About the Mary Beth Maddox Award Lecture Series
Recipients of the Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship 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:
- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine
- John H. Blaffer Lecture Series, MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Grand Rounds, UT Health San Antonio
- Excellence in Immunology Seminar Series, UT Southwestern Medical Center (in partnership with Simmons Cancer Center)
Information on the 2023–2024 Mary Beth Maddox Award lecture series is provided below. The next lecture will take place in May 2024. Lecture Information will be provided as details become available.
May 2024 Lecture
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 | 12:00–1:00 p.m.
T. Boone Pickens Biomedical Building (ND), ND5.218
UT Southwestern Medical Center | 6001 Forest Park Road, Dallas, Texas
2023 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship Recipient Florencia McAllister, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, MD Anderson Cancer Center, will present her groundbreaking cancer research on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. This lecture is hosted by the Excellence in Immunology Seminar Series at UT Southwestern Medical Center (in partnership with Simmons Cancer Center).
Dr. McAllister will present her lecture, Microbial Matters in Pancreatic Cancer, on her seminal discoveries at the intersection of microbes, the immune system and pancreatic cancer. She will discuss her insights into early detection, prevention and therapeutic strategies to fight the disease.
The lecture will take place on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, from 12:00–1:00 p.m. at UT Southwestern Medical Center’s T. Boone Pickens Biomedical Building (ND), ND5.218 (6001 Forest Park Road) in Dallas. RSVPs are encouraged, but they are not necessary.
Parking Information: Visitor parking will be available for a $5 fee in the parking garage adjacent to the T. Boone Pickens Biomedical Building.
Past Lectures
Florencia McAllister, M.D., presented on her research on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. This lecture was hosted by MD Anderson Cancer Center’s John H. Blaffer Lecture Series.
Florencia McAllister, M.D., presented on her research on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at UT Health San Antonio. This lecture was hosted by UT Health San Antonio as part of the Mays Cancer Center Grand Rounds.
Florencia McAllister, M.D., presented on her research on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at Baylor College of Medicine. This lecture was hosted by Baylor College of Medicine and was held at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
