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Research in Internal Medicine

An Ideal Environment for Research

As part of one of the world’s foremost research institutions, the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center conducts basic science and clinical research with the goal of bringing the latest discoveries from the “bench to the bedside.” Here, we take a multidisciplinary approach to research, fostering an environment for physicians, scientists, and students that is both collaborative and cooperative.

Basic and clinical studies in many fields help UT Southwestern deliver the future of medicine, today, by working at the leading edge of research. Our discoveries make a difference.

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Research Highlights

Jean Wilson Society

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Dallas Heart Study

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Seldin Research Symposium

Kidney Cancer SPORE

Liver Cancer SPORE

Lung Cancer SPORE

Center for Hypothalamic Research

Inflammation & Digestive Diseases Research Center

Moss Heart Center

Research by the Numbers

publications

776

Department Publications

Grant Funding

152.3 M

Research Expenditures

Funded Investigators

103

NIH Funded Investigators

Discover how UT Southwestern provides an ideal environment for pursuing research interests.

2025 Active Grants by Division

DivisionActive GrantsAwarded DirectsAwarded Total
Allergy & Immunology 3 $560,703 $823,509
Cardiology 118 $26,720,982 $33,838,323
Combined Medicine and Pediatrics 2 $1,350,000 $1,350,000
Digestive & Liver Diseases 90 $24,006,878 $31,486,941
Endocrinology 34 $8.745.598 $12,783,655
General Internal Medicine 13 $1,391,127 $2,048,002
Hematology & Oncology 95 $16,093,016 $20,023,764
Hypothalamic Research Center 26 $5,853,473 $8,550,213
Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine 57 $15,983,286 $20,917,533
Nephrology 64 $14,631,072 $22,313,706
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine 68 $7,900,158 $9,412,377
Rheumatic Diseases 13 $2,473,351 $2,473,351
Touchstone Diabetes Center 15 $4,869,885 $7,079,388
Vascular Medicine 5 $213,828 $350,679

UT Southwestern research is supported by funding from major organizations, including the National Institutes of Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, American Heart Association, March of Dimes, National Kidney Foundation, and many more.

Internal Medicine Research Conference

The Internal Medicine Research Conference is held nearly every week to highlight works in progress (WIPs) by participants in the Physician-Scientist Training Program (PSTP), investigators within the Department, and distinguished invited guests from outside the Department.

  • 2026-2027 Schedule

    All conferences are held from noon - 1 p.m. in D1.502.

    Research Career Development - 2026-2027

    Sept. 11, 2026
    TBD

    Sept. 18, 2026
    Suraj Patel, M.D., Ph.D.
    Xiao-Fei Kong, M.D., Ph.D.

    Sept. 25, 2026
    James Burgarolas, M.D, Ph.D.

    Oct. 2, 2026
    Miguel Ortiz Bezara, M.D.
    PSTP WIPS

    Oct. 9, 2026
    TBD

    Oct. 16, 2026
    Juanma Povedano Selfa, PhD
    Discovering Cancer Vulnerabilities through Chemical Genetics

    Oct. 23, 2026
    TBD

    Oct. 30, 2026
    Simeng Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
    PSTP WIPS

    Nov. 6, 2026
    Stephen Chung, M.D.

    Nov. 13, 2026
    Benjamin Nanes, M.D., Ph.D.
    Benjamin Drapkin, M.D., Ph.D.

    Nov. 20, 2026
    Angela Rogers, M.D., M.P.H.

    Dec. 4, 2026
    Daniel Siegwart, Ph.D.

    Dec. 11, 2026
    Danielle Callaway, M.D., Ph.D.
    Todd Aguilera, M.D., Ph.D.

    Dec. 18, 2026
    Wen-Yuan "Elena" Hsieh, M.D.

    Jan. 8, 2027
    Thomas Carroll, Ph.D.

    Jan. 15, 2027
    Kartik Rajagopalan, M.D., Ph.D.
    Alex Tatara, M.D., Ph.D.

    Feb. 5, 2027
    Nan Yan, Ph.D.

    Feb. 12, 2027
    Jean-Laurent Cassanova, M.D., Ph.D.

    Mar. 5, 2027
    Naima Dahir, Ph.D.

    Apr. 30, 2027
    Ayaz Najafov, Ph.D.
    Molecular Mechanisms of Plasma Membrane Rupture During Necroptotic Cell Death

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