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Principal/Primary Faculty

 Dr. Kayla Bayless, PhD
 
 
Associate Professor
How human endothelial cells, which line interior surface of blood vessels, invade into 3D matrices
Dr. Sarah Bondos, PhD
 

Associate Professor 
Tissue-specific regulation of protein function; Functionalizable protein-based materials
Dr. Adam Case, PhD
Adam J. Case, PhD

Associate Professor of Medical Physiology
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
PTSD; Psychological trauma; Anxiety; Depression; Redox Biology; Immunology; Physiology
Dr. Sanjukta Chakraborty, PhD Sanjukta Chakraborty, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology
Lymphatic Biology; Inflammation; Microbiome; Tumor Microenvironment; Lymphatic Metastasis
 Dr. Walter E. Cromer, PhD

Walter E. Cromer, PhD

Instructional Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology

Dr. Shannon S. Glaser, PhD Shannon S. Glaser, PhD

Professor of Medical Physiology
Lymphatic Biology; Vascular Biology; Hepatology
Dr. Carl Gregory, PhD

Carl Gregory, PhD

Associate Professor, Institute of Regenerative Medicine
Biology of mesenchymal stem cells and their relation to bone healing

Dr. Travis W. Hein, PhD Travis W. Hein, PhD

Professor of Medical Physiology
Vascular Biology; Microcirculation; Nitric Oxide and Endothelin-1 Signaling; Diabetes
Dr. Lih Kuo, PhD Lih Kuo, PhD

Regents Professor of Medical Physiology
Associate Department Head 
Director, Division of Vascular Biology
Vascular Biology; Microcirculation; Oxidative Stress
Dr. Brett M. Mitchell, PhD Brett M. Mitchell, PhD

Professor of Medical Physiology
Hypertension; Immunity and Inflammation; Preeclampsia; Endothelial Dysfunction
Dr. Mariappan Muthuchamy, PhD

 
Mariappan Muthuchamy, PhD

Professor of Medical Physiology
Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute
Cardiac & Lymphatic Muscle Contraction; Mechanotransduction

 Dr. M. Karen Newell-Rogers, PhD
M. Karen Newell-Rogers, PhD

Research Professor of Medical Physiology
Immune Response to Chronic Inflammatory Syndromes
 Dr. Xu Peng, MD, PhD
Xu Peng, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medical Physiology
Cardiac and Vascular Development; Angiogenesis and Vasculogenesis
Dr. Joseph M. Rutkowski, PhD Joseph M. Rutkowski, PhD

Associate Professor of Medical Physiology
Director, Division of Lymphatic Biology
Lymphatic vessel biology and physiology; Lymphangiogenesis; Inflammation and immunity; Cardiorenal disease; Lymphedema; Lipedema
Dr. Paula Shireman, MD, MS, MBA
Paula Shireman, MD, MS, MBA

Professor of Medical Physiology
Professor of Primary Care and Rural Medicine
Muscle Regeneration; Extremity Vascular Trauma; Imaging
Glenn M. Toney, MD 
Glenn M.Toney, PhD, FAHA, FAPS


Professor and Head of Medical Physiology
Synaptic and intrinsic neuroplasticity; Neural control of cardiorespiratory function; Opioid-induced cardiorespiratory depression; Stress-modulation of fear memory; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Sleep apnea; Arterial hypertension
Dr. Carl Tong, MD, PhD, FACC
Carl Tong, MD, PhD, FACC

Associate Professor of Medical Physiology
Director, Division of Cardiac Biology
Contractile Proteins; Diastolic Dysfunction; Contractility; Cardiomyopathy; Calcium to Cross-Bridge Relationship
 
 Dr. Andreea Trache, PhD
Andreea Trache, PhD

Associate Professor of Medical Physiology
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Live Cell Biophysics; Mechanobiology; Imaging
 Dr. Mohammad Nasir Uddin, PhD, FAHA
Mohammad Nasir Uddin, PhD, FAHA

Research Associate Professor of Medical Physiology Preeclampsia; Ovarian Cancer; Therapeutic Interventions

 Dr. David C. Zawieja, PhD
David C. Zawieja, PhD

Regents Professor of Medical Physiology
Executive Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute
Lymphatic Biology; Vascular Biology; Microcirculation; Imaging

Joint/Adjunct Faculty

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Assistant Professor of Molecular Development and Diseases, Institute of Biosciences and Technology
Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology
Cardiac Biology; Molecular Basis of Heart Failure
 abhishek Jain Abhishek 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
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Instructional Professor of Medical Physiology
Teaching and Curriculum Development; Medical Student Admissions
John Stallone 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 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 Yubin Zhou, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Institute of Biosciences and Technology
Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology
Calcium Channels; Calcium Ion Transport; Calcium Flux

 

Emeritus Faculty

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Professor Emeritus of Medical Physiology
Associate Dean for Faculty Development Emeritus, Texas A&M University School of Medicine
 Dr. Cynthia Meininger, PhD Cynthia Meininger, PhD

Professor Emerita of Medical Physiology
  TAMU Block Logo Maroon Janet L. Parker, PhD

Professor Emerita of Medical Physiology
  TAMU Block Logo Maroon H. Wayne Sampson, PhD

Professor Emeritus of Medical Physiology
 Dr. Warren E. Zimmer, PhD Warren E. Zimmer, PhD

Professor Emeritus of Medical Physiology

 

Postdoctoral Research Associates

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University of Madras, India
Research Group: Dr. Joseph Rutkowski
saranyakannan@tamu.edu
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Hyoseon Kim, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research Group: Dr. Travis Hein
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Dylan Pham, PhD

