People at Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology

Principal/Primary Faculty

	Helene Andrews-Polymenis, DVM, PhD Professor and Presidential Impact Fellow Characterization of Salmonella enterica virulence genes
	Carolyn Cannon, MD, PhD Associate Professor
	Zhilei Chen, PhD Associate Professor Antiviral Discovery and Biotechnology
	K. Yeon Choi, PhD Research Associate Professor
	Jeffrey D. Cirillo, PhD Regents Professor Molecular genetic analysis of bacterial respiratory pathogens
	Karu Chockalingam, PhD Research Assistant Professor
	Jason F. Huntley, PhD Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Professional Development
	David P. Huston, MD Professor and Associate Dean for Physician Scientist Development
	Jenny Hyde, PhD Associate Professor Pathogenic mechanisms and immune modulation of Borrelia burgdorferi, etiologic agent of Lyme disease
	Julian Leibowitz, MD, PhD Professor Coronavirus replication and gene expression and the molecular basis of coronavirus pathogenesis
	Alistair McGregor, PhD Professor Herpes viruses, pathogenicity, vaccines and antivirals. Cytomegalovirus congenital infection.
	Adam Nock, PhD Assistant Professor Rickettsia,Tickborne diseases.
	Simrit Parmar, MD Associate Professor Allogeneic cord blood-derived regulatory T cell therapy
	Davide Pisu, PhD Assistant Professor
	James Samuel, PhD Regents Professor and Head Wofford Cain Endowed Chair in Infectious Disease Molecular pathogenesis and vaccine development for Q fever
	Jon Skare, PhD Professor and Associate Head Molecular pathogenesis of Lyme borreliosis
	Jianxun (Jim) Song, PhD R.L Bricker Endowned Professor Cellular regulation of T cell immunity and tolerance
	Erin Van Schaik, PhD Research Assistant Professor
	Hongbin Wang, PhD Professor Biomedical Informatics Core, Clinical Science & Translational Research
	Van Wilson, PhD Professor Molecular biology of papillomaviruses

Joint/Adjunct Faculty

	Robert Chapkin, PhD Regents Professor
	Michael Criscitiello, PhD Assistant Professor
	Kevin Cummings, PhD Assistant Professor
	Jason Gill, PhD Associate Professor Bacteriophage Biology & Microbiology
	Magnus Höök, PhD Director, Center for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases Interaction of pathogens with components of the extracellular matrix
	Julian Hurdle, PhD Associate Professor Center for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases
	Arul Jayaraman, PhD Associate Professor Holder of the Ray Nesbitt Development Professorship
	Amminikutty Jeevan, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor Investigate whether ultraviolet radiation alters BCG vaccination-induced host resistance in the well-established guinea pig model of low dose pulmonary tuberculosis
	Koichi S Kobayashi M.D., Ph.D. Adjunct Professor Regulation of the innate and adaptive immune system
	Lan Ly, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor Vaccine-induced resistance in the guinea pig model of tuberculosis
	Katja Mertens, PhD Assistant Professor
	Margarita Martinez-Moczygemba, PhD Assistant Professor Cytokine signaling and eosinophil biology
	Karen Newell-Rogers, PhD Professor
	Benjamin Neuman Biology Professor
	Daniel Paredes-Sabja Joint Associate Professor
	W.J. Treat, PhD Adjunct Research Professor
	Sunita Varghees, MD Assistant Professor
	A. Phillip West, PhD Assistant Professor Mitochondrial regulation of immune responses in health and disease
	Yi Xu, PhD Assistant Professor Bacteria and host interactions; bacterial pathogenesis; bacterial activation of the actin cytoskeleton; bacterial breaching of the mucosal barrier
	Zhilong Yang Joint Associate Professor Department of Veterinary Pathobiology
	Dekai Zhang, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Molecular mechanisms of innate immune recognition

Emeritus Faculty

	Roderick McCallum, PhD Professor Emeritus Community outreach programs to increase childhood vaccination rates
	David McMurray, PhD Professor Emeritus Regulation of infectious disease resistance by vaccination and diet
	Vernon Tesh, PhD Professor Pathogenic mechanisms of Shiga toxins
	John Quarles, PhD Professor Emeritus Antiviral vaccines and drugs and applications of flow cytometry in microbiology

