Join Us in San Antonio: TAMEST 2026 Annual Conference Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for the TAMEST 2026 Annual Conference: Pioneering Climate Innovations, February 2–4, 2026, at the Kimpton Santo Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. The 2026 meeting will showcase creative interventions and innovations in sustainability, energy security and climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation across a wide range of disciplines. Register early to save 25% through Wednesday, December 17, 2025. The discount will automatically be applied; no promo code is required.
Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship Nominations Close Soon
Nominations for the 2026 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship close Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 6 p.m. CT. The award recognizes early career women scientists in Texas bringing new ideas and innovations to the fight against cancer. The recipient will be honored at the TAMEST 2026 Annual Conference, where they will present their research to attendees and receive a $5,000 honorarium and award. The recipient will also promote their work and discoveries across the state at established lecture and seminar series at TAMEST member institutions with NIH National Cancer Institute Designated Cancer Centers.
TAMEST Profile: Gerta Hoxhaj, Ph.D., Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern Medical Center (CRI)
2025 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship Recipient Gerta Hoxhaj, Ph.D., is a prominent researcher and Assistant Professor at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute (CRI) at UT Southwestern Medical Center, where she leads pioneering investigations into cancer metabolism. TAMEST connected with Dr. Hoxhaj to learn more about her groundbreaking cancer research, receiving the Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship and more.
TAMEST Members News Roundup- September 2025
From award nominations to media interviews, TAMEST loves to share the accolades of our membership. Read the September compilation of our membership’s recent accomplishments, research breakthroughs and more.
