2025 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship Nominations Open August 1
Nominations for the 2025 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship will open August 1 through September 30, 2024. The award recognizes women scientists in Texas bringing new ideas and innovations to the fight against cancer. The recipient will be recognized with a $5,000 honorarium and award and present their research at the TAMEST 2025 Annual Conference: Transformational Breakthroughs, February 4–6, 2025, at the Westin Irving Las Colinas in Irving, Texas.
Final Lecture with 2023 MBM Awardee at UT Southwestern Medical Center
2023 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship Recipient Florencia McAllister, M.D., MD Anderson Cancer Center, presented her groundbreaking research on May 22, 2024, to more than 60 individuals as part of the Mary Beth Maddox Lecture Series. The lecture was part of UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Excellence in Immunology Seminar Series (in partnership with Simmons Cancer Center).
TAMEST Profile: Aaron T. Becker, Ph.D., University of Houston, TAMEST 2024 Protégé Poster Challenge Winner
This February, roboticist Aaron T. Becker, Ph.D., University of Houston (UH), was one of 42 TAMEST Protégés to participate in the annual TAMEST Protégé Poster Challenge, sponsored by Shell Global Solutions US. Dr. Becker was awarded first prize for his poster presentation, Magnetic Milli-scale Robots for Blood Clot Removal. TAMEST connected with Dr. Becker to learn more about his swarm robotics research and experience participating in TAMEST’s protégé program.
TAMEST Members News Roundup- July 2024
From award nominations to media interviews, TAMEST loves to share the accolades of our membership. Read the July compilation of our membership’s recent accomplishments, research breakthroughs and more.
TAMEST Welcomes Six Texans Elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2024
TAMEST is proud to welcome five new members and one current member elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2024. The six were among the 120 members and 24 international members elected in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
