Research

Southwestern Medical Foundation is dedicated to supporting medical research. Learn more about the latest breakthroughs and research findings that are driving medical progress forward in our region and beyond.

Awards, Events and Scholarships

The Cary Council’s “An Evening with DocStars at Home” Drive-Thru Celebration

The Cary Council, a group of emerging young leaders who support the missions of Southwestern Medical Foundation and UT Southwestern Medical Center, announced grant recipients of funds raised to support early-stage research from their 2021 An Evening with DocStars at Home event, held on Saturday, May 1.

Advancing Public Health

Thoughts from Drs. Gaur and Hoffman on the Impact of COVID-19

Hear from two public health experts, one just beginning her career conjointly with winning The Ho Din Award, and the other with tremendous depth of experience at UT Southwestern and in Colorado.

Panelists at the Leading the Conversation on Health event

Awards, Events and Scholarships

On The Cusp

On October 1, 2019, Southwestern Medical Foundation continued its ongoing speaker series, Leading the Conversation on Health, with a talk titled “On the Cusp: Innovation and Commercialization in Neurodegenerative and Neuromuscular Disease at UT Southwestern Medical Center.”

Leading Cancer Care

Dr. Joseph Sambrook’s Enduring Legacy

Dr. Sambrook brought tremendous leadership during his time at UT Southwestern. He was admired and respected by all who knew him and will be remembered fondly.

four people dressed in professional clothing at an event

Research

The Cary Council Holds Inaugural “DocStars” Event

Funds raised support young UT Southwestern investigators working on promising early stage research.

Promoting Wellness

UT Southwestern Geneticist Receives Breakthrough Prize

UT Southwestern Medical Center geneticist Dr. Helen H. Hobbs is the 2016 recipient of the prestigious Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.

August 4, 2013

Pushing the Limits

Promoting Wellness

It may have been one small step for a UT Southwestern cardiologist in 1991, but it turned out to be one giant step for UT southwestern as it sent its first physician into orbit to understand the limits of the heart.