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2024-2025 Vernie A. Stembridge Winners Announced Published on: June 25, 2025 The Vernie A. Stembridge Faculty Teaching Award is presented annually in honor of Vernie A. Stembridge, M.D., in recognition of his dedication and commitment to excellence in house staff teaching. Dr. Stembridge was the Pathology Chair from 1967 until 1988. Residents choose two faculty recipients (one AP and one CP) for their role in the residents' training. This year's recipients are Associate Professor Elena Lucas

Rajal Shah - GUPS Award: Faculty of the Month Published on: April 14, 2025 At the USCAP 2025 meeting, Dr. Rajal B. Shah was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from GUPS for his exemplary work as the president of the organization. The Genitourinary Pathology Society (GUPS) was formed with the vision of advancing the care of patients with urologic diseases through enhancements of best practices, research, and education in the subspecialty of Urological Pathology. Collaborations with

Qing Zhang Awarded DoD Grant Published on: May 16, 2025 Dr. Qing Zhang , has been awarded a four-year Department of Defense (DoD) Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP) Idea Development Award, for a total direct cost of $1.2 million. The project, in partnership with Dr. Jiyang Yu of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, will focus on identifying and validating novel "hidden drivers" in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), the most common type of kidney cancer. Current therapeutic strategies

Research in the Department of Family and Community Medicine supports our educational, community service, and clinical care missions.

Molecular Imaging and Probe Development

UTSW researchers identify new immunotherapy target Published on: July 24, 2025 Dr. Cheryl Lewis contributes to discovery of how a hormone interacts with a receptor on the surface of immune cells to shield cancer cells from the body’s natural defenses: UTSW researchers identify new immunotherapy target Back-to top

NMR spectroscopy and Isotopomer Analysis

Cyrus Steppe, M.D.: Rolland C. Reynolds Pathology Award Published on: May 12, 2025 Dr. Cyrus Steppe has been awarded the 2025 Rolland C. Reynolds Pathology Award: Cyrus Steppe: Rolland C. Reynolds Pathology Award Back-to top

Jeffrey SoRelle Awarded USDA NIFA Grant Published on: June 27, 2025 Dr. Jeffrey SoRelle has been awarded a $392,000 research grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The three-year study aims to revolutionize food allergy diagnostics by replacing the Oral Food Challenge (OFC) with a simple, scalable blood test. Current allergy testing methods often rely on IgE levels, which can be misleading and require risky food challenges to confirm

Liver and Kidney Transplantation Fellowship The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Division of Surgical Transplantation offers an American Society of Transplant Surgeons accredited surgical fellowship in Liver and Kidney Transplantation. UT Southwestern has been a pioneer in organ transplantation since 1964 when the first kidney transplant in Texas was performed. Our fellowship is part of a multi-organ transplant program encompassing heart, lung, kidney and liver transplant programs