People
Principal/Primary Faculty
Associate Professor of Medical Physiology
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Sanjukta Chakraborty, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology
Lymphatic Biology; Inflammation; Microbiome; Tumor Microenvironment; Lymphatic Metastasis
Professor of Medical Physiology
Travis W. Hein, PhD
Professor of Medical Physiology
Vascular Biology; Microcirculation; Nitric Oxide and Endothelin-1 Signaling; Diabetes
Lih Kuo, PhD
Regents Professor of Medical Physiology
Associate Department Head
Director, Ophthalmic Vascular Research Program
Vascular Biology; Microcirculation; Oxidative Stress
Brett M. Mitchell, PhD
Professor of Medical Physiology
Hypertension; Immunity and Inflammation; Preeclampsia; Endothelial Dysfunction
Ian V.J. Murray, PhD
Instructional Associate Professor of Medical Physiology
Mechanisms Underlying Alzheimer's Disease; Analysis of Medical Education
Mariappan Muthuchamy, PhD
Professor of Medical Physiology
Cardiac & Lymphatic Muscle Contraction; Mechanotransduction
Professor of Medical Physiology
Xu Peng, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medical Physiology
Cardiac and Vascular Development; Angiogenesis and Vasculogenesis
Thomas V. Peterson, PhD
Instructional Professor of Medical Physiology
Teaching and Curriculum Development; Medical Student Admissions
Roderic Pettigrew, PhD, MD
Professor of Medical Physiology
Executive Dean, Engineering Medicine
Cardiology; Imaging; Bioengineering
pettigrew@tamhsc.edu
Professor of Medical Physiology
rrosa@tamu.edu
Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology
Lymphatic Biology; Lymph Transport; Metabolism; Adipose Tissue Biology
Professor of Medical Physiology
Executive Associate Dean, College of Medicine
Muscle Regeneration; Extremity Vascular Trauma; Imaging
shireman@tamu.edu
Carl Tong, MD, PhD, FACC
Associate Professor of Medical Physiology
Contractile Proteins; Diastolic Dysfunction; Contractility; Cardiomyopathy; Calcium to Cross-Bridge Relationship
Andreea Trache, PhD
Associate Professor of Medical Physiology
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Live Cell Biophysics; Mechanobiology; Imaging
Jerome P. Trzeciakowski, PhD
Instructional Professor of Medical Physiology
Biomathematics; Complexity; Modeling; Algorithm Design
Executive Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute
Lymphatic Biology; Vascular Biology; Microcirculation; Imaging
Joint/Adjunct Faculty
Jiang Chang, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Molecular Development and Diseases, Institute of Biosciences and Technology
Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology
Cardiac Biology; Molecular Basis of Heart Failure
Peter J. A. Davies, MD, PhD
Professor and Alkek Chair, Institute of Biosciences and Technology
Professor of Medical Physiology
Molecular Basis of Hormone and Drug Action; Biology and Pharmacology of Retinoids
Abishek Jain, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology
Director, Bioinspired Translational Microsystems (BioinSyst) Lab
Pathophysiological Interactions Between Blood Cells and Vessel Wall; Microengineered Models of Vascular and Hematologic Diseases
David J. Reiner, PhD
Associate Professor, Institute of Biosciences and Technology
Professor of Medical Physiology
Mechanisms of Cell Signaling; Harnessing Model Genetic Organisms for Drug Discovery and Translational Biology
John Stallone, PhD
Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology
Professor of Medical Physiology
Vascular physiology and pharmacology, especially sex differences in vascular function, blood pressure and hypertension; The roles of the gonadal steroids (androgens and estrogens) in the regulation
Guoyao Wu, PhD
Professor of Animal Science
Professor of Medical Physiology
TAES Faculty Fellow and University Faculty Fellow
Pathobiology of Nitric Oxide and Polyamines; Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiovascular Complications
Yubin Zhou, MB, PhD
Assistant Professor, Institute of Biosciences and Technology
Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology
Calcium Channels; Calcium Ion Transport; Calcium Flux
Emeritus Faculty
R. Kelly Hester, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Medical Physiology
