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The Office of Faculty Diversity & Development has established a Departmental Diversity Leaders initiative to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across UT Southwestern’s departments.

Rodney Infante, M.D., Ph.D., was struck by the plight of the 30-50% of solid tumor patients who suffer from cachexia. Not only was their quality of life seriously diminished by rapid weight loss and muscle wasting, but they were often deemed ineligible for standard-of-care treatments, adding insult to injury. Since no one understood what causes cachexia, Dr. Infante decided to tackle it. Less than 10 years later, he is close to beginning a phase 1 trial on a possible solution.

The state of Texas saw potential in the School of Public Health from the start, appropriating $10 million in startup funds. It had one caveat, however: UT Southwestern would be asked to match those funds 2-to-1 with private contributions. With recent gifts totaling more than $106 million, UTSW has met the $20 million goal and more.

UT Southwestern's Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Division offers comprehensive, specialized care for children with blood disorders and cancer.

UT Southwestern's Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease cares for young patients who often have inherited or acquired immunodeficiency.

UT Southwestern’s Division of Neonatal–Perinatal Medicine provides care for normal newborns and newborns with complex medical and surgical problems.

L. Joseph Su, Ph.D., M.P.H., a nutritional epidemiologist who researches links between diet and contaminants in food to cancer and health, and Yang Xie, Ph.D., an expert in the field of data science, have been appointed Associate Deans at UT Southwestern.

UT Southwestern's Division of Child Neurology offers accurate diagnosis and comprehensive care plans, as well as access to state-of-the-art clinical trials.

UT Southwestern's Division of Pediatric Rheumatology offers expert evaluation, counseling, and treatment for children with rheumatic diseases.

UT Southwestern's Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine provides care to infants and children with a wide spectrum of respiratory illnesses.