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Graduate School students and other trainees from the T32 Clinical and Translational Training Program translated complex research for a broader audience at the UTHealth Houston Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences T1-T4 in 3 (Minutes) Translational Challenge. 🔗 https://loom.ly/lNwvHos
Celebrating leadership, mentorship, and service. 🎉 Thank you to our outgoing program directors for their contributions to the Graduate School. We're also excited to welcome new program directors as they step into new leadership roles. We appreciate all who helps strengthen our academic community!👏
Kopchick Fellow and Genetics and Epigenetics PhD student Richa Nayak studies how repetitive DNA sequences — including remnants of ancient viruses — are regulated in stem cells and how their disruption may contribute to diseases like cancer. 🎥 Learn more about her graduate school experience.
The Graduate School administrative offices will be closed Friday, June 19, 2026, in observance of Juneteenth. Offices will reopen Monday, June 22. For assistance during this time, please contact [email protected].
🎉 Congratulations to Kristin Eckel-Mahan, PhD, recipient of the 2026 John P. McGovern Award for Outstanding Teaching! She was recognized by students for creating a classroom where they are challenged to think critically, ask questions, and grow as scientists. 🔗 https://loom.ly/jXCO1qQ
Highlights from a day of single-cell analysis! 🧬 The Association of Science Communication and Quantitative Sciences program recently partnered with 10x Genomics to host a beginner-friendly workshop where students, postdocs, and researchers experienced single-cell RNA sequencing discussions.
As Director of Student Affairs and Admissions, Elvis Parada helps welcome future students while supporting orientation, student organizations, and many of the programs that help build a vibrant Graduate School community.
Learn more:🔗gsbs.uth.edu/news/story/meet-the-staff-elvis-parada
🧠 Neuroscience students and faculty gathered at POST Houston for their Spring Retreat to share research, build connections, and explore new ideas. Highlights included a keynote from Jim Ray, PhD, on Alzheimer's therapies, student-led workshops, research scholarship talks, and alumni networking.
🧬 Congratulations to Genetics and Epigenetics student Mackenzie Wienke, who received a Poster Presentation Award at the 20th International p53 Workshop in Toronto, connecting her with experts in cancer therapy. Wienke's research in the Ishak Lab explores p53's role in ovarian cancer. #WeAreGSBS
MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School
MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School
MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School
MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School
MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School
MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School
MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School
In this episode of Beyond the CV, Alejandro Aballay, PhD, dean of @MDA_UTHGrad, reflects on the curiosity that first drew him to science, the resilience required in research, and what it means to prepare the next generation of scientists.
🎥 go.uth.edu/BeyondAballay
MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School
MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School
