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Principal Faculty
Dr. Farida SohrabjiRegents Professor and Department Head
Ischemic stroke, cognitive impairment and dementia, novel therapies, gut brain axis
Dr. Gregg C. Allen
Instructional Associate Professor
Medical Education; Neurobiology of Mammalian Circadian Rhythms
Dr. Katherine Brakora
Instructional Associate Professor
Medical education; evolution and development of ruminant cranial appendages
Dr. Shameena Bake
Research Assistant Professor
Dr. Paul C. Brandt
Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Academic Technology
Glucocorticoid and sex steroid mediates signal transduction
Dr. Wei-Jung A. Chen
Professor and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs - Temple Campus
Effects of substance abuse (alcohol, cocaine, nicotine, etc.) on the developing brain
Dr. Diane Chico
Instructional Professor
Medical Education; Development of educational anatomy videos
Dr. Dustin DuBois
Research Assistant Professor
Dr. David J. Earnest
Professor
Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology of the Mammalian Circadian Rhythm
Dr. Jonathan A. Friedman
Regional Associate Chair of Surgery
Neurosurgery specializing in complex intracranial surgery; research interest in neural regeneration following spinal cord injury
Dr. Cédric G. Geoffroy
Assistant Professor
Spinal Cord Injury
Interim Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development
Regents Professor
Neuropharmacology of aging
Dr. Michelle Hook
Associate Professor
Effects of morphine on recovery of function after spinal injury
Dr. John K Hubbard
Instructional Associate Professor
Medical Education – Anatomical Sciences
Dr. Amanda Mahnke
Visiting Assistant Professor, ACES Faculty Fellow
Stem cells, aging, teratology,neurodevelopment
Dr. Gary C. McCord
Clinical Professor and Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Medical Education; Computerized applications for detection of calcifications on mammograms
Dr. Rajesh C. Miranda
Professor
Fetal Brain development, stem cells, microRNAs and teratology
Dr. David Murchison
Research Assistant Professor
Dr. D. Samba Reddy
Professor
Epilepsy, Neurosteroids, and New Drug Development
Dr. Mendell Rimer
Associate Professor
Mechanisms underlying the formation, maintenance and pathology of synapses
Dr. Lee A. Shapiro
Associate Professor
Immune/neuroimmune/neuroanatomical interface of traumatic brain injury, epilepsy and other neuropathological disorders
Dr. Laura N. Smith
Assistant Professor
Role of developmental proteins in adult synaptic plasticity, addiction, and autism
Research Assistant Professor
Dr. Rahul Srinivasan
Assistant Professor
Neurodegeneration, Parkinson's disease, astrocytes and nicotine neuroprotection
Dr. Gerard Toussaint
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery; Research interest: Glioblastoma biology
Dr. Jun Wang
Associate Professor
Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Dr. Ursula H. Winzer-Serhan
Associate Professor
Effects of nicotine on brain development
Dr. Xin Wu
Research Assistant Professor
Emeritus Faculty
Dr. George C.Y. Chiou
Professor Emeritus
Ocular pharmacology and translational research on macular degeneration
Dr. Gerald D. Frye
Professor Emeritus
Neuropharmacologic, cellular and molecular mechanisms of drug intoxication
Dr. James R. West
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Neuroteratology of Drugs of Abuse
Adjunct Appointment Faculty
Timothy Cudd, PhD
Melinda Jezierski, MD, PhD
Gladys Ko, PhD
Bo Xuan, MD
Staff
Haley S. Williams
Business Administrator II
Office: 1005 Medical Research and Education Building
Phone: 979.436.0319
Fax: 979.436.0086
hswilliams@tamu.edu
Tami M. Seydler
Business Coordinator II
Administrator for the Willed Body Program
Office: 1005 Medical Research and Education Building
Phone: 979.436.0318
Fax: 979.436.0086
tseydler@tamu.edu
Jennifer Vivero
Business Coordinator I
Office: 1005 Medical Research and Education Building
Phone: 979.436.0317
Fax: 979.436.0086
vivero@tamu.edu
Mary Beck
Administrative Associate IV
Office: 1005 Medical Research and Education Building
Phone: 979.436.0316
Fax: 979.436.0086
mary.beck@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