Genetic, Genomic and Network Biology
Genetic, Genomic and Network Biology - GGNB
Research using model organisms to study physiology in health and disease; quantitative, systems-based approaches to gain insight into the molecular, cellular and biochemical networks that underlie biological phenomena.
Faculty
Hubert Amrein, PhD
amrein@tamu.edu | 979.436.0799 | Office: MREB-II, 1348, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Internal Nutrient Sensing; Brain-Gut Axis; Glucose Metabolism
Graduate Program Affiliation
Helene Andrews-Polymenis, DVM, PhD
handrews@tamu.edu | 979.436.0340 | Office: MREB, 3008, Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Bacterial genetics and genomics, genetics of bacterial pathogens
Graduate Program Affiliation
Vytas Bankaitis, PhD
vytas@tamu.edu | 979.436.0757 | Office: REYNOLDS 116 | Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Molecular & developmental genetics, lipid signaling, cancer biology, autism, chemical genetics
Graduate Program Affiliation
Jeffrey Cirillo, PhD
jdcirillo@tamu.edu | 979.436.0343 | Office: MREB II | Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Susceptibility, resistance and protection network analyses
Graduate Program Affiliation
Shaunna Clark, PhD
slclark@tamu.edu | 979.436.0179 | Office: CB-1, 1410 | Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Genetic and epigenetic basis of addiction; Bioinformatics and software development
Graduate Program Affiliation
John Hettema, MD, PhD
hettema@tamu.edu | 804.516.3276 | Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Psychiatric Genetic Association Studies
Graduate Program Affiliation
Yun Huang, PhD
yun.huang@tamu.edu | 713.677.7484 | Houston Campus
Research Interest
Epigenomic data analysis
Jenny Hyde, PhD
jhyde@tamu.edu | 979.436.0872 | Office: MREB, 3002 | Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Genetic mechanisms utilized by Borrelia burgdorferi
Graduate Program Affiliation
Jason Karpac, PhD
karpac@tamu.edu | 979.436.0767 | Office: MREB-II, 4342 | Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Functional and integrative genetics/genomics using Drosophila
Graduate Program Affiliation
Julian Leibowitz, MD, PhD
jleibowitz@tamu.edu | 979.436.0313 | Office: MREB-II, 3224C | Bryan Campus
Research Interest
The role of various coronavirus and host genes in coronavirus replication and pathogenesis
Graduate Program Affiliation
Alistair McGregor, PhD
mcgalistair2013@tamu.edu | 979.436.9400 | Office: MREB-II, 3348 |Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) viral genome and cellular response for virus tropism and congenital infection
Graduate Program Affiliation
Samba Reddy, PhD, RPh, FAAPS, FAAAS
sambareddy@tamu.edu | 919.539.8721 | Office: MREB, 2008 | Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Epigenetics
Graduate Program Affiliation
- Medical Science PhD Program
- Texas A&M University Institute for Neuroscience
- Engineering Graduate Program
Dave Reiner, PhD
dreiner@tamu.edu | 713.677.7416 | Office: ALKEK, 916 | Houston Campus
Research Interest
Genome editing, CRISPR, penetrance
Graduate Program Affiliation
Irtisha Singh, PhD
isingh@tamu.edu | 646.574.2080 | Office: MREB-II |Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Gene regulation, transcription factors
Graduate Program Affiliation
Raquel Sitcheran, PhD
sitcheran@tamu.edu | 979.436.0749 | Office: MREB-II, 4348 | Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Genetic approaches to study NF-κB regulatory proteins in metabolism, development and cancer
Graduate Program Affiliation
Jon Skare, PhD
jskare@tamu.edu | 979.436.0353 | Office: MREB, 3004 |Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of Lyme disease spirochetes; emphasis on regulatory schemes
Graduate Program Affiliation
Brad Verhulst
verhulst@tamu.edu | 979.436.9163 | Office: CB1, 1121| Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Analysis of human genetic data for psychiatric disorders
Jun Wang, PhD
jwang188@tamu.edu | 979.436.0389 | Office: MREB, 2106 |Bryan Campus.
Research Interest
Optogenetics, chemognetics, viral genetics
Graduate Program Affiliation
Keith Young, PhD
kayoung@tamu.edu | 254.760.5568 | Office: MREB-II, 2310|Bryan Campus
Research Interest
Spatial transcriptomics, single cell sequencing, blood and brain genomics
Graduate Program Affiliation
Keywords: gene regulation, developmental genetics, bioinformatics, microbial and viral genetics, cancer genetics, epigenetics, polymorphism, multi genetic inheritance, mutations