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 300 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
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 U.S.
NAE Member
Helen Piwnica-Worms, Ph.D., Secretary
Professor, Experimental Radiation Oncology
Division of Radiation Oncology
Senator A.M. Aikin Jr. Distinguished Chair
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
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
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
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
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 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 College of Medicine
Baylor University
Rice University
Southern Methodist University
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
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
Sylvia Trent-Adams, Ph.D. (NAM)
President
University of North Texas Health Science Center
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
The Nobel Prize in Physics, 1993
David M. Lee, Ph.D. (NAS)
Texas A&M University
The Nobel Prize in Physics, 1996