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As the son of Indian immigrants, Dr. Naveen Kishore Balakrishnan always felt drawn to diverse patient populations. During his medical education, he sought out experiences involving community health research that included working with the homeless or those with psychiatric issues. Ultimately, his goal is to work in internal medicine and assist underserved populations.

Barriers and challenges never intimidated Dr. Amber Allen. The daughter of an ambitious single mom in West Texas who put herself through occupational therapy school, Dr. Allen had the perfect role model growing up. Her exposure to the many barriers faced by underserved communities led her to pursue a career as a physician, with a passion for family medicine in particular.

Working hard and giving back are two philosophies that have guided Dr. Emily Magallanes throughout her life. As a new physician, wife, and mother of two young boys, the pace it seems will only get more hectic now. But Dr. Magallanes enjoys the challenge and looks forward to a career in family medicine where she can help people of all ages and develop long-term patient relationships.

Women’s issues have always been close to Dr. Amy Kuprasertkul’s heart, whether through work or community service. She enjoys the combination of medicine and research, so much so that she aspires to become a compassionate urologist and surgeon with a special interest in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery.

Jordan Wall, a graduate student in Molecular Metabolism and Metabolic Disease discusses her research in Lipid Depletion.

Sofia Bali is studying Protein Aggregation in theMolecular Biophysics Graduate Program at UT Southwestern

Genevieve Konopka, Ph.D., Director of the Neuroscience Graduate Program describes the program structure, faculty, and research labs in her message.

Townsend Smith, graduate student in Molecular Metabolism and Metabolic Diseases (3MD) program discusses his research in Sterol and Isoprenoid Metabolism.

Dissertation titles authored by Biomedical Engineering doctoral degree conferees in the past two academic years at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Nicholas Nguyen is studying FOXO1 in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in the Genetics, Development and Disease Graduate Program at UT Southwestern