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Learn about the faculty members of the Molecular Biophysics Graduate Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center and their research interests.

237 UT Southwestern Medical School students just learned where they’ll be practicing as physicians. Among them: former rivals on the campaign trail for class president turned soulmates, and the oldest of six siblings who is realizing a childhood dream that grew out of a tragedy.

Juan Herrejon immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico with a dream of becoming a doctor. He’s now the first in his family to graduate from college. Darlene King is, too. She left a career in mechanical engineering to become a psychiatrist.

Drs. Julie Mirpuri, Danielle Robertson, Nina Niu Sanford, and Kirsten Tulchin-Francis are among 125 women nationwide selected recently as AAAS IF/THEN Ambassadors based on hundreds of applications from academic institutions, companies, and organizations. UT Southwestern is tied with Stanford University for the highest number of Ambassadors from an academic institution.

A unique program at UT Southwestern arms patients diagnosed with a pancreatic cyst or who have a family history of pancreatic cancer with a team of experts committed to adding years to their lives.

It’s a scenario that plays out for more than a quarter of a million women every year. A breast cancer diagnosis is followed by radiation treatments lasting as long as six weeks. To address that burden, cancer researchers at UT Southwestern are now testing a treatment method that requires only a single dose.

75th Anniversary Party on the Plaza

A growing number of schools in North Texas are embracing a new initiative to open up conversations about teen mental health. Developed by UT Southwestern’s Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care, the program brings trained counselors into classrooms to empower youth to seek help when they or their peers are in need.

Medical student earns Best Abstract in Patient Safety Award

They moved to the United States as children and set their sights on helping others. Now two Nigerian brothers are about to realize their American dream and become physicians.