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Principal/Primary Faculty
Pooneh Bagher, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology
Microcirculation; Calcium Imaging; Endothelial Cell Biology
Sanjukta Chakraborty, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology
Lymphatic Biology, Inflammation, Microbiome, Tumor Microenvironment, Lymphatic Metastasis
Anatoliy A. Gashev, MD, PhD, DMedSci
Associate Professor of Medical Physiology
Lymphatic Biology; Lymph Transport; Microcirculation
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
Professor of Medical Physiology
Associate Department Head
Director, Ophthalmic Vascular Research Program
Vascular Biology; Microcirculation; Oxidative Stress
Cynthia Meininger, PhD
Professor of Medical Physiology
Director, Graduate Studies - Temple Campus
Endothelial Cell Biology; Vascular Complications of Diabetes
Brett M. Mitchell, PhD
Associate 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
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
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
Vincent J. VanBuren, PhD, FAHA
Instructional Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology
Director, Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Laboratory
Computational Biology; Bioinformatics; Gene Networks
Emily Wilson, PhD
Professor of Medical Physiology
Associate Vice President for Faculty Development and IPE
Associate Dean for Faculty Development and IPE
Vascular Remodeling; Smooth Muscle Phenotype; Mechanobiology
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
Warren E. Zimmer, PhD
Scott Exter Professor of Medical Physiology
Gene Regulation; Smooth Muscle Differentiation; Cancer
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
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
M. Karen Newell-Rogers, PhD
Professor of Medical Physiology
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
Janet L. Parker, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Medical Physiology
H. Wayne Sampson, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Medical Physiology
Elvin E. Smith, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Medical Physiology
Executive Vice President Emeritus, Health Science Center
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
Wankun Xie, MD, PhD
Research Scientist
Supervisor: Dr. Lih Kuo
wxie@tamu.edu
Clerical Staff
Stephanie A. Hilliard, MA
Project Coordinator II
shilliard@tamu.edu
Holly Sterling
Administrative Associate III
HSterling@tamu.edu
Tina R. Mendoza
Business Administrator I
trmendoza@tamu.edu
Amelia Rodriguez
Business Associate I
aerodriguez@tamu.edu
Technical Staff
Valorie Chiasson, BS
Research Associate
Supervisor: Dr. Brett Mitchell
vchiasson@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
Sanskruthi Guduri
Student Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Carl Tong
sanskruthi2016@tamu.edu
Morgan Jackson, BS
Technician II
Supervisor: Dr. Anatoliy A. Gashev
mjackson7469@tamu.edu
Katherine A. Kelly, MS
Research Specialist IV
Supervisor: Dr. Cynthia Meininger
kak@tamu.edu
Alexandra Lopez
Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Brett Mitchell
alexhopelopez@tamu.edu
Matthew Lopez
Student Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Shannon Glaser
lopezmat792@tamu.edu
Lilly McAlister, BS
Technician II
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
Frida Leon Olmedo
Student Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Andreea Trache
frida_leon_olmedo98@tamu.edu
Samuel V. Padgham, AAS, AA
Technician II
Supervisor: Dr. Andreea Trache
svpadgham@tamu.edu
Yi Ren, PhD
Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Travis W. Hein
yren@tamu.edu
Andrea Reyna, BS
Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Joseph Rutkowski
areyna94@tamu.edu
Tori White
Technician II
Supervisor: Dr. Shannon Glaser
tkshepperd@tamu.edu
Xin Xu, MD, DVM
Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Lih Kuo
netxin@tamu.edu
Graduate Students
Heidi Creed, BS
University of Washington
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Rutkowski
hcreed@tamu.edu
April O'Brien, BS
University of Mary Washington
Supervisor: Dr. Shannon Glaser
aprilobrien@tamu.edu
Jian Wang, BS
Nankai University, Tianjin, China
Mentor: Dr. Xu Peng
jianwang009@tamu.edu
Postdoctoral Research Associates
Shobana Balakrishnan, PhD
University of Madras, India
Mentor: Dr. Brett Mitchell
navshobi27@tamu.edu
Gaurav Baranwal, PhD
University of Florida, Gainesville
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Rutkowski
gauravbaranwal@tamu.edu
Adri Chakraborty, PhD
University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mentor: Dr. Joseph M. Rutkowski
adri.chakraborty@tamu.edu
Subhashree Kumaravel, PhD
Pondicherry University, India
Mentor: Dr. Sanjukta Chakraborty
subhashree@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
Min Zhao, PhD
Mentor: Dr. Lih Kuo
mzhao@tamu.edu