Texas A&M University
Research Group: Dr. Travis Hein
dpham@tamu.edu
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Samantha Jeane Rae, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research Group: Dr. Paula Shireman

Dr. Bhuvaneshwaran Subramanian, PhD
Bhuvaneshwaran Subramanian, PhD

Jadavpur University, India
Research Group: Dr. Mariappan Muthuchamy
bhuvanesh@tamu.edu

 

Graduate Students

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Britt Faulk

Research Group : Dr. Sarah Bondos

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Gabrielle Hightower, BS

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Research Group: Dr. Travis Hein
gabbyhightower@tamu.edu

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Joseph Hoppe, BS

Texas A&M University
Research Group: Dr. Travis Hein
joehoppe320@tamu.edu

 TAMU Block Logo Maroon Shedreanna Johnson, BS

Nicholls State University, Louisiana
Research Group: Dr. Mariappan Muthuchamy
sjohnson22@tamu.edu
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Thien Phan, BS

University of Mary Washington, Virginia
Research Group: Dr. Joseph Rutkowski
ttphan@tamu.edu

 Dr. Hannah Smith, BS
Hannah Smith, BS

Montana State University
Research Group: Dr. Brett Mitchell
hannahsmith@tamu.edu
 

Support Staff

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Annette Escarenio

Business Coordinator II
 TAMU Block Logo Maroon Tina R. Mendoza

Business Administrator II
trmendoza@tamu.edu
  TAMU Block Logo Maroon Amelia Rodriguez

Business Coordinator II
aerodriguez@tamu.edu
  TAMU Block Logo Maroon Sydnee Woodward

Administrative Coordinator I
sydnee2021@tamu.edu
 

Technical Staff

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Colette Abbey

Research Associate
Research Group: Dr. Kayla Bayless
c-abbey@tamu.edu
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Valorie Chiasson, BS

Research Associate
Research Group: Dr. Brett Mitchell
vchiasson@tamu.edu
  TAMU Block Logo Maroon Patrick DeSpain

Technician I
Research Group: Dr. Xu Peng
patrickdespain@tamu.edu
  TAMU Block Logo Maroon Laticia Ellankil

Student Research Assistant
Research Group: Dr. Carl Tong
laticiaellankil123@tamu.edu
  TAMU Block Logo Maroon Malak Ezzat

Student Research Assistant
Research Group: Dr. Carl Tong
malak_ezzat@exchange.tamu.edu
  TAMU Block Logo Maroon Jordan Faust

Technician III 
Research Group: Dr. Shannon Glaser
jordanjfaust@tamu.edu
  TAMU Block Logo Maroon Niyanshi Gaddam

Student Research Assistant
Research Group: Dr. Sanjukta Chakraborty
niyagaddam@tamu.edu
  TAMU Block Logo Maroon Bethany Goodlett, BS

Research Assistant
Research Group: Dr. Brett Mitchell
bethany-goodlett@tamu.edu
  TAMU Block Logo Maroon Cole Gowan

Student Research Assistant
Research Group: Dr. Sanjukta Chakraborty
colegowan@tamu.edu
  TAMU Block Logo Maroon  Seth Greiner

Student Research Assistant
Research Group: Dr. David Zawieja
sethgreiner@tamu.edu
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Eric Hall

Non-Affiliated Student Assistant
Research Group: Dr. Carl Tong
ehall@tamu.edu
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Yunwoo Kwon

Student Research Assistant
Research Group: Dr. Carl Tong
yunwookwon@tamu.edu
 
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Ryan McNair

Student Research Assistant
Research Group: Dr. Carl Tong
ryanm@tamu.edu
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Varshni Nandakumar

Student Research Assistant
Research Group: Dr. Carl Tong
vnandakumar@tamu.edu
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Hannah Ngai

Student Research Assistant
Research Group: Dr. Carl Tong
hannah.ngai@tamu.edu
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Akshaya Narayanan

Research Assistant
Research Group: Dr. Mariappan Muthuchamy
akshaya.narayanan@tamu.edu 
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Samatha Pozo Navarro

Student Research Assistant
Research Group: Dr. Carl Tong
spozonavarro@tamu.edu
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Samuel V. Padgham, AAS, AA

Technician III 
Research Group: Dr. Andreea Trache
svpadgham@tamu.edu
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Andrea Reyna, BS

Research Assistant
Research Group: Dr. Joseph Rutkowski
areyna94@tamu.edu
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Reed Rivera

Student Research Assistant
Research Group: Dr. Xu Peng
reedrivera25@tamu.edu
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Cedric Robinson

Student Research Assistant
Research Group: Dr. Carl Tong
cedric.robinson@tamu.edu
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John Schock

Student Research Assistant
Research Group: Dr. Shannon Glaser
schock-ror2@tamu.edu
  TAMU Block Logo Maroon Aishu Senthil

Student Research Assistant
Research Group: Dr. Carl Tong
aishusenthil@tamu.edu
  TAMU Block Logo Maroon Katherine Tugwell

Student Research Assistant
Research Group: Dr. Carl Tong
tugwekat@tamu.edu
  TAMU Block Logo Maroon Wei Wang, PhD

Assistant Research Scientist
Research Group: Dr. David Zawieja
weiwang@tamu.edu

 Research Staff

 Mary Ann Andrade Mary Ann Andrade, B.S.

Director of Laboratory Operations
Research Group:  Dr. Glenn M. Toney 
andradem@tamu.edu
Malea Murphy Malea Murphy, PhD 

Research Specialist III
Research Group: Dr. Andreea Trache 
maleamurphy@tamu.edu
 Junya Yamaguchi
Junya Yamaguchi, Ph.D.

Research Scientist
Research Group: Dr. Glenn M. Toney
yamaguchij@tamu.edu