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The Human Virome Program team from UTHealth Houston School of Public in Brownsville includes, from left, Fadi Musfee, MD; Joseph McCormick, MD; Susan Fisher-Hoch, MD; Norma Perez-Olazaran; Rocio Uribe; and Marcela Morris. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

Sweeping study of human viruses by researchers including UTHealth Houston funded with $20M from NIH

Unlocking knowledge about the vast and varied collection of viruses that live in and on our bodies is the goal of a $20 million grant from the Common Fund of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to researchers, including a team at UTHealth Houston.

Juana Espino, San Juana Gonzalez, Natalia Williams, and Shanice Johnson provide health education and community resources at UT Physicians Multispecialty — Rosenberg for Houston PAP Project attendees. (Photo by Mary Beth Robinson, UTHealth Houston)

Grant addresses need for follow-up after cervical cancer screenings

A new $1.5 million grant will enable UTHealth Houston to improve cervical cancer screening follow-ups and early treatment for this vulnerable population. Awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), this significant funding can help bridge the gap in health care access, ensuring that more women receive the critical follow-up care they need after screenings.

Diane Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN, dean of Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston, has just received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

Santa Maria, dean of Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston, receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

More than a decade of work with youth experiencing homelessness and HIV prevention has led to a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for Diane Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN, dean of Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston.

Sara Mansoorshahi, Left, and Catherina Tovar Pensa, right, third-year medical students at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.

Link between gene duplications and deletions within chromosome region and nonsyndromic bicuspid aortic valve disease found by UTHealth Houston researchers

Large and rare duplications and deletions in a chromosome region known as 22q11.2, which involves genes that regulate cardiac development, are linked to nonsyndromic bicuspid aortic valve disease, according to a new study led by UTHealth Houston researchers.






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