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Illuminating cancer like a beacon, a digital pH sensor invented at UT Southwestern seeks to improve the accuracy of tumor surgeries. This potentially game-changing technology came to fruition through the unique, long-term collaboration of two UT Southwestern faculty members – a cancer surgeon and a scientist with expertise in biomedical engineering and pharmacology.

Many years ago, Dr. David Mangelsdorf and Dr. Steven Kliewer worked together as postdoctoral researchers in the Salk Institute laboratory of Dr. Ronald Evans. They then parted ways, one going into industry and the other joining the faculty at UT Southwestern.

UT Southwestern's recent honors include ranking fifth in the world in research cited in third-party patent applications and joining the global effort to map human cells.

When Dr. Jonathan Cohen arrived in Dr. Helen Hobbs’ lab to learn genetics, the pairing was unexpected – neither had chosen the other. “He was a postdoc in my laboratory with no background in genetics, but a deep understanding of lipoprotein physiology,” Dr. Hobbs says. “He was a quick learner, avid reader, and good experimentalist.” A decade later, the two forged a partnership widely credited with laying the scientific foundation for a new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs – and there’s more to the story.

Across UT Southwestern, ongoing collaborations in medicinal chemistry strive to improve the potency, stability, and safety of biologically active small molecules.

A maverick with the spirit to thrive in UT Southwestern’s “no fences” environment, which encourages interdepartmental collaborations, Dr. Danuser is a transformative thinker with the power to shake things up.

Imagine a future in which the clinic is wired with sensors that recognize you and streamline your visit.

Hobbs awarded international prize, Reese named UT Southwestern's newest Pew Scholar, and more.

Dr. Lora Hooper more or less stumbled into the research for which she is now internationally known – studying the trillions of bacteria and other microbes that live inside the gut – and she was lucky enough to enter the microbiome field just as it took off.

Student spotlight: Q&A with Graduate Student Elizabeth Polsdofer Published on: September 04, 2018 By: Staff Reports Tags: Research Share: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Google Plus Share on LinkedIn As a graduate student, Elizabeth Polsdofer has focused on using artifi…