First name,Last name,Preferred title,Overview,Position,Department,Individual
Hyun-Woo,Lee,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Hyun-Woo Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Sport Management Division. He received his Ph.D. at Florida State University with a certification in Measurement and Statistics. His research interests focus primarily in Human Emotion and Fan Behavior.
As an interdisciplinary researcher, Dr. Lee uses both psychometric and physiological evidences to better understand the sport consumer. His lab will open in 2019, equipped with EEG and eye tracking devices. Dr. Lee's work has been published in major sport management and marketing journals such as Journal of Sport Management, Sport Marketing Quarterly, International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, and Journal of Travel Research.
Prior to his academic career, Dr. Lee was a race car driver and marketing manager of the Synchro-G Racing Team in South Korea. As a driver, he made multiple appearances on the podium in national races. As a manager, he attracted sponsors and established the integrated marketing communication solution for the team.",Assistant Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n00648455
Qi,Ying,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Civil Engineering||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n011a1fa4
Gregg,Allen,Associate Professor,"My primary research interest focuses on the unique properties of neurons that generate circadian rhythms and the interactions between them that mediate their ability to coordinate molecular and physiological rhythms in tissues and, ultimately, regulate rhythmic behaviors. Using a combination of molecular, cellular, and behavioral analyses in the mouse model my research aims to identify how cells within the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the anterior hypothalamus function as a biological clock in generating circadian output signals that synchronize rhythmic processes within diverse tissues throughout the body.",Associate Professor,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n014c3d0f
Paul,Hicks,Professor,,Associate Dean||Professor,School of Medicine||Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n015eca10
Bruce,Carpenter,Professor and Extension Specialist,"Dr. Carpenter's Extension activities include district responsibilities in a 23 county area in the Far West Texas district where he interacts with County Extension Agents, livestock producers, and allied industry to conduct educational programs and applied research targeting range livestock (cattle, sheep, goats), horses, and ranch and natural resource management and planning. At the regional and state levels, he is active in Integrated Toxic Plant Management, the Southwest Beef Symposium, and cattle pregnancy determination and artificial insemination clinics.",Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n018fa571
Peter,Murano,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n01908cad
Whitney,Garney,Associate Professor,"My expertise is in community-based research and evaluation, with an emphasis in ecological and systems approaches to public health problems. research has examined community-based approaches to cardiovascular disease prevention, teenage pregnancy prevention, maternal and child health, smoking cessation, access to mental health services, and physical activity in rural communities.",Assistant Professor||Associate Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management||School of Public Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n019e4b92
James,Samuel,Regents Professor and Head,"Our laboratory works with the obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen, Coxiella burnetii, the etiologic agent of Q fever and a category B biothreat agent. The long-term goal of this research is to understand the molecular pathogenic mechanisms involved in the host-pathogen interaction. To accomplish this broad goal, project in the lab are designed to test the molecular mechanisms employed by both the host and pathogen. Current pathogen studies include 1) broad survey of proteins secreted via a type 4 secretion system (T4SS) followed by determination of essentiality of each substrate for virulence and detailed analysis of mechanism of host modulation 2) survey of essential virulence loci identified by specific mutant screens, and 3) definition of the relative virulence of phylogenetically distinct isolate groups.",Regents Professor and Head,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n01c3216f
Aniruddha,Datta,Professor,"My research focuses on adaptive control, parametric robust control, and genomic signal processing and control.",Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Energy Institute||Electrical and Computer Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n01f8748c
Yuxiang,Sun,Professor,"Dr. Sun is an expert on ""hunger hormone"" ghrelin. She generated the first set of ghrelin and ghrelin receptor knockout mice, and discovered novel roles of ghrelin signaling in diabetes, thermogenesis, and inflammation. Her laboratory uses state-of-the-art tools to study ghrelin system in energy sensing, metabolism and immunity, and aging. Her work suggests that ghrelin signal might be a promising drug target for obesity, diabetes, inflammation, and Alzheimer's disease.",Professor,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0228c22e
Pamela,Plotkin,Director Texas Sea Grant Program and Associate Research Professor Oceanography,,Associate Research Professor||Director Texas Sea Grant,Division of Research||Oceanography,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n022f7f6c
Sing-Hoi,Sze,Associate Professor - Term Appoint,"Our work focuses on the application of computational techniques to solve problems in biology. Current research projects cover diverse areas in computational biology, including multiple sequence alignment, motif finding with applications to predicting transcription factor binding sites, biological network analysis, and identification of gene clusters within genomes.",Associate Professor - Term Appoint,Computer Science and Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0248d9df
Gongbo,Liang,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Liang is a researcher in the field of computer vision and deep neural networks, dedicating himself to this area of study since 2016. He is particularly enthusiastic about leveraging modern deep neural networks to tackle complex domain-specific challenges while addressing the fundamental issues of deep neural networks. With numerous projects in medical imaging, astrophysics and astronomy, and natural language processing, Dr. Liang possesses a diverse range of expertise across various domains. He also has a keen interest in the topics of neural network adversarial attack and defense, as well as the application of neural networks in cybersecurity. Dr. Liang's contributions to the field are evident in his impressive portfolio of over 30 peer-reviewed publications and two award-winning abstracts. Furthermore, he has licensed an AI algorithm for breast cancer diagnosis to the industry, showcasing his commitment to translating his research into practical applications.",Assistant Professor,Computer Science and Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0265d13a
Vishal,Gohil,Associate Professor,"Despite the fundamental role of the mitochondrion in cellular energy production and its involvement in numerous human diseases, we still do not know the function of nearly 20% of the known mitochondrial proteins. My laboratory applies genomic, genetic, and biochemical tools to uncover the role of these uncharacterized proteins in the mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) biogenesis. MRC is the main site of cellular respiration and energy production and since the core components of the MRC are evolutionarily conserved, we reason that the assembly factors required to build the MRC should also be conserved. Therefore, we utilize multiple models systems, including yeast, zebrafish, and human cell lines, to determine the role of these conserved, uncharacterized mitochondrial proteins in bioenergetics, organismal development, and human disease pathogenesis.
Another poorly understood aspect of the mitochondrial energy metabolism is the role of phospholipids in maintaining the structural and functional integrity of the MRC. Although it is well known that the MRC is localized in the inner mitochondrial membrane, how the unique lipid milieu of the mitochondrial membrane influences the assembly and activity of the MRC is not fully understood. We have constructed yeast mutants with defined mitochondrial phospholipid compositions to systematically determine each lipid's role in MRC assembly and activity. Ultimately, defining the roles of mitochondrial proteins and phospholipids will allow us to develop better diagnostic and therapeutic options for human disorders resulting from mitochondrial dysfunction.",Faculty Affiliate||Assistant Professor,Energy Institute||Biochemistry and Biophysics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n03100e49
Raymond,Carroll,Distinguished Professor,,Distinguished Professor,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n032647a0
Batool,"Kirmani, MD, FAAN, FAES",Clinical Professor,Dr. Kirmani particular area of interest is the management of Refractory Epilepsy. Her most noteworthy contribution in the area is bringing new drugs into the clinical arena. She has been involved with many antiepileptics that have been approved in the last decade. She has been involved as a Principal Investigator in over 30 drug trials in both children and adults.,Clinical Professor,School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n035b32a1
Brian,Albanese,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Psychological and Brain Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0388c0bd
Kathleen,Rankin,Professor and Associate Department Head,,Professor and Associate Department Head,Public Health Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n03c2bbe3
Anja,Schulze,Professor,"My research on marine invertebrates spans evolution, ecology, development and physiology. My lab is interested in how invertebrate animals have diversified over time and space. Which morphological and physiological characteristics have led to the evolutionary success of a species? Which environmental factors drive its geographic distribution? To address these questions, we focus on marine annelids, a ubiquitous and diverse taxon with at least 15,000 described species and a wide range of habitats and lifestyles.",Professor,Texas A&M University at Galveston,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n042bccf8
Reinaldo,Cooke,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n04506e3d
Gus,Wright,Research Scientist,"My career aspirations are to conduct multidisciplinary collaborative research in cancer biology, nutrition, immunology, and infectious disease mechanisms. Currently, I am the director of the Texas A&M Flow Cytometry Facility and I use my expertise in flow cytometry, imaging flow cytometry and microscopy to assist experimenters with experimental design and how to use the instruments properly to obtain quality data and to analyze and interpret the data that are essential for high impact journals and competitive extramural grants. As director of the Flow Cytometry Facility, I am involved in many collaborative ventures in cancer biology, cancer immunology, immunology, nutrition, infectious disease and many other areas in health and agriculture. I have served as Director of the FCF for the past 4 years and managed the FCF 5 years prior to becoming the director. I have managed major equipment for 15 years combined at Vanderbilt and Texas A&M Universities. I have extensive experience in flow cytometry, imaging flow cytometry and microscopy and have taken numerous courses in microscopy and flow cytometry. Additionally, I have taught lectures in the theory, use and application of flow cytometry and microscopy. As Director, I have improved the Texas A&M Flow Core Facility by orchestrating a facility that provides the highest quality customer service and subsequent data for flow cytometry and image cytometry users, resulting in enhanced multidisciplinary collaborative research and extramural funding at Texas A&M University.",Research Scientist,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n04557db9
J.,Heatley,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0473e208
Stephanie,Payne,Professor,,Professor,Psychological and Brain Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n050a8af9
Madhav,Erraguntla,Associate Professor of the Practice,,Associate Professor of the Practice,Industrial and Systems Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n051dff75
Amp,Miller,Professor and Director,,Professor and Director,School of Dentistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n053e0bb1
Patricia,Pietrantonio,Professor and Texas AgriLife Research Fellow,"We work with important pests that are critical to Texas and the world focusing on public and animal health and on pests of cotton. We are interested in elucidating the functions of arthropod neuropeptides that signal through G protein-coupled receptors. Many of these neuropeptides are pleiotropic and many of their multiple functions are still unknown. We utilize loss-of-function experiments through RNAi, peptidomimetics, the discovery of antagonists through target-based high-throughput screening of small molecules on recombinant receptors expressed in mammalian cells, immunohistochemistry, and develop physiological in vitro and in vivo assays towards advancing arthropod endocrinology. The laboratory has pioneered the discovery of the first neuropeptide receptor in the Acari and the first insect prostaglandin receptor. The molecular and cell culture laboratories are BL2 and the Insect toxicology laboratory is BL1. We use state-of-the-art technologies and the lab is well equipped to do almost everything in-house.",Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0555af9d
Jun,Zou,Professor,"My research focuses on micro sensors, micro actuators and microsystems, micromachined devices for advanced optical and acoustic sensing and imaging, and high-speed 3D acoustic tomography",Professor,Electrical and Computer Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n05c04d87
Gregory,Reeves,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Chemical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n05d3cae9
Limei,Tian,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n05e20d80
Kara,Moreno,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n05e4896e
Hart,Blanton,Professor,"My primary emphases are (a) health psychology & health communication, (b) social, normative and media influence, (c) attitude change and attitude-behavior modeling, and (d) psychometrics, assessment and research methodology. Much of my current and forthcoming research focuses on social influence processes occurring within immersive virtual reality environments, with a particular emphasis on utilizing virtual gaming worlds to deliver health communications. My applied areas are health-risk prevention, science communication, and implicit and explicit bias assessment and modeling",Professor and Department Head||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0647e950
Hongwei,Zhao,Professor,,Professor,Epidemiology and Biostatistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0698bd50
Annie,Ruimi,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering (Qatar),https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n06f96653
Bruce,Hanik,Instructional Associate Professor,,Instructional Associate Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0701c046
Courtney,Baetge,Dr.,"Dr. Courtney Baetge received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University in 2003. She then completed a private practice internship before returning to Texas A&M for her veterinary anesthesia residency. She was boarded by the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia in 2009 and founded the private consulting business of Anesthesia for Animals. Her consulting business has provided several unique opportunities such as teaching in the West Indies, anesthetizing multi-million dollar racehorses and consulting all over the United States. She returned to academia part-time in 2012 and joined the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at Texas A&M as a Clinical Assistant Professor full-time in 2015. Dr. Baetge is the section chief for the Veterinary Anesthesia department at the Texas A&M Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the course coordinator for the Anesthesia course on the VERO campus. Dr. Baetge provides anesthesia support to clinical and research patients as well as mentoring, rounds and training to students, interns, residents and graduate students. Dr. Baetge has served as a peer reviewer for several journals and is on the ACVAA exam committee. She provides collaborative support for multiple research projects including some with the NIH. Dr. Baetge also provides continuing education within the field of veterinary anesthesia and analgesia at the local and national levels while continuing to provide private consulting through her business.",Clinical Associate Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n07e96624
Christopher,Seabury,Associate Professor,"Mammalian molecular genetics, genomics, and population genetics; animal disease genomics; utilization of population and quantitative genetics to elucidate host loci and relevant variation influencing differential susceptibility to disease, adaptability, and feed efficiency; next generation sequencing and de novo genome assembly as a mechanism to enable novel research programs in non-model mammalian and avian species of interest.",Associate Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n08037241
William,Murphy,Professor,"Mammalian comparative genomics, phylogeny, biogeography, and molecular evolution, with a specific emphasis on feline evolutionary genomics, including: gene mapping, sex chromosome genetics, speciation and mechanisms of male hybrid sterility.",Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n08093092
Hubert,Amrein,Professor,"My broad research interests are concerned with the sensory perception of the external chemical world. The central questions investigated in our laboratory are concerned with how animals detect and discriminate among the thousands of different chemical signals that ""flood"" the olfactory and taste organs. Our laboratory uses Drosophila as a model to study these problems because the Drosophilachemosensory systems are structurally and functionally very similar to those of mammals, yet they are smaller and somewhat less complex, which makes them excellent models to investigate the molecular and neural basis of olfaction and taste.",Senior Associate Dean of Research||Professor||Professor,Cell Biology and Genetics||School of Medicine||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0839ec95
James,Muir,Professor,"I teach graduate courses at Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX 76401. I mentor MSc & PhD students at various universities around the world. My research program focuses on grassland ecology, mostly at the plant-animal interface, with special emphasis on legumes. Topics include grassland restoration, ecosystems services, native legume domestication and the role of condensed tannins in ruminant systems.
I have current cooperative research projects in Tanzania, Botswana and Brazil. In the past I have worked extensively in Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Malawi, Argentina and Portugal.",Regents Professor||Regents Professor,"Texas A&M AgriLife Research||Tarleton State University - (Stephenville, Texas, United States)",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n08762c08
Byung-Jun,Yoon,Professor,"Dr. Yoon's main theoretical interests include objective-based uncertainty quantification, optimal experimental design (OED), machine learning, and signal processing. Application areas of interest include bioinformatics, computational network biology, and AI-driven drug/materials discovery.",Professor,Electrical and Computer Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n08866781
Mark,Westhusin,Professor,My laboratory is interested in developing transgenic animal models of disease and novel platforms for the production of biopharmaceuticals. We are currently exploring methods to produce vaccines in the milk of transgenic animals.,Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n088680ea
Michael,Schuett,Instructional Professor,,Instructional Professor,"Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0905ed4e
Matthew,SORENSON,Professor and Associate Dean,,Professor and Associate Dean,School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n09260d17
Jose,Hernandez,Assistant Professor,Licensed pharmacist and a health services research investigator. Specialization in the field of drug information and administrative claims data.,Assistant Professor,Pharmaceutical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n093c7c57
John,Spengler,Professor,,Faculty,School of Education and Human Development,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n093fffd0
John,Edwards,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n09bbd732
John,Jifon,Professor,"Dr. Jifon's research is focused on environmental stress physiology of plants -- the physiological, biochemical and molecular mechanisms and traits that confer tolerance to environmental stresses (especially to drought, radiation/temperature extremes, and nutrient imbalance). A key theme in his research is to use integrated measurements obtained at leaf, whole-plant, and stand levels to study factors that regulate photosynthetic efficiency, water/nutrient use efficiency, assimilate partitioning, yield and quality. The aim is to use the information gained in these studies to develop practical strategies to optimize productivity and quality by improving plant tolerance to environmental stresses.",Professor||Professor,Texas A&M AgriLife Research||Horticultural Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0aa3912d
Paul,Morley,Professor and Director of Research,"Dr. Morley is an epidemiologist and veterinary internal medicine specialist that studies infectious diseases affecting animals and people. Major emphasis for his professional activities includes using analytical epidemiology to improve our understanding and control of diseases in animals and people, investigating the ecology of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance determinants in animals and food production systems, and using infection control and biosecurity to manage health risks that are important in veterinary medicine, agriculture, and public health. Most recently he has used metagenomic methods to investigate the effects of agriculture production practices on antimicrobial resistance and microbial ecology as these affect human, animal, and ecosystem health. In 2019, he was appointed the Director of Research for VERO - the Veterinary Education, Research & Outreach Program - in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University. In this role, he supports the growth of research programs for all VERO faculty, supervises and provides oversight for research staff and laboratories, and promotes research exposure programs for veterinary and undergraduate students. Previously, Dr. Morley served for 20 years as Professor of Epidemiology and the Director of Infection Control at Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital. He is a recognized authority on infection control in animal populations and has consulted on infection control and biosecurity issues at veterinary hospitals, veterinary colleges, and animal production facilities around the world.",Professor and Director,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0b0778fb
Ellen,Jordan,Professor and Extension Specialist,"Dr. Ellen Jordan is professor and Extension dairy specialist located at the Texas A&M Center in Dallas. She is also a member of the dairy science section in the Department of Animal Science.
Jordan coordinates research-based educational programs for dairy producers, and helps producers plan, execute and evaluate production and management systems. She also develops training and teaching materials to enhance and strengthen educational programs in dairy cattle production and management.",Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0b2329eb
Rajesh,Miranda,Professor,"My research is focused on fetal brain development, stem cells, microRNAs, and teratology. Our laboratory is interested in understanding the biological steps that transform uncommitted stem cells into neurons or a glial cells, and identifying key microRNAs that control the transformation of stem cells into neurons. We are also currently investigating what role teratogen-sensitive microRNAs play in fetal brain growth, and the spatial patterning of the emerging forebrain.",Professor,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0b271ea8
Carolyn,Cannon,Associate Professor,"Our goal is to develop novel, non-toxic antimicrobial formualtions with efficacy against gram-positive and gram-negative multi-drug resistant pathogens.",Associate Professor,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0b3870aa
Stjepan,Mestrovic,Professor,,Professor,Sociology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0b579eea
Annmarie,Macnamara,Associate Professor,"Dr. Annmarie MacNamara received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Stony Brook University in 2013. Dr. MacNamara joined the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Texas A&M University as an Assistant Professor in 2016. Dr. MacNamara's research focuses on the cognitive and affective neuroscience of normative and disordered mental health, with a particular focus on anxiety, depression and trauma-related psychopathology. She has received more than $3.5 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health and her work is also supported by a Texas A&M X-Grant. Dr. MacNamara is an Associate Editor for Psychophysiology and the International Journal of Psychophysiology, winner of the 2022 Society for Psychophysiological Research Early Career Award and the 2021 Donald F. Klein Early Career Investigator Award from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, recipient of a 2020 travel award from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology and was designated a 2018 Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science. She has served as a reviewer for NIH and the National Science Foundation and is Junior Councilor to the Society of Biological Psychiatry. Dr. MacNamara teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in psychopathology and statistics, and mentors undergraduate, post-baccalaureate and graduate students in her Multimethod Affect and Cognition (MAC) lab.",Associate Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0b604d19
James,Sanders,Professor,"Dr. Sanders teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in animal breeding and conducts research in beef cattle genetics and breeding. His research has included systems analysis of beef cattle production, comparisons of cattle breeds for birth, growth, carcass and cow productivity traits, evaluation of genetic change within cattle breeds, evaluation of hybrid vigor retention in Bos indicus/Bos taurus crossbred cattle, identification of genes with major effects on birth, growth, carcass, disposition, and cow productivity traits in beef cattle, and genetic history of the Brahman breed.",Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0b98a027
Zina,Trost,Associate Professor,"My research interests fall into three broad, overlapping categories:
1) First, I am interested in cognitive, affective, and behavioral actors that may contribute to development of chronic pain/disability or facilitate positive adjustment following physical injury. Currently my work focuses on the role of perceptions of injustice regarding one's pain, injury, or circumstance. I am especially interested in the intersection of injustice perceptions with larger societal inequities, such as discrimination.
2) Second, I am interested in how we understand the pain and suffering of others, and in particular whether individuals (e.g., healthcare providers) may make decisions based on unconscious bias regarding patient characteristics, such as gender, weight, or race.
3) Finally, my work applies emerging virtual technologies to pressing issues in chronic pain, disability, and rehabilitation, including the above issues. My currently funded research employs a ""virtual walking"" paradigm to alleviate chronic neuropathic pain in individuals with spinal cord injury. We are also using haptic virtual reality to restore touch perception among individuals with 'discomplete' SCI. These are Department of Defense-funded international and multisite projects.",Associate Professor,Psychological and Brain Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0bcc8790
David,Grogan,Clinical Associate Professor and Chair,,Clinical Associate Professor and Chair,School of Dentistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0bd90ac4
Kevin,Curley,Instructional Associate Professor,,Instructional Associate Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0be3ea86
Larry,Redmon,Professor and Extension Specialist,"As the Soil and Crop Sciences Extension Unit administrator my responsibilities include working with the department head and Extension Associate Director for State Operations to implement strategic initiatives for Extension statewide. I lead the unit through planning and coordination of Extension outreach across the state, and in developing the unit annual budget. I conduct annual performance reviews of Extension faculty, reporting on behalf of the unit and other administrative needs as necessary.",Professor and Extension Specialist,Soil and Crop Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0c15fe72
Robert,Pope,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Primary Care and Rural Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0c21199b
Miro,Pavelka,Adjunct Professor,,Adjunct Professor,Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0c22260f
Yi,Xu,Associate Professor,"Our current research activities focus on understanding the pathogenic mechanism of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus (Sgg). Sgg is a gram-positive opportunistic pathogen that causes life-threatening bacteremia and infective endocarditis (IE). It is also strongly associated with colorectal cancer (CRC). My lab was the first to demonstrate that Sgg actively promotes the development of colon tumors, elevating a long-stranding clinical association to a functional causal role of Sgg in tumor development. Despite its medical importance, the pathogenic mechanism of Sgg remains poorly understood. Our recent studies have demonstrated that a type VII secretion system of Sgg plays a key role in pathogenesis. Currently we are interested in understanding the mechanism underlying following key steps in Sgg pathogenesis: 1) colonization of the intestinal epithelium, 2) modulation of intestinal homeostasis in normal and tumor-bearing colons, and 3) dissemination from the gastrointestinal tract to the circulatory system.
Keywords: bacterial pathogenesis, infectious diseases, virulence, colorectal cancer, microbiome, microbiota, type VII secretion system, gastrointestinal tract",Associate Professor,Institute of Biosciences and Technology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0c22439a
Brad,Bennett,Lecturer,,Lecturer,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0c430c08
Regan,Bailey,Associate Director Institute,,Associate Director Institute||Professor,Texas A&M AgriLife Research||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0c508036
Jeffrey,Watkins,Professor,"My research is focused on improving patient outcomes in equine orthopedic disease in the clinical setting using spontaneous occurring disease in patients present to the large animal hospital. The majority of my work has centered on the management of end stage degenerative joint disease and long bone fractures. Specific areas of interest include conditions affecting the proximal interphalangeal joint and management of fractures of the humerus and femur using intramedullary, interlocking nail constructs.",Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0c7b8009
Nancy,Fahrenwald,Professor and Dean,"As a board certified advanced public health nurse, Dr. Fahrenwald has worked in collaboration with local, state, regional and national organizations and groups to translate research evidence into sustainable programs that support tobacco cessation and prevention, improve access to primary health care, and impact chronic disease prevention and control. She has led or provided consultation to 30 funded research or training projects. Her extensive experience with multiple federal agencies focuses on rural health care access and the needs of underserved populations, especially organ and tissue donation education for American Indians.",Dean||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0cb1b858
Marlene,Dixon,Professor,"My research focuses on relationships between sport and life quality. Since the capacity of sport to deliver socially valued outcomes (e.g., health, well-being, sense of community, economic development) depends on the nature of sport program content and delivery, my work endeavors to identify how sport can be designed, managed, and marketed to promote and enhance the life quality of individuals, families, and communities. Using a human resource management and systems approach, my research has examined the micro (employee, participant), meso (organizational), and macro (delivery system) elements of sport that illumine relationships between the ways that sport programs and systems are designed and implemented, on the one hand, and their consequent outcomes, on the other. Normatively, these findings also bear implications for modification of sport programs and systems. Thus, my work has two goals: (1) to formulate a model that describes and explains relations between the characteristics of sport programs and systems and their consequent effects on the lives of those who provide or who do sport, and (2) to thereby enable formulation, management, and marketing of sport programs that consistently and effectively add value to the lives of individuals, families, the communities in which they live.",Department Head||Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management||Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0cbb0886
Mathias,Martins,Virology Section Head,"Martins comes to TVMDL from Cornell University where he served as a research associate. While there, much of Martins' research focused on the development of reagents. He also established multiple in vitro assays and in vivo models to better understand the characteristics and pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
In addition to his diagnostic expertise, Martins also served as an assistant professor at the University of Western Santa Catarina in Brazil and postdoctoral associate at Cornell University.",Virology Section Head,Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0cc7ea3e
John,Crompton,Distinguished Professor,,Distinguished Professor,"Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0cd50a6b
Kenita,Rogers,Executive Associate Dean,,Executive Associate Dean||Director for Diversity & Inclusion,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences||School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0ced62b6
Jay,Woodward,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor||Clinical Professor,Educational Psychology||Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0cf7b3ab
Lawrence,Wolinsky,Dean,,Dean||Professor||Faculty Fellow,Periodontics||School of Dentistry||Center for Health Systems and Design,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0d0247f9
Joyce,Alexander,Professor,My primary research interest is focused on the precursors and longitudinal consequences of early interests in science-related fields.,Dean||Professor,Educational Psychology||School of Education and Human Development,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0d3bf7fc
Francois,Gabbai,Professor,"Our research is concerned with the chemistry of both organic and organometallic polyfunctional Lewis acids. While an important component of our work deals with the synthesis of new examples of such polyfunctional Lewis acids, it is our ultimate intent to harness and utilize the cooperative effects occurring in such systems for the discovery of unusual structures, bonding modes, supramolecules and reactivities. Our research efforts present important ramifications in the domain of molecular recognition, supramolecular materials and catalysis.",Faculty Affiliate||Professor,Energy Institute||Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0d5d68bb
Hamidreza,Samouei,Research Assistant Professor,,Faculty Affiliate||Research Assistant Professor,Energy Institute||Petroleum Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0d5dd156
Emma,Perez,Postdoctoral Research Associate,,Postdoctoral Research Associate,Educational Administration and Human Resource Development,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0d9a75d4
Bruce,Riley,Professor,"My lab studies inner ear development in zebrafish. A prominent feature of our research is to investigate how cell-cell signaling and downstream gene-interactions control development. One project in the lab focuses on how cell signaling regulates ectodermal patterning during gastrulation to establish the otic placode, the precursor of the inner ear. Our recent work shows that localized Fgf signaling is especially critical for inducing formation of the otic placode, and members of the Pax2/5/8 family of transcription factors are important mediators of Fgf signaling. During later stages of inner ear development, we are exploring how sensory hair cells and neurons are regulated. Our studies address how these cells initially form, how they are genetically maintained, and how they become specialized for hearing vs. balance. We are also investigating how zebrafish can replace dead and damaged hair cells, an ability that mammals have lost. The inability to regenerate hair cells explains why humans show progressive irreversible hearing loss as we age. It is hoped that activating or augmenting human homologs of genes shown to operate in zebrafish might help restore hearing and balance in humans.",Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0dbb8253
Alaa Mohamed,Elwany,Associate Professor,"Dr. Elwany's broad research interests are in the modeling, analysis, and control of advanced manufacturing processes and systems, with particular emphasis on metal additive manufacturing, uncertainty quantification (UQ), reliability engineering, and maintenance management and prognostics. His research has been supported by leading organizations including NASA, Airfoce Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Netherlands Institute for Scientific Research (NWO), and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).",Faculty Affiliate||Associate Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Energy Institute||Industrial and Systems Engineering||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0dee7450
Erin,Scott,Assistant Professor,"I am most interested in developing a career path in translational research, allowing me to bridge basic science findings to practical applications in the clinic in order to enhance the care and well-being of veterinary patients. As a comparative ophthalmologist, my professional interests are broadened by the wide variety of clinically-relevant ocular conditions encountered in canine, feline, equine and exotic animal species. This includes advancements in the treatment of cataracts, diseases of the retina, and pathogenesis of glaucoma with a strong emphasis in ocular pathology. By linking the clinical features of ocular disease with their associated histopathologic changes, I can provide a unique perspective in the interpretation and understanding of ocular disease processes in veterinary patients and their relevance to comparable human disorders.",Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0e1819ff
James,Womack,Distinguished Professor,"Comparative mammalian genomics with emphasis on bovids and laboratory animals. Study of evolution of gene families and genomic variation underlying disease resistance. Investigation of genetic mechanisms in innate immunity with focus on livestock, select agents, and agricultural biosecurity.",Distinguished Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0e1a49e2
David,Kerns,Professor and Extension Specialist,,Professor and Extension Specialist,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0e26a271
Robert,Brown,Professor,"I am a professor of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning at the Texas A&M University. I have the privilege of working with a lot of bright and talented students. Through our studies we've come to understand the atmospheric environment in new and often surprising ways. We study how elements in the landscape modify the different components of the microclimate, and how the microclimate affects the thermal comfort of people. By integrating these landscape architects can design environments that modify the microclimate to create thermally comfortable outdoor environments. This is particularly important in the context of global climate change and intensification of urban heat islands.",Faculty Fellow||Professor,Center for Health Systems and Design||Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0e3856dd
Jodie,Gary,Assistant Professor,"Research Interests: Positive Deviance, Complexity Science, Interprofessional Education (IPE) and TeamSTEPPS(R), Delivery of Patient-Centered Care, Critical Care Nursing, Evidence-Based Practice",Faculty Fellow||Assistant Professor,Center for Health Systems and Design||School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0ecade36
Erin,Van Schaik,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0f17ac3a
Nathanael,Rosenheim,Research Associate Professor,,Research Associate Professor,Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0f782eb9
Lucas,Timmins,Associate Professor,"Throughout my research career, I have been committed to applying engineering mechanics to address prevalent challenges in cardiovascular biology, physiology, and medicine. The broad scope of my research program is to understand the interactions between mechanics and cardiovascular disease, focusing on translating efforts and establishing disruptive technologies that advance patient management. I leverage my unique expertise in solid and fluid mechanics, across both the experimental and computational domains, to comprehensively characterize the mechanical stimuli vascular tissues are subjected to in the setting of health and disease. The two broad objectives of my research are 1) to advance the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease in the clinical setting and 2) to understand how mechanics drive the structure, function, and remodeling of vascular tissues.",Associate Professor||Associate Professor||Associate Professor,School of Engineering Medicine||Engineering Medicine||Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0fa92a82
Ira,Greenbaum,Professor,"The research in this laboratory is focused around questions concerning chromosomal rearrangement and it role(s) in vertebrate evolution. Although this usually involves assessments of intraspecific (populational) chromosomal polymorphism, the data are generally applicable to systematic interpretations and considerable attention is paid to the phylogenetic relationships and higher taxonomic patterns of chromosomal evolution. The systematic relationships of the species studied are typically used to establish the experimental design of the hypotheses tested. Our assessments of karyotypic rearrangement and chromosomal homology involve analyses of non-differentially stained and specifically- banded metaphase chromosomes. Although deer mice (Peromyscus) are our primary model, recent projects have also addressed cytogenetic questions in birds and reptiles. The laboratory contains complete facilities for light microscopy and imaging, tissue culturing and allozymic analyses.",Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0fb98800
Charles,Love,Professor,,Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0fc9f72c
Emily,Wilson,Professor,"The goals of my lab are to understand the role of mechanical forces in vascular growth and remodeling processes. Cells within the blood vessel wall are exposed to numerous mechanical forces including fluid shear stress, circumferential wall stress, and axial stress as part of their normal environment and alterations in these parameters plays important roles in the development and progression of vascular pathologies such as atherosclerosis, hypertension and aneurysms. Our experiments are focused on how understanding how vascular smooth muscle cells sense changes in the mechanical environment and how this leads to changes in gene expression and cellular phenotype.",Professor,Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n105bddf7
Wei-Jung,Chen,Professor and Associate Dean,"My research focuses on the effects of substance abuse (alcohol, cocaine, nicotine, etc.) on the developing brain; Polydrug interactions on brain and cognitive developments; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Use of 3-dimensional stereological cell counting techniques, immunohistochemistry, radioimmunoassay, high-performance liquid chromatograph, gas chromatograph and behavioral assessments in animal models such as rodent, ovine and zebrafish.",Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Curriculum Management||Professor,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics||School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n10791258
Amy,Epps Martin,Professor,"Dr. Amy Epps Martin has more than 21 years of experience teaching materials courses and conducting research at Texas A&M University. She actively publishes and presents her research at regional, national, and international conferences and workshops on safe, sustainable asphalt technologies including mixtures with high reclaimed asphalt Pavement (RAP) and recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) contents, warm mix asphalt (WMA), and porous friction course (PFC) and performance-graded chip seal binders.",Professor,Civil Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n10abd21b
Qian,Wang,Associate Professor,"Dr. Wang's earlier work focused on the comparative morphology of craniofacial skeletons of Mid Pleistocene hominin fossils. During his postdoctoral training, he was involved in a number of studies examining the internal structure of craniofacial bone and suture morphology and how it is related to skeletal growth, function and adaptation. His recent research focuses on the functional morphology and biomechanics of the craniofacial skeleton. He has incorporated a range of methods, including geometric morphometrics (e.g., 3D Euclidean Distance Matrix Analysis and Generalized Procrustes Analysis/GPA), experimental approaches (e.g., in vitro strain measurements and ultrasonic techniques), computer-aided modeling and biomechanical analysis ( e.g., Finite Element Analysis), as well as phenotypic analyses. He has worked intensively on the various primate skeletal collections and has developed protocols for data collection and analyses of museum skeletal collections. In addition, he is a member of a multi-institutional research team made up of anatomists and anthropologists who have specialized in various aspects of functional morphology in order to systematically reassess the reconstruction and biomechanical interpretation of the face of early human types, based on current morphological and phylogenetic evidence and advances in biomechanical methods.",Associate Professor,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n10bc652f
Hye Chung,Kum,Professor,"My research focuses on the data science of using massive secondary datasets to address specific questions in social, beharvioural, economic, and health sciences. Some refer to this relatively new field as population informatics.",Associate Professor||Associate Professor||Professor,Health Policy and Management||Industrial and Systems Engineering||Computer Science and Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1198ed05
Eric,Petersen,Professor,"My laboratory specializes in the study of combustion, gas dynamics and propulsion. We conduct experiments and analyses on reacting flows, chemical kinetics, and shock waves for applications ranging from advanced propellants and rockets to optical diagnostics and gas turbine engines.",Faculty Affiliate||Professor||Director,Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute||The Turbomachinery Laboratory,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n11d4d7de
Michael,Criscitiello,Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies,"My Comparative Immunogenetics Laboratory studies immunology, molecular genetics and evolution. Most of our group's research focuses on the natural history and future application of the vertebrate adaptive immune system, with particular attention given to the genetics of lymphocyte antigen receptors. Particular expertise lies in the evolution of vertebrate immunoglobulin loci, T cell receptor loci and the major histocompatibility complex. Additionally, we are interested in the evolution of diversification mechanisms at work there (e.g., recombination activating genes (RAG), activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID), and the high allelic polymorphism maintained by classical MHC genes). Most recently, we have been working on lymphocyte development in shark thymus that suggests plasticity across the B lymphocyte/T lymphocyte divide, immunoglobulin heavy and light chain isotype pairing in an amphibian system, immunogenetics in marine mammals of conservation importance, mucosal humoral immunity in diverse tetrapods and cattle antibodies with an unheralded domain extending for novel antigen binding possibilities.",Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies||Professor,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences||Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n11e21ca8
Roger,Smith,Professor,,Professor,Mathematics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n11e5dd7d
Hongmin,Qin,Associate Professor,"Live bioreactor for synthetic biology
The lab is developing live bioreactors to synthesize products of commercial value. The system we are developing is capable of resisting contamination, and withstanding harsh conditions. We are translating the technology developed for potential industrial usages.
The biogenesis of a cilium/flagellum
Our lab is interested in the conceptual frameworks that govern organelle biogenesis and the corresponding regulations. The current main research effort in our lab is to understand. Cilia and flagella are microtubule-based appendages extending from the basal body of almost all eukaryotic cells, and are classified as either motile or primary. Motile cilia or flagella such as Chlamydomonas flagella, sperm flagella and respiratory tract epithelial cell cilia are responsible for movement or generation of fluid flow. In contrast, primary cilia are non-motile organelles that are critically involved in visual, olfactory and auditory signal transduction and play key roles in regulation of gene expression, development and animal behavior. Ciliary defects are linked to ciliopathies such as polycystic kidney disease, nephronophthisis, retinal degeneration, situs inversus, hydrocephalus, polydactyly and obesity. Our lab uses a combination of biochemistry, cell biology, and genetics approaches to understand the principles of ciliogenesis and its regulation.
