10 Impact Moments that Contributed to Medical Progress in 2024
10 Impact Moments that Contributed to Medical Progress in 2024
A special holiday message from Michael McMahan, President & CEO of Southwestern Medical Foundation.
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Karolina (Karo) Stepien Receives 2021 Ida M. Green Award
Karolina (Karo) Stepien, a graduate student in the Molecular Biophysics Graduate Program, has been chosen by the Graduate Awards Committee to receive the 36th Annual Ida M. Green Award. Story courtesy of UT Southwestern.
Leading Change in Parkinson’s Research through Major Donation
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.
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.
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A special holiday message from Michael McMahan, President & CEO of Southwestern Medical Foundation.
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