2015 Annual Conference: Cancer: A Texas-Sized Problem
![James Allison at 2015 Annual Conference James Allison at 2015 Annual Conference](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/james-allison-2015-conference-610x610.jpg)
A program of internationally recognized experts presented their latest research and explored the current status of epidemiology, genetics, initiation, progression and treatment paradigms for this insidious disease.
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Media Coverage
Houston Chronicle: Cancer research should focus on prevention more than cure
The Dallas Morning News: UT Southwestern professor to receive O’Donnell award in science
Keynote Speakers
![James P. Allison James P. Allison](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Alison.jpg)
James P. Allison, Ph.D. (IOM, NAS)
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Targeting Immune Checkpoints in Cancer Therapy: New Insights and Opportunities
![Mike Pazin Mike Pazin](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Mike-Pazin.jpg)
Mike Pazin, Ph.D.
National Institutes of Health
The ENCODE Project: Interpreting Genomes Using Maps
![Frederic de Sauvage Frederic de Sauvage](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/deSauvage.jpg)
Frederic de Sauvage, Ph.D.
Genentech, Inc.
Targeting the Hedgehog Pathway in Cancer: From Bench to Clinic
Luncheon Keynote
![Margaret L. Kripke, Ph.D. Margaret L. Kripke, Ph.D.](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Kripke.jpg)
Margaret L. Kripke, Ph.D.
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
CPRIT: Moving Forward
![Judith A. Salerno, M.D., M.S. Judith A. Salerno, M.D., M.S.](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Salerno.jpg)
Judith A. Salerno, M.D., M.S.
Susan G. Komen®
Blind Alleys and Better Care: Rethinking the War on Cancer
Program Chair
![Bert W. O'Malley, M.D. (IOM, NAS) Bert W. O'Malley, M.D. (IOM, NAS)](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/OMalley.jpg)
Bert W. O’Malley, M.D. (IOM, NAS)
Thomas C. Thompson Distinguished Service Professor and Chairman
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
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