2016 Article Archive
25 Years: A – H
Employees with last names of A through H who have dedicated 25 years of service to UT Southwestern.
25 Years: J – Z
Employees with last names of J through Z who have dedicated 25 years of service to UT Southwestern.
Researchers identify new autism blood biomarker
“The blood biomarker reported here along with others we are testing can represent a useful test with over 80 percent accuracy in identifying ASD,” said Dr. Dwight German, study senior author and Professor of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern.
Team identifies new function of genes linked to Fanconi anemia and certain types of cancer
Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified an important new function of genes in the Fanconi anemia pathway – a finding that could have implications for development of new therapies to treat this disorder and some cancers.
Monson selected for National Multiple Sclerosis Society Hall of Fame
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has selected Dr. Nancy Monson for its 2015 Volunteer Hall of Fame for Researchers.
April 2016 Newsmakers
Dr. Anil Agarwal, Professor of Internal Medicine, has been selected as a 2015 Best Reviewer for the journal Endocrinology, published by the Endocrine Society. The recognition was based on the consistently high quality of his reviews.
Awards for March 2016
Federal, non-federal, and industry-sponsored grants awarded to UT Southwestern faculty in March 2016.
Sedentary lifestyle associated with coronary artery calcium, Dallas Heart Study researchers find
Cardiologists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that sedentary behavior is associated with increased amounts of calcium deposits in heart arteries, which in turn is associated with a higher risk of heart attack.
Head impacts from single season of high school football produce measurable change in brain cells
Repeated impacts to the heads of high school football players cause measurable changes in their brains, even when no concussion occurs.
For physician turned heart transplant patient, ‘Don’t give up’ becomes resolute mantra
Dr. Sherrette Shaw-Fontenot doesn’t consider herself unusually strong or courageous. But there is no other way to describe a woman who has survived breast cancer, gall bladder surgery, and a heart transplant in the past eight years.