Research Staff

	Francesca Agobe Research Assistant Research Group: Cannon Lab francesca@tamu.edu 979-436-0867
	Shannon Allen Associate Research Scientist Research Group: Skare Lab shannon.allen@tamu.edu 979-436-0355
	Joshua Bryant Assistant Research Scientist Research Group: Chen Lab joshbryant@tamu.edu 979-436-9494
	Madison Ellis Research Assistant Research Group: Leibowitz Lab madison.ellis10@exchange.tamu.edu 979-436-0344
	Lauren Farris Technician II Research Group: Hyde Lab lauren.farris@tamu.edu 979-436-0852
	Lisa Funkhouser-Jones Assistant Research Scientist Research Group: Skare Lab l.funkhouser-jones@tamu.edu 979-436-0355
	Mariajose Tarot Research Group: Nock Lab/Pisu Lab mtarot@tamu.edu 979-436-0352
	Xiaofang Xiong Senior Research Associate Research Group: Song Lab xxiong@tamu.edu 979-436-0794
	Yu Zeng Associate Research Scientist Research Group: Chen Lab zyqshshl66@tamu.edu 979-436-9494

Support Staff

Angela Corn
Business Coordinator II
979.436.0347
angelacorn@tamu.edu

Vince Cupit

Administrative Coordinator I

979-436-0345

vcupit@tamu.edu

Debra Dube
Business Coordinator I
979.436.0556
ddube@tamu.edu

Paula McCarver
Business Administrator I
979.436.0346
pmccarver@tamu.edu

LeeAnn Nichols
Senior Administrative Coordinator I
979.436.0348
nichols@tamu.edu

Graduate Students

Duminduni Hewa Angappulige
Research Group: Song Lab
dumiyash7@tamu.edu

Darby Ballard
Research Group: Song Lab
darbyballard@tamu.edu

Sabrina Clark
Research Group: Samuel Lab
coolclark@tamu.edu

Kennedy Coleman
Research Group: Hyde Lab
klc9@tamu.edu

Madeline Colley
Research Group: Hyde Lab
maddieco16@tamu.edu

Kaylee Delgado
Research Group: Song Lab
kaylee_delgado@tamu.edu

Robert David Gafford-Gaby
Research Group: Hyde Lab
rdavgaffordg@tamu.edu

Charlotte Heide
Research Group: Andrews-Polymenis Lab
chorses2023@tamu.edu

Mason Kretiv
Research Group: Chen Lab
kretivm01@tamu.edu

Ricardo Munoz
Research Group: Cannon Lab
ricardo.munoz01@tamu.edu

Anna Pinson
Research Group: Samuel Lab
apinson@tamu.edu

Raghav Sehgal
Research Group: Chen Lab
raghavsehgal231198@tamu.edu

Brittany Shapiro
Research Group: Skare Lab
bshap48@tamu.edu

Payton Smith
Research Group: Skare Lab
paytonsmith23@exchange.tamu.edu

Benjamin Thomas
Research Group: Chen Lab
magicairben6@tamu.edu

Christina James Thomas
Research Group: Song Lab
chrjamesthomas@tamu.edu

Jordyn Joy Van Portfliet
Research Group: Cannon Lab
vanport8@tamu.edu

Michael Woolley
Research Group: Chen Lab
michael.woolley@tamu.edu

Postdoctoral Research Associates

	Aryashree Arunima Research Group: Samuel Lab aarunima@tamu.edu 979-436-0351
	Aaron Benjamin Research Group: Cirillo Lab aaronbbenjamin@tamu.edu 979-436-9164
	Xinlei Guo Research Group: Song Lab ghn64301@tamu.edu 979-436-0794
	Kent Koster Research Group: Cirillo Lab kkoster@tamu.edu 979-436-9164
	Anil Kumar Research Group: Song Lab anil85krp@tamu.edu 979-436-0794
	Rakesh Kumar Research Group: Song Lab rakesh.kumar@tamu.edu 979-436-0794
	Mohor Mitra Research Group: Chen Lab mohor_19@tamu.edu 979-436-9494
	Sunilgowda SN Nagaraja Research Group: Song Lab sunilgowda.sn@tamu.edu 979-436-0794
	Hailee Nerber Research Group: Skare Lab hnnerber@tamu.edu 979-436-0355
	Yushu Qin Research Group: McGregor Lab yushu@tamu.edu 979-436-9407
	Joana Rocha Research Group: Andrews-Polymenis Lab joana1@tamu.edu 979-436-0341
	Vijay Srinivasan Research Group: Cirillo Lab vijaysrini_44@tamu.edu 979-436-9164
	Brandee Stone Research Group: Hyde Lab brandee.stone@tamu.edu 979-436-0852
	Amanda Zangirolami Research Group: Cirillo Lab zangiamanda@tamu.edu 979-436-9164
	Dongmei Zhang Research Group: Cirillo Lab dongmei@tamu.edu 979-436-9164