Flagellar axoneme structure and motility
The waveform of cilia is conserved, no matter whether the cilia are on green algae Chlamydomonas or mammalian epithelia found in the airways, the uterus and fallopian tubes, the efferent ducts of the testes, and the ventricular system of the brain. These motile cilia beat with a conserved planar asymmetrical waveform. We are beginning to learn how the asymmetry of the waveform is established and the mutant analyses are underway.",Associate Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n11e70177
Jeffrey,Musser,Clinical Professor,"Dairy production medicine, mastitis prevention and control, and quality milk production; pharmacokinetics in exotic and food animals and drug residue prevention; vaccine investigation; viral diseases of sheep, goats, and birds.",Clinical Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n11e9b5be
Kim,Dooley,Professor,"My research is focused on teaching and learning in both formal and non formal settings. This includes topics related to experiential and service learning in international settings, the use of technology for teaching and learning, community engagement and resiliency, and impact evaluation. I often use participatory action research within the qualitative research paradigm.",Professor,"Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1262b373
Reginald,Taylor,Associate Professor,"Consistent with his clinical education in orthodontics, Dr. Taylor is keenly interested in the organization and development of the extracellular matrix (ECM) of craniofacial structures, specifically, the periodontal ligament (PDL). He hopes to gain additional insight into the biological processes that when activated by a sustained force applied to a tooth results in orthodontic tooth movement. He also hopes to determine if there are different mechanisms related to the magnitude of the applied force, and if so, begin to tease out these magnitude-determined differences. This will, ultimately, help us as orthodontists utilize the most biologically efficient force systems for orthodontic tooth movement.",Associate Professor||Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Programs||Director of Pre-doctoral ORthodontics,School of Dentistry||School of Dentistry||Orthodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n12adac6c
Sarah,Sampson,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n12be0bf2
Iman,Borazjani,Associate Professor,"My research interests are in developing advanced computational tools for biofluids and fluid-structure interaction problems, which we employ to advance knowledge and gain insights into the physics of important biological/engineering flows.",Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n12f81112
Arnold,Leunes,Professor,"My research focuses on sport and exercise psychology, the teaching of psychology, and criminal personality.",Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n135e3dff
Rosaleen,Bloom,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n13f6ed2f
Daniel,Jones,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n14141cf6
Rodolfo,Aramayo,Associate Professor,"My current research primarily focuses on understanding the organization, distribution, and comparison of information in Biological Systems. Our work encompasses two key levels of investigation:
Molecular Genetics: We employ the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa as a model organism to uncover and comprehend the intricate molecular components responsible for sequence-based comparisons between homologous chromosomes, leading to the initiation of Meiotic Silencing, a phenomenon driven by RNA-mediated processes. Currently, our primary focus centers on the exploration of whether genes recognized for their significance in Meiotic Transvection/Silencing also contribute to the occurrence of Repeat Induced Point Mutation (RIP) phenomena.
Computational Analysis: We are developing novel computational pipelines dedicated to detecting sequence variations within related genomes. We are particularly intrigued by the prospect of simplifying (i.e., digitizing) the information present in DNA, RNA, and Proteins so as to simplify its manipulation and analysis. We think that digitizing emerging genomic data will not only enable us to use this data effectively but also to integrate it into Artificial Intelligence, Data Clustering, and Image Recognition Algorithms, in ways not done before. We posit that this process of converting biological features into digital equivalents has the potential to simplify genomic information, making it easier to uncover previously unnoticed patterns through complex computational comparisons. This approach has already yielded promising results by revealing unexpected informational patterns across various organisms' chromosomes. We believe that it will streamline and enhance our ability to comprehend different cellular and organismal states. Moreover, it holds significant promise in revolutionizing our understanding of diseases, particularly Cancer and Metagenomics. This informational perspective also contributes to our comprehension of genome evolution, especially in the field of comparative genomics and microbial metagenomics.",Associate Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n14287b36
Jamie,Foster,Associate Professor,"My overall goal is the improvement of economic and environmental sustainability through the use of alternative practices, specifically the integration of legumes or agricultural co-products, into agricultural systems. Experiments are designed to evaluate alternatives which will improve the resource use efficiency of water, nutrients, and other management inputs while maintaining crop or livestock productivity. Alternative practices include novel forages or crops, agronomic management, soil amendments, or tillage. Primary focus is on warm-season legumes and their inclusion into warm-season based cropping systems and pastures for crop and livestock production and biofuels in the southern United States. Co-products, including microalgae, macroalgae, and other bioenergy waste, have great potential as soil amendments and animal feeds which enhance resource use efficiency. Improvement of sustainability and resource use efficiency are cross-cutting issues which are international in scope.",Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Soil and Crop Sciences||Corpus Christi Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n14b0b3a6
Friedhelm,Schroeder,Professor,Intracellular lipid transfer proteins; lipid metabolism; multiphoton imaging of intracellular lipid transport and targeting in living cells and tissues of gene targeted animals.,Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n157063e2
Anthony,Knap,Professor and Director,"Dr. Knap's primary research focuses include oceanography, organic geochemistry, environmental science, atmosphere/ocean interactions, oil pollution and dispersant use, and effects of contaminants on the marine environment. Global climate change is another area of interest, particularly climate instability, business/science interactions, renewable energy, marine derived bio-fuels, ocean genomics, ocean acidification. He was Founder and Principal Investigator of the NSF-funded Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) off Bermuda. He was also the Principal Investigator for 30 years of Hydrostation S, founded in 1954 and the longest continuous time-series in the Ocean, also funded by NSF. He most recently was appointed to the Gulf Research Board of the US National Academy of Sciences.","Professor||Faculty Affiliate||Director, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group||Faculty Fellow",Center for Health Systems and Design||Oceanography||Energy Institute||College of Geosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n15ee86bc
Nehemia,Geva,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Political Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n164bf1b0
Rachel,Smallman,Associate Professor,"Our research focuses on the social cognitive processes involved in decision-making. Our primary research focuses on counterfactual thinking, which are thoughts of ""if only"" or ""what might have been"". Imagining how events might have turned out differently is a common cognitive process, especially after negative events and near misses. Research shows that these counterfactual thoughts can be both dysfunctional and functional, depending on the situation. Our research examines both sides of the counterfactual coin: the bias and the benefits of counterfactual thinking. We are particularly interested in how and why these thoughts occur and their affective, cognitive, and behavioral consequences. Importantly our current projects examine both the basic science behind counterfactual thinking and also how it can be applied to both mental health and health behavior domains. Other research in the lab examines various factors involved in decision-making, with interdisciplinary work examining decision-making and motivation in engineering.",Associate Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n164f5f26
Guoyao,Wu,Distinguished Professor,"Dr. Wu teaches graduate courses in protein metabolism and nutritional biochemistry. He conducts research in protein and amino acid metabolism at molecular, cellular, and whole body levels . The animal models used in his research include cattle, chicks, pigs, rats, sheep, fish, and shrimp. He has also conducted research on amino acid nutrition in humans.",Faculty Fellow||University Faculty Fellow||Distinguished Professor||Senior Faculty Fellow||Distinguished Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences||Animal Science||Texas A&M AgriLife Research||Texas A&M AgriLife Research||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n169f9a74
Star,Mitchell,Assistant Dean for Distant Site Round Rock,,Assistant Dean for Distant Site Round Rock,School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n16b7caa0
Glennon,Mays,Clinical Professor,,"Director of Recruitment and Student Services Professional Programs Office, Clinical Professor VLCS",School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n16d86057
Adam,Barry,Professor,"My expertise is alcohol-induced impairment and intoxication. Barry's research spans a variety of content areas associated with the assessment and measurement alcohol-related behaviors. Content areas include, but are not limited to, impaired driving and intoxication, protective behavioral strategies to minimize intoxication, and measurement of alcohol-related behaviors (i.e., use of single-item scales, visual cues of intoxication). I also specialize in the health of student service members/veterans in higher education.",Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n170bd5b7
Elizabeth,Pierson,Professor,"Dr. Pierson's areas of research include plant-microbe interactions, biological control, and sustainable agriculture. She also conducts research related to zebra chip disease of potato, microbe-insect interactions, and terrestrial plant ecology. She teaches the undergraduate course Garden Science and the graduate course Plant-associated Microorganisms, which is available to students in three different graduate programs. Dr. Pierson is active in graduate education, currently serving as a member of the Horticultural Sciences Graduate Program Committee and the MEPS admissions committee and as the advisor for the Horticulture Graduate Council. She also serves as a chair or member of graduate research committees and provides undergraduate laboratory research experience.",Professor||Adjunct Professor,Plant Pathology and Microbiology||Horticultural Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1757e534
Tara,Goddard,Assistant Professor,Vulnerable road user safety; roadway safety culture; linguistics and semantics in road safety; driver cognition and attention; transportation planning; traffic safety and crash reduction; design for sustainable transportation; transportation equity and justice; partial/conditional autonomous technology and driver behavior; wildfire planning and evacuation; transportation and heat.,Assistant Professor,Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n17ac11f6
Erchin,Serpedin,Professor,"My research interests include signal processing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, biomedical engineering, cybersecurity, and smart grids.",Professor,Electrical and Computer Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n17ba83f2
Susan,Rodiek,Associate Professor,,Faculty Fellow||Associate Professor,Center for Health Systems and Design||Architecture,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n18272581
Jessica,Yorzinski,Assistant Professor,"My laboratory is focused on understanding animal behavior, with an emphasis on sensory ecology, animal communication, and conservation. We adopt an interdisiplinary approach to investigating the mechanisms that shape the form and function of diverse signals.",Assistant Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n186d1d3c
Gary,Briers,Professor,,Professor,"Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n188268e9
Jennifer,Friedman,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Primary Care and Rural Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n18bb20bd
Robert,Lyons,Professor and Extension Specialist,"Dr. Lyons has responsibility for leadership and coordination of the Extension educational programs in range management in Extension District 10. Responsibilities include providing technical expertise, training and teaching materials for Extension agents, specialists, clientele, and organizations for effective management of the rangeland resource.
The current focus of his program includes the potential of computer decision support systems in relation to stocking rate decisions and range animal nutrition management as well as brush management and forage residue levels in relation to watershed management.",Professor and Extension Specialist||Professor,Ecology and Conservation Biology||Uvalde Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n18c99cbc
Sarah,Bondos,Associate Professor,"My laboratory works in two research areas. First, we are combining biophysical and genetic approaches to understand how proteins use unstructured regions to sense cellular information and respond by adjusting their function. We developed methods to purify Ultrabithorax, a full-length, active Hox transcription factor, and have used this unique opportunity to investigate the role of intramolecular regulatory interactions in tissue-specific protein regulation. Second, we discovered methods to self-assemble Ultrabithorax into robust, extensible materials that are biocompatible and provide unique opportunities for functionalization. These materials are being developed for use as biosensors and to pattern and instruct vascularization in tissue engineering scaffolds.",,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n18de9127
Mauricio,Loria Lepiz,Clinical Associate Professor,"The majority of my teaching duties take place within the Anesthesia service, which provides anesthetic support to the Large Animal Hospital, Small Animal Hospital, and Diagnostic Imaging and Cancer Treatment Center. I lead small group rounds on basic and advanced topics in anesthesia with students and house officers, as well as one-on-one direction in hands-on application and troubleshooting of anesthetized patients of all species. My focus is on the principles of how to anesthetize, maintain and recover animals undergoing diagnostics and surgery for a wide variety of medical conditions. I also teach in related areas such as pain management, acid base balance, and cardiovascular and respiratory physiology. Formal course assignments include lecturing to 2VM and 3VM students, and most recently, serving as course coordinator for our primary anesthesia course (VSCS 930). As a native Spanish speaker, I also enjoyed serving as an instructor in our medical Spanish communication course. All activities listed in this section occur within the CVM at TAMU. All are required courses for the entire DVM class unless listed otherwise.",Clinical Associate Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n18ea679c
Seungyeon,Ha,Instructional Assistant Professor,,Instructional Assistant Professor,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n18f67b85
Manish,Dixit,AssociateProfessor,,Associate Professor,Construction Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1920939c
Fatima,Alshbool,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Fatima Alshbool is an Assistant Professor, who joined the Rangel College of Pharmacy in February 2020. She is a pharmacist and a pharmacologist by training, having received her Pharm.D. degree (2006) from Jordan University of Science & Technology and her PhD degree (2014) from Loma Linda University. Dr. Alshbool's research program is focused on studying cardiovascular/thromboembolic disorders, such as heart attacks and stroke, particularly as they relate to platelet activation and signal transduction, including in the context of environmental health. One of her laboratory's main areas of focus has been investigating the impact of a relatively new form of tobacco smoking, namely e-cigarettes on platelet biology and associated diseases. She is also interested in defining the structural biology of platelet G-protein Coupled Receptors; amongst others. Dr. Alshbool's ultimate goal is to identify new therapeutic agents for the prevention or treatment of cardiovascular disease, and to gain insight into the negative impact of ""tobacco"" exposure on cardiovascular health.",Assistant Professor,Pharmacy Practice,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1989ad2e
Donald,Brightsmith,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on the conservation, ecology, health, and welfare of parrots and their relatives in both the wild and captivity.",Professor||Associate Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology||Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n19a331cf
Michael,Golding,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n19ac3c74
Heather,Lench,Professor and Head,"The underlying premise of my research is that emotional processes are the foundation of behavior and thought. In my laboratory, we examine the role of affective reactions and emotions in how people think about the future and what they think will happen to them in the future. We are also investigating when and why particular emotions might improve functioning and decision making. This work falls broadly within the emerging interdisciplinary field of affective science, which focuses on understanding emotional and affective processes. This field involves research on emotion, emotion regulation, mood disorders, and affective neuroscience, using a variety of methods and approaches.",Professor and Head,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1a056ba5
Elizabeth,Martinez,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1a12de5a
Jongwha,Chang,Associate Professor,"As a health outcome researcher, and applied statistician, my research generally focuses on examining issues related to effectiveness of medical care delivery and health outcomes in chronic disease and cancer. My research work in this context has examined diverse topics related to economic evaluation of pharmaceuticals, risk adjustment of health outcomes, quality of primary care, medication and patient safety, applied statistical methodology in health services evaluation, and patient-centered outcomes evaluation.",Associate Professor,Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1a7beafe
Stratos,Pistikopoulos,Professor,"The objective of my research programme is to develop fundamental theory and optimization based methodologies and computational tools that enable process engineers to analyze, design and evaluate process manufacturing systems which are economically attractive, energy efficient and environmentally benign, while at the same time exhibit good performance characteristics like flexibility, controllability, robustness, reliability and safety.",Director||Professor,Energy Institute||Chemical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1aaac28f
Christina,Seeger,Assistant Professor Pharmacy-HSC Librarian,"With an extensive background in pharmacy and teaching, Christina serves as library liaison to the Texas A&M Health Science Center - Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy, and the School of Nursing. She is a member of the Medical Library Association (MLA) and hold the rank of distinguished member in the Academy of Health Information Professionals She is also a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), where she contributes to the AACP List of Basic Resources for Pharmacy Education and the Core Journals List. Christina spent nearly 10 years serving the Feik School of Pharmacy at University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio prior to returning to MSL in 2019.",Assistant Professor,University Libraries,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1ab41bb2
Andrei,Golovko,Manager,,Production Manager,Institute for Genomic Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1aca08e4
Inna,Krieger,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Biochemistry and Biophysics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1b08b016
Gerald,Glickman,Professor and Chair,,Professor and Chair,School of Dentistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1b4609ea
Kala,Phillips Reindel,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1b4b8286
William,Nagy,Professor,,Professor||Professor,Restorative Sciences||Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1b5d9e51
Lisa,Bowman-Perrott,Associate Professor,"Dr. Lisa Bowman-Perrott's research spans special education, bilingual education, and school psychology and focuses on academic and behavioral interventions for students with or at-risk for emotional and behavioral disorders. As an extension of her work implementing interventions in schools, Dr. Bowman-Perrott examines the efficacy of various interventions through meta-analysis. Her meta-analytic work has allowed her to move beyond investigating whether a given intervention is effective to examining what aspects of interventions moderate their effectiveness, and determine for which students they are most effective. Students with or at-risk for EBD have been the primary focus of her meta-analytic work.",Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1b86387c
Heewon,Seo,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1bea8114
Melissa,Grunlan,Professor,"Prof. Grunlan's research is focused on the development of polymeric biomaterials for medical devices having resistance to biological adhesion and for implantable scaffolds used in regenerative engineering. The unique properties of these biomaterials afford the opportunity to overcome barriers associated with treating various diseases and medical conditions. Specifically, her research has focused on materials for implanted glucose biosensor membranes [to extend sensor lifetime], hemodialysis catheters [to reduce clotting and infection rates], self-fitting tissue scaffolds [to heal bone defects due to injury, tumor resection or congenital birth defect] and cartilage resurfacing [as an alternative to total joint replacement].",Professor||Professor||Professor,Biomedical Engineering||Materials Science and Engineering||Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1bfcff20
Peter,Buschang,Regents Professor,,Professor,Orthodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1c163407
Dominique,Wiener,Clinical Assistant Professor,"I am an anatomic veterinary pathologist from Bern, Switzerland with broad experience in macroscopical and histological evaluation of tissues from various animal species. I am specialized in Dermatopathology and I provide diagnostic service in the Dermatopathology Speciality Service as well as diagnostic service to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at TAMU. My research focuses on understanding the pathogenesis of non-inflammatory alopecia in dogs. I am investigating the molecular pathways involved in the activation of follicular stem cells and the regulation of the hair cycle. Our research group in Bern could establish a method to investigate the colony forming capacity of canine follicular stem cells and transit amplifying cells. In Utrecht, The Netherlands, I established the culturing of canine skin organoids (derived from interfollicular epidermis and hair follicles). This model system recapitulates in vitro skin stratification more faithfully than currently used 2D lines. These organoid lines provide the basis to explore epidermal function, to investigate culture conditions necessary for the development of organoids with a HF signature and to address cutaneous disorders in dogs and potentially human patients.",Clinical Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1c67c8f3
Jenna,Anding,Professor and Extension Specialist,,Professor||Professor and Extension Specialist,Nutrition||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1d173ea8
Ping,Xiang,Professor,,Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1d2223c8
Charles,Long,Professor,"My laboratory is currently working on a number of projects involving genetic engineering in cattle, goats, sheep and horses. We use CRISPR/Cas gene editing to specifically alter the coding sequence of genes in sheep to produced biomedical models of human disease, specifically hypophosphatasia. My lab is actively working on projects to produce gene edited cattle that are resistant to respiratory disease. We have also successfully used gene editing to correct the glycogen branching enzyme deficiency mutation in horses. We are also interested in altering the carcass characteristics of beef cattle by genetic engineering genes specifically related to meat tenderness in Bos indicus cattle. Other projects in the lab involve the use of mesenchymal stem cell-based therapies for treatment of equine disease and in particular methods for using these cells to over express proteins that can modulate the inflammatory response. We also have interest in using livestock as bioreactors to produce biotherapeutics and vaccine antigens in their milk. I have extensive experience in using genetic engineering in combination with assisted reproductive technologies (including somatic cell nuclear transfer) to produce live animals.",Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1dc326d5
Darren,Domsky,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Liberal Studies,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1dd07047
Kayla,Bayless,Associate Professor,"My laboratory conducts research in two areas of molecular and cellular medicine: the mechanism through which primary human endothelial cells invade into 3D matrices, and communication between invading endothelial cells and their surrounding 3D collagen matrix.",Associate Professor,Cell Biology and Genetics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1dd3799c
Ya-Ching,Huang,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1dd79228
Jorge,Alvarado,Professor,"Dr. Jorge Alvarado is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University (TAMU). He holds a joint-appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at TAMU. He teaches courses in the areas of thermal sciences, fluid mechanics, and fluid power. Dr. Alvarado's research interests are in the areas of nanotechnology, micro-scale heat transfer, electronic cooling, phase change materials, thermal storage, bio-fuel combustion, and energy conservation and use of renewable energy in buildings. He received his BS degree in mechanical engineering (1991) from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayag?ez; MS (2000) and PhD (2004) degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
He has worked and collaborated with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Office of Naval Research (ONR), and the University of Wisconsin at Madison and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, among others. Recent work involves enhanced condensation using hybrid surfaces with hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties, characterization of microencapsulated phase change material slurry and nanoparticles as heat transfer fluids, as well as the study of spray and droplet impingement cooling using nanostructured surfaces. He and his research team have also characterized experimentally the flow behavior and heat transfer performance of a heat exchanger consisting of vortex generators.",Faculty Affiliate||Professor,Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1e1547d1
Hongbin,Wang,Professor and Co-Director,,Professor and Co-Director,Center For Biomedical Informatics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1e81bc0e
Paul,Dechow,Regents Professor and Associate Dean,"My research activities at the College of Dentistry (COD) have a focus on (1) the development of translational and clinical research in dentistry and (2) research on the development and biomechanics of mineralized tissues from a translational and organismal perspective. Research in my laboratory includes studies of phenotypic assessment of skeletal tissues, with an emphasis on material properties, gross and micro structure, biomechanics, and temporal and evolutionary adaptations. Methods that we use include techniques for determining 3D material properties (ultrasound, nanoindentation), 2D and 3D bone histomorphometry, 3D scanning technologies (cone beam CT, micro CT), and various biomechanical modeling techniques, such as finite element analysis. Recent projects have included studies of cranial bone adaptation during wound healing and distraction osteogenesis, and studies of phenotypic adaptations in mouse genetic models related to alterations of pathways associated with Wnt/?-catenin signaling in osteoblasts (with J. Feng) and osteoclasts (with Y. Wan).
Mentoring Experience: 4 Postdocs; 18 PhD; 21 MS; 22 Undergrad DDS Research; 8 Undergrad BS Research; 53 Grad Advisor (as Graduate Program Director); 2 KL2 scholars",Associate Dean||Regents Professor,Office of Academic Affairs||Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1ec430cb
Tracy,Clement,Assistant Professor,"My laboratory uses an integrative approach to elucidate the molecular basis of cyto/nucleo morphogenesis in the spermatid, called spermiogenesis. This is among the most drastic cellular reorganizations and is critical for both male fertility and high fidelity transmission of genetic and epigenetic information to the next generation for healthy offspring. We seek to elucidate structural and regulatory processes involved in this transformation to understand the molecular underpinnings of cytoskeletal and chromatin remodeling in normal and disrupted spermiogenesis. The laboratory takes advantage of molecular and genetic tools in mouse models including transgenesis, gene knock out studies, and genomic and proteomic expression analyses, advanced imaging technologies for morphological and live tissue imaging, and protein expression and in vitro molecular biochemical approaches such as actin dynamics assays.",Assistant Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1ee4ad1b
Andres,Viana,Professor,,Professor,Psychiatry Bryan College Station Campus,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1efba9dd
Taylor,Ware,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1f43628f
Wei,Yan,Professor,"Dr. Wei Yan, Professor of Architecture and holder of the Mattia Flabiano III AIA/Page Southerland Design Professorship at Texas A&M University, with interests in the fields of Design Computation and Building Science, specifically Building Information Modeling, Parametric Modeling, Performance Simulation, Visualization, and Optimization.",Professor,Architecture,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1f574661
Carl,Gabbard,Professor,,Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1f7b711c
Carly,Patterson,Clinical Assistant Professor,small animal internal medicine; pharmacology,Clinical Assistant Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1ff6df70
Charles,Ridley,Professor,,Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2011fe4b
Juan,Bustamante,Instructional Associate Professor,,Instructional Associate Professor,Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n208ab557
Sunja,Kim,Director of Texas A&M Preclinical and Phenotyping Core,,Lead Research Scientist,The Texas A&M University System,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n20e4e079
Barron,Rector,Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,,Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,Ecology and Conservation Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n20e86ab0
Leslie,Braby,Research Professor,,Research Professor,Nuclear Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n219b92ba
Jack,Smith,Professor,,Professor and Director,Center For Biomedical Informatics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n225d0918
Rachel,Hull,Senior Lecturer,"My primary area of interest is the neurobehavioral bases of language over the lifespan. In particular, I am interested in identifying (a) the ways in which cortical pathways for language processing are influenced by systematic differences in early language experience (e.g., bilingualism) and (b) how these pathway differences relate to executive functions over the lifespan (e.g., the robustness of working memory). Health-related effects of cognitive decline cost the health care system millions of dollars each year, but new research suggests that certain kinds of bilingualism may defend the brain from age-related cognitive losses. However, very little is known about the neural substrates that may underlie this defense. The rationale of my research program is that identification of the neural mechanisms associated with different language histories will lay the groundwork for investigating precisely whether and how bilingualism is uniquely associated with a reduction in age-related cognitive decline.",Senior Lecturer,The Texas A&M University System,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n225e1e9d
Gregory,Johnson,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n22b3a445
Rahul,Srinivasan,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on developing a mechanistic understanding of neurodegeneration, with the goal of discovering novel strategies to treat neurodegenerative disorders. In this regard, I am interested in two primary areas: (1) Understanding the role of astrocytes in neurodegeneration and (2) Elucidating molecular mechanisms underlying the known neuroprotective effects of nicotine in Parkinson's disease.
We utilize a broad range of techniques spanning the spectrum from molecules to mice. Our methods include stereotaxic injections of adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) into the mouse brain, advanced imaging techniques such as Ca2+ imaging in live brain slices using genetically encoded calcium sensors (GCaMPs), in vitro and slice electrophysiology, advanced molecular biology, including creation of transgenic mice and tissue culture.",Assistant Professor,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n233b562f
Jennifer,Gillett-Kaufman,Instructional Associate Professor,I conduct applied research related to olive pest identification and management. My students work to develop research based answers that meet the needs of Texas citizens. Student research projects are driven by their interests and include (but are not limited to):
o olive pest management
o native pollinator abundance
o orchid pollination,Instructional Associate Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n23de7371
Lindsay,Sansom,Assistant Research Professor,"My research efforts over the last 10 years have revolved around embracing and utilizing the community-based participatory action research approach to ensure that results from my endeavors are meaningful, actionable, and empower communities with tools for enacting positive change.
Socio-Ecological Systems Framework: A roadmap for collective-action
Within the context of complex environmental challenges faced by modern society, the communities that are most at-risk of negative health outcomes are those that are underserved by traditional governmental services and lack the power or voice to advocate for positive change. Marginalized communities are at a higher risk to natural and anthropogenic hazards, face greater prevalence of water insecurity, and face an unequal access to health promoting activities, such as greenspace and recreation. Building on the Socio-Ecological Systems Framework, my research provides actionable insights into the mechanisms for effective collective action, aiming to bridge the gap between vulnerable communities and equitable access to environmental resources and public health services.",Assistant Research Professor,Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n242ea6f7
James,Burdine,Regents Professor,"Community Health Development is a domain at the intersection of Community Development, Health Promotion, and Public Health. As Founding Director and Co-PI of the Center for Community Health Development my research interests focus on learning how to more effectively increase community problem-solving capacity. Using the Partnership Approach, a socio-ecological framework and social determinants of health perspective, our projects examine factors influencing population health status and intervention strategies to improve health status and access to care. A key component of these activities are community health status assessments both as a data collection tool and community organizing focal point.","Professor||Founding Director and Co-Principal Investigator, Center for Community Health Development",Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences||School of Public Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n245f9b44
Lisa,Even,Manager Laboratory,,Manager Laboratory,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n24b36cbf
Nancy,Downing,Associate Professor,"Dr. Downing's research focuses on intersections between violence, trauma, substance use, and health outcomes.",Associate Professor,School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n24b7d327
Elizabeth,Scallan,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n25053378
Blanca,Lupiani,Professor,"Research in my laboratory focuses on better understanding the molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis of Marek's disease virus, a chicken oncogenic alphaherpesvirus. We study gene function using biochemical techniques and by introducing mutations into the viral genome. The knowledge obtained from these studies is used to develop vaccines to control this critical poultry pathogen. In addition, we are investigating the use of Marek's disease vaccines as viral vectors to control other viral diseases of poultry.",Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n255741f6
Lucien,Vallone,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2562b770
Hector,Chapa,Clinical Assistant Professor,"I have been involved in minimally invasive gynecological research and published over 40 clinical articles, case reports, and medical commentaries covering both obstetrical and gynecological topics. My clinical practice is as an OB/GYN hospitalist at CHI Saint Joseph Regional Hospital in Bryan, Texas.
I am a published author on in office gynecologic surgery and was part of the FDA post-approval study for the Essure 305 system, as well as the investigational Essure 505 device. Other areas of research publications include therapies for abnormal uterine bleeding, post-partum sentinel events (retained surgical items), and female sexual health.
Dr. Chapa has served as a peer reviewer for the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Journal of Surgical Case Reports. Additionally, he has served as a medical research consultant to Johnson & Johnson/Ethicon, Bayer Healthcare, Smith&Nephew, Inc., and Cooper Surgical. From 2007-2012, Dr Chapa authored aspects of the professional education content for obstetricians and gynecologists for these medical corporations.
Dr Chapa has taught as an invited physician-faculty member in South Africa, Israel, the European Union, The Netherlands, Norway, Ireland, Chile, Columbia, and Canada due to his unique lecture style and passion for evidence based learning.","Clerkship Director, ObGyn||Assistant Clinical Professor, ObGyn||Staff Physician",Obstetrics and Gynecology||School of Medicine||School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n25d21f40
John,Griffin,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n25dc82ff
Christen,Boudreau,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n264cd9da
Madhu,Nair,Professor and Director,,Professor and Director,Diagnostic Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n26636a4b
Irina,Gaynanova,Associate Professor,"Analysis of high-dimensional data, multivariate analysis, statistical methods for analyzing biological data and machine learning.",Associate Professor,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n26bb4f3c
Steven,Brinsko,Professor and Associate Department Head,,Professor and Associate Department Head,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n26f29931
Samuel,Mabbott,Assistant Professor,Dr. Mabbott's research focuses on the development of metallic nanoparticles for use in biomedical devices and healthcare settings. Applications include: integration into point of care devices for sensitive detection of disease relevant biomolecules such as circulating miRNA; controlling the nanoparticles light-to-heat conversion (photothermal) efficiency for destruction of diseased tissues (eg. Tumors); localized delivery of miRNA for gene therapy; increasing the therapeutic effect of drugs; biological and chemical signal amplification.,Assistant Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n27222a3e
Eleanor,Su-Keene,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,"Teaching, Learning and Culture",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2726b39d
W. Brian,Saunders,Associate Professor,"Over the past six years I have established a fully equipped and independent cell biology lab. We have developed techniques to isolate and characterize adult MSCs from a variety of species (humans, dogs, pigs, and rabbits). We are currently defining the molecular mechanisms of human and canine MSC invasion in three-dimensional collagen matrices, as well as the role of the extracellular matrix in differentiation of MSCs.",Associate Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2732f0d9
Jeffrey,Winking,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on human evolutionary ecology, parental investment, marriage, cooperation, and altruism.",Associate Professor,Anthropology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2753cfb8
Susie,Dai,Associate Professor,"My research group is interested in evaluating environmental hazard substances, their interactions with the environment and species, and biological systems that can degrade and detoxify the pollutants. We have established broad analytical platforms to survey a wide spectrum of natural or man-made toxic chemicals such as mycotoxins, microcystins, agricultural, and industrial chemicals.
We integrate electrocatalysis/photoelectrocatalytic processes and material engineering with biological systems for 1) chemical degradation and 2) energy storage. Meanwhile, our laboratory has built a modern analytical tool suite, which includes mass spectrometry-based platforms for monitoring and surveillance, hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry for protein structure dynamics analysis, and gel free mass spectrometry-based proteomics analysis. We develop qualitative and quantitative methods for molecular characterizations, protein analysis and proteomics when working in different environmental systems.",Associate Professor,Plant Pathology and Microbiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n27690618
Satish,Bukkapatnam,Professor,"Dr. Bukkapatnam's research addresses the harnessing of high-resolution nonlinear dynamic information, particularly from wireless MEMS sensors, to improve the monitoring and prognostics of real-world systems, including ultraprecision and nanomanufacturing processes and machines, and cardiorespiratory processes. His research has led to 185 peer-reviewed publications (115 published/ accepted in journals and 70 in conference proceedings), 1 granted and five pending patents, and has been the basis for 17 Ph.D. dissertations. His research has received support from federal agencies including National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and Department of Defense, and the private sector including General Motors, Ford, National Instruments, and the Central Rural Electric Cooperative.",Faculty Affiliate||Professor,Energy Institute||Industrial and Systems Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n277d780c
Mutlu,Mete,Associate Professor,"I am a bioinformatician with a background in data mining and machine learning. I have extensive experience with machine learning applications in big data problems in modalities including tumor images, graphs interaction, strings, texts, protein, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and SPECT.","Associate Professor, Computer Science and Information Systems||TEES Researcher at TAMU-Commerce","Texas A&M University - Commerce - (Commerce, Texas, United States)||TEES Regional Divisions",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n27a0b4a8
Christopher,Marshall,Professor,"My research focuses on the functional, ecological, & evolutionary aspects of how vertebrates detect, acquire, ingest and digest food. My program is integrative and comparative in nature. This work falls within the conceptual framework of ecological morphology & physiology and is conducted at the functional organismal level (morphology and physiology), behavioral, and ecological levels. The central concept of this field is that morphology and physiology influences an organism's ecology through constraints of behavioral performance, which is the capacity of an animal to exploit its natural resources, and explore its environment. Although investigations of morphology, physiology, and behavior stand on their own, ultimately the integration of these studies can explain how organisms interact with their environment, the evolution of functional complexes, and the pressure selections involved in driving adaptations.",Professor||Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences||Marine Biology",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n27bd8535
William,Dees,Senior Professor,,Senior Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n27f7a2f5
Sanjay,Reddy,Professor,"The long-term goal of my laboratory is to understand the molecular basis of pathogenesis of Marek's disease virus (MDV), a potent oncogenic herpesvirus that causes T-cell tumors in chickens. MDV codes for a protein (Meq), which shares significant resemblance with the Jun/Fos family of transcriptional factors. We have shown that this gene plays a critical role in latency and transformation of T-lymphocytes. Understanding the basic mechanism of viral pathogenesis will aid in the development of improved vaccine. We are also interested in other important poultry disease like avian influenza.",Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n28054661
David,Russell,Professor,"My research focuses on proteomics, lipidomics, biophysical chemistry and application and development of mass spectrometry, such as ""label-free"" nano-particle based biosensors and novel peptide/protein isolation and purification strategies. We are also investigating the structure(s) of model peptides in an effort to better describe folding/unfolding and structure of membrane and intrinsically disordered (IDP) proteins. Peptides take on very different 2?, 3? and 4? structure, which determine or influence bio-activity. In the presence of lipid vesicles peptides can exist as solution-phase species, ""absorbed"" on lipid bilayers or ""inserted"" (as a monomer or multimer) in lipid bilayers. By what mechanism do peptides interact with lipid membranes to affect these structural changes, how do peptide-lipid interactions promote self-assembly to form intermediates that eventually yield aggregates, i.e., amyloid fibrils, or how does metal ion coordination affect the structure of metalloproteins? Mass spectrometry-based experiments, hydrogen/deuterium (H/D) exchange, chemical 'foot-printing' and gas-phase (ion-molecule and ion-ion reaction chemistry) and solution-phase chemical modifications, have expanded our abilities to address such questions, and new instrumental approaches, esp. ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) combined with enhanced molecular dynamics simulations (MDS), have become standard tools for structural-mass spectrometry studies. Over the past several years we have either acquired or developed novel, next-generation IM-MS instruments that are redefining cutting-edge structural-mass spectrometry research as well as cutting-edge computational tools essential to carry out these studies. Our new laboratories in the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building (ILSB) provides exciting opportunities for collaborative, interdisciplinary research with chemical-biologists, biochemists and other chemists.",Professor,Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n280e03e6
Anne,Newell-Fugate,Assistant Professor,"Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most prevalent reproductive endocrine disorder in women and results in a substantial financial burden to the American healthcare system. PCOS is characterized by an/oligoovulation, polycystic ovaries, and hyperandrogenism. PCOS patients are also at risk for the development of metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. My laboratory focuses on the effects of obesity, hyperinsulinemia, and insulin resistance on androgen steroidogenesis and the interrelationship between androgens and insulin signaling in steroidogenic tissues and adipose tissue. An additional focus of my laboratory is the effect of novel fat sources on metabolic and reproductive function in the context of obesity. Using cell culture and rodent and porcine models, my research program examines the direct and indirect effects of obesity and resulting hyperandrogenemia on steroidogenesis and reproductive function in females. I also have a strong interest in wildlife and zoo animal endocrinology and reproductive physiology. In the past, I have conducted endocrine based research projects on the Pallas' Cat and African Wild Dog. My current research examines the effect of the introduction of novel pheromones versus novel animals on fecal steroid metabolite concentrations, behavior, and estrous cyclicity in captive, female Red River Hogs. I am also working with zoo-based collaborators to develop an eletroejaculation and artificial insemination protocol for Suidae (pig) and Tayassuidae (peccary) species and am engaged in a retrospective characterization of reproductive tract lesions in pigs and peccaries in relation to age, parity and contraceptive use.",Assistant Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n283bcbde
Maheedhar,Kodali,Research Scientist,,Research Scientist,Cell Biology and Genetics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n283c3c68
Stephen,Webb,Research Assistant Professor,"Stephen Webb, Ph.D., is a research assistant professor in the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute and the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management. His research focuses primarily on game and large mammal species such as white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, bighorn sheep, domestic cattle and wild pigs. He uses advanced and novel tracking and sensor devices, including autonomous recording units, to develop behaviorally and spatially explicit models of animal movement, habitat selection, animal interaction and changes in population demographics. Webb is the current book review editor for the ""Journal of Wildlife Management,"" and has served as associate editor for ""Rangeland Ecology and Management."" He enjoys teaching about rigorous research design and analysis as well as scientific writing and publishing. Webb is a 7th generation Texan who enjoys spending as much time as possible with his wife and daughter. He also enjoys hunting, fishing and nature photography.",Research Assistant Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n28412a74
Virender,Sharma,Professor,"My research focuses on (1) chemistry and application of ferrates, (2) formation, fate, and toxicity of silver and gold engineered and natural nanoparticles in aquatic environment, (3) applications of ferrites to destroy toxins and pollutants under solar light, and apply carbon-based materials to remediate contaminated water",Faculty Affiliate||Professor,Energy Institute||Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n28508dfb
Artem,Rogovskyy,Associate Professor,,,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n285dc10c
Mariappan,Muthuchamy,Professor,"The main goal of our laboratory is to understand the molecular mechanisms of cardiac muscle dynamics in normal and diseased states. Particularly, our interests focus on the relationships between thin filament activation and crossbridge kinetics, and how the mechanotransduction signaling transmits to myofilament activation. We use multiple techniques, molecular, cellular, biochemistry, structural and biophysical, to obtain information on the fundamental regulatory mechanisms of cardiac muscle contraction.
Our lab group is also investigating the role of lymphatics in different tissue beds, including mesentery, skeletal muscle, and brain using various animal models.",Professor,Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2877399b
Camilo,Hernandez-Aviles,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n29e19b06
Jamilia,Blake,Professor,,"Professor||Director, Center for Health Equity and Evaluation Research",School of Public Health||School of Public Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n29fa4c31
Lene,Petersen,Instructional Assistant Professor,"The main research focus of my lab is to understand how environmental (temperature, hypoxia, salinity) and anthropogenic (pharmaceuticals, contaminants) stressors affect animal physiology. In particular, we are interested in understanding cardiovascular, respiratory, reproductive and metabolic responses to stressors. We study effects of short (few hours/days) and long-term (weeks) stressors (individual or multiple) at all levels of biological organization (molecular, cellular, organ and whole-organism), and developmental stages (early life stage to adult). Understanding how perturbations in the animal's environment mechanistically affect survival is important in assisting conservation efforts. We are currently studying physiological responses in American alligators and local Gulf of Mexico fish species.",Instructional Assistant Professor,Marine Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2a4c4096
Jeffrey,Savell,Distinguished Professor,,Distinguished Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2a814ea8
Robert,Rosa,Research Professor,,Research Professor,Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2ab0c984
Marcia,Ory,Regents and Distinguished Professor,"Her primary administrative role is serving as Founding Director of the University-wide Center for Population Health and Aging.
