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Physician Scientist Carries on Legacy of UH Rainbow in Neonatal Care
Cynthia Bearer, MD, explains how her groundbreaking research on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, lipid rafts, and brain development in preterm babies aims to improve neonatal care.

Transforming Patient Outcomes through Radiology Partnerships and AI Solutions
Leonardo Kayat Bittencourt, MD, discusses how the UH RadiCLE is collaborating with innovative teams to use AI application to investigate clinical practices in hope of bringing new solutions to improve patient care and outcomes.

Exploring the Effects of Policy and Environmental Factors on Health Outcomes
Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD discusses how historical government policies impact health outcomes more than 90 years later and the need to understand external and internal environments to transform the delivery of healthcare.

Discovery of Protein S-nitrosylation Leads to Creation of Oxygen and Nitric Oxide Exercise Monitor
Jonathan Stamler, MD discusses what lead him to the discover of S-nitrosylation, the binding of nitric oxide to proteins works through allostery and how this all lead to the creation of an oxygen and nitric oxide tracking fitness monitor.

Neuropsychiatric Research Advances Self-Management Programs for Neurological Disorders
Martha Sajatovic, MD explains how her research has led to a self-management program for patients with epilepsy and science to service models for other neurological conditions.

From Bench to Bedside: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Discovery Creates Hope
Afshin Dowlati, MD describes how his team of researchers discovered a new non-small cell lung cancer subtype in the laboratory and brought a new treatment for this cancer subtype to patients in a clinical trial.

Restoring Hearing Loss through Scientific Advancement
Endoscopic ear surgeon and pioneer, Alejandro Rivas, MD, discusses the latest advances in cochlear implant surgery and his clinical trials aimed to prevent hearing loss in children and adults.

Community-Engaged Research Combats Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer
Cynthia Owusu, MD and Randy Vince, MD discuss how they help improve the social determinants of health and health disparities for African American men and women with prostate and breast cancers.