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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.

publications

776

Department Publications

Grant Funding

145.1M

Research Expenditures

Funded Investigators

103

NIH Funded Investigators

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

2025 Active Grants by Division

DivisionActive GrantsAwarded DirectsAwarded 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.

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.
    Center for Hypothalamic Research

    Friday, Sept. 12
    Lenette Lu, M.D., Ph.D.
    Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine

    Friday, Sept. 19
    Joseph Hill, M.D., Ph.D.
    Cardiology

    Friday, Sept. 26
    Nikhil Madhusudhan, M.D., Ph.D.
    Hematology & Oncology PSTP

    Friday, Oct. 3
    Isaac Chan, M.D., Ph.D.
    Hematology & Oncology

    Friday, Oct. 10
    No Conference

    Friday, Oct. 17
    James Collins, Ph.D.
    Pharmacology

    Friday, Oct. 24
    Frankie Heyward, Ph.D.
    Center for Hypothalamic Research

    Friday, Oct. 31
    No Conference

    Friday, Nov. 7
    Xiao-Fei Kong, M.D., Ph.D.
    Digestive & Liver Diseases

    Friday, Nov. 14
    Hao Zhu, M.D.
    Children's Medical Center Research Institute

    Friday, Nov. 21
    Mauricio Ostrosky-Frid, M.D., Ph.D.
    Nephrology PSTP

    Friday, Nov. 28
    No Conference

    Friday, Dec. 5
    Yuh Min Chook, Ph.D.
    Pharmacology

    Friday, Dec. 12
    Sarah Huen, M.D., Ph.D.
    Pharmacology, Nephrology

    Friday, Dec. 19
    Cameron Landers, M.D., Ph.D.
    Pulmonary & Critical Care PSTP

    Friday, Dec. 26
    No Conference

    Friday, Jan. 2
    No Conference

    Friday, Jan. 9
    TBA

    Friday, Jan. 16
    Lindsay Hill, MD, Ph.D.
    Hematology & Oncology PSTP

    June Song, M.D.
    Nephrology PSTP

    Friday, Jan. 23
    Daniel Hommes, M.D., Ph.D.
    Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer

    Friday, Jan. 30
    TBA

    Friday, Feb. 6
    Nuala Meyer, M.D., M.S.
    University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

    Friday, Feb. 13
    Kurt Reichermeier, M.D., Ph.D.
    Pulmonary & Critical Care PSTP

    Friday, Feb. 20
    TBA

    Friday, Feb. 27
    Evan D. Rosen, M.D., Ph.D.
    Beth Isael Deaconess Medical Center

    Friday, March 6
    TBA

    Friday, March 13
    Amanda Mennie, M.D.
    Hematology & Oncology PSTP

    Friday, March 20
    TBA

    Friday, March 27
    Clara Abraham, M.D.
    Yale School of Medicine

    Friday, April 3
    TBA

    Friday, April 10
    Miguel Ortiz Bezara, M.D.
    Pulmonary & Critical Care PSTP

    Simeng Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
    Digestive & Liver Disases PSTP

    Friday, April 17
    TBA

    Friday, April 24
    TBA

    Friday, May 1
    TBA

    Friday, May 8
    Lisandro Maya-Ramos, M.D., Ph.D.
    Cardiology PSTP

    Friday, May 15
    TBA

    Friday, May 22
    HOLIDAY

    Friday, May 29
    TBA