She also serves as Associate Vice President for Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives at the Health Science Center. As Founding Director of the Texas A&M Center for Population Health and Aging, she is working with an interdisciplinary cross-campus group to develop innovative research projects across public health, medicine, architecture, engineering and computer sciences that reframe healthy aging as the new normal.
She has been a primary investigator on multiple local, state and federally funded grants to implement and evaluate evidence-based interventions for promoting healthy lifestyle changes in midlife and older ages. As the National Program Director for Active for Life, she documented the success of behaviorally-based exercise programs for increasing physical activity in Americans 50 and older. She has also served as the national evaluator for the National Study of Chronic Disease Self-Management Program and has directed prevention and management of diabetes program evaluations, including the development and testing of a patient education DIOSK for providing education to low-literacy persons with diabetes. She has directed the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services adaptation and evaluation of the Texercise Program and overseen the local implementation and evaluation of the evidence-based Fit and Strong! program. Further, she has been an active member of the Texas Falls Prevention Coalition (now the Texas Active for Life Coalition) since its inception and has specialized expertise in evaluation of community-based fall prevention programs for vulnerable older adults, including A Matter of Balance, Otago, and Stepping On.",Regents and Distinguished Professor,Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2ac12e4d
Florina,Erbeli,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2ad91f2b
Jian,Feng,Professor and Assistant Dean,,Assistant Dean for Research and Professor,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2b3403fd
Allen,Roussel,Professor,,Professor,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2b3db30b
Amanda,Mahnke,ACES Assistant Professor,,,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2b404c97
Joseph,Sorg,Professor,"My lab is focused on the mechanisms of spore germination and bile acid resistance in Clostridium difficile. C. difficile is a Gram-positive, spore forming, anaerobe that causes infections in people who have undergone antibiotic regimens. Previously, we had shown that certain bile acids promote C. difficile spore germination while others inhibit germination. Bile acids are small molecules made by the liver that help the absorption of fat and cholesterol in the GI tract while also serving as a protective barrier against invading pathogens. Because C. difficile spores use the ratios of bile acids as cues for germination, the actively growing bacteria must have adapted means to avoid their toxic properties. We are currently focused on identifying these factors and the mechanisms by which C. difficile spores germinate.",Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2b4d6c14
Muhammad Shamsul Arefeen,Zilany,Instructional Assistant Professor,"The goal of our study is to understand the neural mechanisms underlying the perception of complex sounds. We use a comprehensive approach of combining neurophysiological, behavioral, and computational modeling techniques towards that goal. We are interested in applying the results from these studies to the design of physiologically based signal-processing strategies to aid listeners with hearing loss.",Instructional Assistant Professor,Texas A&M University at Qatar,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2b730583
Ramona,Paetzold,Professor,"My current research interests are at the micro level, with particular emphasis on attachment theory and its relationship to constructs that affect human behavior in organizations, in legal issues, and more generally.",Professor,Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2b7cc6b0
Wesley,Bissett,Associate Professor and Director,,Associate Professor and Director,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2b830248
Jane,Bolin,Professor,"Dr. Jane Bolin, BSN, JD PhD currently serves as Associate Dean for Research in the College of Nursing, Professor and Director of the Southwest Rural Health Research Center in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Texas A&M Health Science Center, School of Public Health. Since her promotion to Full Professor in 2013, Dr. Bolin has served
as Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator on nine (9) grants or contracts, (see CV), and has been solely or jointly responsible for over $10,559,325.00 million dollars in federal, state, and foundation funding to the TAMHSC and the School of Public Health. Dr. Bolin is also lead PI of the national Rural Healthy People 2020 publication which has been disseminated
nationally and has brought substantial recognition to the School of Public Health, such as invited presentations at ASPPH, NRHA, APHA, and multiple state conferences. Over the past 5 years Dr. Bolin has authored or co-authored
25 peer reviewed articles, edited a book, co-authored six (6) book chapters, given 11 invited scientific presentations and participated as author in 22 poster presentations and supported several graduate students. As with most researchers, national and state funding opportunities drive much of my research. My research at A&M is based on two - three core interests, 1) law, ethics, compliance & regulation; 2) chronic disease management, and; 3) rural and underserved populations. When I joined the faculty ranks at Texas A&M, I was invited to join the Southwest Rural Health Research Center on a HRSA-FORHP funded center project ""Chronic Disease Management in Rural Areas"". Since assuming responsibility for the Southwest Rural Health Research Center in 2008 I have worked diligently to maintain funding and also to serve as Chief Editor and publisher of Rural Healthy People 2020.",Professor||Professor||Regents Professor,Health Policy and Management||School of Nursing||School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2baa5804
Ipek,Sener,TTI Assistant Research Scientist,,TTI Assistant Research Scientist,Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI),https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2c23040b
Lavern,Holyfield,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Restorative Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2c644d08
Xiaoning,Qian,Associate Professor,"Xiaoning Qian's research interests include machine learning and Bayesian experimental design as well as their applications in computational network biology, genomic signal processing, and biomedical signal and image analysis. He is affiliated with the Center for Bioinformatics and Genomic Systems Engineering and the Center for Translational Environmental Health Research at Texas A&M.",Associate Professor,Electrical and Computer Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2c8e24e9
Lathrop,Taylor,Instructional Assistant Professor,,Instructional Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2d320178
Natalie,Johnson,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on evaluating exposure to air pollutants in susceptible populations, such as pregnant women and children, and investigating mechanisms underlying prenatal air pollution exposure and offspring respiratory dysfunction.",Associate Professor,Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2d4035f8
Michael,Way,Professor,,Professor||Professor,Beaumont Research and Extension Center||Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2d4448ba
Andrea,Beerwinkle,Associate Research Scientist,,Associate Research Scientist,"Teaching, Learning and Culture",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2d6ada00
Raffaella,Righetti,Associate Professor,My research focuses on ultrasound methods for imaging the mechanical behavior of soft and hard tissues and multi-modal biomedical imaging processing and analysis methods.,Associate Professor,Electrical and Computer Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2d847d81
Huiwen,Lian,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2db5e1dd
Dana,Gaddy,Professor,"My laboratory has been engaged in multiple areas of NIH-funded musculoskeletal research since 1996. We were the first to identify the non-steroidal gonadal inhibin hormones in regulating the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal-skeletal axis in mice, and the role of changes in inhibins that signal the onset of menopause (reproductive aging) to the onset of increasing bone turnover. We also demonstrated the anabolic effect of continual Inhibin exposure in normal mice and in bone repair. Our cellular focus on Inhibins and the related factor, Activin A revealed that Activin A suppresses local bone resorption through suppression of osteoclast formation, motility and survival. Our ongoing work is in the area of specific inhibin/betaglycan receptor interactions that mediate the effects on bone cells. We are also greatly interested in improving the low bone mass that we were the first to identify in both humans with Down Syndrome (DS) and in mouse models of DS as a low bone turnover disease. Our current NIH-funded research is working to identify the mechanisms of reduced fracture healing and compromised bone regeneration in Down Syndrome. We have demonstrated the efficacy of both PTH and SclAb in DS, and are now actively testing nutriceuticals to increase bone mass in mouse models of Down Syndrome. The limitations of using mouse models to study bone disease led us to our most recent and exciting endeavors in collaboration with TAMU experts in reproduction and embryo transfer technologies to develop a large platform model of bone disease, using sheep. We have generated the first large animal model of hypophosphatasia (HPP) via high efficiency gene editing of a knock-in point mutation in the ALPL gene, whose musculoskeletal and dental phenotypes are consistent with human HPP. We are now using this model to determine the etiology of mineralization deficiencies, muscle weakness and premature tooth loss by analysis of longitudinal biopsies and analysis of muscle, bone and dental specimens using CT, microCT, mechanical testing, immunohistochemistry, histomorphometry and ex vivo bone marrow cultures.",Professor||Adjunct Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences||Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2dc10a1a
Larry,Tadlock,Clinical Associate Professor,,Department Head||Clinical Professor||Program Director,Orthodontics||Orthodontics||Orthodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2e33a437
Luis,Cisneros-Zevallos,Professor,The mission of our research program at the Plant Bioactives & Bioprocessing Research Laboratory is to generate information that can benefit the agriculture and processing industry by adding value to crops through bioactive compound discovery and the design of appropriate methods to enhance their content in plants as well as extend their post-harvest shelf-life.,Professor,Horticultural Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2e6bb4c1
Juan,Pineiro,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist||Dairy Specialist,Animal Science||Amarillo Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2e835946
Pourya,Valizadeh,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Agricultural Economics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2eb4ab9e
Ronald,Gill,Professor and Extension Specialist,"Dr. Ronald Gill is professor and Extension livestock specialist for Texas AgriLife Extension. In addition, he serves as Associate Department Head and Program Leader for Extension animal science faculty. Gill continues to provide leadership in Extension programming related to animal well-being and low-stress livestock handling and assists in providing leadership to statewide programming efforts for Beef Safety and Quality Assurance programming. Other interests include beef cattle and equine nutritional management and value added marketing.",Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2ed4a8b4
Shaodong,Guo,Professor and Presidential Impact Fellow,"The long-term goal of our research is to study the molecular mechanisms of insulin signal transduction, insulin resistance and associated cardiovascular dysfunction, aiming at nutritional and therapeutic intervention for control of metabolic and cardiovascular disorders. My laboratory is focused on the study of cellular signaling and gene transcriptional regulation of metabolic homeostasis that are governed by the PI3K->Akt->FoxO pathway, with the hope of understanding how dysregulation of this pathway in insulin/IGF-1 action causes liver damage, cardiovascular dysfunction, and pancreatic beta cell failure, resulting in diabetes, obesity, and organ failure.",Professor,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2ef8f395
Karen,Kubena,Professor,"Dr. Kubena's current research involves investigation of the relationship between food choice, dietary behaviors, family, and other factors with the development of obesity and metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents.",Professor,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2f29b26e
Katherine,Brakora,Instructional Associate Professor,,Instructional Associate Professor,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2f4bb1bf
Barbara,Gastel,Professor,,Professor||Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences||Humanities in Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2f554fb7
Suresh,Pillai,Professor,"Dr. Pillai's research focuses on bacterial cell-to-cell signaling, the molecular ecology of pathogens in natural and man-made ecosystems and the use of novel technologies to concentrate, detect, and decontaminate pathogens. His research on molecular microbial ecology and cell-cell signaling is targeted at understanding the complex and hitherto poorly understood relationship between microbial communities and human behavior. His research is aimed at understanding the role that the GI tract-associated microbiome has on human behavior.",Professor,Poultry Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3009b050
Mary,Capraro,Professor,,Faculty Affiliate||Member||Professor||Co-Project Director,"Engineering Education Research Taskforce||Teaching, Learning and Culture||Aggie STEM||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3023b30a
Wei,Wu,Assistant Professor,"My current research focuses on investments, empirical asset pricing, information economics, and empirical corporate finance. Recent studies include the causal impact of information asymmetry on the trading behavior of corporate insiders and the information contents of insider purchases after short interest spikes.",Assistant Professor,Finance,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n30a72477
Bradley,Simon,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n30b14599
Aaron,Morton,Assistant Professor,"My research focus centers around soft tissue regeneration and applied biomaterial applications. In particular, I have focused on a novel class of biocompatible ceramics, suitable for soft tissue implantation. To complement this work, I investigate Schwann cell and blood vessel interaction during regeneration and evaluate mitochondrial morphology through high-resolution imaging. My lab primarily uses murine models and is uniquely skilled at assisting rodent muscle function.",Assistant Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n312f7efe
Christian,Lynch,Lecturer,,Lecturer,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n31563e8f
Edward,Vargo,Professor,"We use molecular genetic tools, primarily microsatellite markers and mtDNA sequence data, to conduct basic and applied studies of termites and other insect pests of human structures. Our work on termites encompasses the breeding structure of colonies, colony and population genetic structure, invasion biology, foraging areas, colony densities and population dynamics. Research on other structural pests, mainly ants, cockroaches and bedbugs, focuses on population genetic structure, invasion biology, and dispersal.",Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3165cf9e
Kelly,Wilson,Professor and Associate Dean for Research,"I have a broad background in health education, with specific training and expertise in school and adolescent health issues and a focus in workforce training, professional development, and continuing education. My research includes program implementation effects, including the impacts on youth and adolescents as well as the workforce delivering the programs. As PI or Co-Investigator on several externally funded grants, I have laid the ground work to better understand health education post-secondary training relevant to the school-based educators and administrators, and by establishing strong ties with school entities (schools and districts) that will make it possible to recruit and track participants over time as documented in the following publications. I've successfully administered projects (e.g. staffing, research protections, budget), collaborated with others and produced several peer-reviewed publications related to school health and professional development. As a result of these previous experiences, I am aware of the importance of frequent communication among project members and of constructing a realistic research plan, timeline, and budget.",Professor,School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n31bd0a7a
Pingwei,Li,Professor,"The research in my lab focuses on elucidating the structural basis of innate immune responses towards microbial nucleic acids. The cGAS/STING pathway plays a central role in innate immunity toward bacterial and viral DNA. cGAS is activated by dsDNA and catalyzes the synthesis of a cyclic dinucleotide cGAMP, which binds to the adaptor STING that mediates the recruitment and activation of protein kinase TBK1 and transcription factor IRF-3. Activated IRF-3 translocates to the nucleus and induces the expression of type I interferons (IFN), an important family of antiviral cytokine. To elucidate the mechanism of cGAS activation, we determined the structures of cGAS in isolation and in complex with DNA. The cGAS/DNA complex structure reveals that cGAS interacts with DNA through two binding sites. Enzyme assays and IFN-? reporter assays of cGAS mutants demonstrate that interactions at both DNA binding sites are essential for cGAS activation. To investigate how cGAMP activates STING, we determined the structures of STING in isolation and in complex with cGAMP. These structures reveal that STING forms a V-shaped dimer and binds cGAMP at the dimer interface. We have also determined the structures of TBK1 in complex with two inhibitors, which show that TBK1 exhibits an I?B kinase fold with distinct domain arrangement. To elucidate the mechanism of IRF-3 recruitment by STING, we determined the structure of a phosphorylated STING peptide bound to IRF-3. To understand how phosphorylation activates IRF-3, we solved the structure of an IRF-3 phosphomimetic mutant bound to CBP, which reveals how phosphorylation induces the dimerization and activation of IRF-3.",Professor,Biochemistry and Biophysics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n31ebad17
Ibrahim,Hassan,Professor,"Professor Hassan's research interests include Heat Transfer, Multiphase Flow, Design of District Cooling Networks, and Urban Building Energy Modeling. His research work involves complex physics, rigorous measurements and modern simulation methods.",Professor,Mechanical Engineering (Qatar),https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n31f1f99e
Quan,Zhou,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n321f4b1a
Thomas,Taylor,Professor,"Dr. Taylor's primary research interests are in the utilization and mechanisms of food antimicrobials to inhibit bacterial foodborne pathogens. Natural food antimicrobials are diverse in their chemistry, spectrum of activity, sources, and applications within foods. Specifically, research is conducted to investigate and determine the manner by which food antimicrobials inhibit microbial pathogens. Additionally, research is conducted that seeks to overcome obstacles to the use of food antimicrobials in some product by the encapsulation of food antimicrobials. Dr. Taylor regularly interacts with faculty in the Departments of Horticultural Sciences, Nutrition and Food Science, Poultry Science, and even Chemical Engineering in the development and completion of research programming.",Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n324ce79b
Daniela,Bazan,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Pharmacy Practice,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n326815ff
Brent,Auvermann,AgriLife Center Director,"Emission rate, ambient concentrations, fate, and transport of antimicrobial resistance elements associated with fugitive dust from livestock facilities; use of unmanned aerial vehicles for agricultural remote sensing.",Professor||Center Director,Biological and Agricultural Engineering||Amarillo Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n32b32697
Neha,Dabral,Lecturer,,Lecturer,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n32ef62c6
Ping,He,Professor,"Our laboratory is interested in elucidating novel plant immune signaling pathways as well as studying the myriad actions of pathogen virulence factors that intercept host immune responses. In order to provide a complete view of host-microbe interactions, we are using cellular, functional genomic, genetic, biochemical and bioinformatic approaches. In addition, plant immunity is inextricably linked with plant development and environmental stresses. We are also interested in understanding the signaling crosstalk that orchestrates plant responses to different extrinsic and intrinsic signals. Ultimately, knowledge gained from studying model plants, such as Arabidopsis, will be applied to improve crop plants for resistance against different biotic and abiotic stresses.",Professor,Biochemistry and Biophysics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n330081c7
Randolph,Stewart,Clinical Professor,cardiovascular physiology; lymphatic function; microvascular physiology; interstitial and cavity fluid balance,Clinical Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n332dadae
Theodora,Chaspari,Assistant Professor - Term Appoint,"The increasing use of wearable sensors allows the monitoring of individuals over long periods of time in non-ambulatory settings, providing new insights into diagnostic and therapeutic means. The large volume and variability of recordings from these sensors, their use in everyday life and beyond specialized places and the limited resources of appropriately trained people for the corresponding signal analysis underline the need of automatic ways to process them. My research focuses on addressing challenges in capturing, representing and analyzing the acquired signals, as well as interpreting them as a unified group and with respect to co-evolving behavioral markers and events. It has applications to psychophysiological well-being, personalized health, security, and human assistive agents.",Assistant Professor - Term Appoint,Computer Science and Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n336c7859
Vladislav,Panin,Professor,"It has been long recognized that glycans play a wide spectrum of essential roles in metazoan organisms, while defects in glycosylation are involved in numerous human diseases and abnormalities, from cancer to brain malformation and defects of immune system. However, the complexity of glycosylation pathways and limitations of genetic and in vivo approaches available for studying glycosylation in higher animals significantly impede the research in mammals. We are using the advantages of Drosophila model system, including its decreased genetic redundancy, powerful arsenal of molecular genetic approaches, and comprehensively characterized development, to elucidate mechanisms underlying the function of glycosylation in development and physiology. We employ a multidisciplinary approach to study the roles of several novel glycosyltransferase genes at molecular, cellular, and organismal levels. Currently, our laboratory is involved in two main projects: one project focuses on studying the function of sialylation in the central nervous system, while another project is aimed at elucidation of molecular mechanisms of protein O-mannosylation.",Professor,Biochemistry and Biophysics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n337aaa32
Daniel,Howard,Professor,Dr. Howard's research interests include the examination of epidemiologic patterns of health outcomes that disproportionately affect African Americans; minority health and health disparities; health policy and health services.,Affiliated Professor||Faculty Fellow||Professor||PPRI Professor and Fellow||Affiliated Professor,Center for Health Systems and Design||Public Policy Research Institute||Sociology||Africana Studies,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n338db2d5
Jessica,Galloway-Pena,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Galloway-Pena's studies incorporate the genetic basis of pathogenesis as well as the molecular epidemiology of clinically relevant gram-positive pathogens, focusing on those with multi-drug resistance. She has more recently shifted her focus to microbiome dynamics during cancer treatment and the intense antibiotic therapy seen in the hematological malignancy setting to determine the microbiome's impact on cancer treatment outcomes, toxicities, and colonization/infection by antibiotic resistant organisms. Applications of her research include determining genetic and chemical markers for microbial diversity that can be used in the clinical setting, designing predictive risk models for antibiotic resistant infectious risk during chemotherapy, and promoting antimicrobial stewardship and microbial conscious treatment.",Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n339da0fb
Andy,Herring,Professor,"Dr. Herring has teaching and research responsibilities within the department. He teaches undergraduate and graduate level classes in beef cattle production and management (ANSC 406 and 605). His research interests focus on areas to increase production efficiency for cow-calf producers through coordination of breeding systems, environmental resources and marketing strategies. He has researched genetic and environmental influences on milk production in beef cows, breed differences for feedlot and carcass characteristics, and genetic influences on beef cow reproduction and productivity, cattle temperament and immune responses. He also remains active in state and national beef cattle industry groups.",Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n33a6bd5e
Duncan,Mackenzie,Associate Professor,"Hormones secreted by the thyroid gland are of primary importance in the regulation of such fundamental physiological processes as growth, nutrient utilization, and reproduction. In my laboratory we examine the regulation of the secretion of thyroid hormones and their actions in poikilothermic vertebrates in order to understand the evolution of thyroid function. We are presently focusing on the regulation on thyroid hormone secretion and the mechanisms of iodine transport in commercially-important fish species such as the red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), the channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), and even the zebrafish (Danio rerio).
This research is aimed at providing new insights into the potentially ancient role of thyroid hormones in nutrient assimilation, as well as elucidating evolutionary trends in the regulation of thyroid function. These studies may serve identify ways in which the pituitary-thyroid axis may be manipulated to enhance aquaculture production or endangered species conservation.",Associate Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n33bd0e42
John,Criscione,Professor,,Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n33d294c3
Sidney,Ontai,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Primary Care and Rural Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n33fada94
Benjamin,Montemayor,Visiting Assistant Professor,"Dr. Montemayor is a health behavior social scientist, with a background in alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) research and quantitative research methodology. Dr. Montemayor's research spans a variety of ATOD content areas involving the assessments of substance using behaviors (i.e., alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and other drugs), including polysubstance use, and associated risk factors (e.g. cultural and social norms, motives, perceived risks). Specifically, his interests include the utility of prevention and intervention programming in ATOD use among adolescent and young adult at-risk minority populations and underrepresented sub-groups through tailored and relevant programming. Dr. Montemayor likes to utilize a harm reduction approach in ATOD use programming to mitigate the ways ATOD use impacts those from unrepresented backgrounds, and he incorporates theory to help explain and predict the future use of alcohol and other drugs. For example, his research looking at age-of-onset, Greek affiliation, and classification in college has helped collaborators revamp their intervention approach and content to fit the needs and behaviors of the student body. Additionally, his theoretical research has helped provide evidence-based, theoretically driven changes and approaches in addressing campus ATOD challenges.
Dr. Montemayor is experienced in all stages of ATOD use programming, including the development and implementation of both individual and group ATOD use intervention programs at numerous University's Health and Wellness Departments. Dr. Montemayor has experience in leading both individual and group focused ATOD intervention programs, including Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS), a harm-reduction, preventive intervention evidence-based approach to reducing alcohol use among college students who are active alcohol drinkers and who are at risk for alcohol-related problems.",Visiting Assistant Professor,School of Public Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n343b77a8
Amanda,Stronza,Professor,"Dr. Amanda Stronza is an environmental anthropologist and professional photographer with 30 years of research and conservation work in the Amazon, southern Africa, and other parts of the tropics. She is a Professor in the Departments of Ecology and Conservation Biology, and Rangeland, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management, and she co-directs the Applied Biodiversity Science Program at Texas A&M University. She co-founded Ecoexist, a non-profit organization in Botswana, aimed at fostering coexistence between people and elephants. Her long-term work in the Amazon has focused on community-based conservation, understanding and documenting local incentives for stewarding wildlife and forests.",Professor,Ecology and Conservation Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n34650fb3
Kathrin,Dunlap,"Associate Department Head, Academic Programs",,Instructional Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3469d15f
Shannon,Washburn,Clinical Professor,"Dr. Washburn's research provides advancement of knowledge in the field of both veterinary and human medicine with a focus on the field of fetal-maternal health, as well as educational research on teaching and learning methodology. She has devoted considerable effort to investigating the mechanisms mediating injury to the fetus from prenatal exposure factors such as nutrition, alcohol, environment, therapeutic drugs and anesthetics utilizing the highly translational sheep model.",Clinical Professor||Clinical Associate Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology||Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n34cde2bc
Kathleen,Aicher,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n35443093
Henry,Fadamiro,Professor & Associate Dean for Research,,Professor||Associate Director and Chief Scientific Officer||Associate Dean for Research,College of Agriculture and Life Sciences||Entomology||Texas A&M AgriLife Research,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n355a075f
Sheela,Athreya,Associate Professor,"I have research interests in Hominin Evolution and Systematics, Asia, Human Variation, Quantitative Methods, Craniofacial Biology, and History of Physical Anthropology.",Professor,Anthropology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n35699060
Jim,Ji,Professor,"Technological advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) provide unprecedented opportunities for revealing the anatomical, pathological, and functional information of biological systems and improving our understanding of the biological processes. During the last two decades, MR hardware and sequence design have been significantly improved, which make MRI and MRSI faster and finer than they have ever been. However, dynamic imaging of 3D objects, a beating heart or a working brain, for examples, is still a big challenge.
The research in our group is to develop 3-D, real-time imaging capability to visualize biological events as they are happening, and advanced analysis techniques to extract the desired information from biological images automatically, accurately and consistently.",Professor||Professor,Electrical and Computer Engineering (Qatar)||Electrical and Computer Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n35d3773d
Celeste,Abraham,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Periodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3621e33a
Dalun,Zhang,Professor,,Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n364e0ce7
Everett,Bailey,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3659b74a
Thomas,Ioerger,Professor - Term Appoint,"Dr. Ioerger's research interests are in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Agents, and Machine Learning. His work has covered diverse areas, from spatial reasoning, to simulating team-work, to modeling emotions. Currently, his primary focus is on designing multi-agent system architectures to simulate collaborative behavior and teamwork. He also applies AI and machine learning methods to various problems in the area of Bioinformatics, including the improvement of protein sequence alignments, molecular modeling, and X-ray crystallography. The latter research has lead to the development of an automated software system for protein model-building called TEXTAL, which is currently being used by crystallographers throughout the world.",Professor - Term Appoint,Computer Science and Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n36a51a43
Keila,Ida,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n36ce5081
Cory,Klemashevich,Assistant Research Scientist - Faculty,,Assistant Research Scientist - Faculty,Chemical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n36dbc58a
Kevin,Washburn,Professor,Some of the studies I have done in the past were pharmacokinetic studies investigating oral chlortetracycline administration to sheep.,Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n36e17868
Gloria,Conover,Instructional Assistant Professor,"Dr. Conover is interested in the cellular processes that govern cytoskeletal crosstalk in myocytes and the subversion of the endocytic pathway during intracellular bacterial infection. She showed that nebulette and nebulin sarcomere proteins functionally integrate desmin intermediate filaments to the actin cytoskeleton. During her PhD studies, using genetics and screen she discovered LidA, a Legionella pneumophila effector exported into macrophages through bacterial Icm/Dot Type IV secretion system. As a research scientist, she lead an interdisciplinary team to develop a live-cell multi day microfluidics platform to study the temporal response to stress of persistent Mycobacteria. Currently, she is interested in the vertical integration of the basic science medical curriculum and interprofessional research practices into medical curriculum to advance the next generation of medical treatments.",Instructional Assistant Professor||Director,Health Science Center||Health Science Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3706f4f0
Likith,Reddy,Clinical Professor & Department Head,,"Clinical Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery",Health Science Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n370dd37d
Sara,Lawhon,Professor,"My research group studies zoonotic bacterial pathogens and focuses primarily on salmonellosis and staphylococcal infections with emphasis on molecular host-pathogen interactions and antimicrobial resistance. We are particularly interested in how bacteria sense environmental signals, communicate with each other (quorum sensing), cause disease, and resist antimicrobial therapy. These fundamental processes are common to the organisms in which we work. We use basic, applied, and clinical science approaches in our studies. Salmonella, Staphylococcus, and Campylobacter infect a broad range of animal host species as well as humans thus making our work relevant to both human and animal health. In addition to this work, we conduct clinical research projects to support the mission of our veterinary teaching hospital and we provide support to other researchers who need microbiology expertise or access resources for their work. Our work has been funded by the FDA, CDC, and several foundations focused on diseases in veterinary species.",Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n370f31f1
Gary,Williams,Professor,,Professor||Professor,Corpus Christi Research and Extension Center||Texas A&M AgriLife Research,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n374df82e
Bharathi,Hattiangady,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n37cbdcf0
S Camille,Peres,Associate Professor,"My research focuses investigates performance implications for procedure design and use, Human Robotic Interaction in disaster environments, and measuring team performance in Emergency Operations.",Associate Professor,Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n38788e6e
Luis,Tedeschi,Professor,"Dr. Tedeschi conducts research on energy and nutrient requirements of grazing and feedlot animals, growth biology and bioenergetics, chemical composition and kinetics of fermentation of feeds, modeling and simulation of decision support systems, and evaluation of models (http://nutritionmodels.tamu.edu). He has collaborated with several researchers overseas to develop models for small ruminants (sheep and goats). He utilizes System Dynamics concepts applied to nutrition.",Associate Professor||Professor,Animal Science||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n387904d6
Paul,Samollow,Professor,"Comparative functional genomics and genome evolution in vertebrates; structural organization of genetic material and its relationship to patterns of gene regulation and expression within and among species. Epigenetics of meiotic recombination; patterns and epigenetic determinants of sexual dimorphism in meiotic recombination rates and chromosomal distributions. Population genomics: genetic and ecological processes that influence the distribution of genetic diversity within and among populations in nature; population structure, isolation, and speciation. QTL mapping: linkage mapping to detect genes that influence physiologic and health-related traits. Research in my laboratory focuses primarily on the genome of the gray, short-tailed opossum, Monodelphis domestica, the world's primary laboratory marsupial model for genomic, biomedical, and evolutionary research. We also study isolated desert populations of pupfishes of the genus Cyprinodon in west Texas.nature, and their roles in promoting population structuring, isolation, and speciation. QTL mapping: linkage mapping to detect genes that influence physiologic and health-related traits. Research in my laboratory focuses primarily on the genome of the gray, short-tailed opossum, Monodelphis domestica, the world's primary laboratory marsupial model for genomic, biomedical, and evolutionary research. We also study isolated desert populations of pupfishes of the genus Cyprinodon in west Texas.",Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n38c16b10
Sharon,Gursky,Professor,"My research focuses on Biological Anthropology, Primate Behavior, Primate Ecology, and Conservation.",Professor,Anthropology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n39923b01
Carly,Gilson,Assistant Professor,Dr. Carly Blustein Gilson is an assistant professor of special education in the Department of Educational Psychology and an affiliated faculty member of the Center on Disability and Development in the College of Education and Human Development. She received her Ph.D. in special education from Vanderbilt University and served as a UCEDD trainee and a research assistant with the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Her research interests include strengthening employment-related social skills for adolescents and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD); supporting individuals and families through school-to-work transition; and vocational skills and educational team collaborations among special education teachers and paraprofessionals.,Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n39b92f91
Mary,Nabity,Associate Professor,"My research interests involve the pathogenesis of kidney disease and investigation of novel biomarkers in dogs and cats with chronic kidney disease and their relation to conventional measures of renal function. In our lab, we are actively exploring urinary proteins, mRNAs, and miRNAs in dogs with naturally occurring glomerular disease in order to determine their ability to serve as early markers of renal disease, specific markers of certain types of renal disease and disease progression, and targets for novel therapies. Our goal is to improve our understanding of the development and progression of kidney disease and to develop and validate testing methods in order to more effectively diagnosis and monitor renal disease in companion animals and humans.",Associate Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n39da878a
Matthew,Kesterke,Instructional Assistant Professor,,Instructional Assistant Professor,Orthodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3a36bff3
Douglas,Kingman,Instructional Associate Professor,,Instructional Associate Professor,Biological and Agricultural Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3b4e9b77
Cherri,Kading,Clinical Assistant Professor and Director,,Dental Hygiene||Clinical Assistant Professor and Director,Dental Hygiene||Dental Hygiene,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3b503677
John,Green,Clinical Professor,My research is focused in two areas: 1. The interaction of exercise and estrogen replacement on the cardiovascular system in postmenopausal women. and 2. The perception of heart disease risk as it relates to actual physiological risk markers.,Clinical Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3c299e59
Kira,Delmore,Assistant Professor,"We study the processes of adaptation and speciation using hybrid zones and variation within single species. These systems are ideal for studying evolutionary processes; they allow us to concentrate on the early stages of speciation and work in natural contexts. Our work focuses specifically on the phenotypic and genetic basis of adaptation and speciation and is aided by recent advances in several fields. For example, we are very interested in the role differences in seasonal migration play in speciation and the genetic basis of this behaviour syndrome. Advances in animal movement ecology and genomic are allowing answer questions we never thought possible. Much of our work focuses on single systems but wherever possible we expand out into larger comparative work using data from museum specimens and sequence archives.",Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3c3b0dde
Douglass,Shaw,Professor,"Dr. Shaw's current research emphasis is on the economics of risk and uncertainty. In particular, he works on valuing environmental amenities and changes in objective and perceived risks associated with contamination of resources or those risks that affect human health. He has recently written about the effects of ozone pollution on asthma patients, the risks from consuming contaminated fish, the perceived risks of nuclear waste transport, risks associated with natural hazards (earthquakes and hurricanes), and responses to the perceived risks of drinking water contaminated with arsenic.",Professor,Agricultural Economics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3ca2bb39
Bradley,Weeks,Professor Emeritus,"Retired Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology Department. Collaborator as ACVP board-certified anatomic pathologist in research projects that include implanted medical devices inflammatory and neoplastic gastrointestinal diseases, and cardiovascular diseases.",Professor Emeritus,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3d42a32c
Haitham,Mohammed,Assistant Professor,"Fish diseases represent one of the most challenging areas facing today's aquaculture industry. My research to date reflects my interest in using basic science in the area of aquatic animal health to provide new applied solutions and practical management actions to control fish disease. My goal is to address the evolving fish disease and diagnostic issues facing aquaculture producers and to promote sustainable aquaculture practices. Focal areas of activity include raising awareness regarding biosecurity in aquaculture, increasing capacity for disease surveillance and monitoring, and promoting good management practices in aquaculture systems, including antimicrobial use. Improper or overuse of antibiotics in aquaculture may impact other organisms and can lead to the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the local environment which could impact human health.",Assistant Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3d5cbbbe
Patricia,Thornton,Professor,,Professor,Sociology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3d5d1283
Sasanka,Chukkapalli,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3d79d3b4
Chase,Straw,Assistant Professor,"My primary research interest focuses on precision turfgrass management, which involves interdisciplinary approaches aimed at understanding the spatial and temporal variability of turfgrass systems in order to develop practical strategies for reducing management inputs and improving the overall user experience. My program also conducts general turfgrass management and physiology research that addresses issues for turfgrass management professionals and industry stakeholders.",Assistant Professor,Soil and Crop Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3d8d2d05
Alistair,McGregor,Associate Professor,"Our lab studies various herpesviruses but the major focus of our research is on the study of cytomegalovirus (CMV) which is a common pathogen that establish a life long infection in a mainly latent state. CMV causes disease in transplant patients and is a leading cause of congenital disease in newborns where the virus crosses the placenta and infects the fetus in utero. Congenitally infected newborns can have severe disease that causes cognitive impairment, hearing loss and vision problems. There is no vaccine against congenital CMV and our research seeks to understand the disease and develop interventions strategies.",Associate Professor,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3de7f8e8
Luc,Berghman,Professor,"The hallmark of my research career is the development of novel antibodies and applying them toward the development of new immuno-biotechnological tools. My lab has developed an antibody discovery platform in chickens that goes from in silico sequence to epitope-specific chicken IgG (IgY) in less than 3 weeks based on in vivo CD40-targeted immunogen delivery.
Research projects include the study of the immune response in the chicken, especially the function of CD40-positive antigen presenting cells (such as the dendritic cells) in activating the humoral immune response and the development of chicken egg yolk antibodies, monoclonal antibodies and recombinant antibodies for diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic purposes. a Dr. Berghman was the recipient of the 2016 Zoetis Fundamental Science Award.",Professor||Professor,Poultry Science||Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3e016f20
Sy-Bor,Wen,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on Laser processing with ultrahigh speed pulsed laser, Chemical analysis with laser induced plasma, Nanomaterial generation with laser ablation, and Nanoscale energy and mass transport with near field effects.",Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3e1796d4
Shoshana,Eitan,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3e5ecb7e
Kuang-An,Chang,Professor,,Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Civil Engineering||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3e61b6f1
Debra,Zoran,Professor,,Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3e6729d4
Charles,Rush,Professor,"The TAES plant pathology program in Amarillo/Bushland, lead by Dr. Charlie Rush, was initiated in 1986 to conduct research on economically damaging diseases of crops produced in the Texas Panhandle. Currently the lab is composed of three post docs, three technicians, and several graduate students and student workers from West Texas A&M University. Major research projects, all funded by external competitive grants, include ecology and epidemiology of karnal bunt, remote sensing to differentiate between biotic and abiotic stresses, management of sorghum ergot, and genomic variability among Benyviruses. Although Dr. Rush has no official extension responsibilities, his lab has provided plant disease diagnostic services since the lab's inception, and recently they have established a satellite diagnostic laboratory to the Great Plains Regional Diagnostic Laboratory at Kansas State University, part of the Homeland Security Plant Disease Diagnostic Network. Dr. Rush's lab is the only USDA-APHIS approved Karnal Bunt Quarantine Research Lab in the Southern Great Plains, and as such, provides a phytosanitary seed certification service that allows Texas producers to sale seed wheat outside of the state.","Director, Plant Pathology Research Program||Professor",Amarillo Research and Extension Center||Plant Pathology and Microbiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3e78975e
Jianrong,Li,"Professor, Neurobiology and Neuroimmunology, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences","The central goal of our research is to understand how oligodendroglial development and function in the mammalian central nervous system is regulated in health and disease. Specifically, we are interested in molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in oligodendrocyte damage/dysfunction in white matter injuries such as multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy and in aging-related neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Because in most CNS diseases, multiple cell types including neurons, glial cells and vascular cells are involved via complex interactions, we investigate, at the cellular and molecular level, the role of microglia and astrocytes in the process of oligodendrocyte development, differentiation and damage. We use a variety of methods including primary cell cultures and transgenic and knockout animals to elucidate cellular pathways mediating oligodendrocyte injury.
The second focus of our laboratory is to elucidate the signals that promote oligodendrocyte survival and regeneration/remyelination after injury, and to study cell-cell interactions that regulate remyelination. These studies should contribute significantly to our understanding of mechanisms of oligodendrocyte development and injury, and provide new clues for potential prevention and treatment of human white matter diseases.",Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3ef91dcf
Thomas,Tai-Seale,Instructional Associate Professor,,Instructional Associate Professor,Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3f1adc8e
Wesley,Osburn,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Animal Science||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3f3ac4da
Michael,Waters,Professor,My research focuses on the following topics: Peopling of the Americas; Geoarchaeology; Late Quaternary history; and Americas and Northeast Asia.,Professor||Professor,Anthropology||Geography,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3f6d9098
Robert,Chapkin,Distinguished Professor,"Research in the Chapkin lab focuses on dietary/microbial modulators related to the prevention of cancer and chronic inflammatory diseases.
