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Dr. Woodring Wright: Cell biologist made seminal discoveries on aging, cancer development

UT Southwestern Frisco is slated to open this fall, but Bill Tate has already saved the facility’s first patient: a proud pecan tree that is rooted in Frisco’s past.

UT Southwestern researchers report heart-related space research that helps us to understand this problem of low blood pressure.

A new molecular mechanism discovered by UT Southwestern researchers indicates that drugs currently used to treat less than 10 percent of breast cancer patients could have broader effectiveness in treating all cancers where the drugs are used, including ovarian and prostate cancers. The new study, published in Molecular Cell, also revealed a potential biomarker indicating when these drugs, called PARP inhibitors, can be unleashed in the fight against cancer.

Information on the faculty and labs in the Department of Molecular Biology at UT Southwestern.

UT Southwestern’s Dr. Donald Seldin Plaza are now greeted by two stunning new sculptures that have effectively changed the face of South Campus. The pieces – Dumna by Ursula von Rydingsvard and an untitled work by Joel Shapiro – were recently gifted to UT Southwestern by an anonymous donor.

Forest of Light, commissioned especially for UT Southwestern, is a collaboration between artists Tom Orr and Frances Bagley and is made of steel, acrylic, and light-emitting diode (LED) lighting. The 23 acrylic tubes housing LED lights and 57 powder-coated steel poles comprise 80

Lauren Duan spent the summer working alongside UT Southwestern faculty members and postdocs focused on cardiac regeneration and investigating how cardiomyocytes can be programmed to regenerate and resist cell death.

UT Southwestern serves a very diverse population throughout North Texas, and the institution aims to attract a campus community that reflects that diversity

The renowned scientific culture at UT Southwestern was a major attraction for Dr. William T. Dauer, an acclaimed physician-investigator in dystonia and Parkinson’s disease who was recruited in a national search to become the inaugural Director of the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute.