Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science & Technology. Bringing together the state’s brightest minds in medicine, engineering, science and technology.
Austin, TX
Joined July 2011
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Our Dr. Susan Bullman has been recognized by @TAMESTX with the Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship in recognition of her contributions to understanding how bacteria within tumors influence cancer development, treatment response and immune function. @BullmanLab #EndCancer spr.ly/6012BH0hfO
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Congratulations, @Sorrell_Lab, on this well-deserved recognition! Your leadership, scientific contributions, and dedication to education continue to inspire and make a difference. @CellUtsw @UTSWMedCenter @UTSWGradSchool
As part of the Mary Beth Maddox Award Lecture Series, 2026 recipient Maralice Conacci-Sorrell, Ph.D., delivered a lecture on her research targeting nutrient dependencies in cancer cells to nearly 60 research professionals at @UTSWMedCenter on September 16: tamest.org/mary-beth-maddox-…
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We sincerely thank @SenBillNelson and @kaybaileyhutch for your continued bipartisan support for science @TAMESTX 🤠🚀.
フロリダ州ビル•ネルソン上院議員と。スペースシャトル•コロンビアに搭乗した元宇宙飛行士の政治家で、NASA長官も務めた。NASAの存続のために超党派として活躍された方
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Masashi Yanagisawa, M.D., Ph.D., is the recipient of a 2026 Lasker Award for discoveries that revealed how orexin regulates wakefulness and causes narcolepsy when absent. His groundbreaking work conducted at UTSW, is transforming the science of sleep. bit.ly/46dG700
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2026 #HorwitzPrize Awarded for Work on #Epigenetics in Neurological Diseases to Dr. H. Zoghbi and Dr. A. Bird bcm.edu/news/2026-horwitz-pr… @bcmhouston @EdinburghUni @Columbia @TexasChildrens @bcmgenetics
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Join @TAMESTx and connect with top Texas researchers at the 20th Anniversary O’Donnell Awards Summit on Sept. 10 in Austin.
Hear updates on groundbreaking research, build new collaborations, and learn why mentoring is so important!
Register: tamest.org/odonnell-awards-s…
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Two Rice professors. Two triple crowns.
Lydia Kavraki & Rebecca Richards-Kortum elected to all three National Academies, an honor held by fewer than 35 researchers worldwide.
This is Rice.
Join us on August 27 at 4 pm:
bit.ly/4b6X5QA
#RiceCS #RiceEngineering
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Congratulations to J. William Harbour, M.D., Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology at UT Southwestern, on receiving a 2026 Hill Prizes Ad Hoc Grant from @TAMESTX and Lyda Hill Philanthropies.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4qDvKvU
#UTSWOphthalmology #CancerResearch #HillPrizes
ALT A person in a white coat standing in front of a blue backdrop with the UT Southwestern Medical Center logo. The text on the image includes: "2026 Hill Prizes Ad Hoc Grant Recipient," "To develop AI-guided techniques for early ocular cancer detection," "J. William Harbour, M.D.," and "Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology." A Hill Prizes logo is visible at the bottom left.
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Join @TAMESTx and connect with top Texas researchers at the 20th Anniversary O’Donnell Awards Summit on Sept. 10 in Austin.
Hear updates on groundbreaking research, build new collaborations, and learn why mentoring is so important!
Register: tamest.org/odonnell-awards-s…
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Join @TAMESTx and connect with top Texas researchers at the 20th Anniversary O’Donnell Awards Summit on Sept. 10 in Austin.
Hear updates on groundbreaking research, build new collaborations, and learn why mentoring is so important!
Register: tamest.org/odonnell-awards-s…
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I had a fantastic visit at Baylor! Thank you for the exciting discussions, Cheryl Walker, Peggy Goodell, @DrGEcheverria, Ruhee Dere, @gorelicklab, Jeanine Van Nostrand, Xia Gao, and Sean Hartig, and former student Enrique Rodrigues.
Thank you to TAMEST for this opportunity!
As part of the Mary Beth Maddox Award Lecture Series, 2026 Recipient Maralice Conacci‑Sorrell, Ph.D., @UTSWMedCenter, delivered her lecture “Identifying and Targeting Nutrient Dependencies in Cancer Cells” on May 13 at @BCMHouston, drawing 60 in‑person and 48 virtual attendees.
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A @TAMESTX 2026 Mary Beth Maddox Award winner, @Sorrell_Lab is uncovering how cancer cells use nutrients to fuel growth, paving the way for targeted treatments against hard-to-treat cancers. Learn more: bit.ly/4eiCrz5 #UTSWMeetTheMinds
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We are thrilled to announce the election of 120 members and 25 international members to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continued achievements in original research.
Congratulations to our new #NASmembers and welcome to the Academy! 🎊
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Last night, @RiceCompSci University Professor Lydia Kavraki added her name to @theNASciences “Registry of Membership.” A member of all three national academies, she is honored for her pioneering work in robotics, AI and computational biomedicine. #NAS163 youtube.com/watch?v=uA_poCOL…
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Feeling very grateful for an inspiring few days with @TAMESTX, among our state’s most distinguished leaders in science, medicine, and innovation 🤩
Honored to bring home to @KalluriLab and @MDAndersonNews the 2026 Hill Prize in Medicine 🏆
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Great moment at @TAMESTX 2026 as Dr. Stoddard and Nick Morris shared how we’re advancing one of the first Gen IV reactors in the U.S.—FLiBE salt allocation, HALEU fuel, and the only reactor‑ready facility in the U.S. with an NRC permit.
More milestones here: naturaresources.com/news
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Yunsun Nam and I had a remarkable time at the TAMEST meeting. Thank you @TAMESTX for supporting our work and for the inspiring lessons on the transformative impact of philanthropy.
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Congratulations to our TAMEST 2026 Protégé Poster Challenge Grand Prize Winner Alexander Tatara, M.D., Ph.D., @UTSWMedCenter. #TAMEST2026
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I am very honored to receive the @TAMESTX Mary Beth Maddox Award. Thank you to Dr. Kliewer and the late Dr. Mangelsdorf for their trust and support.
TAMEST Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship Committee Chair Dr. Helen Elisabeth Heslop and Nominator Dr. Steven Kliewer present Dr. Maralice Conacci-Sorrell, @UTSWMedCenter, with the 2026 TAMEST Mary Beth Maddox Award. #TAMEST2026
