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The Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF), an independent private foundation dedicated to advancing the biomedical sciences, has selected two UT Southwestern investigators to receive five-year awards that begin this year.

Dr. Eugene P. Frenkel was revered for his compassionate bedside care and was highly respected as an academic mentor who supported the career development of countless students, residents, fellows, and junior faculty during a remarkable 57-year career at UT Southwestern.

Dr. Joseph Frank Sambrook, a preeminent and internationally known molecular biologist involved in pioneering molecular cloning, died June 14 at 80. Dr. Sambrook was recruited to UT Southwestern in the 1980s as Chairman of Biochemistry and later served as Director of the Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development.

Scientists at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) are using a new approach to pinpoint the causes of rare genetic diseases in children and identify treatment options faster than with traditional methods. The new approach combines DNA sequencing and a chemical analysis called metabolomics to identify mutant genes that cause defective metabolic pathways in patients.

Sixteen students from academic institutions around the U.S. trained with UT Southwestern professors as part of the Amgen Scholar program.

One of UT Southwestern Medical Center’s most steadfast benefactors for more than three decades, legendary Texan H. Ross Perot Sr. passed away July 9 at the age of 89, leaving an enduring legacy.

For a second consecutive year, UT Southwestern is the top institution internationally within the health care category for publishing high-quality scientific research, according to the recently released Nature Index 2019 Annual Tables.

Dr. Madhukar Trivedi, Director of the Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care and Professor of Psychiatry, has received the Award for Research in Mood Disorders from the American College of Psychiatrists.

Dr. John Herring, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at UT Southwestern and Chief of Staff Emeritus at Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, and Dr. Won Lee, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and a Distinguished Teaching Professor, have been recognized with the UT System’s highest educational honor – the Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award – for their academic prowess and mentoring talent.

Dr. John Schoggins, known for his studies on antiviral immunity, has been named a 2019 Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease. He is among 11 early career scientists selected for the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) award, which provides research funding of $500,000 over five years.