People at Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology

Principal/Primary Faculty

	Carolyn Cannon, MD, PhD Associate Professor
	Zhilei Chen, PhD Professor Antiviral Discovery and Biotechnology
	K. Yeon Choi, PhD Instructional Associate Professor
	Jeffrey D. Cirillo, PhD Regent's Professor and Interim Department Head Molecular genetic analysis of bacterial respiratory pathogens
	Karu Chockalingam, PhD Research Assistant Professor
	Pritesh Desai, PhD Assistant Professor Immunity to viruses and vaccines; helminth mediated immunomodulation.
	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
	Alistair McGregor, PhD Professor Herpes viruses, pathogenicity, vaccines and antivirals. Cytomegalovirus congenital infection.
	Adam Nock, PhD Assistant Professor Rickettsia,Tickborne diseases.
	James Samuel, PhD Regents Professor Wofford Cain Endowed Chair in Infectious Disease Molecular pathogenesis and vaccine development for Q fever
	Jon Skare, PhD Regents Professor and Associate Head Molecular pathogenesis of Lyme borreliosis
	Erin Van Schaik, PhD Research Assistant Professor

	Robert Chapkin, PhD Regents Professor
	Jason Gill, PhD Associate Professor Bacteriophage Biology & Microbiology
	Arul Jayaraman, PhD Joint Professor Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering
	Koichi S Kobayashi M.D., Ph.D. Adjunct Professor, Hokkaido University Regulation of the innate and adaptive immune system
	Karen Newell-Rogers, PhD Professor
	Benjamin Neuman Biology Professor
	Daniel Paredes-Sabja Joint Associate Professor
	Kristin Patrick Assistant Professor
	Robert Watson, PhD Adjunct Associate Professor Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
	A. Phillip West, PhD Assistant Professor Mitochondrial regulation of immune responses in health and disease
	Zhilong Yang Joint Associate Professor Department of Veterinary Pathobiology

	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 Emeritus Pathogenic mechanisms of Shiga toxins
	John Quarles, PhD Professor Emeritus Antiviral vaccines and drugs and applications of flow cytometry in microbiology

	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
	Eddie Clark Research Assistant Research Group: Desai Lab rec21234@tamu.edu 979-436-0352
	Lisa Funkhouser-Jones Assistant Research Scientist Research Group: Skare Lab l.funkhouser-jones@tamu.edu 979-436-0355
	Brittni Ming-Whitfield Research Assistant Research Group:Cannon Lab 979-436-0867
	Robbie Moore Research Specialist IV Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Facility Manager 979-436-0840
	Abigail Schlieker Research Assistant Research Group: Pisu Lab abigail.schlieker@tamu.edu 979-436-0352
	Mariajose Tarot Research Assistant Research Group: Nock Lab mtarot@tamu.edu 979-436-0352
	Yu Zeng Associate Research Scientist Research Group: Chen Lab zyqshshl66@tamu.edu 979-436-9494

	Vince Cupit Administrative Coordinator II 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
	Angela Rudel Business Coordinator II 979.436.0347 angelarudel@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

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

Saloni Shah
Research Group:Cannon Lab
saloni_shah@tamu.edu

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

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

	Aaron Benjamin Research Group: Cirillo Lab aaronbbenjamin@tamu.edu 979-436-9164
	Maria Andrea Hernandez-Castaneda Research Group: Cirillo Lab mhernanc@tamu.edu 979-436-9164
	Kent Koster Research Group: Cirillo Lab kkoster@tamu.edu 979-436-9164
	Yushu Qin Research Group: McGregor Lab yushu@tamu.edu 979-436-9407
	Shubham Shaw Research Group: Desai Lab skshaw@tamu.edu 979-436-0352
	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
	Dongmei Zhang Research Group: Cirillo Lab dongmei@tamu.edu 979-436-9164