2027 Association of Clinical Scientists Annual Scientific Meeting in Houston, TX
The 148th Meeting of the Association will return to the Texas Medical Center in Houston for the fourth time May 5–8, 2027. Previous Association meetings in Houston were in 1995, 2004, and 2018. The 2027 meeting will be hosted by the Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital and will be held at the Marriott Medical Center Museum District, which is adjacent to Houston Methodist Hospital.
The Thursday scientific session will focus on emerging global pathogens and will feature lectures by researchers in the Texas Medical Center and University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. The Abraham J. Gitlitz Memorial Lecture will be delivered by noted author, pediatrician, and vaccinologist Peter J. Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., of Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital. The Friday afternoon activity will include lunch and a tour of the exhibits at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The speaker at the Friday evening Awards Banquet at the Marriott will be Bryant Boutwell, Dr.P.H., Texas Medical Center historian and author of “Houston Methodist: The Hospital with a Soul.” The Saturday evening Musicale at the Marriott will feature Hopera, a performing group of local professional opera singers.
The Executive Committee will meet on Wednesday afternoon and the scientific meeting will begin Thursday morning. The Gitlitz lecture will be delivered at noon. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The opening reception and social will follow the Thursday scientific sessions and will include sponsor presentations. Arrangements are currently underway to hold the Friday morning session in the conference center at Houston Methodist Hospital, with breakfast provided. Transportation will be provided to and from the Houston Museum of Natural Science for lunch and the afternoon tour. Saturday will feature a full day of scientific presentations and include breakfast and lunch. The annual Business Meeting of the Association will be held at the luncheon on Saturday.
The members of the Program Committee for the meeting are Roger Bertholf (Chair), Alicia Algeciras-Schimnich, Chris Crutchfield, Amitava Dasgupta, John Hicks, Jonathan Hoyne, Peter Hu, Awdhesh Kalia, Sarrah Lahorewala, Nina Tatevian, Neda Zarrin-Khameh, and Charles Hawker (ex officio).
We look forward to seeing you in Houston!
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