Our central goal is to (1) understand cancer chemoprevention at a fundamental level, and (2) to test pharmaceutical agents in combination with dietary/microbial (countermeasures to the Western diet) to more effectively improve gut health and reduce systemic chronic inflammation. Since diet influences gut microbiota composition and metabolite production, to unravel the interrelationships among gut health and the structure of the gut microbial ecosystem, we are in the process of evaluating (using transgenic mouse, Drosophila models and humans) how the gut microbiome modulates intestinal cells, innate immune cells and tumors. As part of this endeavor, we are modeling at the molecular level the dynamic relationship between diet and gut microbe-derived metabolites which modulate chronic inflammation and the hierarchical cellular organization of the intestine, e.g., stem cell niche.",Distinguished Professor||Professor,Biochemistry and Biophysics||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3fbb59f8
Ryang,Lee,Associate Professor,"Our group specializes in determining the cellular and molecular mechanisms of beneficial effects of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in diseases that include heart disease, diabetes, and peritonitis. The goal is to develop a cellular therapy for human diseases either (a) with adult stem/progenitor cells (MSCs), or (b) with therapeutic factors that MSCs produce in response to signals from injured tissues.",Associate Professor,Cell Biology and Genetics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3ffcdcc1
David,Koepsell,Instructional Assistant Professor,"David is an entrepreneur, author, philosopher, attorney (retired), and educator whose recent research focuses on the nexus of science, technology, ethics, and public policy. He is the founder and CEO of Encrypgen, LLC.
He has provided commentary regarding ethics, society, religion, and technology on: MSNBC, Fox News Channel, The Guardian, The Washington Times, NPR Radio, Radio Free Europe, Air America, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, and the Associated Press, among others. He has been a tenured Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management in the Netherlands, Visiting Professor at UNAM, Instituto de Filosoficas and the Unidad Posgrado, Mexico, Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives at COMISI?N NACIONAL DE BIO?TICA in Mexico, and Asesor de Rector at UAM Xochimilco. He is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University, Philosophy where he has taught since 2021.",Visiting Assistant Professor||Lecturer||Instructional Assistant Professor,Philosophy||Philosophy||Philosophy,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4038974a
Ronald,Lacey,Professor,,Professor,Biological and Agricultural Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n40609d06
Thomas,Mcdonald,Professor,"My research focuses on environmental chemistry, petroleum geochemistry, and general organic chemistry.",Professor,Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n407d0459
Qinglei,Li,Professor,"My long-term research goal is to identify the cellular and molecular basis of pregnancy failure and uterine dysfunction, thereby contributing to a framework for developing novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to improve reproductive potential. To benefit human and animal health, research in my lab focuses on defining the mechanism underlying uterine development and the pathogenesis of gynecologic cancers. My laboratory has created mouse models that harbor genetic modifications of critical transforming growth factor ? (TGF?) signaling components using conditional loss-of-function and gain-of-function approaches in the uterus. These models have yielded new insights into the fundamental roles of TGF? signaling in reproductive tract development and function. We have also developed pre-clinical mouse models for ovarian granulosa cell tumor and endometrial cancer. These disease models may be harnessed to uncover new opportunities for cancer treatment.",Professor||Professor,The Texas A&M University System||Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n408645cd
Michael,Paolini,Instructional Assistant Professor,,Instructional Assistant Professor,School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n40dba289
Micky,Eubanks,Professor,,Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n40f09614
Vani,Mathur,Assistant Professor,"My work focuses on understanding the sources of disparities in pain, and the specific mechanisms by which social and cultural factors alter pain experience and pain physiology. My research targets the problem of pain disparities from two directions - investigating the different ways social factors may influence one's own pain, and also alter pain perception and empathy for others. To tackle these problems, my lab utilizes behavioral, psychophysical, and neuroimaging methodologies. I am also interested in individual differences in chronic pain and pain modulation, cross-cultural examinations of pain and empathy, and social environmental effects on health broadly defined.",Faculty Fellow||Assistant Professor||Faculty Affiliate||Training Faculty,Center for Health Systems and Design||Center for Population Health and Aging||Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience||Psychological and Brain Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n40fc0470
Thomas,Meek,Professor,"Marketed drugs have been developed for representatives of all six classes of enzymes, and comprise essential therapies for the treatment of cancers, HIV/AIDS, hypercholesterolemia, and bacterial infections. The availability of known point mutations that are causative of human cancers , as well as the full genomic descriptions of many pathogens, such as parasitic protozoa and infectious bacteria, provides an emerging means to identify new or known enzymes that would constitute potential drug targets. Likewise, the availability of crystal structures of many of these enzymes or their analogues, provides a means to rationally design new inhibitors of enzyme drug targets via the use of molecular modelling and a full understanding of the chemical mechanism of the target enzymes, as an important adjuvant to inhibitor discovery via high-throughput screening.
Our laboratory will initially focus on the detailed study of the mechanisms of cysteine proteases such as cathepsin C, the isocitrate lyase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and human ATP-citrate lyase, by the use of pre-steady-state and steady-state kinetics, as well as by use of existing crystal structures of these enzymes, to inform the design of both covalent and other mechanism-based modes for the inactivation of these enzymes. We will design and synthesize candidate inhibitors, and test them against these and other enzyme targets, and determine their suitability as potential drug candidates.",Professor,Biochemistry and Biophysics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n41081941
Binayak,Mohanty,Professor,"Dr. Mohanty's research includes water, heat, and chemical transport measurement and modeling in variably-saturated porous media ranging from core-scale to regional-scale; measurement and modeling of hydraulic properties; and preferential water flow and chemical transport through macroporous media.",Professor||Professor,Biological and Agricultural Engineering||Ecology and Conservation Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4131c16a
James,Batteas,Professor,"The research in our group is organized around three main projects: nanoscale materials and devices, biological surfaces and interfaces and nanotribology,
with the overarching goal of developing custom engineered surfaces and interfaces. This requires obtaining a fundamental (molecular level) understanding of the underlying chemistry and physics of the systems in question to afford rational approaches to test and develop new technologies. In much of our research we employ a range of scanned probe microscopies such as scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) to probe structure and to manipulate materials at the nanoscale.",Faculty Affiliate||Professor||Faculty Fellow||D. Wayne Goodman Professor of Chemistry,Center for Health Systems and Design||Energy Institute||Chemistry||Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n413d1dff
Cynthia (Cindy),Weston,Associate Professor,"My research and scholarship centers around three primary areas: 1) increased access to healthcare through nurse-practitioner-led innovative care models, 2) improved health outcomes for vulnerable populations, and 3) innovative simulation pedagogy in family nurse practitioner (FNP) programs.",Associate Professor,School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n416f5792
Bradley,Verhulst,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n419fa124
Charles,Criscione,Professor,"I examine fundamental ecological and evolutionary questions in parasite systems and consider my research to be at the interface of ecology, evolution, and genetics. Parasitology provides a rich subject area for studies of ecology and evolutionary biology. Numerous topics such as ecosystem dynamics, mating systems, or coevolution can be addressed because parasites are extremely diverse. By diversity, I include not only the myriad of taxa that have independently evolved a parasitic lifestyle, but also the diversity in life cycles, modes of reproduction, host species, and ecosystems utilized by parasites. This diversity also allows for comparative studies to address theories or unifying principles that span ecosystems or taxonomic groups. Furthermore, there are many practical applications such as studying the evolution of drug resistance, or using parasite community structure to assess ""ecosystem health"". My research interests address both basic and applied questions, and span three overlapping subject areas: 1) Evolution: Population Genetics, Mating Systems, and Molecular Epidemiology, 2) Ecology: Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural History, and 3) Genetics and Ecological Genomics.",Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n41a8b584
Mitchell,Rice,Professor,,Professor,Political Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n41cc86e9
Shannon,Glaser,Professor,"The long-term goal of my research program is to understand how activated (proliferating) cholangiocytes participate in the progression of cholestatic liver diseases and eventual development of cholangiocarcinoma. My research is focused on elucidating the factors (such as, mechanical stress) and intracellular signaling mechanisms that regulate cholangiocyte proliferation and biliary fibrosis during extrahepatic cholestasis.",Professor,Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n424a02f1
Jason,Mcknight,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Primary Care and Rural Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n424d593d
Mohsen,Pourahmadi,Professor,"Time Series Analysis and Prediction Theory, Multivariate Statistics and Longitudinal Data Analysis, High-Dimensional Data Analysis, Financial Data and Stochastic Volatility Models.",Professor,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n427a2e32
Samikkannu,Thangavel,Associate Professor,"Our lab is predominantly interested in the neuropathogenesis of HIV and drug abuse. We are elucidating the role of HIV and drugs of abuse in energy dysregulation, which ultimately may lead the neurodegeneration. We examine the metabolic signatures through inflammasome profiles, mitochondrial biogenesis, and epigenetics. We use in vitro, ex vivo and a transgenic rat model system in our experiments. Our goal is to develop novel diagnostics tests and treatments for neuroAIDs and neurologic damage related to drugs of abuse.",Associate Professor,Pharmacy Practice,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n42fbd1a8
Hannah,Rochford,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Health Policy and Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n42fd06d8
Loren,Skow,Professor,Comparative genomics of mammals with emphasis on organization and evolution of the mammalian genome; molecular analysis of the major histocompatibility complex of hoofed animals; genetic mechanisms of inherent resistance to infectious diseases.,Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4326eaa3
Steven,Hague,Professor,"My research emphasis is to create cotton cultivars and germplasm with high-yield potential, excellent drought tolerance and resistance to insects endemic to Texas. I make active use of a wide array of cotton germplasm including exotic upland and interspecific lines. My cotton testing region includes Central and South Texas, as well as the Rolling Plains.",Associate Professor,Soil and Crop Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4328568f
Paras,Patel,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Diagnostic Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n43312a34
Jeffrey,Jones,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4332506c
Joseph,Szule,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n43b79a10
Rene,Verduzco Jr.,Clinical Assistant Professor and Director,,"Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Director",Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4423d393
Nelda,Mier,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n44edbc34
Phillip,Kaufman,Professor and Department Head,"My research program focuses on the development of new pest management tools for Florida's livestock operators. Beef cattle, dairy cattle and horses are the predominant livestock in Florida and are the focus of this program. Insecticide resistance and control failures are commonplace for many of the fly pests; therefore, innovative systems are needed to assist in their management. However, to successfully manage these pests, studies investigating their biology and ecology are needed.
The role that biological control can play in assisting with pest control is another research avenue. Producer pesticide selection and the resultant impacts on non-target, beneficial arthropods in grazing systems are of particular interest.",Professor and Department Head,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n44fc312d
Travis,Hein,Professor,"My laboratory studies the regulation of microvascular function at the level of arterioles in the retinal and coronary circulations. Sufficient blood flow supply of oxygen and nutrients to tissues to maintain normal function is controlled in large part by changes in the diameter of arterioles. Vasoconstriction or vasodilation of these small arteries will decrease or increase blood flow and nutrient delivery to the tissue, respectively. Two key chemical factors that are produced within the endothelial cells of blood vessels to control their diameter are nitric oxide (NO), a vasodilator, and endothelin-1, a vasoconstrictor. An imbalance in the production and/or release of these vasoactive factors has been implicated in the early stages of several cardiovascular diseases, but the underlying mechanisms contributing to these pathophysiological changes remain unclear. To address this knowledge gap, our research focuses on identifying cellular and molecular mechanisms that contribute to the vasomotor responses of arterioles to NO and endothelin-1 under conditions of health and disease. Current approaches that we use to investigate these mechanisms in the microcirculation include isolated and perfused arterioles, cultured vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells, biochemical and molecular techniques (for detection of NO, superoxide anion, protein, and mRNA in arterioles), pharmacological and silencing RNA (siRNA) treatments, and blood flow velocity assessment via Doppler ultrasound.",Professor,Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n45051e1b
Jacob,Szeszulski,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor||Assistant Professor,Dallas Research and Extension Center||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n452d9d99
John,Carey,Professor,"Research areas include layer management, egg production and environmental stewardship. Past efforts have focused on methionine sources and broiler excreta odor, fate of nitrogen in broiler production and nutrient buildup in broiler litter and the role of dietary threonine on egg component yield, composition and functional qualities.",Professor,Poultry Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n456cf290
Jeryl,Mumpower,Professor and Head,,Professor and Head,Public Service and Administration,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n45cf9263
Sonya,Wesselowski,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n45e117fa
Martha,Vogelsang,Senior Lecturer,,Senior Lecturer,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n466effd5
Constance,Fournier,Clinical Professor,"My research focuses on several aspects of school psychology, including acceptability, ethics, teacher acceptance of interventions, and teacher efficacy.",Clinical Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n467fabaa
Elisa,Mcneill,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n47208510
Ashley,Arnold,Associate Research Scientist,"Dr. Ashley Arnold is a Research Assistant Professor in the meat science section of the Department of Animal Science. She was previously involved with the Meat Science program as a student and staff member. In her current role, Dr. Arnold conducts research, manages projects, finalizes reports, presents data at professional meetings, writes manuscripts, and assists other faculty members in securing external funding for meat science and food safety research by way of writing grants.
Additionally, Dr. Arnold serves as Safety Officer for the Department of Animal Science. In this important capacity, she is a liaison with Environmental Health and Safety, coordinates chemical inventory, manages hazardous material reporting, facilitates required laboratory and other inspections, and serves as a resource for faculty and staff. As Safety Officer, she works with the Associate Head for Operations to develop consistent policies, ensuring laboratory safety and compliance with reporting requirements for faculty.",Associate Research Scientist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n47560270
Sakhila,Banu,Professor,"My long-term goals are two-fold: 1) to understand the molecular mechanism of prenatal CrVI exposure on placental and fetal development, ovarian and uterine function, and pregnancy outcome, and; 2) to understand the protective effects of various natural and synthetic antioxidants (such as edaravone, glutathione, vitamin C and resveratrol) against the deleterious effects of heavy-metals, CrVI in particular. Current research in my lab is focused on the study of reproductive and developmental toxicity of CrVI. Drinking water contamination with CrVI in the United States is a growing problem due to increased usage of CrVI and improper disposal of Cr waste into the environment. Significant contamination with CrVI has been found in the drinking water sources of all the states in the U.S. Effects of Cr on reproductive health in women and development in children have received less attention. Epidemiological data document that women exposed to Cr in environmental or occupational settings suffer from infertility, gynecological problems, congenital malformation of fetuses, neonatal mortality, and premature abortions with increased levels of Cr in their blood, urine and placenta. Cr can bind directly to DNA and nuclear proteins, cause DNA strand breaks and mutations, alter the balance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidants, and activate several cell signaling pathways. Therefore, my current research objective is to determine molecular pathways and identify target genes/proteins by which Cr alters prenatal development and organogenesis of female reproductive system in the offspring.",Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4783d1f1
Gonzalo,Rivera,Associate Professor,"My laboratory is interested in the role played by cytoskeletal remodeling in development and disease, particularly, angiogenesis and tumor progression and invasion. The long-term goal of our research is to understand how extracellular signals that alter tyrosine phosphorylation and the metabolism of inositol phospholipids modulate actin dynamics and cell motility. Areas of interest include the biogenesis of actin-based structures of invasion, intracellular trafficking, and three-dimensional tissue morphogenesis in vitro. Our research employs a combination of molecular genetics, cell biology, proteomics, and high-resolution optical imaging.",Associate Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n47ddea15
Kenneth,Ramos,Professor and Executive Director,,Professor of Medicine||Professor and Executive Director||Executive Committee||Associate Vice President for Research||Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Services,The Texas A&M University System||Institute of Biosciences and Technology||Global Institute for Hispanic Health||School of Medicine||Health Science Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n47de353a
Noni,Gaylord Harden,Professor,,Professor,Psychological and Brain Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n47fe5fa9
Adrianna,Szczepaniec,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor||Assistant Professor,Amarillo Research and Extension Center||Texas A&M AgriLife Research,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4825e32b
Van,Wilson,Professor,"My area of specialization is the molecular biology of papovaviruses, with a primary focus on how viral proteins modify the host cell environment. Recently, we determined that the viral replication proteins, E1 and E2, are post-translationally modified by addition of 1 or more SUMO moieties. Sumoylation is a widespread modification whose biological functions are only recently becoming understood. Studies are in progress to 1) determine the role of sumoylation in the viral life cycle, 2) evaluate the effect of sumoylation on the structure and activity of the E1 helicase, 3) understand the mechanism by which sumoylation influences E2 stability and transcriptional activity, and 4) determine how sumoylation is modulated by the viral E6 oncoprotein. In addition to the role of sumoylation in the viral life cycle, we are also exploring how sumoylation participates in normal keratinocyte differentiation. We have developed a keratinocyte cell line inducibly expressing a tagged SUMO moiety to facilitate proteomics studies of sumoylation changes and regulation during controlled differentiation.",Professor,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4837bbf9
Regina,Bentley,Clinical Associate Professor,"Dr. Bentley has participated in research and service learning projects involving interprofessional education and service learning in health care. From leading student teams in Bolivia and Ecuador, to introducing interprofessional simulation to medical and nursing faculty, she has developed skills and expertise in this emerging topic area. Research projects include, ""An Interdisciplinary Education Model Applied to an Interprofessional Health Care Ethics Course,"" ""Learning Together: An Interprofessional Program for Medical and Nursing Students Visiting Wards of the Court,"" ""Interprofessional Education in a Healthcare Ethics Course,"" and ""A Faculty Development Collaborative to Support the Use of Interprofessional Simulation in Central Texas"". Dr. Bentley has presented findings on interprofessional programs and simulation as well as barriers to interprofessional education at conferences which have included the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Medical Student Education, Association for the Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education, National League for Nursing's Education Summit, and American Association of Colleges of Nursing Baccalaureate Education Conference.","Faculty Fellow||Assistant Vice Chancellor, TAMUS||Clinical Associate Professor - Term Appointment",Center for Health Systems and Design||The Texas A&M University System||School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n484a29ed
Yi-Shing,Cheng,Professor and Director,,Associate Professor and Director,Diagnostic Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n48948ca7
Xuemei,Zhu,Professor,,Associate Professor||Professor||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||The Texas A&M University System||Architecture,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n48affe9a
Mary,Wicksten,Professor,"I am studying the Thoridae, a family of small-sized marine shrimp that are remarkably diverse in the cold waters of the North Pacific. Evidence suggests that these shrimp may be losing range due to global warming. They may be replaced by members of a different family, the Palaemonidae, a group of more aggressive predatory shrimp. But to study such a replacement, one must identify the shrimp. The last major study was in 1906. All previous work has been morphological. Evidence from my own work and that of Greg Jensen, University of Washington, suggests that not only have species been confused (one species is actually two, three species actually are only one) but the generic designation may depend on temperature-dependent features. With a small start-up grant from the Arctic Biodiversity Study, I am collaborating with Luis Hurtado,, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Science, to obtain some molecular data on genetic affinities within the Thoridae and potentially allied shrimp taxa. These data may at least indicate which of the supposed genera are distinct or even if the Thoridae is indeed a natural group. Examination of the 150 or more presumed species will begin following an assessment of the genera.",Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n48bee4d6
Heather,Burte,Research Assistant Professor,"Dr. Burte researches individual differences in spatial thinking and how those differences impact STEM learning. Within spatial thinking, she develops psychometric and self-report measures of spatial thinking. Using those measures, Dr. Burte researches individual differences in perspective-taking, sense-of-direction, and strategies when navigating in real-world environments. Within STEM learning, she collaborates with subject-matter experts to understand the role of spatial thinking in how college students learn physics, elementary students learn math, and college students learn algebra. Finally, Dr. Burte uses User Experience (UX) methods to help those subject-matter experts with iteratively developing learning interventions, such as the Augmented Reality (AR) classroom.",Research Assistant Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n49033478
Hong,Liang,Professor,,Faculty Affiliate||Professor||Affiliated faculty,Mechanical Engineering||Energy Institute||Materials Science and Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4923e41d
Jun,Wang,Assistant Professor,"Socioemotional development of children and adolescents from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Development, implementation, and evaluation of youth development programs.",Assistant Professor,"Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4986ff24
Tadhg,Begley,Distinguished Professor,"The Begley Group is interested in the mechanistic chemistry and enzymology of complex organic transformations, particularly those found on the vitamin biosynthetic pathways. We are currently working on the biosynthesis of thiamin, molybdopterin, pyridoxal phosphate and menaquinone. Our research involves a combination of molecular biology, protein biochemistry, organic synthesis and structural studies and provides a strong training for students interested in understanding the organic chemistry of living systems and in pursuing careers in biotechnology, drug design or academia.
Thiamin pyrophosphate plays a key role in the stabilization of the acyl carbanion synthon in carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism. The biosyntheses of the thiamin pyrimidine and thiazole are complex and are different from any of the characterized chemical or biochemical routes to these heterocycles. We are particularly interested in cellular physiology and the mechanistic enzymology of thiamin biosynthesis. As an example of one of the complex transformations on this pathway, the figure below shows the structure of the pyrimidine synthase catalyzing the complex rearrangement of aminoimidazole ribotide (left) to the thiamin pyrimidine (right).",Distinguished Professor,Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n498aa35b
Lori,Greenwood,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n49b73d01
Jeonghee,Kim,Assistant Professor,"Jeonghee Kim's research interests are system design for biomedical and rehabilitation systems in real-time closed-loop and embedded mobile applications, human computer interaction, and assistive technologies.",Assistant Professor,Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4a08d21d
Daikwon,Han,Associate Professor,"My current research focuses on spatial epidemiology, GIS and spatial analysis methods, environmental health/exposure science, environmental justice and health disparities.",Associate Professor,Epidemiology and Biostatistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4a8ea59c
Richard,Street,Professor,,Faculty Fellow||Professor,Center for Health Systems and Design,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4a965e69
Adam,Pickens,Instructional Associate Professor,"My group conducts research on occupational safety, upper extremity disorders, occupational biomechanics, occupational ergonomics, and human factors engineering.",Managing Director; Ergonomics Center||Instructional Associate Professor,The Texas A&M University System||Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4aa62080
Sara,Castro-Olivo,Associate Professor,My research focuses on the development and validation of culturally responsive social-emotional and behavioral interventions for Latino ELL youth and families.,Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4ab7fd74
Thomas,Kent,Professor,"Neurologist and clinician scientist with a basic, translational and clinical research program, focused mostly on stroke and other brain injuries. The laboratory utilizes a variety of cell free, tissue culture and in-vivo techniques to design and characterize a series of carbon nanomaterials that possess the ability to act as catalytic antioxidants as well as support key mitochondrial functions. This NIH-supported research is in collaboration with synthetic nano-chemists at Rice University (Tour Lab) and biochemists at University of Texas Health Science Center Houston (Tsai Lab). The group is testing a variety of engineered modifications of these versatile, non-toxic materials to address specific cell injury and death mechanisms including ferroptosis and interruption in electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation.
A major interest of ours is the role of diabetes in worsening outcome from stroke, a condition that affects minority and rural Texans disproportionally. With a range of research from molecular interactions to whole animal and clinical studies, the work in this lab is deeply translational, leveraging the group's clinical training and experience to insure that conclusions have direct relevance to the disease state, with the ultimate goal of facilitating the identification of new therapies for these major contributors to disability and mortality.",Professor,Institute of Biosciences and Technology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4acd1da6
Todd,O'hara,Professor,,,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4b13cd12
Louisbruno,Ruest,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4ba9bf37
Allen,Knutson,Professor and Extension Specialist,"Dr. Knutson develops educational materials and programs on integrated pest management (IPM) of insect pests of cotton, wheat, sorghum, pecans, corn and other crops and supports county extension agents with educational programs in IPM. He serves as statewide coordinator for biological control programs for Extension entomology faculty; develops cooperative programs on biological control and educational materials.",Professor and Extension Specialist,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4bb557c6
Eva,Shipp,TTI Senior Research Scientist,,TTI Research Scientist,Center for Transportation Safety,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4bdce9bf
Harry,Hogan,Professor,,Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4c1aaeda
Tanmay,Lele,Professor,"Dr. Tanmay Lele's research is in the area of mechanobiology with a focus on cancer mechanobiology. His lab is interested in the molecular mechanisms by which cell generated mechanical forces and associated signaling pathways enable cell and tissue functions, and how these relationships become altered in cancer. Current research projects in the laboratory include quantitative measurements of nuclear forces, the effect of mechanical stresses on nuclear functions and gene expression, cellular adaptation to mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix, and the mechanics of cancer tissue development.
Lele is a scholar in cancer research at the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.",Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4c5b9ade
Rodolfo,Nayga,Professor and Department Head,,Professor and Department Head,College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4c7863ea
Ji Koung,Kim,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4c7b9f03
Joe,Feagin,Distinguished Professor,,Professor,Sociology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4c946da6
Timothy,Elliott,University Distinguished Professor,"My research has examined adjustment processes among persons living with chronic and disabling health conditions, with particular emphasis on the role of social problem-solving abilities and other factors that predict adjustment following disability.",Faculty Fellow||University Distinguished Professor,Educational Psychology||Center for Health Systems and Design,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4cbad106
Erin,Giles,Assistant Professor,"I am currently building a research program that uses an integrative, translational approach to understand the mechanisms by which obesity promotes postmenopausal breast cancers. My work focuses on understanding how the obese microenvironment, when combined with the metabolic and hormonal changes associated with menopause, promote tumor development, survival, and growth. In parallel, I am investigating the role of adipose tissue inflammation in the development of metabolic disease after menopause. My hope is that the knowledge gained from studying the 'normal' adipose and breast environments during menopause will also help us understand the changes that occur to create a tumor-promoting environment in the breast of obese women during this same window of time.",Assistant Professor,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4ccf1988
Luis,Garcia,Professor,"I am interested in understanding how behavioral states are regulated at the molecular and genetic level. My lab addresses this complex question in the well-studied nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Several physical aspects of this worm make it convenient for integrating whole organism system biology studies with genetic/molecular analysis of neurobiology and behavior. C. elegans is an anatomically simple organism; it is 1mm in size, and it contains ~ 1000 somatic cells, a third of which are neurons. The worm is also transparent, and thus every cell can be visualized by light microscopy. Behavioral mutants can be efficiently generated through standard chemical mutagenesis. In addition, gene functions involved in motivational and behavioral regulation can be determined by transgenic techniques.
My lab investigates the interplay between feeding and sex-specific mating behavior to understand how chemo/mechano-sensory and motor outputs are controlled under various physiological conditions. We study male mating by using genetics to de-construct this behavior into its fundamental sensory-motor components. We then use a combination of transgenics, pharmacology, classical genetics and laser microsurgery to understand how individual motor sub-behaviors are coordinated to produce gross behaviors during periods when the animal is food deprived, and when it is food satiated.",Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4cd2f794
Michelle,Lawing,Associate Professor,"Dr. Lawing is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology. She is primarily interested in using methods and models from modern ecology and evolutionary biology combined with evidence from the fossil record to inform our understanding of how species and communities respond to environmental change through time. Her work includes the investigation of geographic, evolutionary, and morphological responses of species and communities to environmental changes in the Late Pleistocene and throughout the Miocene to present. She is involved in developing species distribution models (SDM), geometric morphometric methods (GMM), and phylogenetic comparative methods (PCM). Before becoming an Assistant Professor, Dr. Lawing was a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS). She earned a PhD double major in Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior and in Geological Sciences from Indiana University, Bloomington.",Associate Professor,Ecology and Conservation Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4d1c74b5
Heili,Pals,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Sociology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4d39bd6f
Lauren,Davis,Instructional Assistant Professor,Primary research focus is on the role of canine mesenchymal stem cells in bone and cartilage tissue engineering and their use in bone regeneration. Characterization of human and canine osteogenic transcriptional profiles. Collaborative research includes the use of shape memory polymer scaffolds as self-fitting scaffolds for bone defect healing in animal models and bison management and conservation.,Instructional Assistant Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4d8c667e
Lu,Tang,Professor,"My research broadly examines how people understand and communicate about health and illnesses and how such understanding and communication are enabled and constrained by social, political, cultural, and technological factors. My research is informed by the new paradigm of ""big data"" research, which marries the traditional interpretive and postpositive epistemologies to discover patterns of meanings and relationships in texts, videos, narratives, and social networks (interpretive epistemology) using scientific data processing methods developed in computer science and data science.",Professor,College of Arts and Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4d8e2018
Zhenyu,Li,Professor,My research focuses on the mechanism of platelet activation and arterial thrombotic diseases such as heart attack and stroke. We are also interested in the crosstalk between thrombosis and inflammation in sepsis.,Professor,Pharmaceutical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4e244e5e
Sankar,Chaki,Associate Research Scientist,"As a proficient Cell and Molecular Biologist, I bring extensive knowledge in basic and translational research, teaching, and effective biosafety management in high-containment laboratories. Our collaborative efforts are driven by the primary goal of making substantial contributions to public and animal health. This entails advancing comprehensive countermeasures against infectious diseases, including the development of diagnostic tools, vaccines, antivirals, and disease study models, as well as providing training for working in high-containment laboratories.",Associate Research Scientist,Division of Research,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4e7e5001
Rebecca,Poole,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4f71b1c7
Garett,Sansom,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4fefc7c4
Wen,Luo,Professor,"My research focuses on the development, evaluation, and application of quantitative methods in social and behavioral sciences. Specifically, I am interested in multilevel modeling for analyzing educational data with complex multilevel structures, clustered randomized trials, and longitudinal data from single-case experimental designs.",Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4ff4b64c
Patricia,Goodson,Professor,,Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n50133914
Thomas,Boutton,Professor,"Dr. Boutton is interested in the ecology of grassland and savanna ecosystems, particularly the impacts of land cover/land use changes on ecosystem processes (productivity, decomposition, biogeochemistry, hydrology). At present, most of his work is oriented towards understanding the influence of woody plant invasion into grasslands and savannas on biogeochemistry and soil biology. He is also interested in understanding ecosystem responses to global changes predicted for the future. The effects of climate, land use, and atmospheric composition on ecosystem structure and function are being investigated at time scales ranging from a few years (contemporary ecosystems) to thousands of years (paleo ecosystems), and spatial scales ranging from the soil aggregate to the landscape. Dr. Boutton also serves as Director of the Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry Laboratory, and teaches two graduate level courses (ESSM 600 - Principles of Ecosystem Science and Management, and ESSM 622 - Biogeochemistry of Terrestrial Ecosystems).",Regents Professor & Sid Kyle Endowed Chair,Ecology and Conservation Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n50abe2cc
Hangue,Park,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Park's research interest lies in artificial sensory feedback and closed-loop optimization of sensorimotor loop, to assist incomplete body functions and enhance rehabilitation. He is also interested in human augmentation and performance enhancement. Developing smart bio-mimicking/bio-inspired circuits and systems is another crucial part of his research.",Assistant professor,Electrical and Computer Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n515531b2
Chieh,Chen,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n51621f38
Karen,Russell,Professor and Associate Department Head,"Platelet pathophysiology and the interaction of platelets with infectious agents, with an emphasis on the thrombocytopenia associated with Equine Infectious Anemia Virus. Investigation of platelet activation markers in veterinary species. Investigation of total and free (ionized) magnesium concentrations in veterinary species.",Professor and Associate Department Head,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n51e42f58
Robert,Strong Jr,Associate Professor,"Robert Strong Jr. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Leadership. Education, and Communications at Texas A&M University. He investigates innovation adoption in agricultural sciences and extension contexts including electronic Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs), Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), precision agriculture, and virtual reality. He evaluates stakeholder adoption and impact resulting from participation in training programs.",Associate Professor,"Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n51eded6b
Oi-Man,Kwok,Professor,"My research interests include examining the methodological issues of both multilevel models and structural equation models, and the applications of these models in different educational and psychological research.",Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n522bef90
Thomas,Diekwisch,Professor and Department Head,"Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering In previous studies we have generated and characterized stem cell populations in dental tissues. We have also developed novel extracellular matrix-based scaffold materials. Currently we are performing a number of studies to examine the use of stem cells and scaffolds to regenerate periodontal and other tissues.
Chromatin, Epigenetics, and microRNAs Twenty years ago, we discovered the cp27 chromatin factor in our laboratory. This factor is part of the large SRCAP chromatin complex that plays important roles in development and cell division. A second aspect of our epigenetics research is focused on the role of histone methylation in odontogenic tissue differentiation and disease.
Periodontics Our lab works on the development and differentiation of periodontal tissues as a means to generate new progenitor based approaches for the regeneration of periodontal tissues. More recently, we have conducted studies to understand how epigenetic changes affect periodontal tissue response to pathogens.
Enamel Formation and Evolution Our lab is interested in determining the mechanisms of enamel crystal formation. We are asking how mineral ions are transported toward the enamel layer and what factors govern the nucleation and elongation of enamel crystals. Using an evolutionary biology approach, we are studying the relationship between the amelogenin molecule and enamel mechanical properties.
Evolution and Development Our lab focuses on the evolution of jaws and teeth, especially tooth enamel and periodontal ligament. Specifically, we are interested in the effects of changes in the amelogenin protein on the evolution of the amazing physical properties of enamel. We are also trying to understand how the non-mineralized state of the periodontal ligament evolved in vertebrates.","Director, Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis||Bernhard Gottlieb Endowed Chair for Craniofacial Research||Professor and Head, Department of Periodontics",School of Dentistry||School of Dentistry||School of Dentistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n52565fe6
Anka,Vujanovic,Professor,"My research program is focused on understanding the complexity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and some of its most prevalent and high-risk correlates, including substance use disorders (SUD) and suicide risk, through the study of underlying psychological mechanisms relevant to treatment development. My work is comprised of interrelated lines of inquiry: (1) investigation of psychological and behavioral processes relevant to the etiology and maintenance of (a) PTSD symptoms and (b) PTSD/SUD; (2) examination of suicide risk among trauma-exposed populations; and (3) development of theoretically and empirically driven, novel interventions for PTSD and co-occurring conditions that target the psychological mechanisms isolated in more basic research. I have utilized various methodological approaches, including clinical trials, longitudinal methods, ecological momentary assessment, and experimental laboratory paradigms. My team's studies have been conducted in academic clinical research centers, first responder departments, medical and mental health clinics, and acute-care psychiatric inpatient hospitals. My work encompasses populations exposed to diverse types of trauma, including sexual trauma survivors, military veterans, first responders, and human trafficking survivors.",Professor,Psychological and Brain Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n52936a5b
Cynthia,Meininger,Professor,"My research focuses primarily on the vascular complications of diabetes. Using animal models of human diabetes, we have demonstrated that an inability of endothelial cells to produce nitric oxide may be partly responsible for these vascular complications. We are developing a gene/drug therapy approach for treating cardiovascular disease associated with diabetes. Targeted nanoparticles will deliver either the gene for GTPCH or BH4 itself into endothelial cells oxidatively damaged by diabetes to correct endothelial GTPCH deficiency, increase tetrahydrobiopterin levels, restore nitric oxide production and reverse the vascular dysfunction seen in diabetes. Our endothelium-targeting nanoparticle approach will not only reverse the damage caused by disease but will increase antioxidant levels to protect the endothelial cells from future damage and/or dysfunction.",Professor,Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n531a623d
Na,Zou,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Zou's research focus is statistical machine learning on large scale, dynamic and networked data with various real-world applications. Specifically, her interests include fairness in machine learning from a computational perspective, interpretable machine learning, integrating Bayesian statistics and sparse learning models for transfer learning, statistical and predictive modeling of dynamic and multi-dimensional data for network evolution and change detection. She is also interested in brain informatics to model brain connectivity for cognitive performance assessment, biomarker identification and disease diagnosis.",Faculty Affiliate||Instructional Assistant Professor,Industrial and Systems Engineering||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n53465238
Michael,Tomaszewski,Visiting Professor,,Visiting Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5376abfb
D. Kirk,Hamilton,Professor,Evidence-based design for health facilities
Design for critical care
Relationship of design to measurable organization performance
Area calculation in health facilities,Professor||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||Architecture,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5383931e
Leonard,Berry,University Distinguished Professor of Marketing,"My research focuses on the study of healthcare services, and the improvement of cancer care for patients and their families.",Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence||Regents Professor||M.B. Zale Chair in Retailing & Marketing Leadership,The Texas A&M University System||The Texas A&M University System||The Texas A&M University System,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n53a16177
Brandon,Williamson,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Primary Care and Rural Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n54216ac1
Arthur,Laganowsky,Associate Professor,"A long-term research goal of our group is to determine the molecular basis behind protein-lipid interactions and how these interactions can modulate the structure and function of membrane proteins, including their interactions with signaling molecules. What determines the selectivity of membrane proteins towards lipids, and the coupling between lipid binding events and function remains a key knowledge gap in the field; one that if addressed will significantly advance our understanding of how lipids participate in both normal and pathophysiological processes of membrane proteins. Therefore, there is a critical need to expand our fundamental knowledge in this emerging field by applying and developing innovative approaches to elucidate how lipids modulate the structure function of membrane proteins. To this end, we are studying a number of ion channels, receptors and other types of membrane proteins.",Associate Professor,Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n542411e4
Walter,Peacock,Professor,"Walter Gillis Peacock is professor of Urban Planning in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, where he has been a member of the faculty since 2002. From August 2019 to August 2021 he served as the Program Director of the Humans, Disasters, and the Built Environment (HDBE) in the Engineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation. Until the summer of 2019 he was Director of the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center at Texas A&M University (TAMU). He received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. He is internationally known for his research on disaster recovery, community resiliency, and social vulnerability. In 2009 he was awarded the Quarantelli Award for Social Science Disaster Theory, acknowledging significant theoretical work in disaster and hazards research. Between 2008 and 2012 he was the holder of the Rodney L. Dockery Endowed Professorship in Housing and the Homeless and in 2012 he was awarded the Sandy and Bryan Mitchell Master Builder Endowed Chair at Texas A&M. In 2014 he received the Distinguished Achievement Award in Research from Texas A&M, an award sponsored by the Association of Former Students. He has conducted research in Florida, Texas, California, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, the former Yugoslavia, Italy, Turkey, and India. He has been PI or Co-PI on approximately 7 million dollars in external funding since joining TAMU with the majority of that funding coming from the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). He has authored or co-authored 3 books and over a hundred journal articles, book chapters, research monographs, and professional papers. He has given briefings regarding household, housing, and community recovery following major natural disasters to local, state, and federal officials.",Senior Research Fellow||The Sandy and Bryan Mitchell Master Builder Endowed Chair||Professor,School of Architecture||Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning||Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5498b51c
Jacqueline,Davidson,Clinical Professor,"As a clinical-track full-professor, my appointment is designated to be approximately 70% clinical service, 10% teaching, 10% service, and 10% scholarly activity. The instructional effort is a combination of clinical, didactic and laboratory instruction of professional students, interns and residents. The service effort includes all non-student teaching and non-scholarly related activities required to enable and enhance the activities of the department, hospital, school and university. The scholarly activity effort includes publishing book chapters, case reports, journal articles, and presenting continuing education programs that demonstrate my clinical expertise and experience with large numbers of cases.
