Jason F. Huntley, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development
Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology
Contact
Microbial Pathogenesis & Immunology
8447 John Sharp Parkway
Clinical Building 1 Room 2515
Bryan,
TX
77807
Jason.Huntley@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.436.9561
Biography
Jason Huntley, PhD, holds dual positions as senior associate dean of faculty affairs and faculty development at the Texas A&M College of Medicine and also as a Professor in the department of Microbial Pathogenesis & Immunology.
In this role as senior associate dean of faculty affairs, he is responsible for all aspects of mentoring and supervising staff and faculty in the College of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs and the Office of Professional Development, including developing and implementing policy changes and guidelines, overseeing faculty searches and promotion and tenure review, assisting with faculty retention programs and consulting on faculty grievances.
He comes to Texas A&M after 14 years at the University of Toledo, where he was a tenured professor of microbiology and, since 2022, associate dean of faculty affairs and development.
Education and Training
- Iowa State University , B.S., Biology, 1996
- Iowa State University, Master of Science in veterinary microbiology , 1999
- Iowa State University, PhD in veterinary pathology , 2004
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Infectious Disease Fellowship, 2010
Research Interests
- Host-pathogen interaction studies to understand how membrane proteins contribute of Francisella tularensis (tularemia) infections;
- Vector transmission studies to understand how F. tularensis infects, persists, replicates in, and is transmitted by different tick vectors (Dermacentor variabilis, Amblyomma americanum) to humans.
- Development and testing of new therapeutics and vaccines against tularemia.
- Use of naturally-occurring bacteria to remove and degrade cyanobacterial toxins, including microcystin-LR (MC-LR), from water supplies.
Awards, Recognition and Service
- Academic Leadership Development Program Fellow, Mid-American Conference (MAC), 2018-2019
- President’s Award for Excellence in Grantsmanship, University of Toledo, 2017
- Dean’s Award for Excellence in New Investigator Research, University of Toledo College of Medicine, 2016
Patents
- US 11,125,750 B2. Methods, Assays, and Kits for Detecting Exposure to Cyanotoxins. Issued September 21, 2021
- US 11,001,515 B1. Methods for Using Bacteria that Degrade Microcystin and Biofilters Utilizing Same. Issued May 11, 2021