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People at Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics

Principal Faculty

 Farida-Sohrabji

 

Dr. Farida Sohrabji, PhD

Regents Professor and Department Head

Ischemic stroke, cognitive impairment and dementia, novel therapies, gut brain axis 

 Gregg-Allen

 

Dr. Gregg C. Allen, PhD

Instructional Associate Professor

Medical Education; Neurobiology of Mammalian Circadian Rhythms

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Dr. Katherine Brakora, PhD

Instructional Associate Professor

Medical education; evolution and development of ruminant cranial appendages

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Dr. Shameena Bake, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Impact of prenatal insult on brain vasculature and development of adult neurological disorders

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Dr. Paul C. Brandt, PhD

Instructional Professor

Medical Education, Curriculum Design, Assessment

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Dr. Robert Carpenter, MD, MPH, FACS

Clinical Professor

Director of MD Plus Program

 

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Dr. Wei-Jung A. Chen, PhD

Presidential Professor and Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Effects of substance abuse (alcohol, cocaine, nicotine etc.) on the developing brain

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Dr. Diane Chico, PhD

Instructional Professor and Department Head (Medical Education)

Medical Education; Development of educational materials for anatomical sciences; professional development for teaching and medical education research

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Dr. Dustin DuBois, PhD 

Instructional Assistant Professor and Vice Dean of Academic Affairs, Regular Track

Medical Education- Anatomical Sciences and Pharmacology

 David-Earnest

 

Dr. David J. Earnest, PhD

Professor

Implications for Circadian Rhythm Dysregulation in Gut Dysbiosis, Stroke and Dementia

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Dr. Jonathan A. Friedman, MD

Regional Associate Chair of Surgery

Neurosurgery specializing in complex intracranial surgery; research interest in neural regeneration following spinal cord injury

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Dr. Cédric G. Geoffroy, PhD

Assistant Professor

Spinal cord injury, drug discovery, aging, axon regeneration, glial cell functions, novel therapies, brain-gut axis, cognitive and locomotor functions

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Dr. Michelle Hook, PhD

Associate Professor

Spinal cord injury, opioids, pain, bone health, depression, cognitive impairment, gut brain axis

 John Hubbard

 

Dr. John K Hubbard, PhD, PT

Instructional Professor

Medical Education – Anatomical Sciences

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Dr. Amanda Mahnke, PhD

ACES Assistant Professor

Effects of prenatal environment on neurodevelopment and health across the lifespan

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Dr. Gary C. McCord, MD

Clinical Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Medical Education- Anatomical Sciences

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Dr. Rajesh C. Miranda, PhD

Shelton Professor

Fetal Brain development, stem cells, microRNAs and teratology

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Dr. David Murchison

Research Assistant Professor

 D-Samba-Reddy

 

Dr. D. Samba Reddy PhD, RPh

Regents Professor & Director, Institute of Pharmacology and Neurotherapeutics 

Epilepsy, Neurosteroids, Epigenetics and New Drug Development for Brain Disorders

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Dr. Mendell Rimer, PhD

Associate Professor

Mechanisms underlying the formation, maintenance and pathology of synapses

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Dr. Lee A. Shapiro, PhD

Associate Professor

Immune/neuroimmune/neuroanatomical interface of traumatic brain injury, epilepsy and other neuropathological disorders

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Dr. Laura N. Smith, PhD

Assistant Professor

Drug addiction and the development of non-addictive analgesic drugs

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Dr. Karienn A. de Souza, PhD

Research Assistant Professor and Director of Neurobehavioral Core

Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias; Age-related Cognitive-Behavioral Impairment; Gut-Brain Axis

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Dr. Rahul Srinivasan, PhD

Associate Professor and Chair of Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience (TAMIN)

Neurodegeneration, Parkinson's disease, astrocytes and nicotine neuroprotection

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Dr. Krupa Sailaja Tadepalli

Instructional Associate Professor

Teaching Medical Gross Anatomy, Neuroscience and Graduate course Anatomy

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Dr. Gerard Toussaint

Associate Professor

Neurosurgery; Research interest: Glioblastoma biology

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Dr. Jun Wang, PhD

Associate Professor

Neural circuit mechanisms of substance (alcohol, cocaine, and fentanyl) use disorder and Alzheimer’s disease. 

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Dr. Ursula H. Winzer-Serhan, PhD

Associate Professor

Effects of nicotine on brain development

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Dr. Xin Wu, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Epilepsy, Electrophysiology and Mechanotransduction in Cardiovascular and Nerve Systems

 

Emeritus Faculty

 george-chiou

 

Dr. George C.Y. Chiou

Professor Emeritus


Ocular pharmacology and translational research on macular degeneration

 

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Dr. Gerald D. Frye

Professor Emeritus

Neuropharmacologic, cellular and molecular mechanisms of drug intoxication

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William H. Griffith

Regents Professor Emeritus

Neuropharmacology of aging

 

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Dr. James R. West

Distinguished Professor Emeritus

Neuroteratology of Drugs of Abuse

 

 

Adjunct Appointment Faculty

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Melinda Jezierski, MD, PhD

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Gladys Ko, PhD

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Bo Xuan, MD

 

 

 

Staff

Mary Beck
Administrative Associate IV
Office: 1005 Medical Research and Education Building
Phone: 979.436.0316
Fax: 979.436.0086
mary.beck@tamu.edu

Kat Bevil
Business Coordinator I
Office: 1005 Medical Research and Education Building
Phone: 979.436.0416
Fax: 979.436.0086
kbevil@tamu.edu

Jeremy Delgado
Anatomical Laboratory Manager
Office: Room 2209 Medical Research and Education Building Annex
Phone: 979.436.0792
Fax: 979.436.0086
jdelgado86@tamu.edu

Roberto “Nic” Rodriguez
Administrative Associate IV
Office: 1005 Medical Research and Education Building
Phone: 979.436.0320
Fax: 979.436.0086
roberto.rodriguez@exchange.tamu.edu

Aubrey Sanchez
Business Administrator I
Office: 1005 Medical Research and Education Building
Phone: 979.436.0319
Fax: 979.436.0086
aubreysanchez@tamu.edu

Jennifer Vivero
Business Coordinator II
Office: 1005 Medical Research and Education Building
Phone: 979.436.0317
Fax: 979.436.0086
vivero@tamu.edu