My clinic time was divided between the soft tissue and orthopedic surgery services through 2015. For the first five years, I also taught for several weeks each year on the general surgery service. I directed the physical rehabilitation service from 2009 until 2018. Since 2015, my clinical appointment has been with the soft tissue surgery service, including the surgical oncology service when it was established in 2017.",Clinical Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n54aa325a
Winfred,Arthur,Professor,,Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5516b1d0
Josias,Zietsman,TTI Senior Research Engineer,,TTI Senior Research Engineer,Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI),https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n553a709e
Alice,Blue-Mclendon,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n553b0b02
Mahua,Choudhury,Associate Professor,"Epigenetics, diabetes, obesity, pregnancy, preeclampsia, biomarker",Associate Professor,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n55b81876
Candice,Brinkmeyer-Langford,Research Associate Professor,"My research focuses on the roles of genetic diversity on neurological conditions resulting from environmental agents, such as viral infections. We use Theiler's Murine Encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV), a neurotropic virus affecting mice, and the genetically diverse Collaborative Cross mouse resource, to study the mechanisms underlying neuropathological outcomes to infection.",Research Associate Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n55d547f4
Ricardo,Gutierrez-Osuna,Professor - Term Appointment,"Our research lies at the interface between signal processing, machine learning, neural computation, robotics and sensor systems. Our interest is in understanding how sensory systems (man-made or biological) perceive, interact with, learn from and adapt to their environments under a number of modalities, including chemical, acoustic, visual, and physiological. In the process, we draw motivation from multiple disciplines, from neurobiology to perceptual psychology",Professor - Term Appointment,Computer Science and Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n55f86db7
Jorge,Seminario,Professor,"Dr. Seminario's research covers several aspects of nanotechnology such as the analysis, design, and simulation of systems and materials of nanometer dimensions--especially those needed for development and systems for energy, nanosensors and nanoelectronics. Among his recent goals is the design of smaller, cleaner, more efficient and faster devices for energy production and storage as well as for detection of chemical, biological and nuclear agents. He has developed new scenarios for nanodevice architectures using a multiscale and multidisciplinary approach that progresses from the atomistic level to the final product, guided by first principles calculations.",Faculty Affiliate||Professor,Energy Institute||Chemical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n563c3880
Madeline,Ong,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5662af4b
Leslie,Simmons,Senior Administrative Coordinator I,,Senior Administrative Coordinator I,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n56a7c080
Wei,Li,Associate Professor,"Dr. Wei Li is Associate Professor of Urban Planning. He is committed to research, education, and service activities that lead to smart solutions for challenges faced by underserved communities and underprivileged populations. He has published numerous high-impact journal articles in the field of transportation and urban planning. In 2019, he received the Distinguished Achievement Award (University Level) from Texas A&M University and the Association of Former Students. Since 1955, the Distinguished Achievement Awards have been awarded to those who exhibit the highest standards of excellence at Texas A&M.
Dr. Li is the Founding Director of ENDEAVR Institute (www.endeavr.city), a 501c3 public charity dedicated to bringing smart-city technologies to small communities and underprivileged populations. His work has been recognized nationally (2021 W.K. Kellogg Award for Exemplary Community Engagement) and internationally (2021 Smart 50 Award).
Dr. Li has successfully obtained funding support from various agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Google Inc., W.M. Keck Foundation, and state departments of transportation. His NSF-funded project explored the behavioral impact of public transit. That was the first time that planners used confidential census microdata to examine behavioral changes caused by new transportation infrastructure. Dr. Li's team has developed innovative methods to analyze these data and evaluate the impact of public transit on individuals' travel and firms' locational behavior. In March 2018, he received an NIH R01 grant (as one of three Principal Investigators) to evaluate the health and behavior impact of bus rapid transit.
Dr. Li teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in urban planning, with an emphasis on smart and connected communities. He has designed and implemented numerous service-learning projects and has made significant curriculum changes to transportation planning courses (e.g., creating online courses) at Texas A&M.
Dr. Li has served as a reviewer for NSF and more than 20 reputable journals. He was Associate Editor for Environmental Science and Policy from 2013 to 2016, and Associate Editor for Journal of Planning Education and Research during 2019-2021.",Faculty Fellow||Assistant Professor,Center for Health Systems and Design||Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n56f1b49a
Susan,Woodard,Senior Lecturer - Faculty,"Product recovery and purification; assays in support of product quality; enzyme assays; immunological assays, HPLC. Transgenic plant extraction and protein recovery; biomass conversion. Biopharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing and quality control testing. cGMP and GLP compliance.",Senior Lecturer,Chemical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n573c6961
Joseph,Bernardo,Research Associate Professor,"I am an Integrative Evolutionary Ecologist, meaning that my research addresses a range of fundamental questions in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from a multi-disciplinary, integrative perspective and using a diverse array of tools including field experiments, phylogenetically-rooted comparative statistical analyses, quantitative estimates of physiological performance, experimental analyses of reproductive behavior, and molecular genetics. I often work at the nexus of typically disparate fields of study, for example combining genetic, phylogenetic, physiological and macroecological perspectives in a single analysis of distribution and dispersal (Bernardo et al. 2007). Because multiple causality is inherent in understanding ecological and evolutionary problems, my research emphasizes a strong inference approach that therefore relies on both large datasets and multivariate statistical models to evaluate competing hypotheses. Most of my active work involves vertebrates and insects and other major invertebrate groups.
General areas of interest include: o determinants of range size and position o biodiversity conservation in the face of climate change o detection, and ecological and conservation implications of cryptic speciation and diversity o vertebrate ecology and life history o biology of amphibians and reptiles, especially salamanders and lizards o speciation and evolution of reproductive isolation o evolutionary ecology of body size including its role in species packing and community assembly o clinal variation in life history and physiological traits o comparative animal physiology and physiological ecology especially as they relate to life history variation and range occupation (macrophysiology) o life history evolution o evolution and implications of maternal effects, especially propagule size o experimental ecology",Research Associate Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5787076f
Peregrine,Barboza,Professor,"The principal focus of our research is the consequences of life history and environmental change on nutrition. Our current projects are focused on ungulates (e.g., reindeer, caribou, moose, muskoxen, white-tailed deer) but we also study waterfowl (e.g. ducks and geese) as well as non-game species (e.g. porcupines and bats) in both wild and captive populations. We attempt to provide information that will expand policy options for managing wildlife populations and their habitats.",Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n57f7ebef
Jean-Philippe,Pellois,Professor,"Our goal is to determine how proteins function in space and time in the context of complex cellular networks. We focus on chemistry-driven approaches to manipulate protein structure beyond what is feasible with standard genetics. In particular, we use semi-synthetic light-activatable proteins as biophysical probes to investigate protein mechanisms inside living cells. Areas of interest include the important but poorly understood process of protein S-acylation, signal transduction, and protein trafficking.",Professor,Biochemistry and Biophysics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5815f42d
Jennifer,Zoller,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5841f4df
Glen,Laine,Regents Professor,,"Director , Michael E BeBakey Institute||Professor",Michael E. DeBakey Institute||Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n58440639
Ramesh,Vemulapalli,Professor of Veterinary Pathobiology,"Dr. Vemulapalli's research is primarily focused on the development of recombinant vaccines against infectious diseases. One of the targets of his vaccine research is brucellosis, a bacterial zoonotic disease caused by certain members of the genus Brucella. Brucellosis is a great concern to public health in developing countries due to widespread prevalence of Brucella infections in livestock. In the US, reservoirs of Brucella infections in wildlife, such as bison, elk, and feral swine, continue to pose a threat to livestock industries and human health. The currently available brucellosis veterinary vaccines are neither efficacious in wild animals nor safe for human use. Dr. Vemulapalli has developed novel recombinant vaccine strains that showed dramatically enhanced vaccine efficacy against brucellosis in murine models. Testing these vaccines in domestic and wild animals is a goal of his research program. Research projects in his laboratory are aimed at 1) understanding the pathogenic mechanisms of Brucella species, 2) developing attenuated Brucella strains as vectors to deliver protective proteins of other pathogens and tumors, 3) developing recombinant subunit vaccines to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, and 4) development of molecular diagnostics assays for infectious disease investigations.",Executive Associate Dean,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5889f585
Joanne,Hardy,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n588d993a
M,Benson,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n58e9bd13
Simi,Gunaseelan,Director of Assessment and Instructional Associate Professor,,Director of Assessment and Instructional Associate Professor,Pharmaceutical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n591eec4c
Sumathi,Venkatesh,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,,Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n59a8f385
Barbara,Miller,Associate Professor - Executive Director,,Associate Professor - Executive Director,Restorative Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n59dcef07
Christine,Merlin,Associate Professor,"Our research broadly lies in understanding how organisms respond and adapt to changing environments, with an emphasis on circadian biology. Organisms from bacteria to humans use circadian clocks to control a plethora of biochemical, physiological and behavioral rhythms. These clocks are synchronized to daily and seasonal environmental changes to allow organisms to tune specific activities at the appropriate times of day or year.
In our laboratory, we use the eastern North American migratory monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) as a model system to study animal clock mechanisms and the role of circadian clocks and clock genes in a fascinating biological output, the animal long-distance migration. Every fall, like clockwork, millions of monarch butterflies start migrating thousands of miles from North America to reach their overwintering sites in central Mexico. During their journey south, migrating monarchs use a time-compensated sun compass orientation mechanism to maintain a constant flight bearing. Circadian clocks located in the antennae provide the critical internal timing device for compensation of the sun movement across the sky over the course of the day. The recent sequencing of the monarch genome and the establishment of genetic tools to knockout clock genes (and others) in vivo using nuclease-mediated gene targeting approaches provides us with a unique opportunity to uncover the molecular and cellular underpinnings of the butterfly clockwork, its migratory behavior and their interplay.",Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5a23a5d7
Israel,Liberzon,Professor and Department Head,,Professor and Department Head,Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5a37dec0
David,Hala,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Marine Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5a79eeee
Scott,Dindot,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5a986b57
Linglin,Xie,Associate Professor,,Assistant Professor,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5aa6a1af
Sonya,Gordon,Professor,,Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5ac1c075
Joanna,Lahey,Professor,Dr. Joanna N. Lahey received her PhD in economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Lahey is an expert on age discrimination and the relationship between age and labor market outcomes. Her work also covers the effects of fertility control access. She is a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and affiliated with J-PAL..,Professor,Bush School of Government and Public Service,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5b32afe1
Lixian,Zhong,Assistant Professor,"is an Assistant Professor of Rangel College of Pharmacy. Her research interest lies at the intersection of science, medicine and economics to assess clinical, economic and humanistic values of medical interventions and she conducts research on the costs and outcomes associated with pharmaceutical products.
She has conducted research using clinical trial data, real world data, large survey data and economic modeling to study cost-effectiveness of new interventions for cancer and neurological diseases. Since joining Texas A&M University as an assistant professor at the College of Pharmacy in 2015, she is conducting research in: evaluating utilization, costs and outcomes associated with medications and other health care services in patients with chronic diseases, health disparity, cost-effectiveness of new interventions, drug pricing and reimbursement.
She holds a Ph.D in Pharmacology and an M.A. in Economics from Duke University. She completed her post-doctoral fellowship training in Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes research from University of California, San Francisco. She has conducted research in academic, international organization and industry settings.",Assistant Professor,Pharmaceutical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5b3c0e66
Jaime,Alvarado-Bremer,Professor,,Associate Professor||Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences||Marine Biology",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5b437859
Yava,Jones-Hall,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5b5cb520
Jessica,Howell,Professor,My research interests include Victorian literature and culture; Transatlantic travel writing; Literature and medicine; Gender and empire; Postcolonial health humanities,Professor||Associate Director||Associate Professor,Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research||English||English,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5b90880b
Shreya,Raghavan,Assistant Professor,"The Raghavan lab utilizes biomaterials and regenerative engineering strategies to create engineered microenvironments - these engineered niches allow the study of cancer stem cell, neural cell and immune interactions as it pertains to cancer metastasis and inflammation.",Assistant Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5b94a943
Jianxun,Song,Professor,T cell biology
T cell-based immunotherapy
Cell metabolism,Professor,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5b9879a8
Qing,Tu,Assistant Professor,,Faculty Affiliate||Assistant Professor,Energy Institute||Materials Science and Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5baa89d3
Michael,Smotherman,Professor,"Evolution and Neurobiology of Communication
Communication is an essential part of sociality, and an animal's vocal communications provide a window into their cognitive capabilities, motivations, and behavioral ecology. Communication is also a important model of sensorimotor neurobiology because vocalizations are the motor output of a sophisticated suite of brain pathways that integrate across multiple sensory modalities and time scales. Vocal communication systems are highly diverse because they have been shaped by intense natural and sexual selection. Studying the evolution of communication networks in the brain provides important insight into how environment and ecology molded the social brain.
Our lab studies bats because of their biosonar capabilities and their unusually broad repertoire of communication calls and songs.
Echolocation provides an exciting model system for exploring how multiple brain pathways interact to control behavior on a millisecond time scale. Our neural studies investigate the neurocircuits that guide delicate changes in sonar pulse acoustics. Our behavioral studies of bats echolocating in groups has shed light on how they coordinate their sonar systems to minimize interference with one another. This research has direct relevance to man-made sonar and wireless communications systems.
Singing by bats offers exiting new opportunities to young investigators to explore how mammals and birds converged upon a similar behavior via different neural mechanisms. Identifying and characterizing the functional neurocircuitry of the bat's song production network is a major component of our research.",Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5bebea24
Audrey,Mcelroy,Professor and Extension Specialist,,Professor and Extension Specialist,Poultry Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5c2d2d88
Su,Jiang,Postdoctoral Research Associate,,Postdoctoral Research Associate,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5cbab4cc
Darryl,de Ruiter,Professor,"I am a paleoanthropologist whose research focuses on the ecology and evolution of the early hominins of Africa. My research centers on the origin of the genus Homo, and on early representatives of that genus. In 2010, my research team and I announced the discovery of a new hominin species - Australopithecus sediba - from the site of Malapa in South Africa. Australopithecus sediba represents a curious mixture of both australopith-like and Homo-like morphologies, and based on this mosaic of characters, we hypothesized that it represents the australopith ancestor of the genus Homo. In 2015 my research team and I announced the discovery of another new hominin species - Homo naledi - from the site of Rising Star, also in South Africa. This species is especially fascinating in that it was likely contemporaneous with the earliest representatives of Homo sapiens, and, perhaps even more remarkable, that they appear to have deliberately disposed of their dead. I am also involved in a series of studies investigating the isotope ecology of modern South Africa in order to better contextualize the isotope ecology of the extinct hominins of South Africa.
I originally arrived at Texas A&M University in 2003, after receiving my PhD in Anatomical Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg in 2001. In 2009 I was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, and was appointed to a Ray A. Rothrock '77 Fellowship for my efforts in research, teaching, and service leading up to tenure. In 2013 I was promoted to Full Professor, and in 2014 I was appointed to a Cornerstone Faculty Fellowship in Liberal Arts. In 2016 I was honored to receive a Distinguished Achievement Award in Research from the Association of Former Students at Texas A&M. I have been serving as the Department Head of Anthropology since July of 2019.",Professor||Department Head,Anthropology||Anthropology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5ce75bd8
Manuel,Pina,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,"Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5cf2115e
Rainer,Fink,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5cfdce79
Suhas,Vyavhare,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist||Assistant Professor,Lubbock Research and Extension Center||Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5d5e1228
Jason,Karpac,Associate Professor,"The Karpac Lab is broadly interested in the origins of signaling networks that provide animals with metabolic flexibility, and thus the capacity to balance energy homeostasis. These ancient networks, under intense evolutionary pressure, both respond to and are shaped by diverse inputs, such as nutrient availability, pathogens, and aging. We primarily use the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as a genetic model to investigate the function and integration of these signaling networks at multiple levels of biological organization: from molecules, to cells and tissues, to inter-organ communication, to organismal physiology and aging.",Associate Professor,School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5d657b49
Preeti,Zanwar,Instructional Assistant Professor,,"Adjunct Assistant Professor||Faculty Affiliate, Center for Population Health & Aging||Faculty Fellow||Instructional Assistant Professor",Center for Health Systems and Design||The Texas A&M University System||Epidemiology and Biostatistics||Pharmaceutical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5d6b2cbd
Kevin,Myles,Professor,,Associate Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5d73717b
Kirk,Winemiller,Professor,"The Winemiller Aquatic Ecology Lab investigates fish ecology and evolution, community ecology, and ecosystem ecology in aquatic habitats. Our research is strongly field oriented, with studies conducted at sites throughout Texas, Latin America, Africa, and, more recently, Southeast Asia. Our field research is conducted mostly in fluvial ecosystems (streams, rivers, estuaries) and adopts descriptive, comparative and experimental approaches. The research is strongly oriented towards advancement of both basic scientific understanding as well as options for better conservation of biodiversity and the ecosystems that support it.",Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5d80ec88
Wenshe,Liu,Bovay Chair and Professor in Chemistry,"Our research interest is to design methods for the genetic incorporation of noncanonical amino acids into proteins in living cells and apply these methods in three major directions: deciphering functions of protein posttranslational modifications, small molecule sensing, and expanding chemical diversities of phage display libraries. To study protein posttranslational modifications, we have constructed methods for the site-specific installation of lysine acetylation and methylation in proteins and will apply them to study functional roles of these two modifications on p53, a tumor suppressor protein. We have also developed a strategy to site-specifically install two noncanonical amino acids into one protein in E. coli and are applying this approach to construct biosensors for small organic molecules and metal ions. Phage display is an efficient method to identify peptides for therapeutic interventions. However, a phage display peptide library has limited structure motifs and functional groups because only 20 natural amino acids can be used to generate a library. We plan to expand the chemical diversity of a phage display library by incorporating multiple noncanonical amino acids and chemically modifying them to extend functional diversities. Screening this unnatural phage display library against therapeutic targets such as c-Abl tyrosine kinase is expected to identify highly potent inhibitors.",Professor,Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5d9506ea
Robert,Ohsfeldt,Professor,,Professor,Health Policy and Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5e5370a7
Paul,de Figueiredo,Associate Professor,I have strong interests in elucidating the molecular mechanisms that mediate interactions between the intracellular bacterial pathogen Brucella spp. and host cells.,Associate Professor,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5e6f7b12
Gladys,Ko,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5e930c1f
Robin,Page,Associate Professor,"My focus is maternal health disparities. I have explored protective factors against preterm birth in Mexican origin women, in particular, those with low levels of acculturation. One aspect that I am giving particular attention is religiosity/spirituality as a buffer against stress. I am using telomere length as a biomarker for stress.
I am also interested in perinatal mental health and community-level interventions to increase access.",Associate Professor,School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5ee635f4
Charles,Culp,Professor,"Dr. Culp's interests are technology education, improving the comfort/energy efficiency of buildings, involving students in research, combining architecture with technology to achieve high performance buildings, measurement and verification, air flow technology and human comfort in building spaces.",Faculty Affiliate||Faculty Fellow||Professor,Center for Health Systems and Design||Architecture||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6036ada4
Cynthia,Riccio,Professor,"My primary research interests include Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Neuropsychology, and Individual Assessment.",Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n60582e9d
Stephen,Maren,University Distinguished Professor,"My research focuses on the neural mechanisms underlying emotional learning and memory in animals and the relevance of these mechanisms to clinical disorders of fear and anxiety, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).",Professor,Psychological and Brain Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n606b4fd1
Catherine,Busch,Instructional Assistant Professor,,Instructional Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6081355d
Robert,Puckett,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6099e5df
Muna,Bhattarai,Assistant Professor,"My research focuses on the mental health and well-being of individuals with disabilities. I am interested in studying the person-environment factors that promote mental health, psychosocial adaptation, including well-being, among individuals with disabilities. I am looking forward to developing strength-based interventions that aim to improve physical health, mental health, and well-being outcomes in this population.",Assistant Professor,School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n60de8300
Mark,Lawley,Professor and Head,"Mark Lawley is TEES Research Professor, and he holds appointments in the Departments Biomedical Engineering and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Texas A&M University. He serves as Deputy Director of the Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems, which focuses on developing breakthrough health care devices, technologies, and systems for disease prevention, diagnosis, and management in the global health setting.",Deputy Director||Professor||Department Head and Professor||Professor||Faculty Affiliate||Research Professor,Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)||Epidemiology and Biostatistics||Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems||Biomedical Engineering||Industrial and Systems Engineering||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n60eae9fb
Michael,Satterfield,Associate Professor,"Dr. Satterfield's research interests are focused on the long-term consequences of maternal nutrition on fetal and postnatal growth and development using sheep as his primary animal model. In addition, Dr. Satterfield studies the role of nutraceuticals in fetal brown adipose tissue development and the ability of offspring to regulate their core body temperature during periods of cold stress. His teaching interests include general reproductive and placental physiology as well as fetal growth and development.",Associate Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n618951ae
Patrick,Wilson,Clinical Associate Professor,"My research interests are in the biomechanics of quadrapedal locomotion, especially of the distal limb of the horse. My most recent research involves observing the effects of differing track surfaces, including moisture content, on the acceleration/deceleration patterns of the hooves of galloping Thoroughbred horses.",Clinical Associate Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n61d4f0d0
Alison,Pittman,Clinical Assistant Professor,"My research interests center on promotion of health and well-being among children and families. My doctoral research focused on developing an intervention for middle school children to improve physical activity and health. This program of study has set the framework for further examination of methods to improve health outcomes for this vulnerable age group and find reliable methods for reversing the trend toward childhood obesity. I have worked as a pediatric nurse in inpatient, critical care, and community settings for over 20 years, and I feel my scholarship and experience has prepared me well for future contributions to this field of study. I have observed the challenges that children and families have in staying healthy together, and I see the need a voice and advocate to speak to approaches to wellness that are not just proven but realistic for busy families to take on. I am committed to furthering research efforts to improve the quality of life for children and families.
I am very interested in developing an interprofessional center for improving health care care for LGBT and questioning youth and young adults.",Clinical Assistant Professor,School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n61ed10b3
Olufemi,Alabi,Professor & Extension Specialist,"I conduct translational studies that address immediate and long-term needs of growers and other stakeholders involved in the production of fruit and vegetable crops. My research program emphasizes virus discovery and characterization, genetic diversity and population genetics studies, and understanding of disease epidemiology. The overarching goal is to utilize the results of these studies to develop science-based disease management strategies.",Associate Professor & Extension Specialist||Professor & Extension Specialist,Plant Pathology and Microbiology||Plant Pathology and Microbiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n61ed5404
Zhipeng,Lu,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Zhipeng Lu's interests include (1) physical environment design for older people, especially those with Alzheimer's diseases, (2) safety in healthcare setting, (3) telemedicine for behavioral health, (4) advanced technologies to measure human-environment interactions (e.g., VR, eye-tracking, EEG, fNIRS and fMRI), and (5) healthy community to promote physical activities and healthy eating. He has served as PI, Co-PI and Co-I for multiple projects supported by Robertwood Johnson Foundation, NIH and the American Institute of Architects.",Associate Director||Assistant Professor,Center for Health Systems and Design||Architecture,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n620af405
Fred,Clubb,Clinical Professor,"Providing innovative, objective pathology support of the utmost quality to improve medical device technologies and subsequently, patients' lives and creating learning opportunities and new knowledge for students and the scientific community.",Clinical Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n62494da9
Sonja,Swiger,Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,,Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n625dd299
Jason,Gill,Associate Professor,"Dr. Gill's major research focus is the biology and application of the viruses of bacteria, called bacteriophages or simply phages. Phages are the most abundant organisms on Earth, and they are found ubiquitously in water, soil, and as part of the microbial flora of animals and plants. As natural predators of bacteria, phages are attractive agents for the control of pathogenic bacteria in humans, animals, and foods. The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria, and the desire to curtail use of antibiotics in animal agriculture, has sparked interest in the use of phages as antimicrobials. Research in Dr. Gill's lab encompasses phage genomics, basic phage biology and the applications of phages in real-world settings.",Associate Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6277ae7f
Asha,Rao,Instructional Professor,,Assistant Department Head for Academic Affairs,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n631e24a7
Jon,Skare,Regents Professor and Associate Head,"Jon Skare is Regents Professor and Associate Head of the Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology in the College of Medicine at Texas A&M University. He has been a faculty member at Texas A&M since 1996 and has led a research laboratory centered around the pathogenic mechanisms operative in Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochetal bacterium that causes Lyme disease. He has published over 50 peer reviewed manuscript, reviews, and book chapters and been funded continuously by the NIH since 1999 with over $20 million dollars in total costs. Dr. Skare has trained ten graduate students, sixteen postdoctoral fellows, and numerous undergraduate students in his research group during his time at Texas A&M. The majority of his postdoctoral trainees and students have gone on to hold academic or industry positions in the medical sciences.
Research interests are focused on microbial pathogenesis with an emphasis in spirochetal infections, particularly Borrelia burgdorferi, the etiologic agent of Lyme disease. Broad training in the molecular biology, genetics, and biochemistry of prokaryotic systems is employed to answer research-related questions. Long-term interests in the lab are centered on understanding how B. burgdorferi promotes its pathogenic potential and persists in the disparate hosts it occupies in nature (e.g., both ticks and mammals). In this regard, the research program is aligned with: (i) regulatory pathways that contribute to the establishment of infection during the arthropod to mammalian transition; (ii) identifying and characterizing surface structures that contribute to the colonization and maintenance of infection via adherence mechanisms; and (iii) the ability of B. burgdorferi and relapsing fever Borrelia to persistently infect hosts in the face of a potent innate and adaptive immune response.",Professor and Associate Head,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n638ae603
John,Valant,Adjunct Assistant Professor,,Adjunct Assistant Professor,Orthodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n63975e31
Matthew,Vess,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n63996609
Ashley,Navarrette,Clinical Assistant Professor,"My primary focus regarding teaching has been the instruction of anatomy and physiology including
reproductive physiology to pre-nursing, pre-medical, and pre-veterinary undergraduate students. The
goals of my teaching are to actively engage students during lecture and laboratory bridging the gap
between lecture and clinical application.
Clinical instruction has primarily involved the instruction of veterinary interns and veterinary students
regarding critical thinking and case management. Discussions focus on understanding course of action
for cases as it pertains to being in a specialty hospital but also how one would manage said cases in
general practice.",Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n63a8f154
Adam,Case,Associate Professor,"Redox signaling is vital for proper immune system function, yet this area of research is understudied. My graduate career focused on the role of mitochondrial superoxide in T-lymphocyte development. I transitioned this expertise into my postdoctoral training where I examined the role of redox signaling in T-lymphocytes during the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. As an independent investigator, I have extended this work to identify the contribution of the immune system and redox signaling to different pathological states of psychological trauma and stress. With this, I am investigating the redox, metabolic, and epigenetic mechanisms that may affect immune cell function and potentiate psychological trauma-mediated inflammatory diseases.",Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Medical Physiology||Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n63d8248e
David,Earnest,Professor,"Research in my laboratory employs multidisciplinary approaches to study the cellular and molecular neurobiology of cell-autonomous circadian clocks and the signal transduction pathway responsible for circadian photoentrainment. The aims of current projects are to study: 1) the role of microRNAs (miRNAs) and other signaling molecules in the local temporal coordination of cell- and tissue-specific circadian clocks; 2) mutual interactions between the circadian clock mechanism, inflammatory signaling and metabolism; and 3) the mechanisms linking circadian rhythm disruption with metabolic disorders such as obesity and diabetes, and with pathological changes in neuroprotective responses to stroke.",Professor,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n640c528f
Kristin,Patrick,Assistant Professor,"Using a multi-disciplinary toolset, we probe the molecular mechanisms that macrophages use to activate an innate immune response that is rapid, robust, and regulated. We mainly study how RNA binding proteins control the ability of macrophages to respond to infection, using a variety of bacterial and viral models. By working to uncover how RNA binding proteins work and how macrophages functionalize RNA binding proteins to orchestrate a fine-tuned innate immune response, our work furthers our understanding of a variety of human diseases.",Assistant Professor,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6431d695
Michael,Kolomiets,Professor,The focus of research interests of my laboratory is to investigate genes and metabolites of lipid-based biochemical and signal transduction pathways and the role they play in plant development and survival in response to pathogens.,Professor,Plant Pathology and Microbiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n64753966
Mary,Mcdougall,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n64af6396
Philip,Matich,Instructional Assistant Professor,"My research focuses on understanding the extrinsic and intrinsic factors that shape the behavior of top predators in coastal ecosystems, and how that affects the role they play in their respective food webs.",Instructional Assistant Professor,Marine Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n65093849
Lynne,Opperman,Regents Professor and Department Head,,Regents Professor and Head,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6542ca2e
Joan,Wolf,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Sociology||College of Liberal Arts,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6564e4ca
Tiffany,Radcliff,Professor,,Professor||Associate Dean for Research,Health Policy and Management||School of Public Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n657927d1
Katelin,Alfaro Hudak,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,El Paso Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n659a0f4a
Forrest,Mitchell,Professor,,Professor||Professor,Entomology||Stephenville Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n65a0a45d
Lee,Fitzgerald,Professor and Curator,"My program is best described as evolutionary ecology and conservation biology of amphibians and reptiles. I use reptiles and amphibians as study systems at the community and landscape level to address the general questions, ""What are mechanisms influencing the fit between organism and environment?"", and ""How do community-level processes influence species persistence and distribution of species across the landscape?"" This program addresses various conservation issues, for example, habitat requirements of single species, determinants of local and regional diversity, or mechanisms determining the fate of invasive and native species.",Professor and Curator,Ecology and Conservation Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n65c121ba
Chetan,Jinadatha,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Medical Education,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n65d0a1d7
Lizette,Ojeda,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on the Mexican American experience in the U.S., particularly among Mexican American men. Her work examines psychosociocultural factors that impact the education, career development, and well being of Latinos from a positive psychological perspective. I am also interested in Latino masculinity and Mexican immigrants' issues.",Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n65ead4c2
Helene,Andrews-Polymenis,Professor,"Salmonella is a leading cause of food borne illness, causing an estimated 1.4 million cases per year in the United States. Serovar Typhimurium is responsible for about 26% of these cases (CDC, 1998). The vast majority of Salmonella infections in mammals and birds are the result of infection with S. enterica subspecies I serovars, yet very few genetic factors that are necessary for intestinal persistence in these reservoirs have been described. Intestinal persistence is critical for shedding and transmission of serovar Typhimurium in mammals and birds, yet this phenomenon and interaction of the organism with the host immune system during persistent infection is poorly understood. The long-term goal of our work is to understand the genetic basis of persistence and host range restriction of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in its mammalian hosts.",Professor,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n663cc5f1
Vinicius,Gouvea,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Gouvea's research interests focus on beef cattle nutrition and health. More specifically, nutritional physiology and relationships between nutrition and animal health/immunology. Research activities include feeding programs for newly received and finishing cattle, ingredient evaluation, nutrient utilization, and metabolism, and feed additives for receiving and finishing feedlot cattle.",Assistant Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n66740227
Aaron,Riviere,Lecturer,"Previous research experience includes modulating colorectal cancer risk through practical dietary changes, improving cognition in various populations through nutrition interventions, and measuring breath volatile compounds in multiple fatiguing protocols within a military directed approach.",Lecturer,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n66848d3d
Sungmin,Lee,Assistant Professor,"Sungmin Lee is an assistant professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning. His primary research interests are in understanding and creating healthy and safe environments for people of all ages. The aim of this research is to explore the relationship between the built/natural environment and public health. He is particularly interested in addressing the needs of vulnerable populations, such as older adults, the benefits of green space, and the mitigation of health disparities and environmental inequalities. His experiences in researching built/natural environment-public health relationships using diverse methods such as surveys, systematic social observations, GIS analyses, and field audits. His interdisciplinary experience working with collaborators in urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, social science, and public health enables me to become a versatile researcher to understand and explore diverse perspectives toward promoting healthy and safe environments for everyone. His research has been published in the Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Health & Place, and Gerontologist. Before joining Texas A&M, he worked as an assistant professor at the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut.",Assistant Professor,Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n66fba9c4
Subasish,Das,TTI Assistant Research Scientist,,TTI Assistant Research Scientist,Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI),https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n672a228d
Kelley,Thieman Mankin,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n67455486
Leng,Han,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Translational Medical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6745aa55
Paul,Wellman,Professor,I maintain several research areas within behavioral pharmacology. My current research focus is on the interactions between feeding control systems (i.e. ghrelin) and the reinforcing actions of drugs such as cocaine and amphetamine. My research has been funded by NIDA and by corporate sponsors such as Thompson Medical Company and Knoll Pharmaceutical.,Professor,Psychological and Brain Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n67571474
Matthew,Smith,Associate Professor,"Recognizing health status is influenced by a vast and interconnected set of determinants, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith has devoted his career to create synergistic partnerships and initiatives to encourage positive lifestyles and reduce rates of preventable morbidity and mortality. He has earned a national reputation as a falls expert and evaluator of evidence-based programs for older adults. His involvement in local, state, and national evaluation initiatives have been integral to foster understanding about the reach, adoption, implementation, effectiveness, and maintenance of different evidence-based programs targeting key populations in a variety of community, school, workplace, and healthcare sectors. Dr. Smith's evaluation efforts have been funded by organizations including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Administration on Aging (AoA), National Council on Aging (NCOA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).",Associate Professor,Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n67700ccd
Ann,Millard,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n67c712e9
Michael,Deveau,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n67ff7535
Davey,Griffin,Professor and Extension Specialist,"Dr. Griffin serves as a liason between industry, commodity groups, medical and dietary professionals and Extension personnel to provide research information and technology. His key program and interest areas include cutability and composition of carcasses associated with value-based marketing, current consumer issues concerning meat and meat products, youth development and cooperative research projects.",Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n68317ef0
William,Alley,TEES Researcher at TAMU-San Antonio,,TEES Researcher at TAMU-San Antonio||Assistant Professor of Chemistry,"Texas A&M University – San Antonio - (San Antonio, Txas, United States)||Texas A&M University – San Antonio - (San Antonio, Texas, United States)||TEES Regional Divisions",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6885ef8c
Yiorgos,Apostolopoulos,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n68b48b0e
Peng,Lu,Postdoctoral Research Associate,"Peng Lu, Ph.D is a post-doctoral researcher in the Texas A&M University Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications. Her primary research interests lie in the field of measuring psychological dimensions in agricultural education and communications. Lu's primary research areas include consumer evaluation of food innovations, cross-cultural comparison, and using novel measurement approaches (eye tracking, continuous response measurement, psychophysiology) to examine how individuals process information. She has extensive experience in conducting statistical analysis, including regression, meta-analysis and structural equation modeling.",Postdoctoral Research Associate,"Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n68cba94b
Jane,Dever,Professor,"Research focus includes developing new and differentiated germplasm with enabling technology, and screening exotic germplasm collections for native traits to be used in breeding cotton. Breeding targets include improved fiber quality, drought tolerance, nematode resistance, disease tolerance to Verticillium dahliae, Theilaviopsis basicola, and Xanthamonas (bacterial blight) and yield component stability in high fiber quality lines. Fiber quality research includes not only improvement of heritable physical fiber properties, but also enhanced utilization facilitated by positive genetic/agronomic/processing interactions. Incorporating native traits into cultivars through classical breeding for organic production and preserving genetic resources in a recombinant DNA environment is a primary goal of the breeding program.",Professor||Professor,Soil and Crop Sciences||Lubbock Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n68ed4a06
Gwendolyn,Levine,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n68f0c0ae
Yan,Jing,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Orthodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n69206683
Shaunna,Clark,Associate Professor,"Dr. Clark's research seeks to understand how biological and environmental factors shape substance use and addiction. Specifically, the lab focuses on the role of genetics and epigenetics in the etiology of substance use and addiction and identifying (epi)genetic biomarkers. This line of research will eventually lead to the improvement of diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of substance addiction and its related health effects. We approach these research questions using a translational framework that incorporates both human and animal studies, big data, and advanced statistical modeling techniques.",Associate Professor,Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n69871e1f
John,Lawler,Professor,,Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n69cbc828
Robert,Heffer,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6a217281
Elsa,Murano,Director Institute,,Director Institute,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6a4094cd
Tasha,Dubriwny,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Women & Gender Studies,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6a5f5d70
Paul,Hernandez,Associate Professor,"Dr. Paul R. Hernandez's research focuses on the contextual factors, developmental relationships, and motivational processes that support and broaden participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers - particularly for students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM. Dr. Hernandez has received external research funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.",Associate Professor||Faculty Affiliate||Associate Professor||Associate Professor,"Educational Psychology||Teaching, Learning and Culture||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6aa0900f
Bryan,Mann,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6abaf878
Heidi,Vanden Brink,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6ad38781
Thomas,Hairgrove,Professor and Extension Specialist,,Professor and Extension Specialist||Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science||Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6b10721f
Jun,Wang,Associate Professor,"Our research focuses on identifying the neurobiological basis of neuropsychiatric disorders, such as drug alcohol use disorders. We investigate the cellular and circuit alterations that occur in areas of the brain in response to excessive, pathological alcohol consumption. We are particularly interested in changes that occur in specific populations of neurons and in specific afferent projections to these neurons. We are also interested in contributions of these changes to excessive, pathological alcohol consumption. The result of the research will guide future efforts toward the development of more effective therapeutics for alcohol use disorders.",Associate Professor,School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6b43e031
Ergun,Akleman,Professor,"My research work is interdisciplinary, usually motivated by aesthetic concerns. I have published extensively in the areas of shape modeling, image synthesis, artistic depiction, image based lighting, texture and tiles, computer aided caricature, electrical engineering and computer aided architecture.",Professor,Visualization,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6b6563cc
Timothy,Callaghan,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Health Policy and Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6be1cafe
Foris,Mccollum,Professor and Extension Specialist,,Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6bea79e4
Ann,Kier,Professor Emerita,,Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6c0ad160
Sherry,Holladay,Professor,,Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6c5657f5
Ismael,Badillo Vargas,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor||Assistant Professor,Entomology||Weslaco Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6cb711e2
Ali,Mostafavi,Associate Professor,,Faculty Affiliate||Associate Professor,Civil Engineering||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6ccae625
William,Grant,Professor,,Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6d094941
Jason,Lindo,Professor,,Professor||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||Economics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6d0a2f7d
Zixiang,Xiong,Professor,"My research interest include distributed source coding for sensor networks, data hiding, and network information theory Joint source-channel coding, networked multimedia and data compression Genomic signal processing Network traffic smoothing and modeling.",Professor,Electrical and Computer Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6d2fe7ec
Luis,Hurtado,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Ecology and Conservation Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6d41da6a
Chanam,Lee,Professor,"Dr. Lee's research focuses on linking the built environment with public health outcomes. Her expertise is in 'active living research,' a transdisciplinary area of research that deals with environmental and policy approaches toward promoting physical activity.
