Dr. Arteaga is a distinguished Professor of Medicine and Director of the Simmons Cancer Center at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center. With a focus on breast cancer research, he previously held significant positions at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, where he directed the Breast SPORE, investigated growth factor receptors, oncogenes, targeted therapies, and drug resistance biomarkers, and conducted investigator-initiated clinical trials. Dr. Arteaga's outstanding contributions have earned him several prestigious awards, including the AACR Richard & Hinda Rosenthal Award and the ACS Clinical Research Professor Award, and he actively serves in leadership roles for various cancer research journals and symposiums.