People
Principal/Primary Faculty
Pooneh Bagher, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology
Microcirculation; Calcium Imaging; Endothelial Cell Biology
Adam J. Case, PhD
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
Shannon S. Glaser, PhD
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
M. Karen Newell-Rogers, PhD
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
Professor of Medical Physiology
pettigrew@tamhsc.edu
Robert Rosa Jr., PhD
Professor of Medical Physiology
rrosa@tamu.edu
Joseph M. Rutkowski, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology
Lymphatic Biology, Lymph Transport, Metabolism, Adipose Tissue Biology
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
David C. Zawieja, PhD
Regents Professor and Head of Medical Physiology
Director, Division of Lymphatic Biology
Lymphatic Biology; Vascular Biology; Microcirculation; Imaging
Shenyuan L. Zhang, PhD
Associate Professor of Medical Physiology
Calcium Channels, Calcium Signaling, Immune Disease
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
Rakeshwar S. Guleria, PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology
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
Rajesh Kumar, PhD
Associate Professor of Medical Physiology
Matthew McMillin, PhD
Research Biologist, Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System
Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology
Molecular Disease Processes in Pathogenesis of Liver Disease and Hepatic Encephalopathy
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
Robert H. Rosa, Jr., MD
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Medical Physiology
Retinal Vasoregulation; Retinal and Choroidal Neovascularization; Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy
M. Nasir Uddin, PhD, FAHA
Associate Professor of Medical Physiology
Women's Health; Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia and Ovarian Cancer and Therapeutic Intervention
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 Emeritus of Medical Physiology
Director, Graduate Studies - Temple Campus
Endothelial Cell Biology; Vascular Complications of Diabetes
Janet L. Parker, PhD
Professor Emeritus 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
Tina R. Mendoza
Business Administrator I
trmendoza@tamu.edu
Amelia Rodriguez
Business Coordinator I
aerodriguez@tamu.edu
Holly Sterling
Administrative Associate III
HSterling@tamu.edu
Technical Staff
Priya Arunachalam
Non-Affiliated Student Research Assistant
priya.enmed@exchange.tamu.edu
Supervisor: Dr. Carl Tong
Valorie Chiasson, BS
Research Associate
Supervisor: Dr. Brett Mitchell
vchiasson@tamu.edu
Jonathan Childs
Student Research Assistant
jonathanchilds@tamu.edu
Supervisor: Dr. Shannon Glaser
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
Morgan Jackson, BS
Technician II
Supervisor: Dr. David Zawieja
mjackson7469@tamu.edu
Katherine A. Kelly, MS
Research Specialist IV
Supervisor: Dr. Pooneh Bagher
kak@tamu.edu
Kaitlyn Kelly
Student Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Carl Tong
kaitlynkelly@tamu.edu
Jacob Kuempel
Student Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Xu Peng
jacobkuempel@tamu.edu
Matthew Lopez
Student Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Shannon Glaser
lopezmat792@tamu.edu
Abby Leatherman
Student Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Carl Tong
abbykleath@tamu.edu
Lilly McAlister, BS
Research Associate
Supervisor: Dr. Carl Tong
lilly.mcalister@tamu.edu
Ray Mitchell, BA
Research Associate
Supervisor: Dr. Xu Peng
RMitchell@tamu.edu
Malea Murphy, PhD
Research Specialist II
Supervisor: Dr. Andreea Trache
maleamurphy@tamu.edu
Abigail Medford
Student Research Assistant
aom387@tamu.edu
Supervisor: Dr. Shannon Glaser
Akshaya Narayanan
Student Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Mariappan Muthuchamy
akshaya.narayanan@tamu.edu
Vincent Ohaju
Non-Affiliated Student Research Assistant
ohaju002@gmail.com
Supervisor: Dr. Carl Tong
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
Sean Reilly
Student Research Assistant
sreilly01@tamu.edu
Supervisor: Dr. Carl Tong
Rohan Sami
Student Research Assistant
rohansami@tamu.edu
Supervisor: Dr. Carl Tong
Catherine Seelig
Student Research Assistant
cat.2199@tamu.edu
Supervisor: Dr. Sanjukta Chakraborty
Danaleigh Stiles
Student Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Shannon Glaser
stiles2023@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
Graduate Students
Francesca Agobe
Graduate Assistant
Mentor: Dr. Pooneh Bagher
francescagobe@tamu.edu
Cristina Arenaz
Graduate Student
carenaz3@exchange.tamu.edu
Mentor: Dr. Brett Mitchell
Heidi Creed, BS
University of Washington
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Rutkowski
hcreed@tamu.edu
Justin McDermott
Graduate Student
Mentor: Dr. Brett Mitchell
jgmrex@tamu.edu
April O'Brien, BS
University of Mary Washington
Supervisor: Dr. Shannon Glaser
aprilobrien@tamu.edu
Yu Xi
Graduate Student
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
Gaurav Baranwal, PhD
University of Florida, Gainesville
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Rutkowski
gauravbaranwal@tamu.edu
Krishna R. Ojha, PhD
The University of Akron
Mentor: Dr. Andreea Trache
Shu-Huai Tsai, PhD
Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
Mentor: Dr. Lih Kuo
stsai@tamu.edu