2016 Article Archive
Residency roads open for medical students
More than 200 fourth-year medical students matched in their chosen specialties, and whose next steps toward a medical degree will take them to June 1 Commencement ceremonies at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.
Match Day 2016 by specialty
Here, grouped by specialty, are the matches achieved by members of the UT Southwestern Medical School Class of 2016.
Lupus study shows precision medicine’s potential to define the genetics of autoimmune disease
Demonstrating the potential of precision medicine, an international study based at UT Southwestern used next-generation DNA sequencing technology to identify more than 1,000 gene variants that affect susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Researchers find new cytoplasmic role for proteins linked to neurological diseases, cancers
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a second role for a class of RNA-binding proteins, revealing new insights about neurological diseases and conditions associated with this protein such as autism, epilepsy, and certain types of
UTSW researchers find increased risk of mild cognitive impairment following traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury appears to be related to both increased risk and earlier onset of mild cognitive impairment, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.
Researchers’ work shines LIGHT on how to improve cancer immunotherapy
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers today report on a strategy to make a major advance in cancer treatment even better, and a means to test and refine this new type of immunotherapy.
UTSW researchers find newly identified immunity pathway protects mammals from virus-caused cancer
Building upon earlier research, investigators at UT Southwestern Medical Center and their collaborators have identified a new innate immunity pathway that protects mammals from the process by which viruses cause normal cells to become cancerous.
Students’ ongoing investigations highlight annual forum
At the 54th Annual Medical Student Research Forum, UT Southwestern Medical School students presented their research findings, with six earning individual honors along with four who were chosen to make oral presentations.
Investing in the future: 75 years of visionary support
The Southwestern Medical Foundation’s generosity through the years guides UT Southwestern’s growth and impact.
Faculty delivers powerful Thinking Big message
Visiting prospective medical students got some rapid-fire information on Feb. 20 from several faculty members making the same case – The first step toward a fulfilling career in medicine and research should begin at UT Southwestern Medical Center.