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This joint venture of MD Anderson Cancer Center and UTHealth Houston equips the researchers of tomorrow with the education and training to turn discovery into life-saving solutions.

How do chromosomes find their matching partners and exchange genetic information during reproduction? Recent Genetics an...
06/23/2026

How do chromosomes find their matching partners and exchange genetic information during reproduction? Recent Genetics and Epigenetics graduate Melissa Frasca, PhD, helped answer that question by uncovering that the protein MutSgamma acts earlier in the meiotic chromosomal segregation pathway than previously expected.

Her research, conducted in the lab of Francesca Cole, PhD, provides new insight into the mechanisms that ensure accurate chromosome segregation and could help inform future infertility research.

📖 Read our June Paper of the Month highlighting Frasca's recent article in Genetics: https://loom.ly/oFZzP8k

Eight trainees from the T32 Clinical and Translational Training Program recently took center stage at the UTHealth Houst...
06/22/2026

Eight trainees from the T32 Clinical and Translational Training Program recently took center stage at the UTHealth Houston Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) fourth annual T1-T4 in 3 (Minutes) Translational Challenge.

The competition challenged trainees to communicate their research in three minutes or less, translating complex scientific concepts accessible to a broader audience.

🎉 Congratulations to this year's winners, including Graduate School trainees Ritu Bohat, PhD; Natalie West; and Emma Wheeler, PhD, who earned first, second, and third place honors, respectively.

🔗 Read more about the competition and this year's winners: https://loom.ly/lNwvHos

The Graduate School administrative offices will be closed Friday, June 19, 2026, in observance of Juneteenth. Offices wi...
06/19/2026

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].

06/18/2026

Genetics and Epigenetics PhD student Richa Nayak is exploring how repetitive sequences embedded in our DNA, some of which are remnants of ancient viral sequences, are regulated in stem cells to understand what goes wrong in diseases like cancer.

As a Kopchick Fellow, Nayak has expanded her scientific network, developed leadership skills through the Kopchick Symposium, and found a community of peers who continue to shape her growth as a scientist.

🎥 Watch to learn more about her research, mentorship, and graduate school experience.

06/17/2026

Celebrating leadership, mentorship, and service. 🎉

We recently recognized outgoing program directors in the Cancer Biology, Genetics and Epigenetics, Neuroscience, and Therapeutics and Pharmacology programs — Jian Hu, PhD; Rachel Miller, PhD; Kartik Venkatachalam, PhD; and Ali Azhdarinia, PhD — for their contributions to the Graduate School.

We also welcomed Dung-Fang Lee, PhD; George Eisenhoffer, PhD; Rodrigo Morales, PhD; and Sunil Krishnan, PhD, as they begin their new leadership roles.

Thank you to all of our program directors and everyone who helps shape the student experience and strengthen our academic community! 👏

🧠 Recently, Neuroscience students and faculty gathered at POST Houston for their Spring Retreat — stepping away from the...
06/16/2026

🧠 Recently, Neuroscience students and faculty gathered at POST Houston for their Spring Retreat — stepping away from the lab to share research, build connections, and explore new ideas.

Highlights included UT MD Anderson neuroscientist Jim Ray, PhD, whose keynote address covered developing therapies for Alzheimer's disease, student-led workshops including Publication-Worthy Figure Making, Dee S. and Patricia Osborne Research Scholarship winner talks with Haoyi Yang and Mya Rodriguez, and networking with alumni during the Beyond the Bench social.

Thank you to the Neuroscience Student Council — Mya Rodriguez, Kiersten Scott-Collyer, Phillip Urancyzyk, Paula Bender, and Julia Langman — and program leadership for organizing another amazing retreat!

As Director of Student Affairs and Admissions, Elvis Parada helps welcome future students while supporting orientation, ...
06/10/2026

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 about his journey to the UT MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. 🔗gsbs.uth.edu/news/story/meet-the-staff-elvis-parada

06/04/2026

Highlights from an exciting day of exploring the fundamentals 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 and heard from fellow PhD students Yibo Dai, MS, Quantitative Sciences; Ryan Sloan, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases; and Shruthi Kannan, Immunology.

🎥 Take a look at some moments from the workshop!

🎉 Congratulations to Kristin Eckel-Mahan, PhD, recipient of the 2026 John P. McGovern Award for Outstanding Teaching! Se...
06/01/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Kristin Eckel-Mahan, PhD, recipient of the 2026 John P. McGovern Award for Outstanding Teaching!

Selected by students at the UT MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Eckel-Mahan was recognized for creating a classroom where curiosity drives discovery and students are challenged to think critically, ask questions, and grow as scientists.

Read more: https://loom.ly/jXCO1qQ

05/28/2026

What does it take to lead the next generation of scientists?

In this episode of Beyond the CV, Alejandro Aballay, PhD, dean of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, reflects on the curiosity that first drew him to science, the resilience required in research, and why adaptability and data fluency are shaping the future of biomedical innovation.

From mentorship to scientific discovery, Beyond the CV explores the people and perspectives behind the leaders shaping UTHealth Houston.

Watch the full conversation at go.uth.edu/BeyondAballay.

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