2023 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship: Lecture Series Information

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:

Information on the May 2025 lecture at UT Southwestern Medical Center is provided below. Details for lectures taking place at Baylor College of Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center and UT Health San Antonio will be provided as they become available.

May 2025 Lecture

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | 12:00–1:00 p.m.
T. Boone Pickens Medical Education & Conference Center (NG), NG3.112 Auditorium
UT Southwestern Medical Center | 6001 Forest Park Road, Dallas, Texas

2025 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship Recipient Gerta Hoxhaj, Ph.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center, will present her groundbreaking cancer research on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Dr. Hoxhaj will present her lecture “Metabolic Regulation of Cancer Cell Growth” focusing on nucleotide metabolism and the impact of dietary nucleotides in fueling cancer cell growth.

This lecture is hosted by the Excellence in Immunology Seminar Series at UT Southwestern Medical Center (in partnership with Simmons Cancer Center) at UT Southwestern Medical Center’s T. Boone Pickens Medical Education & Conference Center (NG), NG3.112 Auditorium in Dallas.

Parking Information: Visitor parking will be available for a $5 fee in the parking garage adjacent to the T. Boone Pickens Biomedical Building.

Learn more about Dr. Hoxhaj and her research >

October 2025 Lectures

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 | Time TBD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston

Gerta Hoxhaj, Ph.D., will present her research on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. This lecture will be hosted by MD Anderson Cancer Center’s John H. Blaffer Lecture Series.

Details about this lecture will be provided as they become available.

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | Time TBD
Baylor College of Medicine | Houston

Gerta Hoxhaj, Ph.D., will present her research on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at Baylor College of Medicine. This lecture will be hosted by Baylor College of Medicine and held at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Details about this lecture will be provided as they become available.

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