About TAMEST
TAMEST’s unique interdisciplinary model has become an effective recruitment tool for top research and development centers across Texas. Since our founding, more than 275 TAMEST members have been inducted into the National Academies or recruited 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

Brendan Lee, M.D., Ph.D., 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

Ganesh C. Thakur, Ph.D., Vice President
Distinguished Professor of Petroleum Engineering
Director of UH Energy Industrial Partnerships
University of Houston
President, Thakur Services, Inc.
NAE Member

David E. Daniel, Ph.D., Past President
President Emeritus
The University of Texas at Dallas
NAE Member

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

Selda Gunsel, Ph.D., Treasurer-Elect
President
Shell Global Solutions
NAE Member

Helen Piwnica-Worms, Ph.D., Secretary
Professor, Experimental Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
NAM, NAS Member

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

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

Chau-Chyun Chen, Sc.D.
Jack Maddox Distinguished Engineering Chair in Sustainable Energy
Horn Distinguished Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Texas Tech University
NAE Member

Lora Hooper, Ph.D.
Jonathan W. Uhr, M.D. Distinguished Chair in Immunology and Professor
Investigator, HHMI
UT Southwestern Medical Center
NAM, NAS Member

José N. Onuchic, Ph.D.
Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Chair of Physics
Professor of Chemistry and BioSciences
Rice University
NAS Member

Kim Orth, Ph.D.
W.W. Caruth, Jr. Scholar in Biomedical Research
Earl A. Forsythe Chair in Biomedical Science
UT Southwestern Medical Center
NAS Member

Sara N. Ortwein
Former President, XTO Energy
ExxonMobil (retired)
NAE Member

Roderic Pettigrew, M.D., Ph.D.
CEO, EnHealth, Texas A&M Health and Texas A&M University College of Engineering
Robert A. Welch Professor and Inaugural Dean for EnMed, Colleges of Medicine, Engineering, Texas A&M University, and Houston Methodist Hospital
NAM, NAE Member

Marlan O. Scully, Ph.D.
Burgess Distinguished Professor, TEES Distinguished Research Professor
Director, Institute for Quantum Studies
Texas A&M University
NAS Member
Honorary Chair

The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison
Former United States Senator, 1993-2013
Former United States Permanent Representative 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 Memorium

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
Texas A&M Health
Texas A&M University
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

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

William L. Henrich, M.D., M.A.C.P.
President
UT Health San Antonio

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

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

Lawrence Schovanec, Ph.D.
President
Texas Tech University

John Sharp
Chancellor
Texas A&M University System

Neal J. Smatresk, Ph.D.
President
University of North Texas

Sylvia Trent-Adams, Ph.D. (NAM)
President
University of North Texas Health Science Center

R. Gerald Turner, Ph.D.
President
Southern Methodist 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
The Nobel Prize in Physics, 1993

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