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Lipid and Metabolite Mass Spectrometry Facility The Center for Human Nutrition lipid mass spectrometry lab is in the Green Science Building (L4.308) and occupies 2,000 square feet of newly renovated, state-of-the-art laboratory space housing over 16 mass spectrometers. This is a newly constructed ope…

Zhang Lab Awarded Two DoD Postdoctoral Fellowship Published on: February 27, 2025 Dr. Jun Fang, a postdoctoral researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) in Dr. Qing Zhang’s lab since May 2021, has received the prestigious Postdoctoral and Clinical Fellowship Award from the kidney cancer res…

Daoud, Canan Contribute to Study of Alzheimer’s in Down Syndrome Patients Published on: December 05, 2025 Dr. Elena Daoud Dr. Fatih Canan UTSW Research: Exploring essential tremor, GLP-1RAs, and more: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas Back-to top

Quantitative Metabolism and Imaging Core Pathways and intermediates of nutrient metabolism characterized by the Quantitative Metabolism Core. Intermediary metabolism is dysregulated by many obesity-related diseases. The goal of the Quantitative Metabolism and Imaging Core is to equip NORC investigato…

Academic Facilities and Resource Planning Academic Facilities and Resource Planning at UT Southwestern works with faculty investigators, departments, centers, and laboratory staff to address needs for basic research space and equipment. We seek to assist the UT Southwestern community with making the …

UTSW researchers identify new immunotherapy target Published on: July 24, 2025 Dr. Cheryl Lewis contributes to discovery of how a hormone interacts with a receptor on the surface of immune cells to shield cancer cells from the body’s natural defenses: UTSW researchers identify new immunotherapy targe…

Overweight and obesity patients without diabetes who switched GLP-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) drugs were more likely to stick with their treatment longer than those who didn’t switch, according to a new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers.

Low-level inflammation is one of the driving factors behind many of the diseases associated with obesity.

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a detrimental impact on substance use, mental health, and weight-related health behaviors among people with obesity, according to a new study by researchers at UT Southwestern and the UTHealth School of Public Health.

A team led by UT Southwestern researchers has identified a key gene necessary for cells to consume and destroy viruses. The findings, reported online today 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.