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Teaching assistants needed for Fall 2024 Core Course modules

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

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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Candelaria Gomez-Manzano, MD

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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Five UTHealth Houston employees standing behind a table with a laptop on it. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

UTHealth Houston earns five 2024 Top Workplaces National Culture Excellence Awards

UTHealth Houston has been honored with five prestigious 2024 Top Workplaces National Culture Excellence Awards, marking a significant achievement in workplace culture and employee satisfaction.
June 4, 2024
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Michael Siciliano, PhD

In Memoriam: Michael Siciliano, PhD

Michael Siciliano, PhD, former professor of Molecular Genetics, died May 3. He’s remembered for his passion for teaching and scientific integrity. Siciliano joined MD Anderson as a postdoctoral fellow...
June 2, 2024
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Medical Physics PhD student Meyer awarded Fulbright Fellowship

Medical Physics PhD student Meyer awarded Fulbright Fellowship

Henry Meyer has been selected to receive a 2024 Fulbright Fellowship to support his research in radiation therapy to treat cancer. His advisor is Radhe Mohan, PhD. With this fellowship, he will investigate...
May 29, 2024
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Dent, Raymond elected to NAS

Dent, Raymond elected to NAS

Graduate School is proud to recognize faculty member Sharon YR Dent, PhD, and alumna Jennifer L. Raymond, PhD ‘93, for being elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Dent and Raymond are...
May 9, 2024
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TL1 trainees attend ACTS Translational Science 2024

TL1 trainees attend ACTS Translational Science 2024

Six trainees with the Predoctoral & Postdoctoral Training in Clinical & Translational Sciences at UTHealth Houston and MD Anderson Cancer Center (TL1) participated in the Association of Clinical...
May 1, 2024
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Beierlein named 2024 McGovern teaching award recipient

Beierlein named 2024 McGovern teaching award recipient

Graduate School students selected Michael Beierlein, PhD, as the recipient of the 2024 John P. McGovern Award for Outstanding Teaching. Beierlein is an associate professor in the Department of Neurobiology...
April 10, 2024
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Harper named 2024 Distinguished Alumnus

Harper named 2024 Distinguished Alumnus

The Graduate School has named John Harper, PhD ‘81, the school’s 2024 Distinguished Alumnus. He received his PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology and his advisor Antonio Orengo, MD.Harper...
March 21, 2024
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