Summer 2020
Battling the unseen enemy
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe early this year, microbiologist Dr. John Schoggins was completing a coronavirus study he had started more than two years ago.
Cracking the TB code
COVID-19 has drawn the world’s attention to the dangers of infectious diseases that can quickly kill thousands.
Pathogenic invaders
An arms race is underway in the gut microbiome between commensal microbiota and invasive bacterial pathogens as UT Southwestern researcher Dr. Vanessa Sperandio watches the action on the front lines.
Conversations
An investigator on the trail of killer viruses
Dr. Trish Perl has traveled the world advising nations and health care workers during contagious disease outbreaks.
Core Competencies
Close encounters of the 3D kind
Scientists trying to see small features in large tissue samples know it's a time-consuming, often frustrating task.
Distinctions
Honors times four
The National Academy of Sciences this year elected four UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists.
Behind the Research
Space-age science
Dr. Benjamin Levine’s career reads like an adventure novel.