November 21, 2025
Yahoo!
The Cary Council awarded former Centenary College student Jeff Schaffert, Ph.D., at its An Evening with DocStars event. He will receive a $50,000 seed grant to support his early-stage research.
November 13, 2025
The Daily News - Galveston County
Former University of Texas Medical Branch student, Dr. R. Nicholas Burns, was selected as one of three 2025 DocStars and awarded a $50,000 seed grant to advance his early-stage research.
November 12, 2025
NBC DFW
The stars were out on a night dedicated to championing science, and researchers in Dallas were doing something good to transform care.
November 11, 2025
D Magazine
Dr. Timothy J. Brown, Dr. R. Nicholas Burns, and Dr. Jeff Schaffert received Early-Stage Research Grants from The Cary Council.
October 28, 2025
D Magazine
Southwestern Medical Foundation awarded The Sprague Award on October 14, 2025, an annual award given out to leaders in health care philanthropy for the last 34 years.
August 19, 2025
Dallas Innovates
Dedicated to advancing medical innovation for 86 years, the foundation said philanthropist and "Texan by choice" Nicole Sheridan is one of the 11 new members of its board of trustees. Jere Thompson, Jr. will continue in his role as board chair.
May 6, 2025
UT Southwestern
New Dallas pediatric campus hospital to be named in honor of transformational grant.
November 22, 2024
PaperCity Magazine
In partnership with Southwestern Medical Foundation, The Cary Council hosts DocStars to celebrate the recipients of its Early-Stage Research Grants at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
November 15, 2024
Dallas Innovates
Each $50,000 Early-Stage Research Grant helps fuel critically important medical and scientific research in North Texas. To date, the 21 researchers supported by The Cary Council have gone on to secure more than $21 million in additional funding.
October 1, 2024
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Groundbreaking and donation for the $5 billion campus mark new era of transformative pediatric care in North Texas and beyond.
