UT Southwestern Medical Center

Texas-Based Research Bridge Partners Taps New Board Leadership to Drive ‘High-Quality Investment Opportunities’ in Biomedical Innovation

by | Aug 9, 2024
With a new CEO and three seasoned industry veterans joining its board, Research Bridge Partners is focused on moving university innovations from the lab to the marketplace.

Last year, the Texas-based nonprofit, in collaboration with Lyda Hill Philanthropies, invested $4 million into North Texas’ UT Southwestern Medical Center, bolstering efforts to transform groundbreaking research into viable companies.
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UTSW Says Experimental Compound Kills Cancer, Spares Immune Cells
by | Jul 17, 2024

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas have identified a compound that selectively eliminates cancer cells while sparing immune cells in a form of cell death known as ferroptosis, according to a news release. 

UTSW said the findings, published in Science Translational Medicine earlier this year, could lead to new treatments for a wide variety of cancer types....

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UTSW Partners on Study That Could Lead to Earlier Detection of Ovarian Cancer
by | Jun 17, 2024
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and UT Southwestern analyzed T-cell receptors in nearly 500 blood samples from pre-diagnostic patients with ovarian cancer. The results point to the potential of testing for biomarkers 2 to 4 years before most cases of HGOC are currently diagnosed.
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UTSW Team Develops New AI Tool To Detect Possible Metastatic Breast Cancer
by | May 22, 2024
The UT Southwestern researchers' noninvasive model uses a standard MRI, paired with machine learning AI, to detect the presence of cancer cells in the lymph nodes under the arms.
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The first-ever AI 75 — the most innovative people in artificial intelligence in Dallas-Fort Worth — is revealed on May 2 at Convergence AI.

Presenting the First-Ever AI 75: Meet the Most Innovative Leaders in Artificial Intelligence in Dallas-Fort Worth

by | May 2, 2024
Dallas Innovates, the Dallas Regional Chamber, and Dallas AI have teamed up to launch the inaugural AI 75 list. The 2024 program honors the most significant people in AI in DFW in seven categories—the visionaries, creators, and influencers you need to know.
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Clockwise from left: Andrew Denton, Anisha Holla, Ralph Yongoueth, Ananya Sammidi, Asad Moulvi, Sahil Patel, and Rick Tett will pitch in UT Dallas' Big Idea Competition 2024 student and alumni track finals on April 17. [Photos via UT Dallas and the entrepreneurs; Graphics: DI Studio, istockphoto]
UT Dallas’ Big Idea Competition 2024 Expands Its Spotlight On Breakthrough Innovation—And Gives Judges a Larger Role
by | Apr 4, 2024
The University of Texas at Dallas' largest startup pitch event, now in its 17th year, isn't sitting on its laurels. Here's what's new this year, and who made the finals. With dual events, a fireside chat, and judge-powered prize allocations, it's set to unfold on April 5 and 17.
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Dallas Trio To Bring ‘Specialists to Patients’ With Rural Cardiac Telemedicine Pilot
by | Mar 6, 2024
With support from the American Heart Association, Access TeleCare and UT Southwestern Medical Center are spearheading a two-year initiative aimed at improving cardiac care for rural patients.
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The Last Word: Dallas Tops Site Selection’s Metro Rankings, ‘Double Shot’ of Life Sciences Investment Adds to Momentum
by | Mar 5, 2024
According to a new report from Dallas-based JLL, society is accelerating the volume of data it creates at a rapid rate—and that data is foundational to how we work, live, and play. That's led to sharply increasing demand for data centers in a time of tightening supply, forcing a shift toward secondary and new, emerging markets. 
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UT Southwestern Collaborates With Pfizer to Develop Better RNA Delivery Tech

by | Feb 13, 2024
UT Southwestern Medical Center and pharmaceutical company Pfizer have teamed up to develop new ways to deliver genetic treatments to patients.

Together they aim to accelerate the development of therapies that work through RNA biology and engineered delivery methods to fix root genetic causes of disease, which Pfizer could apply to its portfolio of investigational programs.
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Children’s Health and UT Southwestern Are Bringing a $5B New Pediatric Campus to Dallas
by | Feb 7, 2024
The new campus in Dallas' Southwestern Medical District will "enhance our shared capacity to provide comprehensive care for children, including those with the most complex medical and surgical needs," said Christopher Durovich, president and CEO of Children's Health.
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UTSW Professor to Receive O’Donnell Award in Biological Sciences
by | Jan 15, 2024
Molecular biologist Vincent Tagliabracci, who was named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator in 2021, will be honored by the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology for his groundbreaking work on so-called zombie enzymes.
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UTSW Leads 3 Studies That Are Largest Ever for Stimulant Use Disorders
by | Dec 30, 2023

Researchers at Dallas’ UT Southwestern Medical Center are leading three multicenter clinical trials focused on potential treatment for methamphetamine or cocaine addiction that are funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)....

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UTA Greenlights $6M Imaging Center, Cutting-Edge MRI for Brain Health Research, and More

by | Nov 2, 2023
The new on-campus facility at the University of Arlington will be a major upgrade in research infrastructure for the Texas Tier One institution. A focus of the new center will be pressing issues in brain health.
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UTSW, UTA Professors Get NIH Grant for Early Detection of Brain Swelling in Newborns
by | Oct 31, 2023
The scientists' joint research could help lead to early detection of babies at risk of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, which occurs when oxygen or blood flow to the brain is reduced or stopped at birth.
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Federal Health Agency Plugs Into Texas With Ambitious Clinical Trials Push
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health—or ARPA-H— wants to enable 90% of eligible Americans to participate in clinical trials within 30 minutes of their homes. The agency officially launched its new Texas "customer experience" headquarters at Dallas' Pegasus Park on Thursday, which will be home base for the initiative.
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UT Southwestern Honors 2023 Cary Council ‘DocStars’ for Early-Stage Research
by | Sep 29, 2023

Three UT Southwestern Medical Center physician-scientists pursuing the prevention and treatment of disease that affect various stages of child development have been announced as the latest recipients of the Cary Council’s Early-Stage Research Grants....

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