UT Southwestern Medical Center completed a $1 billion campaign to support its brain research institute, the medical center announced Wednesday. The five-year...
at 94, were philanthropic legends in North Texas, donating more than $300 million to UTSW in their lifetimes.
Already, funds from UTSW’s $1 billion campaign have supported large projects at the medical center, including the addition of a third, 12-story tower expansion at the William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital. The tower serves as the Brain Institute’s home for in-patient clinical care for patients with brain disease and injury.
“The funds that have been raised will make the O’Donnell Brain Institute an epicenter for research,” said Robert Rowling, chair of the Campaign for Brain steering committee and Omni Hotels owner. “There’s no telling what kind of discoveries are going to come out of this.” Research at the institute spans from understanding the basic mechanisms of the brain to clinical research targeting specific brain disorders. Collaboration across departments and a multidisciplinary approach to care are crucial for Brain Institute patients, Dauer said.
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