2016 Article Archive
Willson joins CPRIT; Cobb named Interim Director of Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. James K.V. Willson, who led UT Southwestern Medical Center’s successful efforts to have the Simmons Cancer Center recognized with Comprehensive status – the National Cancer Institute’s highest designation – became Chief Scientific Officer of t
Clinical Nutrition grad receives Schermerhorn award
Lilian Nwora, a December 2015 graduate of the UT Southwestern School of Health Professions’ Master of Clinical Nutrition program, has received the 2015 Student Service Award in Honor of Dr. John W. Schermerhorn.
Nanoparticle therapy that uses LDL and fish oil kills liver cancer cells
An experimental nanoparticle therapy that combines low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and fish oil preferentially kills primary liver cancer cells without harming healthy cells, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.
UTSW recognized for innovative system to help ensure best practices, quality care for patients
UT Southwestern Medical Center has received the 2016 Healthcare Informatics Innovator of the Year Award for developing a comprehensive and agile system to identify, track, and report clinical quality and patient-reported outcomes across all ambulatory cli
Children’s Research Institute develops innovative approach for identifying processes that fuel tumor growth in lung cancer patients
Scientists at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have pioneered a new method for conducting in-depth research on malignant tumors in patients, in the process discovering new complexities underlying cancer biology a
School of Health Professions holds 2015 Commencement ceremony
More than 100 graduating students from the UT Southwestern School of Health Professions took part in the annual Winter Commencement exercises, held Dec. 13 in the Tom and Lula Gooch Auditorium.
A life well spent...
Born in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Gilman is the son of a Yale University pharmacology professor of the same name.
Drug that could aid in vaccine development activates innate immune system in a novel way
A new drug with the potential to aid in vaccine development has been identified by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Phillips to discuss malaria work at Feb. 18 lecture
Malaria is still one of the world’s major infectious disease killers. Transmitted through mosquitoes, it claims nearly 450,000 lives worldwide each year.