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Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D., an internationally recognized expert in the fields of genetics, immunology, and infectious diseases who will be joining UT Southwestern Medical Center on July 1, has been selected along with a global team of researchers to receive a Cancer Grand Challenges award

High-density lipoprotein (HDL), or “good” cholesterol, may play a vital role in conserving healthy brain matter in middle-aged adults, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.

Two UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a protein that plays a key role in controlling the liver’s release of cholesterol-carrying lipoproteins into the bloodstream, a discovery that could lead to new treatments for atherosclerotic heart disease and fatty liver disease.

Todd Aguilera, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology and member of the Experimental Therapeutics Program in the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been named one of 11 inaugural Cancer Moonshot Scholars. The national program

New research from UT Southwestern may help those with rare muscle diseases

Children's HealthSM and UT Southwestern Medical Center on Wednesday announced a historic gift of $100 million from the Jean and Mack Pogue family in support of the $5 billion transformative new Dallas pediatric campus, unveiled earlier this year. The gift from the Pogue Foundation is one of only

Zhijian “James” Chen, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology and Director of the Center for Inflammation Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been awarded the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for his discovery of the cGAS enzyme, which senses invading pathogens and triggers the

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Vincent Tagliabracci, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Molecular Biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, will receive the 2024 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Biological Sciences from the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST) for broadening the understanding of

A program that asks patients to mail in stool samples to screen for colon cancer is an effective way to expand screenings to underserved and underinsured communities and offers an alternative to in-person testing during the pandemic, according to a study conducted by UT Southwestern.