Events & News

In Memoriam: Jan Hendrickson   

Posted May 31, 2024: 

Jan Hendrickson, senior administrative manager in the Office of Technology Management, died May 21, 2024. She was 67.

She joined the Medical School staff in 1986. Her co-workers were like her family. 

“Jan was the embodiment of a team player and such an integral part of the fabric of the UTHealth family for almost four decades, especially with her role in the Office of Technology Management for the last 17 years,” said Bruce Butler, PhD, vice president of Research and Technology. “She will be greatly missed, honored, and remembered.”

She is survived by her daughter, Elana Milner Lloyd (husband Bryan) and her two granddaughters, Hayley and Haydyn Bartlett. The funeral service will be held at 3 pm, Saturday, June 1, at Peevey Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior to the service.

Congrats to Dr. Zhiqiang An as the winner of APET's 2024 Scientific Achievement Award in Drug Discovery and Development 

Posted March 25, 2024

Pfizer Accepting Non-Confidential Preproposals for Certain Interest Areas 

Posted June 1,2020: 

Pfizer’s Centers for Therapeutic Innovation is seeking out pre-proposal applications in core research focus areas: oncology, inflammation &
immunology, internal medicine and rare diseases as outlined more specifically below. Non-confidential pre-proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis from June 1st – September 28th.

• DNA Damage Response and Replicative Stress
• Repeat Expansion Diseases
• Cellular Senescence
• Tissue-Immune System Crosstalk

Download more information on these opportunities here. Download Pfizer's pre-proposal template here.