HHMI Winners (IMAGE) UT Southwestern Medical Center Caption Three researchers who originally joined the UT Southwestern faculty as part of the institution's acclaimed Endowed Scholars Program in Medical Science have been named investigators of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a philanthropic organization that promotes biomedical research. The appointments of Dr. Lora Hooper, Dr. Youxing Jiang (right) and Dr. Hongtao Yu bring the number of HHMI investigators who are UT Southwestern faculty members to 13. Credit UT Southwestern Medical Center Usage Restrictions Please use our credit line. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.