National Academy of Sciences Elects Three Texans
TAMEST welcomes three new members as a result of the recent National Academy of Sciences (NAS) elections:
- Dora Angelaki, Ph.D., Wilhelmina Robertson Professor and Chair, Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine
- Zhijian “James” Chen, Ph.D., Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, George L. MacGregor Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Science, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Martin Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Drug Discovery, Stuart A. Wallace Chair and Professor, Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine.
This brings the membership total to 271, the highest level of membership in the organization’s history.
