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Dr. Irina Timofte (right), a transplant pulmonologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center, visits the UTDesign Capstone team. From left are mechanical engineering seniors Sebastian Talvy and Heber Mantle, biomedical engineering senior Manha Lateef, and mechanical engineering seniors Carlos J. Garza and Nicholas Schlak. Team member Luke Moore, a mechanical engineering senior, is not pictured. [Photo: University of Texas at Dallas]
Student Team Engineers Improved Method to Transport Thoracic Donor Organs
by UT Dallas | Aug 25, 2026
When Dr. Irina Timofte wanted to find a way to give donor lungs more time in transit, she turned to a team of six engineering students at UT Dallas. It is the third time the UT Southwestern transplant pulmonologist has worked with a UTDesign Capstone project.
by Sandra Engelland |
Jul 8, 2026
The ranking came from Nature Index, which tracks health care research articles published in top science journals, offering a snapshot of landmark discoveries from 6,545 institutions around the world.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Jan 21, 2026
Zhijian “James” Chen is receiving the prize for his discoveries about the immune system, including cGAS, which "acts as the body’s burglar alarm to trigger defense from invading pathogens," UTSW said. Numerous winners of the Japan Prize have gone on to win the Nobel Prize for their achievements.
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by Quincy Preston |
Dec 22, 2025
The discovery of a protein tied to necroptosis—a type of cell death—could help fight severe infections and inflammation.
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Left: Daniel Hargrove, co-founder and CEO of InterAct Therapeutics; Right: Isaac Chan, MD, PhD, Co-founder and CSO of InterAct Therapeutics [Photos: LinkedIn]
UTSW Spinout InterAct Therapeutics Selected by Cell & Gene Therapy Incubator Program
by Sandra Engelland | Dec 11, 2025
InterAct, which launched inside BioLabs at Pegasus Park, is a preclinical stage biotech company developing AAV8-based gene therapies for metastatic cancer, with an initial focus on breast cancer-derived liver metastases.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 5, 2025
The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas offers funding opportunities for promising cancer research, product development, and prevention programs. The state-funded initiative stands as the second-largest public backer of cancer research in the U.S. after the National Cancer Institute.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 3, 2025
The new federal Alzheimer's hub joins an elite network of 37 centers nationwide. Scientists from UT Southwestern, UT Arlington, and UT Dallas will decode dementia by exploring hypertension's role, analyzing voice patterns with AI, and creating virtual patient models.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 20, 2025
Access said its hiring of Josh DeTillio as CEO and a new role for Founder Chris Gallagher as chief strategy officer build on recent milestones—including achieving all-time-high clinical performance numbers and the strongest financials in the company’s history.
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Rendering of the Southwestern Medical District Transformation Project. [Image: Texas Trees Foundation]
State Awards $25M to Texas Trees Foundation to Transform Southwestern Medical District
by Lance Murray | Jun 25, 2025
The funding for the nearly $200 million streetscape and park redevelopment "ensures that Texas continues to lead with evidence-based design, research, innovation, and smart urban planning," said the foundation's CEO, Janette Monear.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 16, 2025
The protein—implicated in blood cancers like leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma—was decoded in near-atomic detail by UT Southwestern researchers, including Nobel Prize winner Bruce Beutler. In lab models, turning off midnolin wiped out up to 92% of cancer cells—with minimal impact on healthy ones, according to UT Southwestern.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 26, 2025
Boston-based Suffolk said Evan McKee will draw on his proven track record to focus on expanding the company's portfolio across commercial, higher education, institutional, and healthcare projects.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Aug 1, 2024
OncoNano's innovative approach to cancer treatment leverages nanotechnology to bring tumors into the light.
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Children’s Health has announced Dane Peterson as Chief Operating Officer
Children’s Health Names Healthcare Veteran as its New Chief Operating Officer
by Lance Murray | Sep 8, 2023
Children’s Health in Dallas announced the appointment of Dane Peterson as chief operating officer of the leading pediatric healthcare system and top children’s hospital in North Texas.
“Dane joins us at a pivotal time of growth for North Texas and Children’s Health. His extensive operational leadership experience will be an important asset for our team as we work to deliver the best pediatric care for our patients today and for generations to come,” Christopher J....
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jun 13, 2023
Concern has swept the nation since COVID hit about the pandemic's lasting affects on the mental health of children and adolescents. But that mental health crisis has actually been worsening for years, even before the pandemic. The Dallas Morning News' Marin Wolf explores what Children’s Health, UT Southwestern, Cook Children's, and Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute are doing to get ahead of the problem.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 17, 2023
Subtle changes in the way people speak could help doctors diagnose cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease—even before symptoms begin to show. That's according to a new study led UT Southwestern researcher Ihab Hajjar, M.D., working with a research team at Emory University in Atlanta. After being given standard cognitive assessments, 206 participants were asked to talk about an art work. Here's what happened next.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Feb 17, 2023
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas approved over $90 million in new cancer research and prevention grants at its quarterly meeting near the Texas Capitol on Wednesday—and $20.6 million of that money is coming to North Texas to advance everything from breast cancer and lung cancer screening to "deep learning models" to facilitate T-cell receptor therapies.
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