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Although researchers can successfully steer stem cells in the lab to form many cell and tissue types, generating whole organs has remained a challenge. Ondine Cleaver, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology, has focused her career on deciphering this conundrum.

Jaehyuk Choi, M.D., Ph.D., a physician-scientist whose discoveries have transformed the field of cancer immunology, has begun his new role as the inaugural Director of the Center for Cellular Therapies and Cancer Immunology in the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at UT Southwestern.

Program Development Award

Four UT Southwestern leaders shared motivational stories, experiences, and advice during the Office of Institutional Opportunity’s second annual “She Talks” forum celebrating Women’s History Month.

Dr. Roopa Vemulapalli, Medical Director of UT Southwestern’s Digestive Disease Clinic and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the fourth-highest peak in the world during 2024.

RESEARCH - In Memoriam: George H. McCracken Jr., M.D., Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and a pioneer in infectious diseases

Team FIRST faculty gather for a celebratory group photo at the 2024 IMPACT Awards Ceremony – honoring collaboration, dedication, and a shared commitment to advancing clinical education.

OSPH is expanding its footprint to better support organizational and community needs across the city of Dallas, the state, and globally.

Three UT Southwestern students passionate about serving the community were awarded scholarships during this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration. School of Health Professions student D’Nai Thomas received the $5,000 Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship for Community Service. Two finalists – medical students Ali Sadek and Mayuri Vaish – earned $500 scholarships each.

Two of UT Southwestern’s trailblazing scientists are being honored with national awards from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB): Kim Orth, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, and Margaret Phillips, Ph.D., Chair and Professor of Biochemistry and Professor of Pharmacology.