McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston

11/20/2025

The entire UTHealth Houston Community is welcome to join the university's AI Task Force Town Hall at 12 PM (CT) tomorrow, Nov. 21.

Register here: https://uthealth.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_wcLT-oF-QAG-gWkDJ5ZjEA #/registration

11/17/2025

in Atlanta is in full swing! If you are in town, we invite you to join us this evening for our annual mixer at 5:30 PM ET.

11/13/2025

DHI Student Fares Alahdab MD, MS co-authored an article that was recently published in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1071358125004131

11/11/2025

Attention McWilliams Students: Registration Exploration starts in less than one hour! Join us at 4 PM to meet with faculty and staff as they explore the Spring 2026 courses offered at our school.

go.uth.edu/RegistrationExploration

11/06/2025

On Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 12:00 pm (CT), we will host a Prospective Student Information Session. Join us as our Admissions Team explores the programs offered at McWilliams & helps you prepare to apply.

Visit sbmi.uth.edu/prospective-students/admission-session.htm to register!

11/04/2025

🎊 Congratulations go out to Wentao Li! He had a successful dissertation defense last week and will graduate from the PhD program next month. 🎊

11/03/2025

This Friday (Nov. 7), we will host the 8th Annual Glaser Society Proceedings as we honor Dr. Patricia Brennan. All are invited to join us on 4 PM for the ceremony and reception. Visit our website for details and RSVP information: https://sbmi.uth.edu/glaser-society/

10/30/2025

🎆 We want to congratulate Dulin Wang! Earlier this week, she had a successful dissertation defense, and she will earn her doctoral degree at the end of the fall semester. 🎆

10/29/2025

🌟Meet the Speaker: Dr. Anant Madabhushi🌟

We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Anant Madabhushi to the TMC AI Summit 2026, where he will speak on the Opportunity Track on February 19th at 2:30 PM.

Dr. Madabhushi is the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Emory University, with joint appointments in the Departments of Pathology, Biomedical Informatics, Urology, and Radiology and Imaging Sciences. He also serves as a Research Career Scientist at the Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center.

A pioneer in computational imaging and AI for healthcare, Dr. Madabhushi has authored over 500 peer-reviewed publications and holds more than 225 patents issued or pending. His groundbreaking work has earned recognition from Prevention Magazine as one of the Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs of 2018 and from Nature Magazine, which named him among five scientists leading offbeat and innovative approaches to cancer research in 2019.

He is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Dr. Madabhushi has also been featured on The Pathologist’s Power List for four consecutive years (2019–2022).

📅Don’t miss his session at TMC AI Summit 2026!

10/28/2025

👏🏼 Please give Xiaotian Ma a round of applause after he successfully defended his dissertation yesterday. This soon-to-be-graduate will earn his PhD in December! 👏🏼

10/22/2025

The Biomedical Informatics, Genomics and Translational Cancer Research Training Program (BIG-TCR) is accepting both predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowship applications. The deadline to apply is Oct. 31!

Explore training opportunities for undergraduate, predoctoral, and postdoctoral applicants. Learn about program details, eligibility, and how to apply for research fellowships and summer internships.

10/20/2025

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