Graduate School names 2023 Kopchick Fellows; research awardee

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is proud to announce the 2023 recipients of the Dr. John J. and Charlene Kopchick Fellowships; ...

January 30, 2023

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PhD student Ye Ethan Li discusses first-authoring papers as a non-native English speaker; emphasizes a focus on one’s audience

Ye Ethan Li is a PhD student in the Immunology program at the Graduate School, and joined the lab of Katy Rezvani, MD, PhD, to research novel treatment with cell-based immunotherapy in locating and removing...

January 30, 2023

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Wargo, MD, receives TAMEST O’Donnell Award for pioneering microbiome research

Jennifer Wargo, MD, Graduate School faculty member and professor of Surgical Oncology and Genomic Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has received...

January 19, 2023

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Karmouty-Quintana, PhD, named director of Pulmonary Center of Excellence

Graduate School faculty member Harry Karmouty-Quintana, PhD, has been appointed director of the Pulmonary Center of Excellence at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Karmouty...

January 19, 2023

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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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MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School alumni: Your participation is needed for “first destination” survey

The Graduate School’s Career Development Office is piloting a new initiative to collect survey data from recent graduates about their immediate post-graduation activities (i.e. their "first destination"...

December 18, 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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In memoriam: MD/PhD student Deborah Silverman

Deborah Silverman, PhD, a graduate student affiliated with MD/PhD and Immunology programs, passed away Nov. 19. She was the recipient of a grant from the Cullen Foundation and one of the 2020 John J. Kopchick...

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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