Dr. Lee's contributions to this relatively new area of scholarship is significant in: (a) developing methodological and theoretical foundations, (b) bringing attention to high-risk populations, and (c) translating research into tools/guides to facilitate evidence-based policy/design interventions.",Professor||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6d51b108
Guan,Zhu,Professor,"Our laboratory conducts translational research with an ultimate goal to discover new anti-parasitic therapeutics by targeting metabolic enzymes and other molecules critical or essential to the parasite infection, survival and development, such as those involved in the lipid and energy metabolisms and interacting with host cells in Cryptosporidium and other protozoan parasites. Other research areas include functional genomics and molecular evolution of apicomplexan parasites, and parasitic diseases important to the conservation of wild animals.",Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6d62f33b
Abraham,Clearfield,Distinguished Professor,"Our research interests are focused in solid state and materials chemistry and encompass a wide variety of projects. An important goal is the ability to design and synthesize new materials whose structure and properties can be predicted and controlled. Layered compounds are amenable to manipulation to produce new structures because of the weak forces between layers. We have learned how to separate the layers of several classes of compounds and are reconstituting them into novel materials. For example, we have prepared staged materials in which alternating layers are hydrophobic and hydrophilic.
The surfaces of our layered materials react with a variety of molecules to bond them to the surface. We are developing such materials for drug delivery, heterogeneous catalysis, and polymer-nanoparticle composites.
Single crystal X-ray diffraction has been the key tool in elucidating the structure of solids. For many compounds, single crystals are unavailable so that indirect methods need to be used. We pioneered the solution of crystal structures from X-ray powder data and have had considerable success. The methods need to be improved and extended to more complex systems such as poorly crystallized materials. Combined use of X-ray, neutron and synchrotron methods are in progress and extension to EXAFS and amorphous scattering techniques is contemplated.",Distinguished Professor,Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6dc4bd81
Charles,Berry,Professor,,Professor,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6dccb20f
Valerie,Hudson,Professor,"--foreign policy analysis
--culture and foreign policy
--women and national security
--Women, Peace, and Security
--methodology
--international relations",Professor,International Affairs,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6df5848e
Morgan,Farnell,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Poultry Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6e07d52d
Diane,Dowdy,Instructional Assistant Professor and Associate Department Head,,Instructional Assistant Professor and Associate Department Head,Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6e1530ac
Tammi,Johnson,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Uvalde Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6e2302b0
Weihsueh,Chiu,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6e29f354
Nora,Montalvo-Liendo,Associate Professor,"Research Interests: Minority Populations, Interpersonal Violence, Sexual Violence, Childhood Violence",Associate Professor||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6e364d9b
Heath,Blackmon,Associate Professor,,Assistant Professor||Associate Professor,Biology||Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6e56235d
Simon,Haeder,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Health Policy and Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6e9cee48
Justin,Heinz,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6ed7618b
Craig,Coates,Instructional Associate Professor,,Instructional Associate Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6f8163e8
Ivan,Ivanov,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6fa588a3
Keri,Norman,Associate Professor,"My primary area of interest is in molecular epidemiology and in particular investigating selection pressures driving bacterial pathogen populations at the interface between humans, agricultural animals, and the environment. I use molecular techniques such as next generation sequencing to investigate how bacterial populations change in response to selection pressures. One example is the unintended consequences of antimicrobial use on E. coli and Salmonella populations in cattle and swine and their environments. I am also interested in using whole genome sequencing to compare bacterial populations and improve upon current typing techniques.",Assistant Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6fb4481d
Ling,Yu,Research Associate Professor,,Research Associate Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6fbf4093
Laura,West,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6fd58e45
Shameena,Bake,Assistant Professor,"I have developed an independent line of research to investigate effects of maternal ethanol consumption on adult health, with particular emphasis on cerebral blood flow and stroke severity in adults.",Assistant Professor,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6ff53f10
Robert,Burghardt,Professor,"Research in the laboratory is focused on investigating mechanisms by which a variety of biological response modifiers ranging from mechanical signals, hormones and growth factors to environmental chemicals alter cellular signaling pathways and cellular homeostasis.","Professor||Director, Image Analysis Laboratory",School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences||Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n70a3d026
Yubin,Zhou,Professor & Presidential Impact Fellow,"We are a synthetic biology and bioengineering lab focused on developing technologies that enable remote and programmable control of protein activity, cell signaling and designer cells. We pioneer chemical and synthetic biology approaches to address challenges in health and disease. We are particularly interested in (i) illuminating novel regulatory mechanisms of signal transduction that remain unresolved in Ca2+ signaling and inter-organelle communications; (ii) pioneering widely-applicable molecular tools for precise control of cellular events, (epi)genome engineering, and gene transcription; and (iii) developing innovative theranostic devices, programmable biologics and intelligent cell-based therapies (CAR-T) for cancer and neurodegeneration intervention. The tight integration among mechanistic studies, biomedical engineering, and translational sciences is a hallmark of my research. See highlights in: ""Let there be light"" (Scientia); ""Optogenetics sparks new research tool"" (NIH Biomedical Beat)",,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n70ef0d4e
Andrew,Nordin,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Nordin's research focuses on human neuromotor control of dynamic whole-body movements, such as walking, running, jumping, and landing. His lab studies how sensory and motor processes interact to produce and modify human movement.",Faculty||Assistant Professor||Affiliated Faculty||Graduate Faculty,Kinesiology and Sport Management||Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience||Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems||Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7111e958
Jenna,Yentes,Associate Professor,"Dr. Yentes' research focuses on functional resiliency and reserve in older adults. Using objective measures of reserve, Dr. Yentes works to understand how resilience and reserve in middle-age can potentially predict accelerated aging in later life.
She has lead a research inquiry of coupling between biorhythms - how do breathing and walking entrain to one another - for performance, including in persons with pulmonary disease.
In addition, Dr. Yentes has begun a series of projects investigating the biomechanics of firefighting skills. Her work, in collaboration with the TEEX Fire Academy, is investigating the effect of bunker gear on the physical demands of performing skills.
Her training primarily focuses on gait and postural control as well as using dynamic systems (nonlinear mathematics) to quantify movement data.",Acting Director||Associate Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management||The Sydney & J.L. Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine & Human Performance,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n712208c7
Keyan,Zhu Salzman,Professor,"Over millions of years of co-evolution with insects, plants have developed various defense machineries that can be activated in response to insect herbivory. Insects, in turn, have developed a variety of strategies to evade these plant defense mechanisms. An improved understanding of this complex plant defense and insect counter-defense relationship will facilitate development of better strategies to improve host plant defense. Currently, we are using Arabidopsis to study plant defense signal transduction pathways against insect pests. Meanwhile, since effectiveness of plant defense is also determined by the insect response, my laboratory is also investigating how insects adapt to the challenge of plant defense molecules, as well as to human imposed management strategies, and is working to identify new insect vulnerable systems.",Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n716ece47
Daniel,Hajovsky,Associate Professor,"Dr. Hajovsky is interested in the assessment and measurement of cognitive abilities and academic skills, the identification of specific learning disabilities, and the longitudinal development of psychological and contextual factors that influence academic, social, and behavioral skills. His research focuses on (a) the predictive validity of cognitive abilities on youth and adolescent's math, reading, and writing academic skills, (b) the identification of specific learning disabilities, (c) the dynamic relationships between teachers and students in the classroom, and (d) the impact of developmental and cultural considerations on outcomes. His research often leverages latent variable and longitudinal modeling to study primary and large-scale secondary data.",Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n71f1612d
Daniel,Spalink,Assistant Professor,"Projects in my lab range from studying the dynamics of genetic diversity within species to the evolution of entire plant orders, and from regional patterns of community assembly to the global structure of phylogenetic and functional diversity. As climate changes, habitats fragment, and extinction rates rise, we use this evolutionary perspective to understand the processes through which species have evolved and assembled so that we are better equipped to protect them.",Assistant Professor,Ecology and Conservation Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n72b28bdc
Balakrishna,Haridas,Professor of the Practice,,Professor of the Practice,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n72b3641f
Larry,Johnson,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n72de4d00
Pat,(Antonio) Rubio Goldsmith,Professor and Interim Head,"I study Latinx, race, education, school/neighborhood segregation, immigration and state violence. I have published research in some of the top journals in sociology and education, including Sociology of Education, Social Forces, Social Problems and the American Educational Research Journal. I am currently studying how well the spatial assimilation theory accounts for the residential attainment of young Latinx; how the immigration status of Mexican immigrant parents affects their children's educational attainment, and how theories of racialization and assimilation account for variation in Latinx achievement in new and traditional destinations.",Associate Professor,Sociology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7324fcbe
Brian,Stagner,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n733f61d3
Anthony,Mcdonald,Assistant Professor - Term Appoint,Dr. McDonald's research focuses on applying machine learning to relevant problems in human factors in the transportation and healthcare domains. Specifically he is interested in using knowledge generated from machine learning algorithms to improve existing models of human behavior and improving machine learning algorithm performance by combining traditional approaches with novel data analysis and domain expertise.,Assistant Professor - Term Appoint,Industrial and Systems Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n734725fa
George,Udeani,Clinical Professor and Department Head of Pharmacy Practice,,Clinical Professor and Department Head of Pharmacy Practice,Pharmacy Practice,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n737c4bca
A. Phillip,West,Assistant Professor,"Mitochondria are complex and dynamic organelles integral to many processes including energy generation, programmed cell death, signal transduction, and immunity. Research in my laboratory centers on understanding how mitochondria regulate innate immunity and inflammatory processes to influence human health and disease.",Assistant Professor,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n739a434b
Hua,Zhang,Instructional Assistant Professor,,Instructional Assistant Professor,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n73a43082
Sharon,Epps,Lab Instructor,,Lab Instructor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n73bed8c6
Negin,Mirhosseini,Instructional Assistant Professor,,Instructional Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n73db9e6c
Melissa,Fogarty,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n73dc6e9a
Jason,Smith,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist||Beef Cattle Specialist,Animal Science||Amarillo Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n73feb4ed
Kristen,Howell,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Epidemiology and Biostatistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n740a6c10
Frances,Ligler,Professor,,Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n74321a1f
Mike,Morrison,Professor,,Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7568c6ec
Brani,Vidakovic,Professor and Department Head,"Dr. Vidakovic's research interests include wavelets, Bayesian statistics, biostatistics, statistics in medicine, environmental statistics, and statistical signal and image processing.",Professor and Department Head,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n75843957
Marie,Strader,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n75d85f06
John,August,Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost,"My professional interests include feline internal medicine, distance education, and the effective use of educational technology in the classroom to promote learning.",Professor||Dean||Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost,Small Animal Clinical Sciences||Office of the Dean of Faculties||Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n75e0be9c
Alida,Hudson,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,"Teaching, Learning and Culture",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n75e12a81
Elizabeth,Pishko,Lecturer,,Lecturer,Biochemistry and Biophysics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n75e85328
Leslie,Adams,Senior Professor,"My research is focused on the: 1) investigation of the comparative molecular pathogenesis of zoonotic intracellular bacterial pathogens in natural animal models, particularly brucellosis, salmonellosis, and mycobacterial diseases; 2) development of vaccines and host gene expression-based diagnostics for zoonotic and select agent caused diseases, and especially 3) development of in silico host:pathogen interactome predictive models based upon bi-directional in vivo host (bovine/murine) and Brucella spp., Mycobacterium spp.and Salmonella enterica Typhimurium interactions. We developed an in silico computational infection biology model based on actuall temporal in vivo bovine model microarray-based transcriptomic and proteomic profiling of the acute infectious process. We developed a systems biology analysis of both host and pathogen comprehensive transcriptomic and proteomic datasets derived from our in vivo biological model. We computationally fused the datasets based on actual Salmonella, Brucella and Mycobacterium data and computationally predicted bovine host structural proteins to identify maximum likelihoods of host and pathogen protein:protein interactions as the basis for our preliminary in silico interactome model to predict mechanistic genes and linked perturbed cellular pathways.",Senior Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n75fee121
David,Kahn,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n763552ff
Feng,Zhao,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n769ab87a
Patricia,Campbell,Professor and Director,,Professor||Executive Director||dental hygiene,Dental Hygiene||Dental Hygiene||Dental Hygiene,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n76e03833
William,Pinchak,Professor,,Professor||Professor,Ecology and Conservation Biology||Vernon Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n76e6ff4b
Emily,Naiser,Associate Research Scientist,,Project Director,Public Policy Research Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7712f658
Farida,Sohrabji,University Distinguished Professor and Department Head,"My research interests lie at the intersection of neuroendocrinology, neuroinflammation and aging. For the last 10 years, my work has focused on ischemic stroke, specifically, to understand how the aging brain copes with stroke. In North America, stroke risk increases with age and in this aging demographic, women are more likely to sustain a stroke and more likely to have long term disability, poor quality of life and have more neuropsychiatric problems after stroke such as depression and cognitive impairment. This problem is compounded by the fact that few stroke therapies are available. Most stroke neuroprotectants have not been successfully translated from the bench to bedside. Using preclinical models, we have focused on acute pathological changes at the blood brain barrier and central and peripheral inflammation as well as long-term consequences, such as changes to reward pathways and post-stroke depression and dementia. I am also interested in developing novel stroke therapies for stroke in this population and our studies on epigenetic modifications such as histone methylation and non-coding (mi)RNA due to aging/stroke have provided several candidate molecules. Our recent work focuses on the role of the gut microbiome and gut metabolites on stroke recovery, and its potential for understanding the pathophysiology of stroke.
Related to my research goals, I am actively interested in promoting the inclusion of sex as a biological variable and attention to sex differences in medicine. Through medical and graduate coursework, research seminars and community talks, I am a vocal advocate for recognizing sex and gender differences in disease processes and drug therapies. I founded the Women's Health in Neuroscience program at Texas A&M University College of Medicine to create a community of researchers and foster collaboration on gender medicine and women's health, and to train new scholars in this area.",University Distinguished Professor and Department Headd,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n772c9962
Alton,McWhorter,Clinical Professor and Department Head,,Professor and Department Head,School of Dentistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n772df309
Dawn,Baletka,Instructional Asst Professor- Term Appt,,Instructional Asst Professor- Term Appt,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n773001bc
Jay,Rooker,Professor,"My research centers on the community and population ecology of aquatic organisms, with a special emphasis on marine fishes. I am particularly interested in linkages between habitat selection, individual responses, and survival. My work is both laboratory and field-based, and I typically use both quantitative and experimental approaches to elucidate the importance of biotic and abiotic factors that influence growth, condition, and survival. In addition, we are currently using a variety of natural markers to solve ecological problems. Otolith chemistry is being used to retrospectively determine the environmental histories of marine fishes. The premise of otolith chemistry is that certain elements or isotopes are incorporated into otoliths in proportion to their concentrations in the environment, and thus we use these elemental fingerprints to distinguish individuals from different environments or regions. We also use dietary tracers (stable isotopes, fatty acids) to investigate marine food web structure since consumer tissues reflect the isotopic and fatty acid composition of prey in a predictable manor. These natural biomarkers provide time-integrated or long-term measures of diet, and both approaches afford information on source(s) of organic matter supporting local food webs as well as trophic relationships of associated consumers. Recent work also involves the use of sophisticated electronic tags to investigate movement and population connectivity of coastal and pelagic fishes.",Regents Professor,Marine Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7755a7f0
Duncan,Maitland,Professor,,Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n77b950c0
E. Brendan,Roark,Professor,,Associate Vice President for Research,Division of Research,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n77bed243
Idia,Thurston,Associate Professor,"My research aims to understand why certain groups of people experience a greater health and disease burden and to promote health equity among all youth and families. I strive to engage with communities to understand individual, familial, community, and cultural risk and protective factors among minoritized, marginalized, and underserved populations. In my research, I consider how co-occurring adversities (i.e., HIV, violence, substance misuse) and health comorbidities (i.e., metabolic complications) are maintained based on intersectional identities (i.e., race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexuality). I then use this knowledge to develop strength-based, culturally-responsive programs and interventions to enhance well-being, reduce stigma, and promote self-empowerment.",Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n77bfadfb
Tetsuya,Miyamoto,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Cell Biology and Genetics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7835a5db
Anton,Hoffman,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n783c8d1d
Katherine,Barnes,Clinical Assistant Professor,"As a clinician and an educator, I focus on providing the highest quality care to hospital patients, delivering clinically based practical education to veterinary students, interns, and residents, and helping to advance the field of veterinary surgery through clinically oriented research projects. Veterinary medicine is a constantly evolving field and learning is never finished upon graduation. As such, it is critically important to guide students to become lifelong learners, to critically evaluate new information, and to make informed decisions on how to treat patients after graduation. As a clinician, I am also in the position to utilize advanced techniques for treatment of common (and uncommon) small animal orthopedic conditions, help identify solutions to clinical problems, and comprehensively and objectively evaluate the outcome after treatment of clinical patients.",Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n78499cf8
Galina,Tsvetkova,Senior Lecturer,,Senior Lecturer,Nuclear Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7853d6c8
Sushil,Paudyal,Assistant Professor- Dairy Science,"Dr. Paudyal's research interest focus on using herd and animal level data for decision making in dairy farms. His research utilizes innovative technologies to optimize production, health, and well-being of dairy cattle.",Assistant professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n786f9312
Nitya,Chawla,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n78991e9b
Xu,Peng,Associate Professor,"Our long-term goal is to explore and define novel genetic mechanisms that are involved in cardiovascular disease which can ultimately translate into potential strategies for its treatment. To achieve this goal, we will use a comprehensive approach including mouse genetics and molecular and cellular biology methods to explore the mechanisms involved in the regulation of cardiovascular development and disease.",Associate Professor,Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n78b50f7c
Sharon,Kerwin,Professor and Associate Department Head,"I have been a practicing veterinary orthopedic and spine surgeon since 1992, with expertise in arthroscopy, trauma of the long bones and spine, angular limb deformity, and joint stabilization. From the research perspective, my experience has included biomechanics, bone grafting, spinal cord injury and gait analysis. My board certification in neurology has allowed a more in-depth perspective on gait analysis, spinal biomechanics, and the considerable crossover that occurs between orthopedic and neurologic disease.",Professor and Associate Department Head,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n78bc04f4
Wendy,Boswell,Professor and Head,"My research is focused on employee turnover and retention, job search behavior, and the work-nonwork interface.",Jerry and Kay Cox Endowed Chair in Business||Professor,Management||Mays Business School,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n78d0d612
Terry,Thomas,Professor,"My interests are evolutionarily broad and include animals, plants and fungi. A major focus of the lab is the genomic analysis of gene expression programs during plant gene expression programs, particularly during embryogenesis and seed development, and the underlying regulatory mechanisms required for the initiation and maintenance of these programs. This work has illustrated the combinatorial interactions of cis and trans -acting factors that result in specific gene regulatory events. We are also using genomics tools to study the interaction of the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe grisea , with plant hosts; the circadian control of gene expression; and the development of the vertebrate retina. An additional focal area is the utilization of molecular and cellular approaches for crop improvement. As part of these research activities, we have developed or adapted high throughput genomics approaches to accelerate the gene discovery process and subsequent analysis of gene expression and function.",Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n79201ac5
Wanhe,Li,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n793e9c7f
Brian,Davis,Assistant Professor,"I focus on big-data-omics such as genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, and others, to address questions of basic biological processes. I am an evolutionary biologist that is interested in how genomes and organisms evolve when under natural and artificial selection, whether in natural populations or in domesticated animals. I extend this research to study phenotypic traits, heritable disease, and cancer in companion, agricultural, and wild animals using large datasets. My interests focus on companion animals such as cats, dogs, and horses, but extend to numerous wild species of carnivores, ruminants, and others.",Assistant Professor of Biomedical Genetics,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n795552bb
Charles,Johnson,"Director, Genomics and Bioinformatics Service","Agrigenomics and bioinformatics research and technology development. Research focusing on high throughput next generation sequencing technologies and its application in agriculture. Building an ever growing collaborative network of spanning 62 departments across Texas A&M system, and a rapidly growing list of international collaborators ( 45 countries) and industrial partners. Founding Executive Director of the Center for Bioinformatics and Genomic Systems Engineering (CBGSE).",Director Institute,Texas A&M AgriLife Research,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n79e93fe9
Dustin,Dubois,Assistant Professor,"My recent research interests have focused on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms governing the interaction between a wide array of Neuropsychopharmacological agents and their respective receptors. My past research has focused on understanding 1.) the neuroteratogenic effects of ethanol on the GABAergic inhibitory neurotransmitter system, 2.) the chronic effects of ethanol on excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitter systems in brain areas regulating anxiety-like behaviors, and 3) the effects of anesthetic agents on learning and memory mechanisms in the hippocampal region of the brain. My lab is also interested in understanding the impact of various pharmacological and environmental agents such as ethanol, benzodiazepines, pesticides, and chemical pollutants on central nervous system development.",Assistant Professor,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7a168a93
Isabella,Farhy,Assistant Professor,"The Farhy lab studies the cross talk of two major cell types in the brain, neurons and astrocytes, focusing on how they shape synapse development and activity. Correct formation of synapses is crucial for normal brain function and synapse deficits have been implicated in most brain disorders, including autism, schizophrenia, major depression and Alzheimer's disease.
To investigate these interactions, we use rodents as model system, combining in vitro pure cell cultures with in vivo transgenic and knockout mice. These are analyzed using cutting-edge omics approaches such as mass-spectrometry, bulk and single cell RNAseq, as well as histology and functional assays.
We aim to uncover the cellular pathways activated in both neurons and astrocytes following their interaction at the synapse, leading to identification of novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of synaptic dysfunctions in brain disorders.",Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7a18a20a
Vanna,Dickerson,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7a39378b
Roderick,Dashwood,University Distinguished Professor,"Research integrates multiomic, genetic, epigenetic and immune approaches for precision oncology. Epigenetic readers, writers and erasers that reversibly regulate immune players in the antigen presentation pathway are of current mechanistic interest. Molecular and cell-based assays are combined with preclinical models coupled to polypectomy. Clinical specimens and organoids from patients undergoing colectomy provide for human translation. Supported by the NCI, NINDS/NIA, and the John S. Dunn Foundation.",John S. Dunn Chair in Disease Prevention||Distinguished Professor||Director,Institute of Biosciences and Technology||Center for Epigenetics and Disease Prevention||School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7a63dbe7
Yang,Ni,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7a6b1f84
Sean,Collins,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7ac66dab
Jacqueline,Aitkenhead,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on carbon and nutrient dynamics in urban and rural soil, runoff and surface water. I am a PI on the Scotts Company/Texas A & M (24 plot) runoff research facility where I have examined runoff carbon and nutrient concentrations and exports from warm-season turfgrass under fertilization, wetting agent and deficit irrigation treatments. Other work has investigated extractable soil nutrients in Texas and Ghana under tillage and cropping treatments; and iron and zinc for sorghum in Mali. The investigation of carbon and nutrients released from decomposing mammals (mainly humans) with a view to estimating post-mortem interval is a relatively new field; decomposing mammals introduce another source of carbon and nutrients into the soil environment which is under researched. To expand soil science in forensics, soil has been used in training of human remains detection dogs in terms of odor and texture. An expansion of this forensic research is the development of use of UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy with statistical models for trace soil evidence for a) determining percent similarity of soils and b) post-mortem interval prediction.",Associate Professor,Soil and Crop Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7ad239ab
Fuller,Bazer,Distinguished Professor,"Dr. Bazer's research in reproductive biology focuses on uterine biology and pregnancy, particularly pregnancy recognition signaling from the conceptus to the maternal uterus by interferon tau and estrogen from ruminant and pig conceptuses, respectively. The roles of uterine secretions as transport proteins, regulatory molecules, growth factors and enzymes and endocrine regulation of their secretion is another major research interest. The endocrinology of pregnancy, especially the roles of lactogenic and growth hormones in fetal-placental development and uterine functions are being studied. The mechanism(s) of action and potential therapeutic value of conceptus interferons and uterine-derived hematopoietic growth factors are areas of research with both pigs and sheep as models for human disease.",Distinguished Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7ad91d50
Zhe,Wang,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7b21d7d6
Michael,Moreno,Director of Innovation for Engineering Medicine,"Dr. Moreno is the J. Mike Walker '66 Faculty Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and serves as Director of Innovation for Engineering Medicine (EnMed). In addition, he has joint appointments in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Health and Kinesiology, and Medical Education at Texas A&M University. Dr. Moreno has over 20 years of experience developing enabling technologies in the fields of experimental biomechanics and medical research across multiple scales including cell, tissue, organ, and whole-body systems. His work has culminated in the development of therapeutic medical technologies and testing systems for medical technologies, including implantable medical devices and tissue engineered regenerative therapies. He currently holds 8 patents and an active provisional patent related to COVID technologies. He is director of the Biomechanical Environments Laboratory, which operates in accordance with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Quality System Regulation (QSR). He has designed custom mechanical testing systems and protocols for FDA Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) preclinical mechanical testing and animal safety studies. In addition, Dr. Moreno is a co-founder of Biomechanics Innovation Group (BIG) LLC and has worked previously as a consultant in developing experimental flow and mechanical testing systems and protocols for several major medical device companies (e.g. Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Cordis, Flowmedica, etc.). Dr. Moreno was the recipient of the 2016 Dean of Engineering Excellence Award and 2016 TEES Young Faculty Fellow Award. He was a 2012 recipient of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Skalak Award for best paper. He is a recipient of the Student Led Award for Teaching Excellence (SLATE Award) and the Senator Phil Gramm Award for Excellence in Scholarly Research and Teaching. He has developed and taught courses in Medical Device Design, Bio-Inspired Engineering Design, Biofluid Mechanics, Biosolid Mechanics, Orthopedic Biomechanics, Motion Biomechanics, and Comparative Biomechanics. As a key curriculum developer for the new Engineering Medicine (EnMed) Program, he developed the Introduction to Engineering Innovation in Medicine, Innovation Immersion Experiences, and the Innovation in Clerkships courses. As Director of the Engineering World Health Summer Institute in Rwanda, an immersive service-learning study abroad program, he teaches Healthcare Technology in the Developing World. He is an active member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and currently serves as Chair of the Design, Dynamics, and Rehabilitation Committee. He is also a member of the Biomedical Engineering Society and the European Society of Biomechanics. Dr. Moreno is co-author of 40 peer-reviewed journal publications and 7 book chapters. He has received funding from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, and Industry sponsors.",Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7b729e4b
Jyotsna,Vaid,Professor,"I have three lines of research: 1) cognitive and brain bases of knowing multiple languages, 2) the processing of creative language, e.g., jokes, proverbs, metaphors, idioms, and 3) gender and race in relation to indicators of professional recognition and visibility in academia.",Professor,Psychological and Brain Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7b74aa66
Jeffrey,Gagne,Associate Professor,"I received my B.A. in Psychology (Boston College), Master's Degrees in Counseling and Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Developmental Science (all graduate degrees at Boston University). I was then a postdoctoral trainee at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and from 2011-2017 an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Arlington. I am broadly interested in child temperament, emotion, cognition, education and health. Much of my work incorporates genetic and/or biological approaches. For the past decade, I have been studying the development of child self-control from a multi-method, multi-theoretical perspective. In 2012, I began the TEXAS Family Study (TFS) with 200 preschool-aged siblings and their families, focusing on child self-control, socio-emotional development, and psychopathology, and several parent/family traits. Recently, we completed a longitudinal follow-up of the TFS children as they transition to elementary school. At Texas A&M, I am an Associate Professor, Ph.D. Program Coordinator in Developmental Sciences (DS), Associate Department Head for Research and Faculty Development in the Educational Psychology Department (EPSY), and Administrative Fellow for Texas A&M University Faculty Affairs. My current research program includes the TFS and a multi-method study of self-control and related traits in three-year-olds that incorporates behavioral, emotional, cognitive and neurophysiological measures with colleagues in ESPY and Psychology (The Early Self-Control Development and School Readiness Study; SCD Study). We are also currently conducting a study on how COVID-19 has affected preschooler development.",Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7b76fe8b
Ronald,Devore,Distinguished Professor,,Distinguished Professor,Mathematics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7bb081e2
Gerard,Cote,Professor,,Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7bbfddf5
Jonathan,Meer,Professor,,Professor,Economics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7bfe3118
Ursula,Winzer-Serhan,Associate Professor,"I am interested in studying how gene environmental interactions shape the brain during development. In particular, I am interested in how early life exposure to psychoactive drugs, like nicotine and alcohol, permanently shape the brain which could result in long-term cognitive impairments, anxiety, and anti-social behavior. My lab is currently focused on the effects of nicotine. Nicotine interacts with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) which are ligand-gated, pentameric cation channels.",Associate Professor,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7c166c20
Andrea,Ettekal,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,"Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7c3fd4de
Ulisses,Braga Neto,Professor,"My research interests focus on statistical signal processing and control, and pattern recognition and machine learning, with applications in bioinformatics, materials informatics, and epidemiological models.",Professor,Electrical and Computer Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7cac0956
Gregory,Colwell,Professor,"My research focuses on adolescent smoking cessation, school health education, youth smoking prevention, and adolescent mental health and substance abuse.",Professor,Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7cd01a7d
Michael,Soileau,Movement Disorder Neurologist,,Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Medical Education,Medical Education,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7d11ac1e
Karen,Wooley,Distinguished Professor,"Our research activities combine organic syntheses, polymerization strategies and polymer modification reactions in creative ways to afford unique macromolecular structures, which have been designed as functional nanostructures, polymer systems having unique macromolecular architectures, and/or degradable polymers. The emphasis is upon the incorporation of functions and functionalities into selective regions of polymer frameworks. In some cases, the function is added at the small molecule, monomer, stage, prior to polymerization, whereas, in other cases, chemical modifications are performed upon polymers or at the nanostructure level; each requires a strategic balance of chemical reactivity and the ultimate composition and structure.",Distinguished Professor,Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7d5d2fbd
Mohammad,Mohiuddin,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor of Instruction,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7d9851de
Daniel,Roelke,Professor,Why is it that so many microscopic organisms can be found in a single drop of water? And how is it that these minute species can shape entire ecosystems? How might our knowledge of ecological principals governing these microbes be used to protect our living natural resources? Teaching and Research in the Roelke Lab addresses these questions. Understanding lower foodweb dynamics of aquatic ecosystems with an emphasis on interactions between biota and the physicochemical environment is the focus of much of this research.,Professor and Department Head,Marine Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7db49674
Arul,Jayaraman,Professor,,Professor,Chemical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7deb8230
Joohyun,Rhee,Assistant Lecturer,,Assistant Lecturer,Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7dfab857
Michael,Alvard,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on culture and biology, cooperation, human evolutionary ecology, horticulturalists; hunters and gatherers, local people and environmental issues, and adaptation to the tropics.",Associate Professor,Anthropology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7e0dd366
William,Griffith,Regents Professor Emeritus,"Our long term research goals are to identify the cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for age-related changes in cellular function that contribute to detrimental aging, and to develop targeted therapies to reverse age-related deficits. We utilize electrophyiological, optogenetic and calcium imaging techniques in animal models of aging and disease. Our research has focused on the basic idea that compensatory changes occur in in brain function during aging and identification of this brain activity will provide an important first step in identifying potential targets for future drug therapies.",Regents Professor and Department Head,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7e147316
Stephen,Crouse,Professor,"My research focus is in the general area of Exercise as Medicine. My specific health-related research aims have been targeted toward the study of the effects of exercise on blood lipid metabolism, and on other accepted heart and cardiovascular disease risk factors in men and women, young and old. Current research in exercise physiology is focused on the adaptive response of the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal system to exercise, nutrition, and physical training using aquatic, endurance, and resistance modalities of exercise. In progress are research projects in sports physiology to profile elite athletes and study factors that contribute to the health of athletes, including nutritional supplements.",Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7e212aee
Sijun,Kim,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Mays Business School,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7e8bc8bc
Patrick,Silva,Executive Director,,Executive Director,Translational Medical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7e99ce17
J Timothy,Lightfoot,Professor,"My research focuses on on the genetics of daily physical activity and exercise endurance, as well as the physiological response to high-G exposure and hemorrhage, and the genetics of physical activity. My lab also has a unique interest in the physiological responses of athletes in a variety of non-traditional venues such as auto racing and in musicians.",Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7ec5bc99
Gustavo,Tafet,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Psychiatry Bryan College Station Campus,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7ee7b9ac
Mikhail,Umorin,Instructional Assistant Professor,,Instructional Assistant Professor,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7f4f1b20
Yanan,Tian,Associate Professor,Transcriptional control of the Ah receptor-regulated gene expression. Interaction between the Ah receptor and NF-kB signal transduction pathways. lncRNAs and their role in regulation of gene expression,Associate Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7f54d80b
Martial,Ndeffo,Assistant Professor,"My research uses transdisciplinary modeling approaches to address public health challenges for a wide range of infectious diseases. A focus of my research has been to develop data-driven models to 1) understand and predict epidemiological risk, patterns, and burden of infectious diseases, 2) identify and evaluate optimal strategies for disease control and prevention, and 3) perform economic analyses of public health intervention measures for preventing or curtailing disease outbreaks. Such research is paramount for informing public health policy for infectious diseases prevention and control and ultimately saving lives.",Assistant Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7f958dd8
Paula,Shireman,Professor,"Dr. Shireman is a Professor in the TAMU School of Medicine. She is board certified in vascular surgery, general surgery, wound care and clinical informatics. She is the PI of a pilot clinical trial with the College of Engineering on establishing artificial intelligence algorithms to monitor activities of daily living (ADL) in elderly subjects. Potential applications include aging in place, improved monitoring in healthcare/assisted living institutions and remote monitoring.
She is the PI of an NIH multicenter U01 grant developing predictive models for surgical outcomes including frailty and social risk factors. The goal is to use data to transform health care, influence federal policy and design financially sustainable care pathways improving outcomes for frail and low socioeconomic status patients. Her interests include predictive modeling, machine learning and simulation. She was a member of the MACRA Episode-Based Cost Measure Clinical Subcommittee to develop measures for Peripheral Vascular Disease Management and Chair of the Clinical Subcommittee Workgroup for Hemodialysis Access Creation.","Professor||Professor, Primary Care & Rural Medicine",Medical Physiology||School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7fcb580a
Amerian,Sones,Clinical Assistant Professor and Director,,Clinical Assistant Professor and Director,School of Dentistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7fe12dca
Igor,Yankin,Clinical Assistant Professor,"Mechanical ventilation, electrolyte and acid-base disorders, cardiopulmonary critical care, point-of-care ultrasonography, hemorrhagic and septic shock, extracorporeal therapies",Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8070b1b7
Raul,Medina,Professor,Dr. Medina's research centers around the role that ecological factors play in the population genetics of arthropods. He is particularly interested in the incorporation of evolutionary ecology considerations into pest control practices. His laboratory is currently assessing how species interactions at macroscopic (host-parasite interactions) and microscopic (arthropod microbiomes) levels interact with genetic variation of agricultural pests and arthropod vectors of human disease. His research team is exploring if the same principles governing insect herbivores' adaptation to their hosts translate into arthropod parasites of animals. He is also interested in understanding the factors that make some biotechnology innovations in agriculture controversial in the public sphere.,Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n807b8d90
Sanjay,Antony Babu,Assistant Professor,"Plants are in constant interactions with a large diversity of microorganisms, that belong to various biological kingdoms including archaea, bacteria, fungi and protista. In nature, these inter-kingdom interactions can be both cooperative and detrimental to the host-plants. My major research focus is to understand the dynamics of inter-kingdom microbiome-interactions and how it affects the crop production. We use cutting-edge culture-independent (metagenomics, metatranscriptomics and metabolomics) and culture-dependent (culturomics) methods combined with computational biology. We especially employ a systematics-based approach, so that we can identify individual organisms involved in these interactions, their biological functions, impacts on neighboring niches, and metabolic activity.
Current research projects
The research has several direct biotechnological applications, and the research in our lab focuses on the following:
1. Develop bioferlitizers/biopesticides: By disentangling the microbial functions that are essential for different growth stages of crop plants, we intend to develop ""soil probiotics"" to improve crop health. In order to achieve this, we study natural ecosystems and wild plants related to crops. The technology developed will be sustainable and environmentally friendly. Our current research focuses on developing microbial inoculum assemblages from teosinte (ancestor of modern maize) and transferring the microbiota to maize to improve pest and pathogen resistance.
2. Pathobiomes of plants: The concept of pathobiome is an emerging field in pathogen biology. In recent times, it has been noted that pathogens do not act alone in natural ecosystems, but along with a mob of other microorganisms. Deciphering the interaction between a plant pathogen and its associated microbiomes is necessary to understand pathogensis and also to design control measures. Research in my lab specifically focusses on mycosphere bacterial microbiota of pathogenic fungi. Our recent research focusses on pathobiomes associated with Fusarium wilt of cotton.
