About TAMEST
TAMEST’s unique interdisciplinary model has become an effective recruitment tool for top research and development centers across Texas. Since their founding, more than 300 TAMEST members have been inducted into the National Academies or relocated to Texas.

Former TAMEST Board President Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH (NAM), speaking at the TAMEST 2020 Annual Conference: Innovating Texas—Research to Commercialization.
TAMEST Board of Directors

Ganesh C. Thakur, Ph.D., President
Distinguished Professor of Petroleum Engineering and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Director of UH Energy Industrial Partnerships
University of Houston
NAE Member

Cheryl Lyn Walker, Ph.D., Vice President
Director, Center for Precision Environmental Health
Professor, Departments of Molecular & Cell Biology and Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
NAM Member

Brendan Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Past President
Professor and Chair of Molecular and Human Genetics
Robert and Janice McNair Endowed Chair in Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
NAM Member
2009 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Medicine

Kim Orth, Ph.D., Secretary
W.W. Caruth Jr. Scholar in Biomedical Research
Earl A. Forsythe Chair in Biomedical Science
Howard Hughes Medical Institute/UT Southwestern Medical Center
NAS Member
2011 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Biological Sciences

Selda Gunsel, Ph.D., Treasurer
Chief Technology Officer
Executive Vice President Technology
Shell
NAE Member

Duojia Pan, Ph.D., Treasurer-Elect
Professor and Chair
Department of Physiology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
NAS Member

Bonnie Bartel, Ph.D.
Ralph and Dorothy Looney Professor
Department of Biosciences
Rice University
NAS Member

Rena Bizios, Ph.D.
Lutcher Brown Endowed Distinguished University Chair Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
The University of Texas at San Antonio
NAM, NAE Member

Pallab K. Chatterjee, Ph.D.
Chairman of the Board
3Lines Venture Capital
NAE Member

Stephen A. Fuselier, Ph.D.
Vice President (Acting), Space Science Division
Southwest Research Institute
Adjoint Professor
The University of Texas at San Antonio
NAS Member

Roderic I. Pettigrew, Ph.D., M.D.
Vice Chancellor for Health and Strategic Initiatives
Robert A Welch Professor, School of Engineering Medicine
Texas A&M University and Houston Methodist
NAM, NAE Member

Kenneth S. Ramos, M.D., Ph.D.
Executive Director, Institute of Biosciences and Technology
Associate Vice President for Research
Texas A&M Health
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Services
Texas A&M University System
NAM Member

Marlan O. Scully, Ph.D.
Burgess Professor of Physics
University Distinguished Professor
Director, Institute for Quantum Science & Engineering
Texas A&M University
NAS Member
Honorary Chair

The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison
Former United States Senator, 1993-2013
Former United States Ambassador to NATO, 2017-2021
Founding Co-chair

Michael S. Brown, M.D.
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Nobel Laureate, 1985
NAM, NAS Member
Founding Co-chair – In Memoriam

Richard E. Smalley, Ph.D.
Rice University
Nobel Laureate, 1996
NAS Member
TAMEST Member Institutions
As Texas continues to attract more and more top-tier scientists and researchers, the number of TAMEST member institutions also continues to grow. TAMEST member institutions are research universities and medical centers in the state with TAMEST members or designated as Carnegie R1 Research Institutions and Carnegie Special Focus Four-Year Research Institutions. Member institutions partner with TAMEST on strategic initiatives and receive benefits in our annual meeting, mentoring programs and other initiatives.
Annual dues from these member institutions is a crucial resource for TAMEST’s mission. TAMEST recognizes the following institutions for their generous support:
Baylor University
Rice University
Southern Methodist University
Southwest Research Institute
Texas A&M Health
Texas A&M University
Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
The University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
University of Houston
University of North Texas
University of North Texas Health Science Center
UT Health San Antonio
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Presidents and Chancellors
Member institutions are Texas universities where TAMEST Members hold positions on the faculty or administration. The presidents and chancellors of these institutions who are not National Academies members are affiliate members of TAMEST.

Guy Bailey, Ph.D.
President
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Richard C. Benson, Ph.D.
President
The University of Texas at Dallas

Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, M.D.
President
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)

Jennifer Cowley, Ph.D.
President
The University of Texas at Arlington

Reginald DesRoches, Ph.D. (NAE)
President
Rice University

Taylor Eighmy, Ph.D.
President
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Acting President
UT Health San Antonio

Adam L. Hamilton, P.E.
President and CEO
Southwest Research Institute

Jay C. Hartzell, Ph.D.
President
The University of Texas at Austin

Harrison Keller, Ph.D.
President
University of North Texas

Renu Khator, Ph.D.
Chancellor
University of Houston System
President
University of Houston

Paul Klotman, M.D.
President and CEO
Baylor College of Medicine

Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D.
President
Baylor University

James B. Milliken
Chancellor
The University of Texas System

Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D.
Chancellor
Texas Tech University System

Bert W. O’Malley, M.D. (NAM, NAS)
Chancellor
Baylor College of Medicine

Peter WT Pisters, M.D.
President
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D. (NAM)
President
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Jochen Reiser, M.D., Ph.D.
President
CEO, UTMB Health System
Professor, John Sealy School of Medicine
John D. Stobo, M.D. Distinguished Chair
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D.
President
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Larry S. Schlesinger, M.D.
President and CEO
Texas Biomedical Research Institute

Lawrence Schovanec, Ph.D.
President
Texas Tech University

John Sharp
Chancellor
Texas A&M University System

R. Gerald Turner, Ph.D.
President
Southern Methodist University

General (Ret.) Mark A. Welsh III
President
Texas A&M University

Michael R. Williams, D.O., M.D.
Chancellor
University of North Texas System

Heather Wilson, Ph.D.
President
The University of Texas at El Paso
Nobel Laureates

James P. Allison, Ph.D. (NAM, NAS)
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2018

Bruce A. Beutler, M.D. (NAM, NAS)
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2011

Michael S. Brown, M.D. (NAM, NAS)
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1985

Johann Deisenhofer, Ph.D. (NAS)
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1988

Joseph L. Goldstein, M.D. (NAM, NAS)
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1985

Dudley R. Herschbach, Ph.D. (NAS)
Texas A&M University
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1986

Russell A. Hulse, Ph.D.
The University of Texas at Dallas
Nobel Prize in Physics, 1993

David M. Lee, Ph.D. (NAS)
Texas A&M University
Nobel Prize in Physics, 1996
