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Renowned biomedical informatics pioneer receives $6 million in CPRIT funding to join UTHealth Houston

Hongfang Liu, PhD, received $6 million in CPRIT funding to join UTHealth Houston. (Photo courtesy of Hongfang Liu)

February 15, 2023

Hongfang Liu, PhD, whose research focuses on using novel health data science, artificial intelligence (AI), and informatics to transfer clinical data into clinical and translational science research and health care delivery improvement, will receive $6 million for her research from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to recruit her to UTHealth Houston School of Biomedical Informatics.





More than 120 attend Women in Leadership seminar

February 3, 2023

The UTHealth Houston Women in Leadership Series held its first in-person seminar since 2019 on Thursday, Feb. 2 at the Beth Robertson Auditorium in the Fayez S. and Susan K. Sarofim Research Building.



Choucair carves out 30-year career at UTHealth Houston

Photo of Bassel Choucair, associate vice president of IT user experience and support at UTHealth Houston.

December 23, 2022

Bassel Choucair, associate vice president of IT user experience and support at UTHealth Houston, recently celebrated a significant milestone: 30 years with the university. It has been his first and only place of employment after graduating from Boston University with a degree in biomedical engineering.



Honoring Native American Heritage Month  

Taylor Crawford, a first year DrPH student in the Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences department. She is a Gates Millennium Scholar representing Native Forward, and is a member of the Chahta (Choctaw) Nation* of Oklahoma.

November 20, 2022

Taylor Crawford, a first year DrPH student in the Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences department. She is a Gates Millennium Scholar representing Native Forward, and is a member of the Chahta (Choctaw) Nation* of Oklahoma. 



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