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Ulises Gonzalez earns F99/K00, discusses the importance of independent action in academia

Ulises Gonzalez earns F99/K00, discusses the importance of independent action in academia

Cuauhtemoc Ulises Gonzalez, a PhD candidate in the Molecular & Translational Biology program at the MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School, earned the prestigious NIH Blueprint F99/K00 DSPAN ...
January 4, 2024
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Dr. Louise McCullough and PhD student Anik Banerjee

Banerjee, McCullough received 2023 Kopchick Research Award

Houston Graduate School Immunology PhD student Anik Banerjee and his advisor, Louise McCullough, MD, PhD, were awarded the 2023 Dr. John J. Kopchick Research Award, which provides pilot funding for innovative...
December 20, 2023
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PhD student Lau named an inaugural IDSO fellows at MD Anderson

PhD student Lau named an inaugural IDSO fellows at MD Anderson

Quantitative Science PhD student Alexandria Lau has been named one of the inaugural Institute for Data Science in Oncology (IDSO) Fellows. Her advisor is Yinyin Yuan, PhD who co-leads focus area one, Quantitative...
December 12, 2023
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Enriquez receives NIH F99/K00 fellowship

Enriquez receives NIH F99/K00 fellowship

PhD candidate José S. Enriquez Ortiz was awarded an Individual Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) from the National Institutes of Health...
December 5, 2023
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More than a Benefactor - Scholarship forges interpersonal connection

More than a Benefactor - Scholarship forges interpersonal connection

When Taylor Halsey—a student at MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School in the Microbiology and Infectious Diseases program—submitted her application for the school’s Fall Awards...
December 1, 2023
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Honoring Lily’s Legacy – Retirement celebration for Lily D’Agostino

Honoring Lily’s Legacy – Retirement celebration for Lily D’Agostino

When Lily D’Agostino walked into the offices of the Graduate School for her first day as the new administrative assistant for the front desk, the date was December 7, 2003. Now—exactly 20 years...
November 30, 2023
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In memoriam: Cullen M. Taniguchi, MD, PhD

In memoriam: Cullen M. Taniguchi, MD, PhD

MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School faculty member Cullen M. Taniguchi, MD, PhD, passed away on Nov. 14. He was 47. Taniguchi was an associate professor with a joint appointment in Gastrointestinal...
November 28, 2023
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Photo of Zhiqiang An, PhD, in his lab.

Faculty member An named first vice president of drug discovery at UTHealth Houston

Zhiqiang An, PhD, has been named UTHealth Houston’s first vice president of drug discovery. In this new role, An will work in close collaboration with researchers across campus, as well as the...
November 13, 2023
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Photo of Dr. Ambro van Hoof

van Hoof named 2023 Darlington Mentor awardee

Faculty member Ambro van Hoof, PhD, is the recipient of the 2023 Paul E. Darlington Mentor Award for GSBS Faculty. van Hoof is a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics ...
October 18, 2023
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Aballay named new Graduate School dean

Aballay named new Graduate School dean

Alejandro Aballay, Pharm.D., Ph.D., a national leader in immune signaling and graduate education, will become the eighth permanent dean of the graduate school, effective Jan. 2, 2024. Currently, he serves...
October 4, 2023
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