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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.

For his research on Toxoplasma, Michael Reese, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, has received the Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Award. The award provides $500,000 over five years to support investigators at the assistant professor level to shed light on how human and microbial systems are affected by their encounters.

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.

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.

The following faculty promotions took effect Sept. 1 at UT Southwestern.

Under normal circumstances, the transition from medical student to physician is daunting. But members of the Class of 2020 have the added challenge of beginning their careers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As founding Director of the Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, Charles Pak, M.D., helped distinguish UT Southwestern as a national leader in preventing, diagnosing, and treating bone and mineral disorders. His discoveries paved the way for pioneering therapies that continue to be used to treat patients with kidney stones and osteoporosis.

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.

Match Day at UT Southwestern

Neil M. Rofsky, M.D., the Department of Radiology's fourth chair, understands the department's legacy of excellence and innovation and came to head the department during another time of unprecedented expansion.