Associate Dean for Faculty Development Emeritus, Texas A&M University College of Medicine
Cynthia Meininger, PhD
Professor Emerita of Medical Physiology
Janet L. Parker, PhD
Professor Emerita of Medical Physiology
H. Wayne Sampson, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Medical Physiology
Warren E. Zimmer, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Medical Physiology
Research Staff
Walter E. Cromer, PhD
Associate Research Scientist
Supervisor: Dr. David C. Zawieja
wecromer@tamu.edu
Olga Gasheva, MD, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist
Supervisor: Dr. David C. Zawieja
ogasheva@tamu.edu
Wei Wang, MD, MSc
Assistant Research Scientist
Supervisor: Dr. David C. Zawieja
weiwang@tamu.edu
Clerical Staff
Vince Cupit
Administrative Associate III
vcupit@tamu.edu
Tina R. Mendoza
Business Administrator I
trmendoza@tamu.edu
Amelia Rodriguez
Business Coordinator I
aerodriguez@tamu.edu
Technical Staff
Student Research Assistant
Valorie Chiasson, BS
Research Associate
Supervisor: Dr. Brett Mitchell
vchiasson@tamu.edu
Student Research Assistant
Patrick DeSpain
Student Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Xu Peng
patrickdespain@tamu.edu
Kevin W. Foskett, BS
End User Support Specialist III
Supervisor: Dr. David Zawieja
kfoskett@tamu.edu
Bethany Goodlett, BS
Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Brett Mitchell
bethany-goodlett@tamu.edu
Research Associate
Supervisor: Dr. Xu Peng
Kaitlyn Kelly
Student Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Carl Tong
kaitlynkelly@tamu.edu
Jacob Kuempel
Technician I
Supervisor: Dr. Xu Peng
jacobkuempel@tamu.edu
Matthew Lopez
Student Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Shannon Glaser
lopezmat792@tamu.edu
Abby Leatherman
Student Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Carl Tong
abbykleath@tamu.edu
Ashleigh Little
Student Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Shannon Glaser
ael5938@tamu.edu
Lilly McAlister, BS
Research Associate
Supervisor: Dr. Carl Tong
lilly.mcalister@tamu.edu
Malea Murphy, PhD
Research Specialist II
Supervisor: Dr. Andreea Trache
maleamurphy@tamu.edu
Student Research Assistant
Akshaya Narayanan
Student Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Mariappan Muthuchamy
akshaya.narayanan@tamu.edu
Samuel V. Padgham, AAS, AA
Technician III
Supervisor: Dr. Andreea Trache
svpadgham@tamu.edu
Yi Ren, PhD
Senior Research Associate
Supervisor: Dr. Travis W. Hein
yren@tamu.edu
Andrea Reyna, BS
Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Joseph Rutkowski
areyna94@tamu.edu
Student Research Assistant
Student Research Assistant
rohansami@tamu.edu
Danaleigh Stiles
Student Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Shannon Glaser
stiles2023@tamu.edu
Brittany Tate
Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Joseph Rutkowski
b.l.tate2022@tamu.edu
Brooke Wilcox
Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Brett Mitchell
brookewilcox23@tamu.edu
Tori White
Technician III
Supervisor: Dr. Shannon Glaser
tkshepperd@tamu.edu
Xin Xu, MD, DVM
Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Lih Kuo
netxin@tamu.edu
Joseph Yelverton
Student Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Andreea Trache
maxyelverton@tamu.edu
Jack Zamen
Student Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Andreea Trache
jzamen18@tamu.edu
Graduate Students
Texas A&M University
carenaz3@exchange.tamu.edu
Heidi Creed, BS
University of Washington
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Rutkowski
hcreed@tamu.edu
Justin McDermott, MPH
University of Utah
Mentor: Dr. Brett Mitchell
jgmrex@tamu.edu
Thien Phan, BS
University of Mary Washington, Virginia
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Rutkowski
ttphan@tamu.edu
Yu Xi, MS
Zhejiang University, China
Mentor: Dr. Xu Peng
xiyuzj@tamu.edu
Postdoctoral Research Associates
Shobana Balakrishnan, PhD
University of Madras, India
Mentor: Dr. Brett Mitchell
navshobi27@tamu.edu
Priyanka Banerjee, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Mentor: Dr. Sanjukta Chakraborty
pbanerjee@exchange.tamu.edu
April O'Brien, PhD
Texas A&M University
Mentor: Dr. Shannon Glaser
aprilobrien@tamu.edu
Mentor: Dr. Andreea Trache