2019 Article Archive
UT Southwestern’s new GammaPod advances breast cancer care
UT Southwestern now offers more precise radiation treatments for breast cancer with a new, cutting-edge device that is only the second of its kind in the world.
Researchers show that mutations in human livers can promote tissue regeneration
Genetic mutations that accumulate in the adult liver that can promote regeneration in the context of chronic liver damage.
More clinical studies needed for lactating women
Most clinical studies exclude lactating women. That dynamic should change.
Tambar receives Hackerman Award for chemical research work
Organic chemist Dr. Uttam Tambar will receive the 2019 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research.
UTSW researchers identify new mechanism to reduce inflammation
UT Southwestern researchers have identified two proteins that act as gatekeepers to dampen a potentially life-threatening immune response to chronic infection.
A match made in medicine
Faculty, family, and friends gathered on the basketball court and watched as more than 200 graduating UT Southwestern medical students joined thousands more at medical schools across the country to reveal their futures.
2019 Match Day Specialty List
Grouped by specialty, here are the matches achieved by members of the UT Southwestern Medical School Class of 2019.
Scientists weigh in on debate to quash daylight saving
Dr. Joseph Takahashi, who discovered the first circadian gene in mammals (CLOCK), points out that desynchronized body clocks are linked to greater health risks such as obesity, heart attack, cancer, and depression.
$18.4 million in state funding to enhance Simmons Cancer Center research
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded UT Southwestern Medical Center more than $18.4 million for cancer research and faculty recruitment.
A new genetic pathway that prevents early aging
Researchers have identified a new genetic pathway that prevents premature aging.