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.
Research by the Numbers
776
Department Publications
152.3.1 M
Research Expenditures
103
NIH Funded Investigators
2025 Active Grants by Division
| Division | Active Grants | Awarded Directs | Awarded Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy & Immunology | 3 | $560,703 | $823,509 |
| Cardiology | 118 | $26,720,982 | $33,838,323 |
| Combined Medicine and Pediatrics | 2 | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 |
| Digestive & Liver Diseases | 90 | $24,006,878 | $31,486,941 |
| Endocrinology | 34 | $8.745.598 | $12,783,655 |
| General Internal Medicine | 13 | $1,391,127 | $2,048,002 |
| Hematology & Oncology | 95 | $16,093,016 | $20,023,764 |
| Hypothalamic Research Center | 26 | $5,853,473 | $8,550,213 |
| Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine | 57 | $15,983,286 | $20,917,533 |
| Nephrology | 64 | $14,631,072 | $22,313,706 |
| Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine | 68 | $7,900,158 | $9,412,377 |
| Rheumatic Diseases | 13 | $2,473,351 | $2,473,351 |
| Touchstone Diabetes Center | 15 | $4,869,885 | $7,079,388 |
| Vascular Medicine | 5 | $213,828 | $350,679 |
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.
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.
Friday, Sept. 5
Joel Elmquist, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Center for Hypothalamic ResearchFriday, Sept. 12
Lenette Lu, M.D., Ph.D.
Infectious Diseases & Geographic MedicineFriday, Sept. 19
Joseph Hill, M.D., Ph.D.
CardiologyFriday, Sept. 26
Nikhil Madhusudhan, M.D., Ph.D.
Hematology & Oncology PSTPFriday, Oct. 3
Isaac Chan, M.D., Ph.D.
Hematology & OncologyFriday, Oct. 10
No ConferenceFriday, Oct. 17
James Collins, Ph.D.
PharmacologyFriday, Oct. 24
Frankie Heyward, Ph.D.
Center for Hypothalamic ResearchFriday, Oct. 31
No ConferenceFriday, Nov. 7
Xiao-Fei Kong, M.D., Ph.D.
Digestive & Liver DiseasesFriday, Nov. 14
Hao Zhu, M.D.
Children's Medical Center Research InstituteFriday, Nov. 21
Mauricio Ostrosky-Frid, M.D., Ph.D.
Nephrology PSTPFriday, Nov. 28
No ConferenceFriday, Dec. 5
Yuh Min Chook, Ph.D.
PharmacologyFriday, Dec. 12
Sarah Huen, M.D., Ph.D.
Pharmacology, NephrologyFriday, Dec. 19
Cameron Landers, M.D., Ph.D.
Pulmonary & Critical Care PSTPFriday, Dec. 26
No ConferenceFriday, Jan. 2
No ConferenceFriday, Jan. 9
John Minna, M.D.
Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, Hematology & OncologyFriday, Jan. 16
Lindsay Hill, MD, Ph.D.
Hematology & Oncology PSTPJune Song, M.D.
Nephrology PSTP
Friday, Jan. 23
Daniel Hommes, M.D., Ph.D.
Vice President and Chief Innovation OfficerFriday, Jan. 30
TBAFriday, Feb. 6
Nuala Meyer, M.D., M.S.
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of MedicineFriday, Feb. 13
Kurt Reichermeier, M.D., Ph.D.
Pulmonary & Critical Care PSTPFriday, Feb. 20
TBAFriday, Feb. 27
Evan D. Rosen, M.D., Ph.D.
Beth Isael Deaconess Medical CenterFriday, March 6
TBAFriday, March 13
Amanda Mennie, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology PSTPFriday, March 20
TBAFriday, March 27
Clara Abraham, M.D.
Yale School of MedicineFriday, April 3
TBAFriday, April 10
Miguel Ortiz Bezara, M.D.
Pulmonary & Critical Care PSTPSimeng Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Digestive & Liver Disases PSTPFriday, April 17
TBAFriday, April 24
Isaac Chan, M.D., Ph.D. & Faith Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
Hematology & OncologyFriday, May 1
Jennifer Gill, M.D., Ph.D.
Dermatology
Josephine Thinwa, M.D., Ph.D.
Infectious Diseases and Geographic MedicineFriday, May 8
Lisandro Maya-Ramos, M.D., Ph.D.
Cardiology PSTPFriday, May 15
TBAFriday, May 22
HOLIDAYFriday, May 29
TBA