Empowering Future Physicianeers: Houston Methodist and Texas A&M Lead the Way
Houston Methodist’s groundbreaking partnership with Texas A&M University is transforming medical education through the EnMed program, the first of its kind in the nation. This innovative initiative enables students to earn both a Doctor of Medicine and a Master of Engineering degree in just four years, creating a new generation of “physicianeers” — doctors who […]
Craig Brown & Sue Smith Host The 33rd Annual Brown Foundation Dinner
Craig Brown and Sue Smith warmly welcomed Brown Scholars, senior Scholar parents, and distinguished faculty and staff from Texas A&M and Houston Methodist. The evening was filled with camaraderie, encouragement, and, of course, delicious food. We deeply appreciate everyone who joined us and look forward to gathering again next year! Please enjoy these photos from […]
EnMed Brown Scholars, Carson Benner and Reagan Oliphant Innovate Medical Solutions
Carson Benner -M2EnMed student – Reagan Oliphant- M3 EnMed student
BFFLO Launches A New Tradition: The Brown Scholar Wordsmith
Front Row (L-R): Allison Nef, Shreya Venkayala, and Adhithi ShankarMiddle Row (L-R): Adam Gasrsha, Carson Ferris, and Anisha MenezesBack Row (L-R): Andrew Sorak and George Gulde NOT PICTURED; Tommy Avery and Sophia Labeau Origin story: After last year’s Brown Foundation dinner, Andrew and George approached Sue with a bold vision to liven up […]
BFFLO Launches Another New Tradition – Student Led Social Media
Under the leadership of Sri Achanta, the Brown Foundation Freshman Leadership Organization’s social media team has (hopefully) arrived in your feed! Dedicated to showcasing the achievements of Brown Scholars and the impact they are making, the team will spotlight their stories, highlight their leadership and service, and showcase fun activities sponsored by the Brown […]
Brown Scholar Recruiting Volunteers
Brown Scholars enthusiasticallyvolunteered to assist with a newadvocacy initiative- led by the BrownFoundation Freshmen LeadershipOrganization, these students will helpattract prospective NMS students toTexas A&M by hosting campus visits,leading student panels, providing one-on-one mentorship, and offeringcurated campus tours. To foster continued connections, each Brown Scholar will distribute their personalized business card featuring their photo, major, and […]
Brown Scholar Gowtham Kadiyala and his team win 1st place at TAMU HowdyHack 2025 – ARM sponsored challenge
Gowtham and his team won 1st place at TAMUHowdyHack 2025 by developing an early wild fire detection system in California using cost-effective sensors to monitor environmental conditions and send information to a cloud-based database. The software included a web application that visualizes real-time data and integrated a ChatGPT-powered LLM to answer questions. When temperature thresholds were […]
EnCardia Team Founded on 2025 Brown-Smith UK Honors Leadership Trip
Freshmen Brown Scholars, Aryan Shay, AbhijayKodali, Andrew Ji, Rohan Sivva, and Dhir Parekh, founded The EnCardia Team, formerly known as “The Liftoff Team”, turning friendship into a force for innovation. Created on the UK trip, their start-up, EnCardia, addresses heart failure with improved reactive remote monitoring. With a completed pitch deck and summary and prototype underway, […]
Six Brown Scholars Win the 2025 Outstanding Senior Engineering Award
L-R: Angela Alvarado, Melody Yeh, Cathryn Gunawan, Adam Zheng, Caitlin Dorn, and Megan Guy Six (of seven) recipients of the 2025 Outstanding Senior Engineering Award are Brown Scholars. This prestigious award recognizes students who exemplify the highest standards of scholastic achievement, leadership, and character.
Athul Mohanram is a published first author – Frontiers in Immunology – Tug of War: Innate Immunity and Herpes Simplex Keratitis
Brown Scholars Athul Mohanram and Preston Nguyenwere recently published as first authors in Frontiers inImmunology. Their article, Tug of War: Innate Immunityand Herpes Simplex Keratitis (HSK), addresses HSKas a leading cause of global visual impairment. Their research was conducted as HM SURI internsexamining how HSV-1 infection drives chronicinflammation that leads to corneal damage. The paper also […]