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Cancer experts from UT Southwestern discuss the role our genes play in cancer and how technology is making early detection easier.
One of UT Southwestern's great research projects, The Dallas Heart Study (DHS), led to the discoveries of major genes and proteins that contribute to heart and metabolic disease.
In the summer of 2012, Dallas County became the epicenter of one of the most severe West Nile virus outbreaks in history. It resulted in 400 laboratory-documented cases including 20 deaths. At its peak, 60 cases of the mosquito-borne disease were occurring per week.
On Thursday, February 25, 2016, the Foundation hosted an event, To Build a Great City, in the Debate Chamber on the Old Parkland Campus. It was a special evening with Jim Lehrer and Lee Cullum along with leaders in the Dallas community.
In 1939, Southwestern Medical Foundation was formed by leaders who knew that a great city would require great philanthropy. In recognition of this diamond anniversary, in 2014 the Foundation held a celebration at the Winspear Opera House to honor the many visionaries whose generous contributions over the years have led to extraordinary advancements in medical research, medical education and health care.
Thomas Südhof, M.D., Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience and former Chair of the department at UT Southwestern, was one of three scientists awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
November 1, 2017
The groundwork for The Academy of Medicine, Engineering & Science of Texas (TAMEST) was laid in the mid-90s when Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison became a member of the Senate Appropriations committee.
Dr. Bruce Beutler was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Dr. Jules Hoffmann for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity.