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35 t m c ยป p u l s e | n o v e m b e r 2 0 1 9 Do you have TMC photos you would like to share with Pulse? Submit high-resolution images to: news@tmc.edu 7 11 6 | During a Biotech Security Summit at the TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER INNOVATION INSTITUTE, officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Justice out- lined threats facing U.S. hospitals, research laboratories and biotechnology companies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | MARY ESTES, PH.D., distinguished ser- vice professor of virology and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine, has received the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Microbiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | MATTHEW ELLIS, MB, BCHIR, PH.D., professor and director of the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine, has been awarded the Susan G. Komen Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in Clinical Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | LOUISE D. McCULLOUGH, M.D., PH.D., the Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Distinguished Chair and professor of neu- rology at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), has received the American Neurological Association's 2019 Soriano Lectureship Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | JOHN A. VALENZA, D.D.S., dean, alumnus and distinguished teaching professor at UTHealth School of Dentistry, was named the Texas Academy of General Dentistry's 2019 Texas Dentist of the Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | Two members of the Houston Texans, offensive tackle RODERICK JOHNSON and wide receiver DEANDRE CARTER, visited with breast cancer patients at HOUSTON METHODIST OUTPATIENT CENTER in October. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | A fundraiser presented by Chevron raised more than $400,000 and cele- brated 20 years of service by the BAYLOR INTERNATIONAL PEDIATRIC AIDS INITIATIVE (BIPAI) AT TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL to some of the world's most vulnerable children and women. Hundreds gathered for a one-night photo exhibit, "Through the Lens," showcasing the work of the program by featuring the photography of Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Smiley Pool. 8 12 10 6 9