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Life’s adversities become a hardship and heartache for some, but Dr. David Ford turned those trying times into a chance to serve and teach his community about Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Ford, a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, went through the same pain as any devoted son would,…

Alzheimer’s research cannot happen without brilliant scientists or generous donors, but another virtue is needed for real break- throughs – the selflessness of Alzheimer’s patients and their families who step forward to participate in trials and make research meaningful. Jeff Rushing is one …

UT Southwestern is moving rapidly toward becoming a leader in unraveling the mechanisms of neurodegenerative disease and working toward treatment of these diseases. This is an opportunity to learn about your colleagues’ ground-breaking research, to interact with them, to develop and explore your ow…

The Alzheimer’s Disease Center (ADC) held a symposium on Friday, February 10, titled “Translational Research in Mechanisms of Neuro- degeneration.” We believed it was an area of potential collaboration among the research community at UT Southwestern. The response was overwhelming, with audienc…

When Alzheimer’s disease started its devastating spiral of progression in Guinevere Blackstone, her hus- band Edward searched the country for the best treatment facility. Her doctor had one recommendation: UT Southwestern Medical Center. “She said the Alzheimer’s Disease Center at UT Southwes…

NIH RENEWS ADC’s FUNDING Our Alzheimer’s Disease Center grant has been renewed for the fifth consecutive time by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Nation- al Institute on Aging, representing 28 years of continuous support. The $9 million award will allow us to continue our resear…

Short Title Mechanism of Renal Phosphate Transport Study Number 092010-178 Study Title Molecular Mechanism of Renal Phosphate Transport in Human Health and Disease Disease/Condition Under Study Kidney Stones Brief Description of Study The objective of this study is to examine how phospha…

We have changed the format of our newsletter so that we can include more photos and more informa- tion. I hope you enjoy the new look and extra con- tent. The new Parkland Hospital had barely opened its doors on August 20th, 2015, when an ambulance carrying a stroke patient arrived at the Em…

What’s Inside 2 Vargas named director of sports neurology & concussion program 3 Supnet named NeRD Director 4 Perven joins epilepsy team 5 Faculty News Briefs 6-7 Nursing News 8 Resident Retreat 9 New Employees 10 Employee Spotlight 11 Holiday …

– 1 – Former Fellows in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Dates of Name Fellowship Marlene Corton, M.D. 7/1999 – 6/2000 Muriel Boreham, M.D. 7/2000 – 6/2003 Clifford Wai, M.D. 9/2000 – 8/2003 Spyridon Marinis, M.D. 1/2003 – 12/2005 Peter Drewes, M…