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)

96

NIH Funded Investigators

NIH Funding for 2023 by Division

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.

  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
  No Conference 

  Friday, Oct. 17
  James Collins, Ph.D.
  Invited Guest

  Friday, Oct. 24
  Frankie Heyward, Ph.D.
  Sr. Investigator

  Friday, Oct. 31
  No Conference

  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 
  Daniel Hommes, M.D., Ph.D.
  Invited Guest

  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