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Meet the Staff, Carolyn Agurcia-Parker, DrPH

Meet the Staff, Carolyn Agurcia-Parker, DrPH

Carolyn Agurcia-Parker, DrPH, is the project coordinator for the Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (MID) and the Therapeutics and Pharmacology (TAP) programs at the MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate...
August 15, 2022
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Research from Valentin Dragoi, PhD; and Natasha Kharas, MD, PhD, may lead to a better understanding of neural communications.

Novel discovery reported in PNAS helps understanding of neural communication

Graduate School alumna Natasha Kharas, MD, PhD, is the first author of a paper reporting a novel discovery on how neurons emit signals across cortical circuits, that has been published in the Proceedings...
August 8, 2022
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Photo of John F. Hancock, MA, MB, BChir, PhD, ScD,(left) and Carmen Dessauer, PhD (right)

Hancock, Dessauer accept leadership roles at McGovern Medical School

Graduate School faculty member John F. Hancock, MA, MB, BChir, PhD, ScD, will be the new executive dean and H. Wayne Hightower Distinguished Professor in the Medical Sciences at McGovern Medical School...
July 29, 2022
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MD Anderson CPRIT Research Training Program Awardees

MD Anderson CPRIT Research Training Program announces 2022-2023 scholars

The CPRIT Research Training Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center has announced the 2022-2023 Graduate Scholar Award Recipients. The program is designed for post-candidacy graduate students under the...
July 27, 2022
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Ahmed Emam, MS, publishes research on genomic instability in Nature Cell Biology

Ahmed Emam, MS, publishes research on genomic instability in Nature Cell Biology

Ahmed Emam joined the MS program at the MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School in the hopes of learning and conducting cancer research in the Texas Medical Center. He paired with Bin Wang, PhD, and...
July 27, 2022
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Meet the Staff - Sharon Dent, PhD

Meet the Staff - Sharon Dent, PhD

Although Sharon Dent, PhD, is new to her role as dean ad interim for the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, she has been a valuable part...
July 21, 2022
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PhD student Heather Tsong with the GSBS Genetics and Epigenetics Program explains her research poster to GSRD attendees as part of the event’s poster session. More than 35 GSBS students participated in the contest.

GSBS hosts 2022 Graduate Student Research Day

After two years of virtual events, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences held its annual Graduate Student Research Day in person at the...
July 19, 2022
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Dr. Sharon Y.R. Dent, PhD

Faculty member Sharon Dent, PhD, appointed GSBS dean ad interim

Faculty member Sharon Y.R. Dent, PhD, has been appointed the school's dean ad interim. In her new role, Dent will work with other members of the Graduate School leadership team to ensure a smooth...
July 8, 2022
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MID PhD student Alec Santiago Q&A

MID PhD student Alec Santiago Q&A

Alec Santiago is a fourth year PhD student in the Microbiology & Infectious Diseases program in the lab of Kevin Morano, PhD.  He is studying the preliminary underlying cause of unbalanced protein...
July 7, 2022
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GSBS alumnus Patrick Gibney, PhD, provides top tips for a successful PhD candidacy

GSBS alumnus Patrick Gibney, PhD, provides top tips for a successful PhD candidacy

With his experience both as a graduate student at the GSBS and as a mentor to current graduate students at Cornell University, Gibney is uniquely positioned to offer sound advice and counsel to those presently...
July 7, 2022
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