Welcome to Ask the Expert, a UTHealth Houston news series in which leading experts examine pressing health challenges. In this edition, we address National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day.
For alumna Taylor Downs, MPH ‘26, her journey to studying at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health began with her love of fitness, a parental connection to healthcare, and a new perspective on what it means to prioritize health.
Risk factors for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic disease, a health condition made up of heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, and obesity, can be identified in children as young as 8, UTHealth Houston researchers discovered.
Recent graduate Jennifer L. Thompson, PhD, MPH, has completed the epidemiology doctoral program at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and is taking the next step in a career dedicated to research, teaching, and improving public health.
May 22, 2025
Paola Alejandra Hernandez, an APHL-CDC Public Health Laboratory Fellow at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, earned third place in the Best Poster category at the 2025 Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) Annual Conference, held May 5–8 in Portland, Oregon.
May 22, 2025
Blanca I. Restrepo, PhD, professor in Epidemiology at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Brownsville, was among the global experts who attended the Third International Post-Tuberculosis Symposium in April at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
May 20, 2025
A new study led by recent doctoral graduate Ji Yun Tark, PhD, under the mentorship of Marcia Otto, PhD, FAHA, associate professor of epidemiology and faculty member at the Center for Health Equity, examined the role of protein consumption and diversity in hypertension risk.
May 15, 2025
On April 5, 2025, the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health buzzed with energy as graduate students from healthcare management programs across Texas gathered for the annual Fleming Center Case Competition. Hosted by The Board, a student-led organization within the Master of Public Health in Healthcare Management program, the event invited teams to solve a timely and complex healthcare leadership challenge.
May 14, 2025
Kari North, PhD, an internationally recognized leader in genetic epidemiology and public health genomics, joined UTHealth Houston as the university’s vice president of border health and a professor with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.
May 13, 2025
The Virtual Fleming Center Case Competition took place on April 26, 2025, uniting graduate students nationwide for a day of rigorous problem-solving and visionary planning—all from the convenience of a virtual stage.
May 9, 2025
A new study co-led by Assistant Professor Zeynep Coban-Akdemir, PhD, at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine uncovered a link between occurrences of complex genetic disorders and inherited disease traits in a Turkish population with increased levels of consanguinity.
May 8, 2025
Nhu Nguyen always knew she loved helping people, and medicine always seemed like the logical career choice. However, it wasn’t until she met her best friend during her freshman year of college that public health became not only an educational option to pursue, but also a viable career choice.
May 7, 2025
Master of Public Health student Spencer Chichester, a NIOSH trainee with the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, is completing his degree with a focus in Industrial Hygiene.
May 6, 2025
Herrera Morales strives to ensure that her focused research addresses real-world needs and uplifts the communities it serves.
