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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.

Giving Back

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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Horchow Sisters Keep Family’s Philanthropic Legacy Alive

Southwestern Medical Foundation is grateful for its longtime partnership with generous philanthropists Carolyn and Roger Horchow and their daughters, Lizzie Horchow Routman, Regen Horchow, and Sally Horchow. The family’s imprint is forever embedded on the UT Southwestern Medical Center campus and in the hearts of the Dallas community.

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Supporting the Future of Mental Health Care

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.

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Leading Change

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.

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The Human Connectome Project

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.

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Community Vision: The Gift from Peter O’Donnell Jr. that Launched UT Southwestern’s Brain Institute in 2015

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

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March 2, 2021

Folz Bequest Furthers Brain Science

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Twenty years ago, Dave Folz joined the Estate Planning Council to help inspire and advance progress in medicine. After attending Council meetings and presentations where he learned about UT Southwestern’s exceptional care and world-class research, Dave and Lori became inspired to do more.

January 14, 2021

Family and Legacy

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On Nov. 10, 2020, we had the privilege of celebrating The Heritage Society’s 25th Anniversary with a special virtual event that included a special discussion with William T. (Bill) Solomon, a Charter Member of The Heritage Society and former Foundation Chairman, and William T. Dauer, M.D., the Inaugural Director of the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute.

September 28, 2020

Welcoming Dr. William T. Dauer, Inaugural Director of O’Donnell Brain Institute

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In 2019, the UT Southwestern Medical Center welcomed Dr. William T. Dauer, an acclaimed physician investigator in dystonia and Parkinson’s disease, as its inaugural Director of the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute.

September 23, 2020

Halbreichs Create Legacy Gift in Support of Peter O’Donnell Brain Institute Campaign for the Brain

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Nancy and Jeremy Halbreich appreciate life’s treasures – family, friends, good health, and the joy that comes from making the world better. Longtime friends of Southwestern Medical Foundation, the Halbreichs joined The Heritage Society in 2019 with a legacy gift to invest in further discovery and treatment of glioblastoma, an aggressive type of brain cancer.