2017 Article Archive
Could ‘gut reactions’ make us fat?
Fall President’s Lecture explored this topic
Could the gut’s bacteria – known to affect sickness and health – also make us fat? Dr. Lora Hooper, Chair of Immunology, addressed this question at the fall President’s Lecture Series presentation.
CRI study challenges long-standing concept in cancer metabolism
Scientists at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered that lactate provides a fuel for growing tumors, challenging a nearly century-old observation known as the Warburg effect.
Good-guy bacteria may help cancer immunotherapies do their job
Individuals with certain types of bacteria in their gut may be more likely to respond well to cancer immunotherapy, researchers at the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center found in a study of patients with metastatic melanoma.
Illustrious alumnus: Former astronaut Thagard recounts thrills of spaceflight
Dr. Norman E. Thagard, in town recently for his class reunion, took time away to rekindle possibilities and launch dreams for current UT Southwestern Medical School students.
UT Southwestern expands hospital to meet growing patient need
To meet a greater-than-expected need for specialty patient care in North Texas and the surrounding states, UT Southwestern is undertaking a $480 million expansion of its flagship William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital.
Genetic targets to chemo-resistant breast cancer identified
Research led by Dr. Carlos Arteaga, Director of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, has identified potential targets for treatment of triple negative breast cancer, the most aggressive form of breast cancer.
Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award recipients
Get to know the six faculty members at UT Southwestern who earned the 2017 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award.
Nation’s top muscular dystrophy leaders join patients to share ideas
NIH Wellstone Centers conference at UT Southwestern tackles translating science into medical therapies.
Dual celebrations mark beginning of Clements expansion project, ‘next era’ at UT Southwestern
UT Southwestern celebrated the groundbreaking for the hospital’s third tower.
Six faculty members honored with Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards
Six faculty members at UT Southwestern have been recognized by the UT System Board of Regents for their teaching skills and innovation in the classroom and the laboratory.