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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.

Dr. Thinwa’s research was recently recognized when she received a Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for Medical Scientists – making her one of only 14 awardees nationwide this year.

A Professor of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Dr. Grishin will present the next President’s Lecture virtually at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, in a talk titled “Computational Adventures in Biomedical Sciences: From Molecules to Butterflies.” The presentation will be available at utsouthwestern.edu/pls. Register here for the event.

Former UTSW graduate student Sean Rogers, Ph.D., (left) and Mike Henne, Ph.D., researched cholesterol crystallization, an emerging field with implications for treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

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

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.

Dr. Arnoldo’s unique teaching style and passion for medicine were recently recognized by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation with a Piper Professor Award. This elite honor recognizes outstanding college professors in Texas.

Dr. Konopka, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and a member of the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, will speak at 4 p.m. in the Tom and Lula Gooch Auditorium, with a reception to follow.

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) supports outstanding graduate students pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in STEM fields.

Neuropathologist Dennis Burns, M.D., who played a key role in reshaping the first major reorganization of the UT Southwestern Medical School curriculum in its history, has been appointed Professor Emeritus of Pathology.