TAMEST Welcomes Six Texans Elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
TAMEST congratulates five new members and one current member on their election to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). The six elected include a current TAMEST member and former Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award recipient, two former TAMEST protégés as well as the first member to be elected from Texas Southern University. TAMEST will welcome these and other new Texas-based National Academy members at the opening reception of the TAMEST 2025 Annual Conference on February 4, 2025, in Irving, Texas.
TAMEST Member Elaine Oran, Ph.D. (NAE, FREng), Texas A&M University, Elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering
TAMEST congratulates TAMEST Member Elaine Oran, Ph.D. (NAE, FREng), Texas A&M University, on her election to the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng). Dr. Oran is an expert on numerical methods for large-scale simulation of physical systems. She was first elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 2003 for unifying engineering, scientific and mathematical disciplines into a computational methodology to solve challenging aerospace combustion problems.
TAMEST Profile: Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D. (NAM), UT Southwestern Medical Center
TAMEST Member and Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship Committee Chair Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D. (NAM), UT Southwestern Medical Center, is a world-renowned expert in metabolism. In 2019, he received the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Medicine and in 2020, he was elected to the National Academy of Medicine for his work in cancer metabolism, which has changed our understanding of how tumors reprogram metabolic pathways to maximize energy production and growth. TAMEST connected with Dr. DeBerardinis to learn more about his research, leadership at TAMEST and the importance of recognizing cancer researchers in Texas.
TAMEST Members News Roundup- October 2024
From award nominations to media interviews, TAMEST loves to share the accolades of our membership. Read the October compilation of our membership’s recent accomplishments, research breakthroughs and more.
Registration is Now Open for TAMEST 2025 Annual Conference
Registration is now open for the TAMEST 2025 Annual Conference: Transformational Breakthroughs, February 4–6, 2025, at the Westin Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. The conference will explore some of the most disruptive breakthroughs in science and technology set to change our way of life in the coming years. Speakers will examine game-changing advancements in the fields of materials science and nanotechnology, space exploration, regeneration and synthetic biology, energy transition and more. Register early to save 25% on registration through Thursday, November 21, 2024. Read More >
