Advancing Brain Treatment

Investments in brain health are leading our region forward, deepening our understanding of the workings of the human brain and leading to better treatment and prevention of brain diseases.

Young students role-playing a scenario in an effort to create better treatments of mental health in youth.

Taking Action To Support Better Treatment of Mental Health In Youth

The Kozmetsky Family Foundation ensures better treatment of mental health in youth through a gift to the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute.

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Forward Together to Inspire Progress in Medicine

The momentum we see today at UT Southwestern comes as no surprise, thanks to the community visionaries who have sown countless seeds of progress by investing in state-of-the-art facilities, key research initiatives, and healers at the center of innovation. Together, there are no limits as to what we can accomplish.

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Celebrating Life: Honoring Peter O’Donnell Jr.

We are deeply saddened by the loss of Peter O’Donnell Jr., who was a remarkable innovator, philanthropist, and visionary. For decades, the generosity of Mr. O’Donnell and his late wife Edith encouraged and built excellence in our medical community, and we know future generations will continue to benefit as the O’Donnell legacy inspires us to continue moving forward in seeking solutions and meeting society’s greatest health care needs.

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Forward Together in Giving: From Progress in Alzheimer’s Research to Frontline Nurses During the Pandemic

For Mr. and Mrs. Skokos, making Dallas their home meant making the city a part of their mission to give back. They continue to do so today through their support and advocacy of Southwestern Medical Foundation and other organizations dear to them.

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Giving Back Toward Alzheimer’s Research in Dallas

Alan and Joan (Joni) Walne are proud to give back through their Fund at Southwestern Medical Medical Foundation, which supports advances in Alzheimer’s research and treatment at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

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Lasting Impact: Birsner Bequest Supports Excellence in Neurological Surgery

When UT Southwestern alumnus Dr. Harvey Birsner established the Harvey A. Birsner 2005 Trust benefiting Southwestern Medical Foundation, he created long-lasting benefits to UT Southwestern Medical Center for future generations.

June 25, 2021

Supporting the Future of Mental Health Care

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Through innovative programming, the Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care has empowered thousands of students and families across our region to benefit from earlier diagnoses of depression and connection to the right resources for leading-edge, research-based treatment.

June 1, 2021

Leading Change in Parkinson’s Research through Major Donation

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Shad and Michele Rowe made a generous gift to Southwestern Medical Foundation that will help scientists decipher the workings of the human brain at the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute (OBI). The Rowes are hopeful that new discoveries will someday end the devastating toll of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s (PD) and other movement disorders.

Photo of Dr. William T. Dauer on the campus of UT Southwestern.

April 5, 2021

The Human Connectome Project

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UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have joined biologists, physicians, computer scientists, and physicists from many different institutions across the U.S. to participate in the Human Connectome Project (HCP). The HCP is an ambitious effort to study and share data on the patterns of neural connections in the human brain during developmental stages, as well as in health and disease states, that could reap tremendous benefits for humanity.

March 24, 2021

Community Vision: The Peter O’Donnell Jr. Donation that Launched UT Southwestern’s Brain Institute

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The Institute supports the recruitment of world leaders in science and medicine.