Past Issues Pathways Summer 2024 On the cover Call Waiting How a movie night interruption led to better post‑transplant care. By Andrew Marton Features Space to Grow Gift From Jean and Mack Pogue Family Jump-Starts Pediatric Campus Project Geared Up Campus Collab Accelerates Biomedical Engineering for UT System Institutions By Alex Lyda Rebound Dallas Mavericks Power Forward Dwight Powell Eases Families’ Cancer Burden By Alex Lyda Saving Grace Teen’s Mystifying Symptoms Lead Family to UT Southwestern By Alex Lyda Care Beyond Classrooms Eliminating Barriers to Health Equity for Dallas’ Most Vulnerable By Andrew Marton Donor Pulse Problem-Solving Partners UT Southwestern Awards Synergy Grants Donor-Funded awards celebrate research collaborations between physicians and scientists. By Alex Lyda Community Impact North Texas Giving Day Rallies Regional Generosity to Support Health By Andrew Marton Promising Investigators The Cary Council Celebrates Early-Stage Research Grant Recipients By Andrew Marton Unpredictable Impact Actuary Assistant’s Legacy Provides Therapies for Cancer Patients By Alex Lyda Giving With Precision Research Endowment Supports Targeted Prostate Cancer Treatment By Alex Lyda Blueprint for Treatment Gifts Support New Advancements in Kidney Cancer Treatment By Alex Lyda Campus Path Hundreds of onlookers gaze skyward along the drive of UT Southwestern’s Peter O’Donnell Jr. Biomedical Research Building in Dallas during the total solar eclipse on April 8. Mei-Chun Jau/UT Southwestern Medical Center Around Campus Future Focused Children’s Health, UT Southwestern Kick Off Pediatric Campus Project Meeting a rising community need, the pair of organizations announced plans in February to replace Children’s Medical Center Dallas with expanded, state-of-the-art facilities. Research Milestone 50 Years at the Forefront of Women’s Health Graduation Celebration Medical School, Biomedical Sciences Students Cap Off Education Free Wheelin’ Moncrief Cancer Institute Rolls Out New Clinic Match Made Medical Students Pair With Residency Programs on Match Day Philanthropic Impact 15 Faculty Recognized With Endowed Academic Positions Leadership Q&A Growth and Focus Jonathan Efron, M.D. New head of health system affairs looks to capitalize on the Medical Center’s momentum with a focus on impact. By Alex Lyda
On the cover Call Waiting How a movie night interruption led to better post‑transplant care. By Andrew Marton
Care Beyond Classrooms Eliminating Barriers to Health Equity for Dallas’ Most Vulnerable By Andrew Marton
Problem-Solving Partners UT Southwestern Awards Synergy Grants Donor-Funded awards celebrate research collaborations between physicians and scientists. By Alex Lyda
Community Impact North Texas Giving Day Rallies Regional Generosity to Support Health By Andrew Marton
Promising Investigators The Cary Council Celebrates Early-Stage Research Grant Recipients By Andrew Marton
Future Focused Children’s Health, UT Southwestern Kick Off Pediatric Campus Project Meeting a rising community need, the pair of organizations announced plans in February to replace Children’s Medical Center Dallas with expanded, state-of-the-art facilities.
Growth and Focus Jonathan Efron, M.D. New head of health system affairs looks to capitalize on the Medical Center’s momentum with a focus on impact. By Alex Lyda