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Better measure of 'good cholesterol' can gauge heart attack and stroke risk in some populations: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/good-cholesterol.html
People with higher HDL cholesterol levels tend to have lower rates of cardiovascular disease.
UTSW study recommends screening for suspected obstructive sleep apnea in underweight children: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/sleep-apnea.html
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center studied obstructive sleep apnea in a large group of children and concluded that underweight children with this condition are more likely to have decreased height, tonsillar hypertrophy, and allergic rhinitis.
UT Southwestern researcher wins NIH Director’s Award to study the inner workings of glial cells in the brain : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/sun-nih-awards.html
Lu Sun, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology at UT Southwestern, has been awarded $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study interactions between neurons and glial cells in the brain, which could provide insight into the causes of neurological disorders.
Increasing the immune system’s appetite for cancer protectors: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/cancer-protectors.html
A two-arm molecule can effectively deplete cancer-protecting cells inside tumors, allowing the immune system to fight off tumors without becoming overactive.
Director of Simmons Cancer Center, UTSW Pharmacology Chair elected to the National Academy of Medicine: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2024/oct-nam-arteaga.html
Carlos L. Arteaga, M.D., Director of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center and Associate Dean of Oncology Programs at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and David Mangelsdorf, Ph.D., Chair and Professor of Pharmacology and Professor of Biochemistry, have been elected to the National Academy
UT Southwestern researcher wins NIH Director’s Award to study how DNA’s 3D structure affects health and disease: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/zhou-nih-awards.html
Jian Zhou, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in UT Southwestern’s Lyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics, has been awarded $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to use artificial intelligence to investigate the three-dimensional structure of DNA and its impact on health.
CRI’s Gerta Hoxhaj, Ph.D., named TAMEST 2025 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship recipient: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2024/dec-cri-utsw-tamest-hoxhaj.html
Gerta Hoxhaj, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI), is the recipient of the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST) 2025 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship for her research in cancer metabolism.
New gene editing strategies developed for Duchenne muscular dystrophy : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/duchenne-muscular-dystrophy.html
UT Southwestern scientists successfully employed a new type of gene therapy to treat mice with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
Jinming Gao named fellow of the National Academy of Inventors: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/dec-gao-fellow-national-academy-inventors.html
Jinming Gao, Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, and Pharmacology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been selected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) in recognition of his efforts to develop innovative
UTSW among top three companies in the nation for new graduates: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/forbes-new-graduates.html
UT Southwestern Medical Center ranked No. 3 in the nation on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers For New Graduates, placing it in the top 1 percent, and highest among academic medical centers.