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The Total Care Program for Parkinson's Disease presents the second Webinar of the virtual educational series, "Ask your Doctor." The Zoom Webinar session will take place on October 9 from 2-3 p.m., with Dr. Ali Mahmood, Movement Disorders Fellow in Neurology at UT Southwestern. He will present, and hold a Q&A session with patients, care partners, and care professional on the topic of "Nutrition and Parkinson's Disease.", powered by Localist, the Community Event Platform

This annual hybrid (in-person and live-streamed) CME course will translate major updates from The Liver Meeting 2026 and recent peer-reviewed literature into practical care pathways for clinicians who manage patients with liver disease. The 2026 conference emphasizes steatotic liver disease care, including MASH, MetALD, alcohol-use assessment, and referral pathways; portal hypertension, CSPH, prevention of first decompensation, management of ascites, varices, and hepatic encephalopathy, and referral for liver transplant evaluation; HCC surveillance and diagnostic pitfalls; safe clinical use of AI tools, including chatbots and ambient documentation; autoimmune and cholestatic liver disease, including PBC after obeticholic acid withdrawal and updates in AIH/PSC; renal dysfunction and anticoagulation in cirrhosis; and lifestyle, weight wellness, and nutrition counseling for chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. The course, beneficial for physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, dieticians, allied hea…

"Immune Resistance Mechanisms of Bacteria in the Aged Gut Microbiome" Speaker: James Colbert, M.D. Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine UT Southwestern Medical Center About James Colbert: Dr. Colbert holds a bachelor's degree with a double major in biology and psychology from the University of Iowa, where he also obtained his medical degree. He then completed internal medicine residency training and a fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of Colorado. Prior to joining the UT Southwestern faculty in 2025, Dr. Colbert served on the faculty of the University of Colorado. Dr. Colbert's research interests include how aging-associated alterations in the gut microbiome influence sepsis pathophysiology, with an emphasis on microbial genetic diversity, host-microbe interactions, and the application of explainable AI to uncover mechanisms driving immunosuppression and organ injury., powered by Localist, the Community Event Platform

"ABCF1 Haploinsufficiency: A New Genetic Disorder for Gastrointestinal Inflammation” Speaker: Xiao-Fei Kong, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Internal Medicine Division of Digestive & Liver Diseases UT Southwestern Medical Center "Targeting Endogenous Retroelement Reverse Transcription in Liver Disease" Speaker: Suraj Patel, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Division of Digestive & Liver Diseases UT Southwestern Medical Center About Xiao-Fei Kong: Dr. Kong’s research focuses on identifying the genetic causes of severe gastrointestinal inflammation and immune-related digestive disorders. By combining human genetics, immunology, and clinical investigation, his laboratory seeks to understand how rare genetic variants disrupt immune regulation in the gut. His presentation will provide insight into disease mechanisms and potential targeted therapies. About Suraj Patel: Dr. Patel’s research focuses on understanding how metabolism and the immune system interact to i…

Advancing complex congenital heart care takes more than innovation. It takes collaboration. Discover the latest advances shaping outcomes for children with complex congenital heart defects at the inaugural Complex Biventricular Repair Symposium, hosted by Children's Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center. Clinical leaders, researchers, multidisciplinary teams and families will share insights on surgical planning, postoperative management, regenerative research and program development. As one of only a few programs in the nation offering this specialized approach, we've achieved a 98% success rate, 100% survival and a median hospital stay of just 11 days. Be part of the conversation shaping the future of complex congenital heart care. In-person and virtual options available 11:15am-12:00pm: Lunch available for in-person participants 12:00pm-5:00pm.: Complex Biventricular Repair Symposium Highlights include: Clinical & Surgical Innovation: Updates on family counseling, advanced virtual 3D im…

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"Decoding Kidney Cancer: From Molecular Pathways to Therapeutic Frontiers" Speaker: James Brugarolas, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Internal Medicine Division of Hematology & Oncology Director, Kidney Cancer Program UT Southwestern Medical Center About James Brugarolas: An internationally recognized physician-scientist whose research has helped define the molecular basis of kidney cancer and advance new treatment approaches, dr. Brugarolas earned his medical degree from the University of Navarra in Spain and a Ph.D. in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he trained under Tyler Jacks, Ph.D. After completing residency training in internal medicine at Duke University Medical Center and a medical oncology fellowship at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2006. He founded the Kidney Cancer Program in 2013 and currently serves as Principal Investigator of UT Southwestern’s NIH-funded Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Kidney C…

Join the North Texas and Houston Consortium Community Advisory Board and UT Southwestern for a Sickle Cell Awareness Month webinar discussing how transplant and gene therapies impact the sickle cell community. Speakers: Jean-Antoine Ribeil, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Comprehensive Adult Sickle Cell Disease Program, Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, UT SouthwesternAlexander Ngwube. M.D., Director of the Hemoglobinopathy Service, Cell Therapy and Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Associate Professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, powered by Localist, the Community Event Platform

North Texas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Events on September 16 - October 15, 2026, powered by Localist, the Community Event Platform

David Schad, Ph.D. Candidate Molecular Microbiology Graduate Program “Targeting of ELMO2 by the Shigella E3 Ligase IpaH4.5 Reveals Key Differences Between ELMO Paralogs” Mentor: Neal Alto, Ph.D., powered by Localist, the Community Event Platform