2015 Article Archive

Cancer researchers receive NCI Outstanding Investigator Awards totaling $11.7 million

 

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded two researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center more than $11 million to support their exceptional research programs.

Studies show exercise is safe, improves quality of life for pulmonary hypertension patients

 

Exercise training for patients with pulmonary hypertension was shown to be safe and to improve quality of life, according to an analysis by UT Southwestern Medical Center cardiologists of studies involving more than 400 participants.

U.S. Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D., hosts roundtable to discuss pivotal 21st Century Cures Act and future of biomedical science

 

UT Southwestern Medical Center President Dr. Daniel K. Podolsky and distinguished faculty members joined U.S. Representatives Michael C. Burgess, M.D., and Joe Barton in a roundtable discussion on the 21st Century Cures Act.

Mother, son safe following complex surgery by UTSW sibling team to remove brain tumor

 

Things didn’t look good one night in July 2014 when Rachel Creed, two months pregnant at the time, suffered three seizures. At a hospital in Lewisville, an MRI revealed a large, malignant brain tumor.

New McKnight fellow tirelessly seeks to understand hibernation

 

A conversation with a fellow graduate student led to a life-changing revelation for Dr. William Israelsen, the 2015 recipient of UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Sara and Frank McKnight Fellowship for early independence.

Boot camp aimed at quality improvement

 

Medical students and nursing interns from UT Southwestern Medical Center, along with engineering students from UT Arlington, took part in a Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) Boot Camp this summer.

Undergraduates gain experience through Conrad program

 

Fourteen undergraduate students recently completed a two-month internship at UT Southwestern Medical Center as 2015 interns in the Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Leadership Program.

Awards for July 2015

 

Federal, nonfederal, and industry-sponsored grants awarded to UT Southwestern faculty in July 2015.

New Bioinformatics Department to bridge research and clinical care

 

A conversation with Dr. Gaudenz Danuser

Class Notes – September 2015

 

Class of 1963: J. Richard Steadman, M.D., has been inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place on July 10 during the Society’s annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. AOSSM Hall of Famers are