2019 Annual Conference: Neuroscience and Brain Health
The TAMEST 2019 Annual Conference: Neuroscience and Brain Health convened some of the top minds in Texas and the nation to explore the groundbreaking research that could lead to advances in neuroscience and better brain health. The conference covered topics such as neurodegeneration, addiction and the opioid crisis, neurological disease prevention, technological advances in mapping the brain, and neuroscience research priorities and challenges that lie ahead. This conference took place January 14–16, 2019, at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Horseshoe Bay, Texas.
2019 TAMEST Conference on Neuroscience: Photos and Videos Now Available
Photos and videos are now available from the TAMEST 2019 Annual Conference: Neuroscience and Brain Health, where some of the top minds in Texas and the nation explored the groundbreaking research that could lead to advances in neuroscience and better brain health.
View photos from the conference on the TAMEST Flickr page >
Conference session videos are now available on our YouTube channel >
- Victor J. Dzau, M.D., of the National Academy of Medicine shares his thoughts on shaping the future of health, science and medicine. View video >
- Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services speaks on tackling the opioid epidemic at the federal and state levels. View video >
- S. Claiborne “Clay” Johnston, M.D., Ph.D., of The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School presents on an opportunity to rethink the pace of innovation in the clinical neurosciences. View video >
- Sheena Josselyn, Ph.D., of The Hospital for Sick Children speaks on making, breaking and linking memories. View video >
Conference Agenda:
Program Chair and Committee
Program Chair
Joseph S. Takahashi, Ph.D. (NAM, NAS)
Professor and Chair, Department of Neuroscience
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Loyd B. Sands Distinguished Chair in Neuroscience, Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Program Committee Members
- Daniel Johnston, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Neuroscience; Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research, The University of Texas at Austin
- Michael D. Rugg, Ph.D., Professor, Director, Center for Vital Longevity; Distinguished Chair in Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas
- Cheryl Lyn Walker, Ph.D., A.T.S., F.A.A.A.S. (NAM), Director, Center for Precision Environmental Health; Professor, Departments of Molecular & Cellular Biology and Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine