Save the Date: 2026 Annual Conference in San Antonio

Save the date for the TAMEST 2026 Annual Conference: Pioneering Climate Innovations, Feb. 2–4, 2026, at the Kimpton Santo Hotel in San Antonio, Texas.

The 2026 meeting will showcase creative interventions and innovations in sustainability and climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation across a wide range of disciplines.

Speakers and sessions will explore real-world, scalable climate solutions and collaborative problem-solving for sustainability in medicine, engineering, science and technology. Don’t miss this opportunity to take an in-depth look at how science and innovation can help navigate the challenges of our changing world.

2026 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards Call for Nominations: February 1–April 30, 2025

Nominations for the 2026 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards are currently open. The awards annually recognize rising star Texas researchers who are addressing the essential role that science and technology play in society and whose work meets the highest standards of exemplary professional performance, creativity and resourcefulness.

Recipients of the 2025 Hill Prizes Announced

TAMEST and Lyda Hill Philanthropies are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Hill Prizes. The prizes, funded by Lyda Hill Philanthropies, propel high-risk, high-reward ideas and innovations that demonstrate very significant potential for real-world impact and can lead to new, paradigm-shifting paths in research.

2025 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship Recipient

Gerta Hoxhaj, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI), is the recipient of the 2025 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship in cancer research. She was chosen for her work in cancer metabolism and revealing new mechanisms crucial for the growth and survival of cancer cells. Learn more about the 2025 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship recipient.

2025 O’Donnell Awards Recipients

The Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards annually recognize rising Texas researchers who are addressing the essential role that science and technology play in society, and whose work meets the highest standards of exemplary professional performance, creativity and resourcefulness. Learn more about the 2025 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards recipients.

2025 Kay Bailey Hutchison Distinguished Service Award Recipients

TAMEST is pleased to announce Lyda Hill and Lyda Hill Philanthropies as the recipients of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Distinguished Service Award. TAMEST is recognizing Lyda Hill and her team for empowering and enabling groundbreaking research in science and nature that profoundly impacts society. Learn more about the 2025 Kay Bailey Hutchison Distinguished Service Award recipients.

TAMEST Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation and Impact at Pegasus Park

On Tuesday, September 3, TAMEST gathered more than 70 National Academy members, research institution leaders and others from the research community to attend a special 20th Anniversary Reception and networking event at Pegasus Park in Dallas. The evening featured an on-stage conversation with Former United States Senator The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison, who co-founded TAMEST in 2004, TAMEST Board President Brendan Lee, M.D., Ph.D. (NAM), Baylor College of Medicine and UT Southwestern Medical Center President and TAMEST Member Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D. (NAM). The program showcased TAMEST’s history and growth over the past 20 years and its potential in the future.

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TAMEST 2025 Annual Conference: Slides and Photos Available

Thank you to all who joined us at the TAMEST 2025 Annual Conference: Transformational Breakthroughs, February 4–6, 2025, at the Westin Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. Speaker slides and photos are now available from the conference sessions. Video from the 2025 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards Ceremony is also available. We’re pleased to share some highlights of the meeting with you.

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TAMEST Profile: Protégé Poster Challenge Grand Prize Winner Teja Guda, Ph.D., The University of Texas at San Antonio

Earlier this month, Teja Guda, Ph.D., The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), won the Grand Prize at the TAMEST 2025 Annual Conference Poster Challenge. Dr. Guda was one of 43 TAMEST Protégés to participate in the annual TAMEST Protégé Poster Challenge, presented by Shell, and was one of four contest finalists invited to present their poster on stage at the conference. Dr. Guda’s research focuses on developing regenerative strategies and engineering tools for tissue engineering, specifically for musculoskeletal tissue substitutes.

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TAMEST Congratulates 14 Texans Elected to The National Academy of Engineering in 2025

TAMEST welcomes 11 new members and congratulates three current members on their election to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 2025. Of the 14 new members from Texas, three are current members, four are past TAMEST Protégés, two are past conference co-chairs and two are past speakers at a TAMEST annual conference.

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TAMEST Members News Roundup- February 2025

From award nominations to media interviews, TAMEST loves to share the accolades of our membership. Read the February compilation of our membership’s recent accomplishments, research breakthroughs and more.

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TAMEST Board of Directors Appoints New Leadership

The TAMEST Board of Directors is proud to announce the appointment of Ganesh Thakur, Ph.D. (NAE), University of Houston, as Board President and Cheryl Lyn Walker, Ph.D. (NAM), Baylor College of Medicine, as Board Vice President. Both will serve a two-year term beginning February 4, 2025. The TAMEST Board President and Vice President help coordinate and guide the TAMEST Board of Directors in planning strategy, programs and communications.

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