This year’s Alumni Reunion will take place Thursday, May 1, to Saturday, May 3.
Check out the full schedule below and register today!
Kick off the 2025 Baylor College of Medicine Reunion with an elegant Welcome Reception, where alumni can reconnect with old friends and make new ones within the Baylor community. This event is the perfect opportunity to reminisce about shared experiences while enjoying a relaxed atmosphere!
Paul Klotman, M.D.
President, CEO and Executive Dean
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine charted impressive progress in the last year and has more significant milestones to reach in the near future. Hear the latest updates and developments about Baylor’s incredible work across its mission areas, from educating the next generation of healthcare providers, to new biomedical research discoveries to expanding Baylor Medicine’s clinical care programs and new locations.
Maksim Mamonkin, Ph.D. ’13
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology & Immunology
Center for Cell and Gene Therapy
Baylor College of Medicine Engineered cells can be powerful therapies for cancer and autoimmune disorders, but their development beyond a few select malignancies is difficult. Dr. Maksim Mamonkin’s current research efforts are aimed at developing cost-effective cell therapies that are safe, effective and available for off-the-shelf treatment. Specifically, his research aims to create therapies for T-cell cancers (such as leukemia and lymphoma), which are rare diseases with few treatments and poor prognoses when standard therapies fail to work. Dr. Mamonkin’s group has developed T-cell platforms engineered with chimeric antigen receptors and translated them to Phase 1 trials at Baylor. Early results show very promising safety and activity, far surpassing current investigational options, which brings new hope for patients with T-cell cancers. Based on these results, a multi-center Phase 2 clinical trial will be initiated in 2025 on the path to FDA approval. Hear how this significant progress was achieved and what is next for treating T-cell cancers.
Meet our outstanding medical students and review their impressive research projects.
Explore how Baylor College of Medicine’s pioneering partnerships with NASA and private spaceflight companies drive innovations in space medicine that protect astronauts and benefit health on Earth. As the only institution supporting human spaceflight research at this level, Baylor leads in biomedical discovery and commercial spaceflight research through its Center for Space Medicine and the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH).
Join panelists Dr. Dorit Donoviel, Executive Director of TRISH, Dr. David Hilmers, Baylor professor, alumnus and U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inductee, Dr. Chrisopher Haas, NASA Flight Surgeon, and Norman Garza, Executive Director, Texas Space Commission (TxSC)
Dorit Donoviel, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Translational Research Institute for Space Health
Associate Professor, Center for Space Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
David Hilmers, M.D. ’95, Res. ’99, E.E., MPH, MSEE
Professor, Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics
Center for Space Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Christoper Haas, M.D., Res. ‘17, MPH
Flight Surgeon, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Clinical Specialist, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Norman Garza
Executive Director, Texas Space Commission (TxSC)
Take a tour and hear about Baylor’s plans for its next-generation teaching and learning facilities.
Please meet in the lobby of Hotel ZaZa. Transportation will be provided from Hotel ZaZa and back.
Reconnect with old friends and make new ones during our highly anticipated Alumni Reception. Food stations, drinks and a dessert bar will be provided.
Peter J. Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc. (hon), FASTMH, FAAP
Dean, National School of Tropical Medicine,
Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and MicrobiologyBaylor College of Medicine
As climate change accelerates, its impact on human health becomes more profound. Join us for an engaging breakfast conversation with Dr. Peter Hotez, who will discuss how environmental shifts are driving diseases like Chagas, hookworm, and schistosomiasis – as well as mosquito-borne illnesses such as dengue, Zika and oropouche fever – into new regions, including urban areas in affluent nations. This interactive session will explore the National School of Tropical Medicine’s groundbreaking work in research, vaccine development and diagnostics to combat these emerging health risks. Let’s dive into how climate change is reshaping global health and what Baylor is doing to stay ahead of these challenges.
