New Vice Provost and Dean of Basic Research Joins UTSW

Joan Conaway, Ph.D.

On July 1, Joan Conaway, Ph.D., began her appointment as the new Vice Provost and Dean of Basic Research. Dr. Conaway, who holds the Cecil H. Green Distinguished Chair in Cellular and Molecular Biology, is known for discoveries that reveal the roles of proteins that work with RNA polymerase II, the multiprotein complex that transcribes DNA into RNA precursors. Formerly with the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, Missouri, Dr. Conaway plans to build on UT Southwestern’s legacy of research excellence, growing areas such as bioinformatics, as well as expand faculty and staff diversity at all levels of basic science.

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