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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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Q&A with MID Alumnus Patrick Gibney, PhD

Q&A with MID Alumnus Patrick Gibney, PhD

Patrick Gibney, PhD, graduated from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in 2009 with a degree in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (known...
July 5, 2022
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Q&A with G&E and Cancer Biology Program Manager Amy Carter

Q&A with G&E and Cancer Biology Program Manager Amy Carter

Amy Carter has been a part of the GSBS staff since 2017, and has contributed to the success of our students since she joined the team. The following Q&A highlights Carter’s current role, personal...
July 1, 2022
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PhD student Kyla Gibney receives NIH F31 fellowship award for research on food temptation

PhD student Kyla Gibney receives NIH F31 fellowship award for research on food temptation

Kyla Gibney, a PhD student in the neuroscience program MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, has been awarded an NIH F31 fellowship for her research in food...
June 28, 2022
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Photos of Jichao Chen, PhD, and Carmen Dessauer, PhD

Chen, Dessauer named 2021-2022 Darlington Mentor awardees

GSBS faculty members Jichao Chen, PhD, and Carmen Dessauer, PhD, are the recipients of the 2021-2022 Paul E. Darlington Mentor Award for GSBS Faculty. These awards are given to recognize GSBS faculty...
June 27, 2022
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Photo of Dr. Dianna Milewicz with a  member of her research team. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

Targeting a specific protein in smooth muscle cells may dramatically reduce atherosclerotic plaque formation

A new study shows targeting a protein in smooth muscle cells can block and decrease buildup of atherosclerotic plaque in mouse models, according to researchers with UTHealth Houston.
June 16, 2022
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Graduate School welcomes Ayisha Hawkins to the genetic counseling program

Graduate School welcomes Ayisha Hawkins to the genetic counseling program

Ayisha Hawkins joined the genetic counseling program at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences as the senior coordinator this April.
June 14, 2022
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