MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School

Join the Association of Science Communication Thursday, September 26 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. for their kickoff event, Trivia and Tacos!

Meet Colden Snow, senior administrative coordinator for finance! Follow the link to learn more about Colden. https://loom.ly/GFHGHZA

Meet the Staff: Colden Snow Colden Snow has been with the Graduate School since November 2021. In his role as senior administrative coordinator for finance, he reviews UTHealth Houston accounts, handles financial questions from students, faculty, and staff, and works on seasonal finance projects. When he's not handling the Gra...

Thank you to Daisy, Lainie, Artemis, and our friends at Pawse for Therapy for today's pet therapy session! And a special thanks to our program coordinators for organizing this great event!

Congratulations to Associate Dean for Management Karen Weinberg, MS, and Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs Jeffrey Frost, PhD, on being named associate deans. Read more at https://loom.ly/rVhUKWo.

Weinberg, Frost named associate deans The MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is proud to announce the promotion of Karen Weinberg, MS, and Jeffrey Frost, PhD, effective Sept. 1.

The First Generation Student Group held their annual kickoff event Sept. 10! Thank you to everyone who attended!

Yueting Zhao is an incoming PhD student for fall 2024. Learn more about Yueting's journey to the Graduate School here. https://loom.ly/LMjohek

Are you passionate about science? Considering graduate school? GSBS Recruiting will be at the University of Houston Natural Sciences and Mathematics + Computer Science Career Fair & Graduate Expo Sept. 10 from 1 to 5 p.m.!

Dean Aballay and the GSA officers, along with team members from Student & Academic Affairs, greeted a record number of Graduate School students at Salutation!

Students, faculty, and staff share their hopes for a brighter future for healthcare and reveal a special message underneath the peel-off tiles at the Interactive Gallery Wall in the GSBS Commons!

Check out the September Career Connections newsletter, featuring career advice from Dean Alejandro Aballay, PhD. Read the newsletter here. https://loom.ly/e9kH4AY

GSBS Career Connections- September 2024 Career Advice from Dean Aballay September 2024 Career Advice from Dean Alejandro Aballay This September kicks off Alejandro Aballay, PhD's first full academic year as dean of the MD Anderson UTHealth

Voter registration will be held outside BSRB Large Classroom S3.8371 TODAY, Sept. 3, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., hosted by Teresa Koehler, PhD, Graduate School emeritus faculty member.

The Graduate School administrative offices will be closed/offline Monday, Sept. 2 in observance of Labor Day. The offices will reopen/be back online Tuesday, Sept. 3. Have a happy, healthy, and safe Labor Day!

The Mentoring Works! program held a training for new facilitators Aug. 27. with guest trainer Robert Tillman, PhD, director of Professional Development and Mentoring at GSBS. !

Congratulations to Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD, the recipient of the 2024 Paul E. Darlington Mentor Award! The award is presented annually to a faculty member who has made an exceptional impact on students and faculty through their mentoring efforts. Read more at https://loom.ly/sM9Rnoo.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2024 Summer Biomedical Academy August 12-16!

Thank you to all the students. faculty, and staff who made orientation 2024 amazing! See more photos from orientation here. https://loom.ly/OU9lzgQ

Happy first day of classes to all of our students! Have a wonderful first semester.

The GSBS community welcomed our new students at Friday Afternoon Club, a networking event co-hosted by the GSA officers!

This week, new students explored the different programs the Graduate School has to offer at fun informational sessions! They met program directors, faculty, and current students, and enjoyed getting to know their future classmates!

Please join the GSBS community in welcoming our new students at Friday Afternoon Club, a networking event co-hosted by the GSA officers, today at 5 p.m.! All students, faculty, and staff are invited.

New students learned about wellness resources during a panel facilitated by Associate Dean of Graduate Education Cherilynn R. Shadding, PhD.

Thank you to Sergeant Scott Barnwell from UT Police-Houston for an informative intruder training!

Students and staff enjoyed a quick break between sessions to mingle, have fun, and get to know each other!

Our new students learned about choosing a mentor during a session facilitated by Assistant Director of Academic Affairs Natalie Sirisaengtaksin, PhD!

Our new MS students participated in a career development workshop hosted by Raquel Salinas, PhD, director of Student Affairs and Career Development, and Laura Rademacher, MEd, program manager for Student Affairs and Career Development.