3. Indicators of microbial dysbiosis: Dysbiosis is a microbial imbalance caused by perturbation in an ecosystem or a niche. Plant microbiomes experience dysbiosis during biotic (disease) and abiotic (drought, flooding, heat etc) stress. We study dysbiosis to understand shift in microbial processes, detect stress indicators and design stress alleviation measures including developing microbial inoculum (biofertilizers).",Assistant Professor,Plant Pathology and Microbiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n809679df
Jeffrey,Brady,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Stephenville Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8119f04c
Tamy,Frank-Cannon,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n814302e7
Dmitry,Vedenov,Associate Professor,"Dr. Vedenov's research interests are in agribusiness, finance, decision-making under uncertainty, risk management, crop insurance and dynamic models in economics.",Associate Professor,Agricultural Economics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n816d692b
Genna,Atiee,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n820ba431
Unity,Locke,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8229e82b
Douglas,Tolleson,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Ecology and Conservation Biology||San Angelo Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n822a3890
Shivam,Mehta,Assistant Professor,"Throughout my career, I have demonstrated a high level of proficiency in clinical teaching to dental students and residents. I have excelled in research fields of Mini-Screw Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion (MARPE), Orthodontic Tooth Movement, 3D Imaging, and Randomized Clinical Trials with more than 69 publications and abstracts (42 publications in peer-reviewed journals, 27 published abstracts), 5 grants, and 28 scientific presentations in collaborations with world-renowned researchers. Having served as a member of the board of directors at reputable institutions and a core member of the President's race and diversity council, and currently serving as the secretary of the ADEA postdoctoral application support service advisory council and NESO planning committee has afforded me with practical administration and mentoring skills and I have mentored multiple dental students, fellows, and orthodontic residents in research development and clinical orthodontics. I am currently serving as the ADA standards committee voting member and representing the interest of United States at the International Standards Organization for influencing the role of U.S. technologies and products in the global marketplace.",Assistant Professor,Orthodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n82445f5a
Stephen,Talcott,Professor and Associate Department Head,"Dr. Talcott's research is focused on phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables, antioxidant stability and assessment, postharvest retention, beverage processing and value-added products. Intake of compounds such as phenolic acids, flavonoids, anthocyanins, procyanidins, carotenoids, tocopherols and ascorbic acid are suggested to have an inverse association with the risk of certain cancers and diseases. These compounds are investigated as antioxidants, enzyme inhibitors, and bioactive agents and changes in their concentration and activity are investigated following postharvest handling and processing. Current investigations include phytochemical identification, quantification and stability in tropical and subtropical fruits and vegetables including acai, mango, guava, passion fruit, grapes. As well as peanuts, strawberries, bell peppers and food-grade botanicals.",Professor and Associate Department Head,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8247cf18
Rebecca,Schlegel,"Professor, Psychological an Brain Sciences",,Associate Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n827ed6eb
Arum,Han,Professor,"His research interests are in solving grand challenge problems in the broad areas of health and energy through the use of micro/nano systems technologies. His work in these areas has focused on the development of in vivo like in vitro systems through microfluidic lab-on-a-chip technologies (e.g., organ-on-a-chip & microphysiological systems, developmental neurobiology models of the central nervous system, blood-brain-barrier-on-a-chip, gastrointestinal tract-on-a-chip, high throughput live cell arrays), development of high throughput single-cell physio-chemical analysis platforms, and development of microbial systems as biorefineries for bioelectricity and biofuel production while simultaneously utilizing wastewater.
He has co-authored more than 80 peer-reviewed publications and has received funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Qatar National Research Foundation (QNRF), and several other international sponsors and private companies. He currently serves as the editorial board member of the journal PLoS ONE and as an associate editor for the journal Biomedical Microdevices.",Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Energy Institute||Electrical and Computer Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8289e950
David,Wells,Associate Professor,"Biology and ecology of bony fishes, sharks, and rays. Research focus on life history, habitat use, movement, and feeding ecology of marine species throughout sub-tropical and temperate ecosystems.",Associate Professor,Marine Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n82b3898a
Francis,Rouquette,Professor,"Primary aspects of this plant-animal interface research program includes simultaneous quantifying of forage persistence and sustainability with animal responses to stocking strategies and grazing intensities. Component research areas include forage germplasm evaluations for team-released varieties; assessment of soil nutrient status under long-term nutrient cycling with fertilizer-stocking regimens; cow-calf and stocker performance on bermudagrass, small grains, ryegrass, and clover; and lifetime animal performance attributes from birth-to-pasture-to-feedlot-carcass with database archival on BeefSys.",Professor||Professor,Soil and Crop Sciences||Overton Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n82f8d1bd
Jiayi,Bao,Assistant Professor,"Linking macro patterns to micro behavior, Jiayi's work exploits a variety of methods, including qualitative interviews, quasi-experimental methods, randomized experiments, big data analytics, and machine learning. Her research is divided into three streams: (1) how institutional and societal environments that shape entrepreneur and joiner decisions (e.g., social safety nets, technology policies, and intermediaries) influence venture formation and outcomes, (2) how human capital strategy in entrepreneurial firms (e.g., work benefits, compensation structures, and contracts) affect organizational performance, and (3) how inequalities along the gender and race lines are produced for entrepreneurial workers in digital labor markets.",Assistant Professor,Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8318267e
David,Barondeau,Associate Professor,Our group conducts research on Fe-S cluster biogenesis.,Associate Professor,Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n83588e44
Christopher,Kerth,Associate Professor,"Kerth joined the faculty at Texas A&M in May 2010. He teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in the meats area including a course on statistical quality control and analyses in food manufacturing. His research interests focus primarily on the animal nutritional, management, and genetic factors that impact the sensory and quality traits of meat. His work includes everything from consumer acceptability to color quality and oxidative stability to fatty acid composition of beef, pork, lamb and goat.",Associate Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n835ccd46
Carolyn,Kerins,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Pediatric Dentistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n838d9833
Gordon,Carstens,Professor,"In addition to teaching animal nutrition courses, Dr. Carstens conducts research on energy metabolism and growth and development in ruminants. Specific research areas include the regulation of growth and composition of carcass and mammary tissues by nutritional control and the use of externally administered (exogenous) growth regulators. Recent research has focused on methods to increase the ability of newborn calves to produce heat and fight off cold stress and the influence of genetic and nutritional components on this ability.",Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n839e23fe
Merlyn,Joseph,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n83d933b3
Peter,Davies,Professor,,Interim Department Head||Professor and Director,Center for Translational Cancer Research||Translational Medical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n83f40a4a
Gary,Acuff,Professor,,Professor,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8447eb1d
Harvey,Scott,Professor,"Dr. H. Morgan Scott is a graduate veterinarian holding a PhD in epidemiology and post-doctoral training in public health. In addition to private veterinary practice, he has worked in both government (food safety surveillance) and academic settings. He is currently professor of epidemiology in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology at Texas A&M University. He was recruited to Texas A&M University in 2014 as part of the Texas A&M University System Chancellor's Research Initiative and the University President's Initiative on One Health and Infectious Diseases. He relocated from Kansas State University, where he previously held the E.J. Frick Professorship in Veterinary Medicine. Much of his research emphasis has been on studying factors impacting antimicrobial resistance among commensal and pathogenic enteric bacteria in food animal production systems, with a program spanning the realm from the molecular to the sociological. In particular, he is interested in applying both epidemiological and ecological approaches to quantify the emergence, propagation, dissemination, and persistence of resistant enteric bacterial strains in integrated populations of animals, their food products, and humans. Using this knowledge, he hopes to identify opportunities to prevent and intervene against resistance among enteric pathogens in animal agriculture; preferably, by developing readily adoptable and cost-effective management practices suited to modern animal and food production systems.",Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8499539d
Allison,Rice-Ficht,Senior Associate Vice President for Research,"Studies in the our lab are currently focused on the use of unique biomaterials for controlled release of live and subunit vaccines. Our focus is currently directed to the production of vaccines against human Brucellosisand Q fever, but will be applied to the storage and delivery of other vaccines. A study of specific immune mechanisms and potentiation through controlled releases is underway. Another focus is the study of alpha crystalline structure and function. These unique proteins protect against thermal insult and modulate folding and activity of other proteins",Professor||Senior Associate Vice President for Research,Cell Biology and Genetics||Division of Research,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n84a56c5b
Elaine,Demps,Agency Program Manager,,Lead Data Analyst,Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n84b741d4
Theresa,Ofili,Instructional Assistant Professor,,Instructional Assistant Professor,Pharmacy Practice,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n84cc1f86
Scott,Bruce,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n84da6d95
Murray,Barrick,Distinguished Professor,My research focuses on the impact individual differences in behavior and personality have on job performance and on methods of measuring and predicting such differences.,Distinguished Professor,Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n84e4299a
Michael,Longnecker,Professor and Associate Department Head,"Statistical Consulting, Statistical Education.",Professor and Associate Department Head,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8500d0ea
Chunlin,Qin,Professor and Associate Department Head,,Professor and Associate Department Head,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8539b9ab
Kamlesh,Yadav,Instructional Associate Professor,"Dr. Yadav's primary interest is in translational research, specifically biomarker discoveries and novel therapeutics in cancer (especially prostate) through a combination of biochemistry and genomics. He is also interested in mining EMRs for personalized diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutics using real worlds evidence (RWE) data coupled with machine-learning/AI-algorithms.",Instructional Associate Professor,School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n855387b4
Bradley,Johnston,Associate Professor,"My areas of interest include evidence-based practice and policy, and the application of advanced randomized trial, systematic review, meta-analysis and guideline recommendation methods to a wide range of applied health science topics, with a particular interest in nutrition and health behavior. As the Director and Co-founder of NutriRECS research and education program (www.nutrirecs.com), I work with an international consortium of over 50 researchers and research trainees aiming to improve the quality of systematic reviews and nutritional guideline recommendations on major nutrition, food and dietary pattern questions. As both first and senior author, my work has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), British Medical Journal (BMJ), Annals of Internal Medicine and The Cochrane Library. My Google H-Index is 55, and my groups work has been cited over 12,000 times.",Associate Professor (cross appointment)||Associate Professor,Epidemiology and Biostatistics||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n85552a5a
Jennifer,Griffith,Instructional Professor,,Associate Dean for Public Health Practice/Associate Professor,Health Policy and Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n855aba99
Othmane,Bouhali,Research Professor,"Since 1994, he has participated to the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment program at the Large Hadron Collider Project (LHC) at the European Organization for Nuclear and Particle Physics (CERN). He was also a member of the fixed target experiment HERMES at the Deutsches Electronen Synchrotron (DESY) and a member of the AMANDA/ICECUBE neutrino telescopes at the South Pole. His field of expertise includes: charged particle detectors, high energy and medical physics and high performance computing. He is Director of Research Computing and Research Professor at Texas A&M University at Qatar.
He is the founder of the TAMU-Q Advanced Scientific Computing (TASC)center. He is affiliated with the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) in the computational Science and Engineering group. He is also chairing the HPC committee at Education City. He is leading the High Energy Physics group in Qatar. The group is partcipating to the CMS experiment. He has served on many national and international committees, chaired conferences and workshops.",,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n855e7055
Kory,Douglas,Research Development Officer,,Research Development Officer,School of Education and Human Development,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n85a23ece
Rosemary,Walzem,Professor,"Dr. Walzem's core research focus within the laboratory is directed towards understanding how the structure of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins influences their ability to carry out specific nutrient delivery tasks. Her studies include identification of mechanisms and regulatory processes that control the assembly of trigylceride-rich lipoproteins in issues, structural studies of lipoproteins themselves and physiological studies to determine substrate properties and metabolic fates of different types of lipoproteins. Diet can significantly alter lipoprotein physiology through multiple mechanisms, and studies of diet effects provides a significant sub-theme to the research program. A variety of species are used to address specific questions, however, avian and human lipoprotein metabolism as it relates to egg production and atherogenesis, respectively, are emphasized.",Professor,Poultry Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n85cd191f
Idean,Ettekal,Assistant Professor,"Idean Ettekal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology (Developmental Sciences Program). He received a Ph.D. in Family and Human Development from Arizona State University, and a B.A. at the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in Psychology and American Studies, and minoring in Education.
Before joining the faculty at Texas A&M, Dr. Ettekal served as the Project Director on the Violence in Children's Environment (VICE) study at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions. The VICE project (a 5-year grant funded by NIH) focused on examining developmental pathways to youth violence, victimization and drug use in a high-risk sample.
Dr. Ettekal's research examines the impact of children's and adolescent's interpersonal relationships (e.g., peer and parent-child relationships) on their social and emotional development. In particular, he is interested in studying how children's interpersonal experiences (e.g., peer victimization, peer rejection and friendships, and hostile parent-child interactions) shape the development of antisocial and externalizing behaviors such as aggression, bullying, rule-breaking, and youth violence. Key to this work is elucidating how children's self-regulation and social cognitions influence the associations between children's social experiences and their behavioral adjustment. His research applies a variety of longitudinal and developmental methodologies (e.g., structural equation modeling, latent growth modeling, latent transition analysis, mediation analysis, missing data analysis). Related to these interests, Dr. Ettekal has worked on several school-based program evaluations on social and emotional learning.",Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n85d208b9
Alex,Keene,Professor and Department Head,,Professor and Department Head,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8650c3cf
Ninfa,Purcell,Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,,Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI),https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n86a1f438
Prabhakar,Pagilla,Professor,"My research focuses on Modeling and control of roll-to-roll manufacturing systems, robotics/mechatronics, autonomous vehicles, and large-scale nonlinear dynamic systems.",Associate Department Head||James J. Cain Professor II||Professor,Mechanical Engineering||Mechanical Engineering||Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n86b54519
George,Mann,Professor,,Professor||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||Architecture,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n86d08cee
Michelle,Hook,Associate Professor,The primary focus of my current research is examining the effects of morphine on recovery of function after spinal cord injury. This research includes examination of the potential for addiction after SCI as well as the behavioral and molecular changes associated with administration of morphine in a rodent model of spinal cord injury.,Associate Professor,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n86d28e76
Kevin,Heflin,Extension Program Specialist I,,"Extension Program Specialist, Agronomy||Extension Program Specialist I",Soil and Crop Sciences||Amarillo Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n871feb5c
Deborah,Threadgill,Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor||Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology||School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8734a809
Gunnar,Schade,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor||Faculty Fellow,Atmospheric Sciences||Center for Health Systems and Design,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n878b420f
Yuming,Lei,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n87907ac0
Chad,Rethorst,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Dallas Research and Extension Center||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n87acf90e
Gilbert,Rowe,Senior Professor,,Senior Professor,Marine Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n88019914
Gregory,Archer,Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,Poultry Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n88fb693f
Antonio,Rene,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8911bceb
John,Edens,Professor,"My research centers on psychology and the legal system; psychopathic personality, related disorders, and antisocial behavior; psychological assessment and testing",Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n89499925
Jason,George,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n89b90ab5
Jony,Sheynin,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8a30705b
Lauren,Coheley,Instructional Assistant Professor,,Instructional Assistant Professor,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8abcfd99
Hongbin,Zhang,Professor,"My research is focused on genomics and systems biology in crop plants, particularly development of genomic and systems biological knowledge and new or advanced technologies for enhanced crop research and breeding. These include re-establishing of the molecular basis and mechanisms of genetics and biology; cloning and characterization of genes and quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling traits of agronomic importance; deciphering of the molecular mechanisms of biological phenomena or traits of importance such as quantitative genetics, epigenetics, crop yield, crop quality, heterosis and plant polyploidization; and development of molecular toolkits and associated pipelines for next-generation enhanced crop breeding such as gene-based breeding and crop production such as molecular precision agriculture.",Professor,Soil and Crop Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8ad1df35
Jonathan,Levine,Professor and Head,,Professor and Head,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8ae2a0a7
Francisco,Abello,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,,Assistant Professor||Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,Vernon Research and Extension Center||Agricultural Economics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8af6a455
Jacquelyn,Grace,Assistant Professor,"As a behavioral ecophysiologist, I am broadly interested phenotype-environment matching at the proximate and ultimate levels, and especially, the role of hormones in mediating behavioral and physiological plasticity. The big questions of my research are:
(1) How do animals perceive potentially informative cues?
(2) What are the physiological mechanisms that mediate between these cues and phenotypic change?
(3) What are the long-term fitness consequences of these changes?
My research utilizes avian systems to answer these questions, with recent study species including house sparrows, Nazca boobies, and Caspian terns. At Texas A&M I am expanding this research to include wetland systems where habitat change and pollution may be cues that induce phenotypic change.",Assistant Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8b4d4345
Guilherme,Verocai,Clinical Assistant Professor,"My research focuses on understanding the biodiversity of helminth parasites of vertebrates and advancing diagnostic tools for detecting infections by vector-borne and zoonotic helminths, in special filarial nematodes, in animals and humans using molecular markers (e.g., DNA, microRNA) and innovative technologies.",Clinical Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8b71b9ab
Jessica,Fitzsimmons,Associate Professor,"The Fitzsimmons group focuses on inorganic chemical oceanography, particularly trace metal biogeochemistry. We specialize in environmental analytical chemistry measurements, and our research impact centers on 1) micronutrient metal cycling in the open ocean, 2) marine trace metal physicochemical speciation and stable isotope ratios, and 3) heavy metal pollutant cycling in coastal Texas waters.",Associate Professor,Oceanography,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8b877f59
Jayne,Reuben,"Instructional Associate Professor, Director of Instructional Effectiveness",,Instructional Associate Professor,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8bcea977
Petronella,Ahenda,Instructional Assistant Professor,,Instructional Assistant Professor,Epidemiology and Biostatistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8bd62a05
Michale,Sferra,Lecturer,,Lecturer,Psychological and Brain Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8c14146c
Mark,Packard,Professor,,Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8c1e0820
Angela,Bordin,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8c367e71
Ana,Diaz Artiles,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Ana Diaz Artiles' interests focus on human spaceflight and space system engineering, with strong emphasis on aerospace biomedical engineering, extravehicular activity, and human performance in altered gravity environments.",Assistant Professor,Aerospace Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8c40b0a2
Clifford,Stephan,Certification Officer and Associate Professor,"The Stephan Lab is focused on drug discovery research. Dr. Stephan directs both the Combinatorial Drug Discovery Program (CDDP) core and the Microphysiological Lead Optimization and Toxicity Screening (MLOTS) facilities. The CDDP is a high throughput screening and automated microscopy core focused on discovering new therapeutics from library screening and drug repurposing alone or in multi-drug combinations. MLOTS is a low to medium throughput core focused on lead optimization for new chemical entities with the capability of testing compounds in complex in vitro models (e.g., spheroids, organoids) and de-risking drug leads by evaluating their potential cardiovascular or CNS toxicities via micro electrode array or hepatotoxcity in a microfluidic liver model.",Research Associate Professor,Institute of Biosciences and Technology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8c431f98
Andrew,Hillhouse,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8c80d806
Linda,Castillo,Professor,"Dr. Linda G. Castillo is a professor in the counseling psychology doctoral and school counseling master's degree programs. She is a licensed psychologist with a specialization in women's mental health, Relational Cultural Therapy, and Solution Focused Counseling. She was bestowed Fellow status by the American Psychological Association for her research in college student mental health and Latine educational persistence. Awarded over $10 million in federal funds across her career, Dr. Castillo's grant projects focus on college and career readiness of low-income and at-risk youth.
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST
Latine educational persistence and mental health
Scale development and validity of cultural constructs",Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8ca46988
Richard,Ceen,Adjunct Professor - Term Appoint,,Adjunct Professor - Term Appoint,Orthodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8cb7094b
Sumana,Datta,Assistant Provost,"We are currently investigating how organismal level cues regulate the onset of stem cell division during development. Our primary system is the neuroblasts in the brain of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. The trol gene of Drosophila encodes the fly homolog of the mammalian heparan sulfate glycoprotein, Perlecan. Perlecan is found in mice, humans, and C. elegans, and is widely known as a co-receptor for the growth factor FGF. We have shown that Trol, the Drosophila Perlecan homolog, is required for signaling by FGF. Furthermore, we have demonstrated that Trol is also a likely candidate for the Hedgehog co-receptor. Hedgehogs are peptide growth factors which are conserved in mammals and require heparan sulfate glycoproteins for their movement and long-range signaling; however, until now the identity of the protein core was unknown. Our studies demonstrate genetic interactions between trol and hedgehog or patched mutations (patched is the Hedgehog receptor). Further studies reveal that both FGF and Hedgehog signaling activate stem cell division. Current projects involve determining how Trol stimulates FGF and Hedgehog signaling through genetic, molecular, and biochemical analyses.",Assistant Provost,Biochemistry and Biophysics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8ce436a7
Steven,Smith,Professor,"I have broad interests in the study of memory, metacognition and creative cognition.
I have studied the retrieval blocking & recovery, context-dependent memory, reminiscence & hypermnesia, eyewitness memory, false & recovered memories. I also have research focus in Tip-Of-the-Tongue states, metamemory, fixation & mental blocks, incubation, insight, and creative idea generation.",Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8d1ad3b4
Paul,Keiper,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8d1bcda0
James,Cai,Professor,"Dr. Cai's research lies at the interface of single-cell biology, computational statistics, and data science. Current research focuses on using machine learning, network science and quantum computing to better understand the diverse behaviors of cells. Dr. Cai's group develops novel algorithms and analytical frameworks to study single-cell omics data from various types of cells, and the genetic basis of phenotypic variability to identify genetic variants that modulate complex phenotypic traits and susceptibility of genetic disorders.",Professor||Professor||Faculty,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences||Center for Statistical Bioinformatics||Electrical and Computer Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8d287cea
Sunil,Chirayath,Associate Professor,,Faculty affiliate||Associate Professor,Nuclear Engineering||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8d2e4e67
Ashley,Ross-Wootton,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Marine Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8d7bcf94
Jingbo,Liu,Faculty Affiliate,"All Solid State Lithium-metal Batteries
Fuel Cells - Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Microbial Fuel Cells and PEM (proton exchange membrane) Fuel Cells
Decentralized Hydrogen production and HFCV
NH3 Production
Water purification using cermet (ceramic and metal) membrane, and colloid and surface chemistry",Faculty Affiliate,Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8dc7dbba
Patrick,Tarwater,Professor and Department Head,,Professor and Department Head,Epidemiology and Biostatistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8e4a8959
Mariana,Janini Gomes,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8e75a22c
Ariun,Ishdorj,Associate Professor,"My current areas of research include demand analysis, food consumption and issues related to well-being and nutrition-related health outcomes of individuals participating in food assistance programs in both developed and developing countries.","Associate Professor||Regional Director, Asia and Eurasia",Norman E. Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture||Agricultural Economics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8e77cf9c
David,Threadgill,Professor,"Our laboratory uses the mouse as an experimental genetic model to investigate factors that contribute to inter-individual differences in health and disease. Ourcurrent research activities include the identification and functional characterization of alleles contributing to cancer susceptibility, the function of theErbbgenefamily in development and disease, and the role of genetic variation in response to environmental stimuli. To support these investigations, we also aredeveloping new genetic tools to support mammalian systems genetic approaches to phenotypes with complex genetic and environmental etiologies.",Director||Professor||Professor||Professor,Cell Biology and Genetics||Institute of Genome Sciences and Society||Biochemistry and Biophysics||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8ee0b54f
Robert Jose,Valeris Chacin,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8f1dc6b2
Nancy,Turner,Research Professor,"Dr. Turner's research program focuses on determining the impact of dietary constituents on regulatory processes that may protect against carcinogenesis and inflammation in the colon. Her lab is evaluating the effects of fiber sources and the specific phytochemicals contained within them on aspects of cellular proliferation or apoptosis, and microbial/epithelial cell interactions. The goal is to determine how these normal processes are being perturbed by chemical carcinogens, radiation or pro-inflammatory compounds, and how diet may mitigate the damage caused by them. Work conducted in the laboratory is currently funded by the United Sorghum Checkoff Board, the California Dried Plum Board, and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute.",Research Professor,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8f7d7c90
Mary,Meagher,Professor,,"Professor||Faculty Fellow||Claude H. Everett, Jr. ’47 Chair of Liberal Arts||Professor",Center for Health Systems and Design||Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8fa87422
Brandon,Dominguez,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor||Clinical Veterinarian,Division of Research||Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8fe07535
James,Sacchettini,Professor,"My lab uses X-ray crystallography to better understand the relationship between proteins and ligands. Tiny differences in the structure of a molecule can radically change the interaction between a protein and ligand and we are only begining to understand how many factors play a role in this interaction. By manipulating the individual components of a compound it is possible to create a chemical that binds to the protein better than the natural substrate, and prevent the natural reaction from occurring. This is the basis for rational drug design. Our efforts have lead us to collaborations with other labs and scientists in many disciplines as our approach to directed compound design has applications not only in basic research but also in pesticide development, health research and clinical research.",Professor,Biochemistry and Biophysics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n90385563
Marielle,Engelen,Professor,"My research focuses on the metabolic alterations underlying involuntary weight loss and muscle wasting in chronic inflammatory diseases, involving the use of stable isotope methodologies, and the effects of dietary modulation and exercise intervention to restore metabolism and physical performance in these patients.",Professor||Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management||Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n90a05e0d
James,Heird,Executive Professor,,Executive Professor,College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n90e21db7
Weston,Porter,Professor,y laboratory is interested in determining the role of factors in normal development and how disruption of these pathways results in associated pathologies.,Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n90e6f6c0
Jeffrey,Genecov,Adjunct Assistant Professor,,Adjunct Assistant Professor,Orthodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n90f25b17
Russell,Feagin,Professor,"Dr. Feagin's research focuses on sand dunes, salt marshes, beaches, and other coastal ecosystems with particular emphasis on the effects of global climate change and urbanization upon coastal plant community distribution using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its related technologies. The central question of study is how coastal vegetation responds to and modifies its sedimentary environment, particularly in the context of long-term sea level rise versus short-term extreme disturbances. Dr. Feagin's interests range from basic to applied science, and include community ecology, restoration ecology, coastal geomorphology, ecological complexity, and spatial analysis. He typically integrates field-based manipulative experiments with lab-based spatial analysis/modeling.",Professor,Ecology and Conservation Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n91007e74
Ken,Muneoka,Professor,My lab is focused on understanding epimorphic and tissue regeneration in mammals.,Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9156816d
Fred,Smeins,Visiting Professor,"Dr. Smeins' research focuses on understanding the structure and dynamics of rangeland (grassland, wetland, savannah) ecosystems as influenced by herbivory, soil, fire and weather. Factors that control the pattern and rate of plant succession and retrogression are primary objects of study. Primary production, plant competition, woody/herbaceous plant interactions, soil seed banks, species diversity patterns and endangered species are investigated. Research is conducted in tallgrass prairies, Edwards Plateau savannahs, longleaf pine savannahs and coastal marshes. He has conducted research and development work in Kenya, Somalia, Morocco, Venezuela and Italy. Over 85 technical papers, book chapters and bulletins have been published. Current research includes life history and successional studies of Ash juniper, life history studies of Olney bulrush, impact of snow geese on coastal marsh plant communities, habitat features of Golden Cheeked Warblers, influence of summer burning on Edwards Plateau rangelands and Blackland Prairie Restoration.",Visiting Professor,Ecology and Conservation Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n918ea463
Tryon,Wickersham,Professor,,Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n91a83cd7
Laura,Dague,Associate Professor,"Dr. Laura Dague is an associate professor in the Public Service and Administration department in the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University. At Texas A&M she also holds affiliations with the Department of Economics, the Department of Health Policy and Management, the Center for Health Systems & Design, and the Institute of Data Science. She earned a PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where her doctoral fields of study were public economics and labor economics. She is a faculty affiliate at the University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty and the Center for Financial Security and a Research Associate in the NBER's Economics of Health program, as well as an invited researcher at J-PAL, an associate editor at the Journal of Health Economics, and on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Health Policy, Politics, and Law.
Dr. Dague's research interests are in health economics, particularly the economics of public health insurance. The majority of her work focuses on the Medicaid program and uses quasi-experimental econometric analyses informed by economic theory to study the causal effects of Medicaid policies. In current projects, she is studying the implications of COVID-era Medicaid policies (including continuous coverage and its unwinding as well as telehealth related policies), and how Medicaid can influence health care use, employment and reincarceration for those recently released from prison. She is also leading the evaluation of Wisconsin's Medicaid 1115 waiver, funded by the State of Wisconsin. Dr. Dague also studies the economic impacts of access to paid leave particularly for people with disabilities or chronic health conditions and their families. Her work has been published in journals that include the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, JAMA Health Forum, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Health Economics, Health Affairs, Health Services Research, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, and the Journal of Health Policy, Politics, and Law.",Associate Professor,Public Service and Administration,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n91c6390a
Morgan,Treadwell,Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,"Dr. Treadwell's primary responsibility is to provide leadership and coordination of extension educational programs by transferring new technology and the latest scientific advances in rangeland ecology and management to landowners, Extension agents, clientele, specialists, youth, and other interested parties throughout District 7 and parts of District 2, 3, and 6. Her primary research objective is to disentangle the mechanisms that drive ecosystem structure and function in order to address important natural resource management issues. The current research interests involve integrated approaches for brush management, prescribed burning, livestock grazing management, population plant ecology, and youth natural resources education.",Associate Professor and Extension Range Specialist,Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n92053e79
Hamed,Ali,Assistant Professor,"I am an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Texas A&M Rangel College of Pharmacy (RCOP). I obtained my Ph.D. at Okayama University, Japan, in 2007. Since that, I have acquired ample experience in drug discovery research.Several years of experience in designing, synthesizing, and biological screening of selective tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and for targeting the aggressive HER2-resistant breast cancer by selective allosteric and orthosteric kinase inhibitors. Conducting a successful scholarly activity to attract substantial extramural/intramural funding support worth $3.2 Million (as a PI, CO-I, and Consultant) in the United States and the Middle East. Mentoring many undergraduate, graduate, and Pharm-D students exposing them to meritorious research opportunities. Publishing more than 60 peer-reviewed articles and serving as Ad hoc grants/journals reviewer for several national and international institutions. I have served as an ad hoc reviewer for many scientific journals, an active member of several scientific associations, and a Chair of the Admission Committee at RCOP. Moreover, I have extensive experience in teaching Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design for more than 25 years. During my teaching capacities, I received an excellent evaluation from Pharmacy students to get the honor of ""Teacher of the Year"" in 2017 and ""Teaching Team of the Year"" from 2013 to 2017 at RCOP.",Assistant Professor,Pharmaceutical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n92575b4f
Melinda,Grant,Instructional Professor,,Instructional Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n926c4aae
Erma,Eades,Professor and Head,,Professor and Head,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9271bd37
Michael,Alexander,Lab Instructor,,Lab Instructor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n92883507
Hisashi,Koiwa,Professor,,Professor,Horticultural Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n931bc4cc
Caitlin,Madison,Lecturer,,Lecturer,Psychological and Brain Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n93234803
Jay,Groppe,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n93572b3e
Julie,Thompson,Assistant Professor of Special Education,"Julie L. Thompson, PhD, BCBA-D, is an Assistant Professor of Special Education, Dr. Deanna and Thomas Yates Faculty Fellow, Behavioral Learning INterventions in Children (BLINC) Lab Director and Affiliated Faculty Member of the Center on Disability and Development at Texas A&M University. Julie's work as a classroom teacher for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) gave her insight into the layered complexities of providing adequate education to individuals with ASD in public schools. Julie's personal research examines explicit instruction procedures to teach academic and language skills to minoritized and underserved children with autism spectrum disorder and extensive support needs at home and in public school settings. Through her leadership in the BLINC lab she also guides and supports lab members to engage in applied behavioral research to improve learning interventions for all children. Julie has been PI on four externally funded awards totaling $2,224,370 and Co-PI three externally funded awards totaling $23,600,000. Currently she is principal investigator on one research project: ""Teaching, Autism, and Practitioner Preparation (Project TAPP)"" funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Julie has 22 peer-reviewed publications, 54 peer-reviewed presentations, and has chaired or co-chaired 9 doctoral students.",Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n939296a5
Julio,Bernal,Professor,"My research program focuses on contributing to the theory and practice of biological control of arthropod pests in managed ecosystems. Specifically, research has focused on ecology and behavior of natural enemies and pests via field and laboratory studies.",Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n939f7165
Xudong,Zhang,Professor,"My research centers on modeling, analysis, and simulation of the human musculoskeletal system and its multi-scale structures and components during functional, particularly dynamic activities. The overarching goal is to advance the musculoskeletal biomechanical science bases and applications in healthcare and human-machine systems engineering.",Professor||Professor,Mechanical Engineering||Industrial and Systems Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n93a0024f
Thomas,Lacher,Professor,"Our lab interests include conservation biology, tropical ecology, the IUCN Global Assessments, conservation planning, and the assessment and monitoring of patterns and trends in biodiversity. Under this broad umbrella, the interests of past and current students is diverse. We have conducted research focused on mammals, birds, amphibians, and people, with an underlying emphasis on conservation, in all of its diversity and complexity.",Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n93f9f7b8
Gerard,Carrino,Instructional Professor,"Executive leader of nonprofit organizations with 20+ years of experience and expertise in fund-raising, program development and evaluation, strategic and operational planning, cause marketing, and fiscal oversight. As a senior executive at world-class nonprofit organizations, have succeeded by inspiring and sustaining lean teams of high functioning staff and partners. Highly strategic and analytical, yet humanistic and empathetic, with uncommon ability to present complex data simply and to motivate others to action.",Instructional Professor,Health Policy and Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9428764f
Petar,Momcilovic,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Industrial and Systems Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n94645f4a
Nova,Silvy,Regents Professor,,Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9474c27a
Phillip,Beremand,Lab Instructor,,,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n94844ceb
Robin,Young,Professor,"The Fuchs-Young laboratory studies the basic mechanisms of breast carcinogenesis, including the interaction (cross-talk) between the estrogen receptor alpha (ERa), IGF-1 and p53 signaling cascades. Our research utilizes a variety of unique in vivo and in vitro models, including transgenic and humanized mice. An underlying theme of our research is the discovery of bio-physiological determinants of disparities in breast cancer incidence and outcome. Another project focuses on the interdependent regulation of ER and p53, and the role of racially disproportionate p53 polymorphisms in mediating breast cancer development and progression. A new project in the laboratory project is focused on investigating the impact of exposure to metabolic syndrome during different stages of development on metabolic function and mammary cancer risk. This line of research was initiated, in part, due to the obesity epidemic in the US, and the increasing prevalence of obesity in younger children. Initial results show that manipulation of gestational, lactational and post-weaning diet can have very significant effects on susceptibility to mammary carcinogenesis.",Professor||Professor,Cell Biology and Genetics||Institute of Biosciences and Technology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n948adb5d
Claudio,Casola,Assistant Professor,"Our group is interested in studying genome evolution and adaptation in plants, beetles and other organisms using both experimental and computational approaches.
Research topics in our group include gene evolution via de novo formation, gene duplication and horizontal transfer; genetic basis of drought tolerance and adaptation to aridity in conifers; evolution of the tree-killing habit in bark beetles.
We work in collaboration with scientists at TAMU, the University of Kentucky, Pisa University (Italy), the Texas A&M Forest Service, the ESSM Department Forest Science Laboratory and the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station.",Assistant Professor,Ecology and Conservation Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n94d8cb9d
Timothy,Phillips,Professor,food safety; molecular toxicology; elucidation of fundamental chemical mechanisms of toxic action/interaction of food-borne carcinogens; mutagens; and developmental toxicants; and development of methods to detect and detoxify foodborne and environmental toxins.,Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n94eef946
Shankararaman,Chellam,Professor,"Our research covers a wide spectrum of topics related to the transport, characterization, and removal of environmental colloids. We collaborate synergistically with microbiologists, chemical engineers, mathematicians, medical doctors, geologists, and other environmental engineers and scientists. In particular, we investigate two seemingly disparate topics; water purification (treatment of drinking water, industrial and municipal wastewater including hydraulic fracturing water, etc.) and tropospheric aerosols.",Professor,Civil Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n94ff0cee
William,Cohn,Instructional Assistant Professor,,Instructional Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n952f03c2
Chia Shan,Wu,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n954c969e
Andreea,Trache,Associate Professor,"The research in my laboratory focuses on the study of cellular responses to mechano-chemical stresses from a biophysical perspective. Biophysics research represents an applied field of science at the interface of physics, biology, engineering, and medicine. Our lab uses live vascular cells as a model system because endothelial and smooth muscle cells reside 'in vivo' in a mechanically active environment that is continuously changing. Using real-time imaging of live cells is the only way to directly monitor cellular responses to mechano-chemical stimulation. Moreover, single-cell imaging experiments allow discrete measurements of transient microscopic events that may be masked by a macroscopic average behavior, and will aid in understanding such behavior.",Associate Professor,Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n955af1bf
Bruce,Mccarl,Distinguished Professor,"Dr. McCarl's recent research efforts have largely involved policy analysis (mainly in climate change, climate change mitigation, water economics, and biosecurity) as well as the proper application of quantitative methods to such analyses. He teaches graduate courses in applied mathematical programming and applied risk analysis. He was part of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.",Faculty Affiliate||Distinguished Professor,Energy Institute||Agricultural Economics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9596bd48
Shawn,Gibbs,Dean,"Shawn Gibbs, PhD, MBA, CIH, is Dean of the Texas A&M University School of Public Health. Shawn has over a hundred articles in industrial hygiene and environmental exposure assessment, focusing on disrupting transmission of highly infectious diseases. He is a Member of USEPA Board of Scientific Counselors for Homeland Security. He was a U.S. Faculty Fulbright Scholar to Egypt and has been PI of three Fulbright Junior Faculty Development Programs (Egypt and Libya). His research has helped to determine national policies, procedure, and best practices for response to Ebola virus disease, COVID-19, and other highly infectious diseases. Shawn has held roles in organizations, such as National Ebola Training and Education Center, Hispanic Health Disparities Research Center, NIOSH funded Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, and Director of Research for the CDC/DHHS funded Nebraska Biocontainment Unit. Shawn is heavily involved in national worker training programs in Hazardous Materials Disaster Preparedness Training and Hazardous Waste Worker Training. He is a national leader in the research, training, and policy related to national and international responses to highly infectious disease outbreaks, including developing procedures for aeromedical evacuation isolation.",Dean||Dean,School of Public Health||Health Science Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n959e5ca4
Thomas,Peterson,Instructional Professor,,Instructional Professor,Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n95a0c035
Shenyuan,Zhang,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n95b01f7e
Gabriella,Ten Have,Research Assistant professor,"My current expert position within the Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity (CTRAL) is based on 25-years of expertise on nutrition, metabolism, and in vivo (patho)physiological studies involving the use of stable isotope approaches and methodologies in animals. I was heavily involved in the design and construction of the new Human Clinical Research Facility at Texas A&M University in 2016 (current home of CTRAL) which further increased my laboratory design, management, and leadership skills. As Director of Animal Research within CTRAL, I design the animal use and the stable isotope use protocols, and perform complex surgical procedures. I develop and implement new quantitative metabolic and stable isotope techniques and procedures in large and small animals. As co-director of the CTRAL analytical lab, I review, design, and collect data pertaining to human and animal stable isotope studies collaborating with national and international researchers. I am also responsible for the administrative responsibilities related to regulatory affairs, (budget) management of the labs and clinic. I oversee the coordination of analyses, all pharmacy related activities, quality control, lab personnel, general equipment maintenance, and laboratory safety procedures. I mentor CTRAL research assistants, graduate students and postdocs, and assist faculty and (inter)national collaborating faculty with grant writing and scientific publications. Finally, I'm a Managing editor of the journals Clinical Nutrition (IF:6.4) and Clinical Nutrition ESPEN.
