Research in Internal Medicine

An Ideal Environment for Research

As part of one of the world’s foremost research institutions, the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center conducts basic science and clinical research with the goal of bringing the latest discoveries from the “bench to the bedside.” Here, we take a multidisciplinary approach to research, fostering an environment for physicians, scientists, and students that is both collaborative and cooperative.

Basic and clinical studies in many fields help UT Southwestern deliver the future of medicine, today, by working at the leading edge of research. Our discoveries make a difference.

697

Department Publications

121.9M

Extramural Funding in 2024 (projected)

NIH Funded Investigators

Discover how UT Southwestern provides an ideal environment for pursuing research interests.

NIH Funding for 2023 by Division

Division	Award total
Cardiology	$18,917,325
Digestive and Liver Diseases	$17,821,291
Endocrinology	$3,397,332
General Internal Medicine	$1,605,266
Hematology and Oncology	$12,703,011
Hypothalamic Research Center	$3,698,162
Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine	$11,666,816
Nephrology	$17,122,293
Pulmonary	$1,832,812
Rheumatic Diseases	$1,291,119
Touchstone Diabetes Center	$ 3,596,476

UT Southwestern research is supported by funding from major organizations, including the National Institutes of Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, American Heart Association, March of Dimes, National Kidney Foundation, and many more.

An Array of Research Possibilities

The Department of Internal Medicine has active research programs underway in many of our subspecialties, offering physicians, scientists, and students alike stimulating and challenging opportunities to expand their knowledge, advance the field of medicine, and further their careers.

Internal Medicine Research Conference

The Internal Medicine Research Conference is held nearly every week to highlight works in progress (WIPs) by participants in the Physician-Scientist Training Program (PSTP), investigators within the Department, and distinguished invited guests from outside the Department.

2025-2026 Schedule

All conferences are held from noon - 1 p.m. in D1.502.

WIPs	Investigators	Investigators	Invited Speakers
	Friday, Sept. 5 Joel Elmquist, D.V.M., Ph.D. Sr. Investigator	Friday, Sept. 12 Lenette Lu, M.D., Ph.D. Jr. Investigator	Friday, Sept. 19 Joseph Hill, M.D., Ph.D. Invited Guest
Friday, Sept. 26 Nikhil Madhusudhan, M.D., Ph.D. PSTP Participant	Friday, Oct. 3 Isaac Chan, M.D., Ph.D. Sr. Investigator	Friday, Oct. 10 Daniel Hommes, M.D., PhD Jr. Investigator	Friday, Oct. 17 James Collins, Ph.D. Invited Guest
Friday, Oct. 24 TBA	Friday, Oct. 31 Frankie Heyward, Ph.D. Sr. Investigator	Friday, Nov. 7 Xiao-Fei Kong, M.D., Ph.D. Sr. Investigator	Friday, Nov. 14 Hao Zhu, M.D. Invited Guest
Friday, Nov. 21 Mauricio Ostrosky-Frid, M.D., Ph.D. PSTP Participant	Friday, Nov. 28 No Conference	Friday, Dec. 5 Yuh Min Chook, Ph.D. Jr. Investigator	Friday, Dec. 12 Sarah Huen, M.D., Ph.D. Invited Guest
Friday, Dec. 19 Cameron Landers, M.D., Ph.D. PSTP Participant	Friday, Dec. 26 No Conference	Friday, Jan. 2 No Conference	Friday, Jan. 9 TBA
Friday, Jan. 16 Lindsay Hill, MD, Ph.D. & June Song, M.D. PSTP Participant	Friday, Jan. 23 TBA	Friday, Jan. 30 TBA	Friday, Feb. 6 TBA
Friday, Feb. 13 Kurt Reichermeier, M.D., Ph.D. PSTP Participant	Friday, Feb. 20 TBA	Friday, Feb. 27 TBA	Friday, March 6 TBA
Friday, March 13 Amanda Mennie, M.D. PSTP Participant	Friday, March 20 TBA	Friday, March 27 TBA	Friday, April 3 TBA
Friday, April 10 Miguel Ortiz Bezara, MD & Simeng Wang, M.D., Ph.D. PSTP Participant	Friday, April 17 TBA	Friday, April 24 TBA	Friday, May 1 TBA
Friday, May 8 Lisandro Maya-Ramos, M.D., Ph.D. PSTP Participant	Friday, May 15 TBA	Friday, May 22 TBA	Friday, May 29 TBA