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A type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that shows the level of oxygen in tumors may predict which ones will respond well to radiation therapy, research led by UT Southwestern scientists suggests. The findings, published online by the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, could offer a way to personalize therapy for the many patients worldwide who receive radiation to treat cancers.

A team led by UT Southwestern researchers has identified a key gene necessary for cells to consume and destroy viruses. The findings, reported online in Nature, could lead to ways to manipulate this process to improve the immune system’s ability to combat viral infections, such as those fueling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Match Day at UT Southwestern, congratulations,

On Aug. 1, Arindam Roy’s life tragically changed forever. His wife, Sarmistha Sen, a cancer researcher in UT Southwestern’s Department of Radiation Oncology, left for her customary early-morning jog. She never returned.

On March 19, the Medical School Class of 2021 will celebrate Match Day. The milestone event marks when medical students around the country find out where they will do their residency training. To mark this year’s celebration, Center Times caught up with four UT Southwestern alumni from the Class of 2020 who all matched into UTSW residency programs. In their videos, you’ll get a glimpse into their busy lives as first-year residents, learn why they wanted to remain at UTSW for their training, and hear their advice for medical students set to match.

A two-year fellowship in clinical pharmacology turned into a lifelong career at UT Southwestern. Forty-two years later, Dr. Sagalowsky has retired and, effective earlier this year, was appointed Professor Emeritus of Urology. Along the way, he kept a handwritten logbook of more than 8,000 surgeries, many of them complex procedures.

25 years of Employment at UT Southwestern

UT Southwestern scientists have identified a previously unknown mechanism by which yeast cells regulate the production of mevalonate, a form of cholesterol. The findings, published online in eLife, could eventually lead to new ways to fight high cholesterol, a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease in humans. “It’s exciting that in yeast, there’s a previously unappreciated way to regulate mevalonate,” said study leader Dr. W. Mike Henne,, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Biophysics at UTSW and a member of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center. “This may be an important regulatory mechanism for cholesterol in our cells too.”

Dr. Michael Rosen, UT Southwestern Biophysics Chair and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator, recently led a major international experiment over five summers (2013-2017) at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, that posed the question: How can scientists best structure collaborative research teams to speed discovery?

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