immune system investigations. beutler was honored for the discovery of receptor proteins that recognize disease-causing agents and activate innate immunity thomas c. südhof, adjunct professor of neuroscience and former chair of the department at ut southwestern, shared the 2013 nobel prize in physiology or medicine with two other scientists for discoveries about cellular transport systems. südhof, now at stanford university school of medicine, was recognized for his pioneering work at ut southwestern on synaptic transmission linda b. buck received the 2004 award nobel prize in physiology or medicine jointly with richard axel for their work on olfactory receptors. she completed her doctorate at ut southwestern and is currently a full member of the basic sciences division at the fred hutchinson cancer research center and an affiliate professor of physiology and biophysics at the university of washington nobel laureates affiliated with utsw at some point in their careers michael brown (1985 nobel prize in physiology or medicine) joseph l. goldstein (1985 nobel prize in physiology or medicine) johann deisenhofer (1988 nobel prize in chemistry) alfred g. gilman (1994 nobel prize in physiology or medicine) linda b. buck (2004 nobel prize in physiology or medicine) bruce beutler (2011 nobel prize in physiology or medicine) thomas c. südhof (2013 nobel prize in physiology or medicine) alumni parkland memorial hospital jim c. barnett (m.d. 1949) (deceased 2013), member of the mississippi house of representatives from 1992 to 2008 linda b. buck, (ph.d. 1980) 2004 nobel laureate in physiology or medicine for work on olfactory receptors, currently an hhmi investigator at fred hutchinson cancer research center robert cade, (m.d. 1954) (deceased 2007) professor of medicine and nephrology at the university of florida, formulated gatorade daniel w. foster, (m.d. 1955) (deceased 2018) utsw chairman department of medicine, holder of the utsw john denis mcgarry, ph.d., distinguished chair in diabetes and metabolic research richard gaynor, md specializing in hematology-oncology, educator, drug developer, and business executive. brett giroir, (m.d. 1986), 16th united states assistant secretary for health and admiral in the united states public health service commissioned corps joseph l. goldstein, (m.d. 1966) currently chairman of the department of molecular genetics at utsw malcolm perry, (m.d. 1955) (deceased 2009) while a surgery resident attended to john f. kennedy at parkland memorial hospital on november 22, 1963, chief of vascular surgery new york-cornell hospital 1978 to 1988, professor of surgery texas tech university, professor emeritus utsw stuart spitzer (m.d. 1971?), incoming republican member of the texas house of representatives from district 4 richard warshak, (ph.d. 1978) clinical and research psychologist; expert in divorce, child custody, and parental alienation; served as a white house consultant on family law reform xiaodong wang (ph.d.), biomedical researcher, member of the national academy of science 2004, shaw prize in life science and medicine 2006, director national institute of biological sciences, beijing kern wildenthal (m.d. 1964) president of the children's medical center foundation in dallas, president emeritus and professor of medicine emeritus utsw, president utsw 1986–2008 notes other consists of multiracial americans & those who prefer to not say.