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Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee (WISMAC)

Celebrated viral immunologist Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett, who was at the forefront of developing what became the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, provided insight into its creation and rapid deployment during a virtual presentation at the 2021 Ida M. Green Lecture Honoring Women in Science and Medicine. Currently one of the nation’s most in-demand speakers, Dr. Corbett described how the candidate vaccine, in just a few months, went from scientific concept at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to national distribution of a two-dose regimen that has shown to be more than 90 percent effective.

Dr. Steitz, UT Southwestern’s 2020 Ida M. Green Distinguished Visiting Professor Honoring Women in Science and Medicine, is known for her dedication to teaching and mentoring, her work as an outspoken advocate for women scientists, and for raising awareness of unspoken bias in medicine and science. Her lecture at UT Southwestern was titled “The Enigma of Viral Noncoding RNAs.”

Justin Jenson, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher in the laboratory of Zhijian (James) Chen, Ph.D., has won the 2023 Brown-Goldstein Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Research for work published in Nature related to immunity defenses that bacteria use to fend off invasion by viruses.

Former postdoctoral immunologist receives Brown-Goldstein Award

10 UT Southwestern nurses to receive D Magazine’s 2024 Excellence in Nursing Awards also include continent-spanning educators, process improvement champions, and tireless patient advocates.

Next-generation research discoveries from UT Southwestern's Peter O'Donnell Brain Institute are making a difference in our patient’s lives and across the world.

Investigator Program The O'Donnell Brain Institute Investigator Program was established to create a mutually beneficial partnership that incorporates the very best brain research happening across UT Southwestern to most effectively and rapidly advance discoveries. In addition, the program fosters sch…

Read news about the latest discoveries by the Peter O'Donnell Brain Institute.

Learn about the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, which tackles the most complex problems in the brain.