTMC) held a summer social in 2021. It was the first time the club was able to meet each other in person since coronavirus pandemic.

Consulting Club at TMC gears up for annual case competition; shares how to get involved

As April 22 draws near, the Consulting Club at Texas Medical Center (CCTMC) is deep in the process of preparing for the annual national case competition they host. Although this is the main event for the...
March 31, 2022
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Graduate School welcomes Jennifer Price to academic affairs office

Graduate School welcomes Jennifer Price to academic affairs office

Jennifer Price, MBA, MHRM, joined the Office of Academic Affairs at the GSBS as a program manager this month In her new role, Price will manage faculty affairs, fostering a major focus on GSBS faculty ...
March 21, 2022
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GSBS alumna Dorrie Lamb, PhD, named faculty affairs associate dean at Weill Cornell

GSBS alumna Dorrie Lamb, PhD, named faculty affairs associate dean at Weill Cornell

In January, MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School alumna Dolores J. (Dorrie) Lamb, PhD, was named associate dean for faculty affairs at Weill Cornell Medicine Urology. Lamb joined Weill Cornell in 2018 ...
March 14, 2022
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GSBS PhD student Carolina García García publishes paper in Gastroenterology; gives advice to first authors

GSBS PhD student Carolina García García publishes paper in Gastroenterology; gives advice to first authors

Cancer Biology PhD student Carolina Garcia Garcia published her paper on hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF1 and HIF2) and their roles in pancreatic cancer in the journal Gastroenterology. While working...
March 9, 2022
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Graduate School faculty member Raghu Kalluri, MD, PhD, elected to UT Shine Academy

Raghu Kalluri, MD, PhD, is the Frederick F. Becker Distinguished Endowed Chair of Cancer Research, as well as a professor and chair of the Department of Cancer Biology at MD Anderson. He also serves as...
March 9, 2022
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3 Graduate School faculty members named AAAS Fellows

3 Graduate School faculty members named AAAS Fellows

Faculty members Juan Fueyo, MD, Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD, and Theresa M. Koehler, PhD, were named 2021 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. The 2021 class of AAAS Fellows ...
February 16, 2022
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Graduate School welcomes Emily Rech to communication team

Graduate School welcomes Emily Rech to communication team

Emily Rech joined the Office of Communications and Public Affairs at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences as a communication assistant this ...
February 10, 2022
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