Complete List of Published Work in MyBibliography http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Ten+Have+GA",Research Assistant Professor,Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n95e3ae10
Yvonne,Wikander,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n96395fcc
John,Walker,Agrilife Center Director,,Agrilife Center Director||Professor,Ecology and Conservation Biology||San Angelo Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n966313c9
Kristi,Allgood,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Kristi Allgood is a trained Social Epidemiologist with more than a decade of field experience working as a Social Epidemiologist at a research institute nested in a safety-net hospital located on the west side of Chicago. Allgood's fieldwork focused on examining racial and ethnic health disparities in small areas of Chicago, developing and evaluating programs focused on breast cancer, HIV, STIs and hepatitis C, and incorporating community health workers/navigators in the hospital as well as in the community. Dr. Allgood's work in Chicago has strongly influenced her primary research examining the causes of health disparities by focusing on policies and laws that have contributed to poor health outcomes in all phases of life. Dr. Allgood has been working on examining issues such as rural/urban differences in access to care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan and the relationship between social vulnerability and COVID-related mobility disability. Dr. Allgood's most recent work involved the measurement of structural racism and its association with various health outcomes such as birth outcomes, mortality, and disability.",Assistant Professor,Epidemiology and Biostatistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9687fb13
Jill,Hiney,Research Assistant Professor,"Current Research: Analysis of Mercury and trace element toxins in marine mammals and fish in areas of Alaska, Mexico and California.
Former Research areas: Toxicology of Alcohol on Female puberty and neuroendocrine pathways.
Pb (Lead) effects on female reproduction and puberty
Manganese effects on female reproduction and puberty.",Research Assistant Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n96892f3f
Christopher,Thompson,Assistant Professor,"Christopher G. Thompson is an Assistant Professor of Research, Measurement, and Statistics in the Department of Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University. His research focuses on methodical issues and applications of meta-analysis. He is particularly interested in Bayesian methods for meta-analysis, with a focus on the use of informative prior distributions. He has previously worked on meta-analysis issues related to partial effect sizes and effect-size dependency. Some of his substantive interests include the use of video-game based instruction on mathematics achievement and how action video games relate to cognitive development.",Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n969def72
Ahmed,Abdel-Wahab,Professor,"Dr. Abdel-Wahab's primary focus is on chemical, electrochemical, and physical processes associated with treatment of water and wastewater, carbon dioxide conversion, and green hydrogen production from water splitting. This research has attracted significant external funding totaling more than $12M as the lead principal investigator and more than $6M as co-investigator. Abdel-Wahab's research has led to publication of more than 130 peer-reviewed articles in leading research journals, 9 book chapters, and more than 80 refereed conference publications/presentations. He is an editorial board member of the Journal of Water Process Engineering (Elsevier) and an associate editor of Emergent Materials Journal (Springer).","Technical Director, QWE||Faculty Affiliate||Professor||Professor",Civil Engineering||Texas A&M University at Qatar||Energy Institute||Chemical Engineering (Qatar),https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n96a2a261
Kristen,Maitland,Associate Professor,"The focus of Dr. Maitland's research is on the development of light-based technologies for applications in medicine and biology. Technologies include novel light sources, optical fiber based imaging systems, handheld microscopes, multiscale optical microscopes, volumetric imaging systems, portable spectrometers, and point-of-care devices.",Director||Associate Professor,Biomedical Engineering||Microscopy and Imaging Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n96bdddbb
Elizabeth,Racine,Center Director,,"Professor||Associate Department Head for Nutrition, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension||AgriLife Research Center at El Paso Director",Texas A&M AgriLife Research||Nutrition||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9707e148
Terje,Raudsepp,Professor,"Comparative genomics and molecular cytogenetics of animals, birds and other vertebrates organization, function and evolution of sex chromosomes; equine genomics - genomics of genetic diseases and disorders of sexual development and reproduction; alpaca and camelid genomics.",Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n970d3a82
Fei,Liu,Associate Professor,"Our laboratory conducts research in:
1. The characterization and application of standardized mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from iPS cells and their extracellular vesicles (EVs). Current application focuses on treating diseases caused by over-activation of immune system, such as Sjogren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease causing dry eyes and dry mouth, and cytokine storm caused by infections.
2. Roles of tissue-resident macrophages in the development, homeostasis, and regeneration of salivary glands damaged by radiation therapy for cancer.",Associate Professor,Cell Biology and Genetics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9732f08e
Susan,Payne,Associate Professor,"Molecular aspects of viral replication, pathogenesis, and evolution. The major focus of the laboratory is the retrovirus, equine infectious anemia virus. EIAV studies include evolution of virulence during rapid virus passage, modification of cell signaling pathways mediated by viral glycoproteins, effects of proinflammatory cytokines on virus replication and disease, and detailed mapping of EIAV virulence determinants. We also study the recently discovered avian bornavirus, etiological agent of proventricular dilatation disease of parrots, in conjunction with colleagues from the Schubot center.",Associate Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n97844057
Reid,Powell,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Institute of Biosciences and Technology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n978b1f06
Jennifer,Dulin,Assistant Professor,"My research focuses on identifying novel cellular and molecular approaches to reconstruct spinal cord neural circuits and restore neurological function after spinal cord injury. We seek to answer fundamental biological questions about how transplanted neural progenitor cells interact with, and integrate into, the injured host nervous system. Our long-term goal is to generate knowledge that will be applied toward the engineering of therapeutically effective human cell therapies.",Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n97940050
Nephy,Samuel,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Pharmacy Practice,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n97b12e66
Raytcho,Lazarov,Professor,,Professor,Mathematics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n97e03498
Vincent,VanBuren,Assistant Professor,,Instructional Assistant Professor,School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n98068f16
Larry,Suva,Professor and Head,"The development, control and diseases of the musculoskeletal system have been my scholarly interests for the past 35+ years. Understanding how the musculoskeletal system adapts and progresses throughout life is the basis of my expertise. My research focus has been the skeletal consequences of disease, such as breast cancer bone metastasis and multiple myeloma, fracture healing, osteoporosis, and most recently rare bone diseases. Current research efforts include a focus on utilizing in vivo models (murine and large animals) to discover regulatory pathways fundamental to bone physiology and the development of rare bone disease preclinical model(s) that may provide novel insight into future therapeutic directions. A critical aspect of my academic philosophy is an open door policy and the importance of one-on-one interactions. We must strive to provide training and exposure for our students as they prepare for careers both in and out of academic medicine and research. I emphatically believe that these teaching and mentoring experiences have shaped my scientific career and have helped mold my teaching and mentoring philosophy of placing the best professional, academic, social and personal development of faculty, students and staff above all else.",Professor and Head,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n98338eea
Holly,Gibbs,Research Assistant Professor,"We have yet to understand how embryonic brain development gives rise to brain function and how deficits in this process lead to brain disorders. To help improve this understanding, I'm interested in developing accessible microscopy, labeling, visualization, and bioimage informatics tools for creating multi-scale models of the emergence of brain structure and function.",Research Assistant Professor||Associate Research Scientist,Biomedical Engineering||Microscopy and Imaging Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n986a1aee
Nicholas,Jeffery,Professor,,Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n989eab0c
Nancy,Ing,Professor,"Dr. Ing's research interests focus on understanding how hormones regulate gene expression in animal tissues. Current research projects investigate the earliest days of pregnancy in the sheep uterus and the regulation of estrogen receptor gene expression, as well as stress hormone effects on gene expression in the stallion testes. Most recently, we have been studying the RNAs in sperm from stallions and honey bees in order to find a pattern consistent with high fertility.",Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n98a4a111
Rytis,Juras,Research Scientist,,Research Scientist||Research Assistant Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences||Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n98bb0ed0
Julie,Howe,Associate Professor,The main focus of my research program is to better understand the impact of soil management practices on the fate and transformations of nutrients and carbon in the soil and water. My goal is improve nutrient cycling and carbon storage in soils through better land management that is economically viable and environmentally responsible. Understanding transformations of nutrients and carbon in an agroecosystem is an important aspect of the research goal.,Associate Professor,Soil and Crop Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n990ca0e2
Shay,Bracha,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n991c18c0
James,Grau,Professor,,Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n99939828
Guolin,Ma,Research Assistant Professor,"I obtained my Ph.D. with a major in Bioinorganic Chemistry, focusing on metallodrugs against cancer and Alzheimer's disease (AD). After then, I worked at the Institute of Biosciences & Technology (IBT), Texas A&M University (TMAU) as a postdoc and research scientist dissecting and regulating Calcium Signaling by biochemistry, cell biology, and synthetic biology strategies. I accumulated strong research expertise on Ca2+ signaling in the immune system from mechanistic dissection of SOCE channels to tailoring cell functions using optical and chemical tools. I was promoted as a Research Assistant Professor in Oct 2020 to pursue my independent research program with interests in (i) Design and screening of Ca2+ channel modulators (compounds & peptide/protein drugs) to treat channelopathy or improve T cell immunotherapy; (ii) Delineate novel regulatory mechanisms of Ca2+ signaling in health and disease; (iii) Devise optogenetic, chemical and synthetic biology tools for translational research and biomedical applications. I have been engaged in the interface between chemistry and biology for almost 15 years, with specific training and expertise in Ca2+ imaging, protein engineering, protein chemistry, cell biology, and immunotherapy. So far, I have published 20+ publications as a lead author or corresponding author in well-respected journals, including Nature Communications, JACS, Angew Chem, Advanced Science, Chemical Science, eLife, and PLOS Biology with citations > 2000 times.
My current research interests:
1. Design and screening of CRAC Ca2+ channel modulators including small molecules, peptide/protein drugs, and antibody/nanobody to treat Channelopathy or improve T cell-based immunotherapy.
2. Delineate the regulatory network of the CRAC channel in healthy and diseased states
3. Devising optogenetic, chemical, and synthetic biology tools for precise control of cellular physiology",Research Assistant Professor,Institute of Biosciences and Technology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n99aac0c9
Andrew,Crocker,Senior Extension Program Specialist,,"Extension Program Specialist, Family and Community Health||Senior Extension Program Specialist",Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)||Amarillo Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n99e319e0
Benjamin,Morpurgo,Executive Director,,Executive Director,Institute for Genomic Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n99ebc338
Daniel,Alge,Associate Professor,"My research is in biomaterials, with an emphasis on biocompatibility and applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.",Faculty Affiliate||Associate Professor,Biomedical Engineering||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n99feb009
Bhimanagouda,Patil,"Leonard Pike Inagural University Professor and Interim Head, Food Science and Technology","Dr. Bhimu Patil is internationally recognized for his expertise and research on 'foods for health' and his related educational programs. His systems-wide farm-to-table approaches include examining pre- and postharvest effects on bioactive compounds, isolating and characterizing these compounds from different fruits and vegetables, and understanding their roles in human health. Moreover, he has a strong working relationship with produce industry stakeholders. Dr. Patil has a distinguished record of achievements in education, including leading the development of three unique courses linking agriculture, human health, and sustainability. Texas A&M University has been a leader in this area, due in part to Dr. Patil's seminal contributions in these first-of-their-kind multidisciplinary courses. Dr. Patil's contributions to education are no less distinguished. He developed and taught three unique, innovative multi-state and multi-disciplinary courses, ""Phytochemicals in Fruits and Vegetables to Improve Human Health"", ""Science of Foods for Health"" and ""The Nexus of Food & Nutritional Security, Hunger, and Sustainability"".",Professor||Professor,Nutrition||Horticultural Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9a0e203e
William,Rae,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9a5bb47d
Coran,Watanabe,Associate Professor,"Our research group is actively characterizing the biosynthetic genes of this pathway, which involves a variety of techniques and strategies including: cloning and overexpression of genes, disruption/knockout of genes, enzymology, as well as chemical synthesis/isotopic labeling studies. Functional characterization of the genes of the pathway will not only shed light on the mechanism of azabicycle formation but will also pave the way for genetic engineering of the pathway and the development of new therapeutic methodologies.
We have also been investigating the biosynthesis and cellular effects of cycloterpenals and their derivatives. Cycloretinal (all-trans retinal dimer), a representative member of this family of natural products is attributed to causing age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is the leading cause of blindness in adults over the age of 50 that can lead to the loss of central vision. One of the most common early characteristic features of AMD (the dry form) is the accumulation of yellow deposits in the eye called drusen. A more severe form of the disease, the wet form, is characterized by neovascularization (abnormal blood vessel formation). Our research group aims to study the role of beta-lactoglobulin in cycloretinal synthesis in the eye as an environmental (dietary), non-genetic contributor of AMD. This involves tracking BLG in the eye, monitoring the formation of cycloretinal, and elucidating the mechanism of cycloretinal formation. Research strategies include: chemical synthesis, enzymology, fluorescence/confocal microscopy, PET imaging, dual modality OCT/fluorescence lifetime imaging.",Associate Professor,Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9a83891f
Douglas,Snyder,Professor,"Dr. Snyder has been recognized internationally for his research on couple relationships and for his outcome research on couple therapy. He is the author of the widely-used Marital Satisfaction Inventory. He published one of the few controlled studies comparing behavioral with nonbehavioral approaches to couple therapy. A four-year follow-up study of his couples treatment research funded by the National Institute of Mental Health was recognized by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy as the Outstanding Research Contribution in 1991. Dr. Snyder is coeditor of two texts on Treating Difficult Couples and Couple-Based Interventions for Military and Veteran Families published by Guilford Press, and is coeditor of a text on Emotion Regulation in Couples and Families published by the American Psychological Association. He has two additional books with Guilford Press that address working with couples recovering from an affair, including Getting Past the Affair: A Program to Help You Cope, Heal, and Move On, and Helping Couples Get Past the Affair: A Clinician's Guide. Dr. Snyder recently coedited the 6th edition of the Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, also published by Guilford Press.
Dr. Snyder received the 2005 Award from the American Psychological Association for Distinguished Contributions to Family Psychology, and the 2015 Distinguished Psychologist Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology and Psychotherapy. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Divisions of Couple and Family Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Military Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Quantitative and Qualitative Methods. He is also a Fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and the Society for Personality Assessment. Dr. Snyder has served as Editor of the Clinician's Research Digest and as Associate Editor for the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and for the Journal of Family Psychology. He also serves on the editorial boards of numerous journals in clinical psychology and family therapy.",Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9ab4bc03
Jennifer,Barrington,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,General Dentistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9b1a9576
Alan,Dabney,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9b774f13
Charlotte,Farris,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9b9e5d32
Michael,Morrisey,Professor Emeritus,"Research interests focus health insurance, the effects of legislation and regulation in health and health care, outcomes research, and hospital economics. The third edition of his graduate textbook, Health Insurance, was published by Health Administration Press in 2020. He is the author of six other books, and more than 180 peer-reviewed papers on health economics and health policy.",Professor Emeritus,Health Policy and Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9bc7c04c
Hung-Jen,Wu,Associate Professor,"Dr. Wu uses nanostructured materials and analytical tools to develop diagnostic techniques for medical applications. His laboratory recently focuses on understanding the influences of multivalency and cell membrane environment on pathogen-host cell recognition. The applications of his techniques include, infectious diseases screening, exploring cell membrane function, and targeted drug delivery.",Associate Professor,Chemical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9cbcca3e
Xiaohua,Liu,Professor,"As a bioengineer, I have a broad background in biomedical science and engineering, with specific training and expertise in novel biomaterials design/fabrication, controlled protein release, and the use of stem cells for bone, dental and other tissues repair and regeneration. Some of the our current research projects include:
1. Development of novel biomimetic materials/scaffolds for dental and craniofacial tissue regeneration.
2. Development of controlled drug/growth factor delivery system
3. Development of bio-inspired platform to explore cell-material interactions in three-dimension (3D).",Associate Professor||Professor,School of Dentistry||Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9cd6704b
Ke,Zhang,Associate Professor,"Dr. Zhang's long-term goal is to decode genetic events and molecular interactions of biological processes, and rigorously represent the complex molecular behaviors with mathematical models. We use advanced high-throughput technology and robust stochastic models to obtain the systematic picture of a biological process. Multiple types of omics data, such as microarray, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, lipidomics and proteomics are collected through innovative study designs in animals and humans, and are modeled for integrative analysis. Using embryonic mouse as a model system, one of our current focuses is to untangle the spatial and dynamic gene-gene interaction networks during heart development, and illustrate how environmental factors introduce adverse molecular changes and morphological defects. We are also investigating the transgenerational epigenetic variations carried from overweight mother to the offspring, and how the change of lifestyles would prevent childhood obesity.",Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Institute of Biosciences and Technology||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9d8b0bca
John,Stallone,Professor,"Research in my lab focuses on male-female differences in normal cardiovascular function, and in the development of various diseases, including hypertension, coronary artery disease, and stroke, and the roles of the sex hormones in these male-female differences in cardiovascular disease. A major topic of study in my lab is the so-called ""estrogen paradox"" which reveals protective effects of this female sex hormone in younger women and animals, but deleterious effects in older females.",Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9dab7ff2
Mohammed,Mansour,Adjunct Assistant Professor,,Adjunct Assistant Professor,Diagnostic Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9dad6250
Shaun,Logan,Instructional Assistant Professor,,Instructional Assistant Professor,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9db51a2f
Laura,Stough,Professor,My current research investigates the psychological and social effects of disaster on individuals with disabilities.,Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9df41715
Yuhua,Farnell,Instructional Assistant Professor,,Instructional Assistant Professor,Poultry Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9dfb3432
Dylan,Mccreedy,Assistant Professor,"My lab investigates the roles of early inflammation in tissue damage and wound healing following spinal cord injury. We employ genetic and pharmacological methods to study how immune receptors (e.g. L-selectin) and signaling pathways alter the accumulation and activation of early arriving immune cells, predominantly neutrophils. We are also developing new three-dimensional imaging strategies to characterize inflammation and tissue damage after spinal cord injury. Utilizing tissue clearing techniques and lightsheet microscopy, we can visualize the spatiotemporal effects of spinal cord injury in a manner previously unachievable with traditional imaging modalities. With the knowledge gained from these studies, we aim to develop novel neuroprotective strategies to reduce inflammatory damage and improve long-term recovery for the spinal cord injured patient.",Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9e06a3e6
Mark,Stevens,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Primary Care and Rural Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9f1cfd4c
Sherecce,Fields,Professor,"My research focuses on the trans-disease processes of cognitive and emotional dysregulation and how these factors affect health-risk behaviors in adolescents. Identifying trans-disease processes that contribute to the development or maintenance of multiple diagnostic categories -- that underlie both substance use and obesity -- can enhance the development of interventions that target the underlying process rather than specific symptoms of a single disorder. This not only provides a more efficient approach to treatment, it is particularly relevant to health disparities. I am especially interested in how these trans-disease processes interact with family, social, and psychological factors to increase engagement in health-related risk behaviors, and the development of appropriate prevention and intervention tools that can be used to improve health outcomes in youth. I conceptualize these processes in the context of physical and mental health disparities as they relate to stress, minority status (race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender) and socioeconomic factors (food insecurity).",Faculty Fellow||Professor||Associate Department Head||Faculty Affiliate||Associate Professor,Center for Health Systems and Design||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9f216306
Byron,Zambrano Roman,Research Assistant Professor,"Research Interest:
-The interaction between blood flow and biological processes in healthy and disease cardiovascular systems
-Patient-specific hemodynamic and fluid-structure interaction simulations, tracking particle methods, and low order multiscale computational models
-Implementation of a bio-chemical-mechanical framework to study arterial thrombosis",,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9f271410
Ledric,Sherman,Associate Professor,"Dr. Ledric Sherman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Behavior at the School of Public Health at Texas A&M University. Dr. Sherman's research interests are focused on Type 2 diabetes self-management, Men's health, technology use to manage chronic illnesses, and health education and wellness promotion. Dr. Sherman's research agenda has two distinct lines of work. The first line is centered on reducing chronic disease disparities, pointedly type 2 diabetes, among ethnic minority men. This work seeks to inform the knowledge base regarding health disparities, particularly in type 2 diabetes prevention and management among populations and communities adversely impacted by health disparities. The second line of inquiry examines the intersection of race, gender, and geography. Dr. Sherman enjoys teaching and mentoring students to help prepare them for the next chapter in their in lives, both professionally and personally. Dr. Sherman has taught undergraduate courses in Environmental Health, Grant Writing, Healthy Lifestyles, Contemporary Issues for Community Health Interns and Introduction to Health Disparities and Diversity. He has taught graduate courses in Health Program Planning and Health Education Ethics for both masters and doctoral students.",Associate Professor,School of Public Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9fa4f4d2
Masako,Suzuki,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9fd0c6a8
Leslie,Morey,Professor,,Professor,Psychological and Brain Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9ffa6acc
Daniel,Brossart,Professor,"My research focuses on psychological interventions, psychological treatment process & outcomes, and statistical methods for studying change. I'm also interested in the interface between psychology, business, and consulting.",Professor,School of Education and Human Development,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na00e1d60
Steven,Bender,Clinical Associate Professor and Director,,Clinical Associate Professor and Director,Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na07f4264
Aref,Arzan Zarin,Assistant Professor,"We are at the beginning of an exciting new era for neuroscience, as our ability to probe neural circuits and their neuronal components is advancing rapidly due to genetic and optogenetic tools. Our research program applies these tools to address fundamental questions about how the same neural circuitry generates different motor patterns, and how such circuits develop and are maintained. We investigate these questions using the Drosophila larva, which has the following advantages:(i) The connectome of the larval motor circuit is near completion, enabling us to identify, at the single-synapse level, the pre and postsynaptic partners of each individual neuron embedded in it. This anatomical map has provided an excellent substrate to study the development, maintenance, and function of larval motor circuits as well as the cell biology of individual neurons embedded within it. (ii) The larval CNS generates multiple motor behaviors that can be studied at the single neuron/single muscle level. Moreover, using the modern optogenetic methods, it is possible to access individual neurons, monitor or alter their activity, and observe the behavioral consequences. (iii) It is also feasible to selectively inactivate or induce ectopic expression of any gene (e.g. those coding for transcription factors) in the neuron of interest, and examine its effect on intrinsic neural properties, morphology, connectivity pattern, and behavioral performance of the animal, thereby linking the gene to development and behavior.",Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na0cb5dc6
Joshua,Hicks,Professor,"My research aims to understand how people answer the ""big"" questions in life and how people's answers to those questions influence their attitudes and behavior. Our lab formulates and tests a wide range of hypotheses related to many types of existential concerns focusing on the antecedents and consequences of the experience of meaning in life, authenticity, self-alienation, perceptions of free-will, and mortality awareness.",Professor||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na0f1fa85
Angela,Mitchell,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na16f3eb8
Nancy,Dickey,Professor,"I currently serve as executive director of the Rural and Community Health Institute which serves in a consultative role with hospitals and communities across the state of Texas to facilitate best practices in patient safety, enhanced quality of care, and physician excellence. The Institute was created during her time of leadership at the Health Science Center and exemplifies the importance of translating sound policy into practice not only in traditional academic health centers but across the spectrum of practice sites and care delivery.",Executive Director||Professor||Faculty Fellow,A&M Rural and Community Health Institute||Center for Health Systems and Design||Humanities in Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na188f0a0
K. Yeon,Choi,Associate Professor,My research includes studying the cellular immune response of target leukocytes to cytomegalovirus infection in the fetal-placental unit and also the mechanism of CMV deafness of the developing fetus in utero. I also have a long term interest in the relationship of cancer to viral infections and will investigate the potential link of CMV and other herpesviruses to specific types of cancer.,Research Associate Professor,School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na1a7ebc0
Matt,Baker,Professor and Department Head,"Mathew (Matt) Baker is a professor and department head in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications at Texas A&M University. Baker's research interests include physiological and anatomical antecedents of consumer messages. Currently, Baker teaches graduate-level coursework in research design and data analysis and has a 40% appointment in Texas AgriLife Research. He was employed as a faculty member at Texas Tech for 19 years where he also served as a dean and department chair. Baker also has experience as an extension evaluation specialist and faculty member at the University of Florida and was on faculty at California State Polytechnic University. He has served as an expert evaluator in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and throughout the U.S. Baker is a member of the American Evaluation Association, the American Association for Agricultural Education, and the Association of International Agricultural and Extension Education. He received a B.S. and M.Ed. from Texas Tech University and a Ph.D. from Ohio State University.",Professor and Department Head,"Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na1b94c6f
Mendell,Rimer,Associate Professor,"Research in our lab centers on the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the formation, maintenance and pathology of synapses, the connections between nerve cells and their targets. Because of its simplicity and experimental accessibility we have used the vertebrate neuromuscular junction (NMJ) as our model system. The NMJ is the synapse between a motor neuron and a skeletal muscle fiber. We address these problems using state-of-the-art mouse molecular genetic techniques in combination with standard molecular, cellular, and immunological approaches.",Associate Professor,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na1f9d3fe
Takashi,Yamauchi,Associate Professor,"My research involves studying human computer interaction & affective computing, concept learning & inductive reasoning, visual object recognition, memory and knowledge representation, and computational modeling & cognitive neuroscience.",Associate Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na24678ba
Chaodong,Wu,Professor and Presidential Impact Fellow,"The long-term goal of Dr. Wu's research program is to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of obesity and overnutrition-associated metabolic diseases including insulin resistance, diabetes, and fatty liver disease so that novel dietary and/or pharmacological approaches can be developed for preventing and/or treating metabolic diseases. Using molecular, cellular, and integrative approaches, the Wu lab is focused on investigating the interaction between metabolism and inflammation.",Professor||Professor,Texas A&M AgriLife Research||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na24a9d43
Jeremy,Wasser,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na2c152a7
Patrick,Stover,Vice Chancellor and Dean,,Professor||Vice Chancellor and Dean,College of Agriculture and Life Sciences||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na2e4838e
Oral,Capps,Executive Professor,"Dr. Capps is a demand and price analyst, with particular expertise in econometric modeling and forecasting methods. Applied research areas include analyses of expenditure patterns of pre-prepared foods and foods eaten away from home, analyses of health and nutrition issues, and uses of scanner-derived information for managerial decision-making. In addition, he specializes in unilateral price effects of mergers and acquisitions as well as evaluations of agricultural checkoff programs.",Executive Professor,Agricultural Economics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na2ff7d9f
Renae,Authement,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor||Clinical Associate Professor,School of Nursing||School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na385d7e8
Jessica,Bernard,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na3c42ffb
Brigitte,Leboeuf,Lecturer,,Lecturer,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na40822e3
John,Thaden,Research Scientist,Chromatography and mass spectrometry of small molecules in applications related to research on human metabolism and nutrition.,Research Scientist,Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na40b0f3b
Alexandra,Macmillan Uribe,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor||Assistant Professor,Dallas Research and Extension Center||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na45ba95e
Xin,Wu,Research Assistant Professor,"Mechanical forces are known to stimulate a number of cell signaling pathways, including those initiated by or resulting in ion channel activation. My recent research in cardiovascular and neuronal systems focuses on: (1) Which ion channels are activated by mechanical stress; (2) Which ion channels are modulated by integrins; (3) How integrin-mediated signaling pathways modulate ion channel function and mechanotransduction in physiological and pathological conditions; (4) Epilepsy study, Neurosteroids and New Drug Development.",Research Assistant Professor,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na48dc2f9
Audrey,Cook,Professor,,Professor,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na4e01789
Robert,Carpenter,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na502b590
Lori,Wright,Professor,,Professor,Anthropology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na5354f30
Dongying,Li,Assistant Professor,"How does the built environment impact human health, and how can we design places that support human functioning and enhance human well-being? As a researcher, I explore the human-environment relationships, especially the mental health benefits of exposure to urban nature using measures and approaches from geography, psychology, and public health. As a designer, I apply my research findings to support interdisciplinary evidence-based design that addresses pressing issues such as climate change, environmental health and equity.",Faculty Fellow||Assistant Professor,Center for Health Systems and Design||Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na578a678
Joseph,Orr,Associate Professor,"My work aims to understand how internal goals and external environments influence voluntary task selection. The primary goal of my research is to understand the mechanisms underlying cognitive flexibility, the ability to switch between tasks or behaviors quickly and efficiently. Cognitive flexibility is disrupted in several mental health disorders such as psychosis, addiction, and autism. Most studies of cognitive flexibility rely on external cues to determine when and which task to perform, but in the real world this choice is under our voluntary control. While external influences may make these decisions difficult, e.g., seeing ads for junk food when we are trying to make healthy choices, they are nevertheless under a degree of internal control. My work takes the unique perspective of focusing on voluntary control in cognitive flexibility. I take a multimodal approach, using brain imaging (fMRI) and measures of electrical brain activity (EEG) to examine the dynamics of the underlying neural mechanisms, and electrical brain stimulation to better understand brain-behavior causal links. More recently, I've been applying computational modeling to determine the exact components underlying task selection. The long-term objective of my research is to understand the factors that limit flexibility to better inform treatments for psychopathology and to maximize flexibility in healthy individuals.",Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na5b2b1b2
Thomas,Ficht,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na5c7cf3b
Alison,Diesel,Clinical Assistant Professor,"I am a clinical associate professor focused primarily on clinical service to dermatology patients and teaching veterinary students. My teaching interests lie in developing integrated and novel teaching methods to enhance the veterinary curriculum along with clinical teaching to fourth year veterinary students on the hospital floor. Additionally, I aim to spread knowledge on practical veterinary dermatology to veterinary practitioners through various local, regional, and national continuing education lectures. My research interests focus on inflammatory skin disease in companion animals (most specifically feline allergic skin disease), potential clinical applications of microbiome research, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal skin infections, and applications of radiation therapy in the dermatology patient.",Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na5d385d9
Laura,Smith,Assistant Professor,"I am interested in the molecular and circuit mechanisms of complex behavior and how alterations in synaptic connectivity between neurons lead to the maladaptive features of neuropsychiatric illnesses. Impairments in synaptic pruning are observed in autism spectrum disorders and may contribute to symptoms such as sensory hypersensitivity and social overstimulation. Repeated exposure to drugs of abuse also alters synapses in brain reward regions, and addiction-related synaptic and behavioral changes, similar to learning and memory, require the synthesis, or translation, of proteins in their local vicinity. Together these findings suggest that addiction is promoted and sustained through the coercion of normal plasticity mechanisms. Thus, investigating the function of developmental proteins in the adult brain, with regard to psychiatric and substance-related disorders, may reveal novel therapeutic and preventative strategies.",Assistant Professor,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na60823cc
Andrea,Mora,Clinical Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Pharmacy Practice,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na60cdda1
Courtney,Suess Raeisinafchi,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor||Faculty Fellow,"Center for Health Systems and Design||Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na6a3bef4
Gregory,Reinhart,Professor and Head,"Our laboratory is interested in the mechanisms by which enzymes are regulated in the cell. In particular, we are interested in allosteric regulation of enzyme activity. Consequently, we are interested in understanding the nature of the conformational change in proteins that can be effected by the binding of ligands, and specifically how these changes alter the catalytic behavior of enzymes subject to allosteric regulation. We endeavor to investigate properties that are complementary to those determined by x-ray crystallography in order to develop a comprehensive picture of the structure-function relationships involved in the regulatory phenomenon. For example, we are interested in how the dynamics of protein structure might dictate the nature of an allosteric effect. Techniques and approaches that we use in the laboratory include analysis of enzyme kinetics; analysis of the thermodynamics of enzyme-ligand interactions; time-resolved and steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy; analysis of the effects of temperature and hydrostatic pressure (up to 4 kbar) on enzyme properties, site-specific mutagenesis, isothermal titration calorimetry, and molecular graphics.",Professor and Head,Biochemistry and Biophysics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na6e2a0db
Carlos,Parra Carrasquer,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Periodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na71180e4
Monya,Anderson,Lecturer,,Lecturer,Anthropology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na7148b58
Vickie,Williamson,Instructional Professor,"My training is in chemical education, one of the divisions recognized by the American Chemical Society. In addition to teaching in the 101-102 chemistry program, I teach graduate-level chemical education courses. These courses are of two types; those for graduate chemical education students and those for teachers. My research area is in chemical education, research, which is inseparable from teaching. Chemical education research involves: (a) the development of teaching strategies and/or curriculum and the testing of the relative effectiveness of the strategy or curriculum via statistical analysis and (b) investigations into the nature of the student-learner in our chemistry classes.",Instructional Professor,Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na7241af9
Meriam,Saleh,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na72d7282
Bani,Mallick,Distinguished Professor,"Bayesian hierarchical Modeling, Nonparametric Regression and classification, Bioinformatics, Spatio-temporal Modeling, Machine learning, Functional Data analysis, Bayesian nonparametrics, Petroleum reservoir characterization, Uncertainty analysis of Computer Model outputs",Distinguished Professor,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na73654e3
Julian,Hurdle,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Institute of Biosciences and Technology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na747fce2
Marc,Goodrich,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,"Teaching, Learning and Culture",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na760d155
David,Byrne,Professor,,Professor,Horticultural Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na77739a4
Meg,Perret,ACES Assistant Professor,"Dr. Meg Perret is an Assistant Professor of Global Studies at Texas A&M University in the Department of Global Languages and Cultures and the Women's and Gender Studies Program. She completed her Ph.D. in History of Science with a secondary field in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Harvard University. Her areas of expertise are: environmental humanities; feminist science studies; and queer theory. She researches narratives about the future of nature. Her latest publications are about gendered discourses of endocrine disrupting chemicals and representations of monarch butterflies in queer migrant art-activism. She also conducts interdisciplinary research with scientists and has collaborated with the feminist laboratory, the Harvard GenderSci Lab. As a community-engaged scholar, she has worked with intersectional environmental justice organizations, including Intersectional Environmentalism and Our Climate Voices. Her research is supported by the Accountability, Climate, Equity and Scholarship Fellowship for her contributions to diversity and inclusion in her research and activism.",Aces Assistant Professor,Global Languages and Cultures,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na817f972
Frank,Raushel,Distinguished Professor,"Enzymes catalyze a remarkable variety of chemical reactions with extremely high rate enhancements and very selective substrate specificity. The research efforts in our laboratory are directed towards a more complete understanding of the fundamental principles involved in enzyme-catalyzed chemistry and the dependence on protein structure. The pursuit of this information will provide the framework for the rational and combinatorial redesign of these complex molecules in an effort to exploit and develop the properties of enzyme active sites for a variety of chemical, biological, and medicinal uses. The techniques that we are using to solve these problems include steady-state and stopped-flow kinetics, NMR and EPR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and the synthesis of inhibitors and suicide substrates. We are also using recombinant DNA methods to construct new proteins with novel catalytic properties. These efforts are currently being directed to the reactions catalyzed by phosphotriesterase and enzymes involves in the degradation of lignin and the metabolism of novel carbohydrates from the human gut microbiome.
The phosphotriesterase enzyme catalyzes the hydrolysis of organophosphate insecticides and other toxic organophosphate nerve agents. We have discovered that the active site of this protein consists of a unique binuclear metal center for the activation of water. We are now investigating the structure and properties of this metal center as a model system for the evolution of enzyme structure and function. Toward this end we have mutated the active site of this enzyme in a research project to create novel enzymes with the ability to detect, destroy, and detoxify various chemical warfare agents such as sarin, soman, and VX. The Raushel laboratory is also engaged in a large scale research project that is focused on the development of novel strategies for the discovery of new enzymes.",Distinguished Professor,Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na84f2fec
Arnold,Vedlitz,Professor,,Faculty Affiliate||Director and Distinguished Research Scholar||Faculty Affiliate||Professor,"Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy||Public Service and Administration||Energy Institute||Albritton Center for Grand Strategy",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na89c219a
Erin,Hinze,Adjunct Assistant Professor,,Adjunct Assistant Professor,Pediatric Dentistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na8a32cec
Jerome,Trzeciakowski,Professor and Associate Department Head,,Professor and Associate Department Head,Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na90a7aab
Jennifer,Lueck,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Lueck's research tests message effects and effectiveness by integrating strategic health communication principles and psychology. In order to motivate audiences to engage in particular health behaviors, her research aims to better understand the target audience of health messages by investigating attention, biased cognitive and affective processes, and memory of individuals affected by mental illness.",Assistant Professor||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na90f316c
Monique,Rijnkels,Research Associate Professor,"We are studying transcriptional regulation and the genomics of the mammary gland and the role of epigenetic events during mammary gland development and lactation. We use various genomics approaches to mammary gland biology and my laboratory has been using ChIP-seq, DNase-seq, ATAC-seq and other epigenomic approaches to determine chromosomal states at different developmental time points to determine the role of epigenetic regulation in mammary gland development and understand gene regulation in the mammary gland in general. We use transgenic mouse models to study gene regulation in mammary gland development and lactation.",Research Associate Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na956415b
Samba,Reddy,Professor,"My major research goals are to understand the molecular pathophysiology and develop novel therapeutic strategies for epilepsy, with an emphasis on neurosteroids and GABA inhibition in the brain. Neurosteroids are steroids synthesized locally within the brain that rapidly change neural excitability by non-genomic mechanisms, principally via postsynaptic GABAA receptors that play critical role in epilepsy. Current work in his lab is focused on uncovering molecular mechanisms of neurosteroids in epilepsy and brain disorders, and testing the efficacy of mechanism-based, rationale therapeutic strategies for epilepsy and epileptogenesis. Reddy lab is utilizing multidisciplinary approaches such as pharmacological, molecular, electrophysiological (patch-clamp), mass spectrometry, and transgenic mouse models in research projects.",Professor,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na96b32aa
Xiaohui,Xu,Professor,"Dr. Xu is an environmental epidemiologist whose research focuses on studying the health impacts of global or emerging environmental exposures such as air pollution, climate change, and hydraulic fracture. He is interested in conducting community-engaged research to understand the impacts of physical, chemical, and biological environmental factors on public health and aims to promote a healthy and safe environment through interventions and education.",Professor,Epidemiology and Biostatistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na9c51203
Holly,Foster,Professor & Chancellor EDGES Fellow,,Professor,Sociology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/naa4e14ec
Qingyi,Yu,Associate Professor,"My main research interest is to apply genomics and molecular genetics to crop improvement. Current research topics include genomics of abiotic stress tolerance in warm-season turfgrass, gene regulatory networks underlying CAM photosynthesis in pineapple, and sex chromosome evolution in Caricaceae.",Associate Professor,Texas A&M AgriLife Research,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/naa660c01
Karen,Snowden,Professor and Associate Department Head,"Parasites of public health importance, host-parasite interactions, development of animal models for the study of parasitologic diseases and treatments, and development of molecular and immunologic methods for parasitologic diagnosis.",Professor and Associate Department Head,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/naab1ec85
Penny,Riggs,"Associate Professor, Animal Science",,Adjunct Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences||Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nab0c8ffe
Stephanie,Fulton,Instructional Professor,,Instructional Professor||Administration,Center for Systematic Reviews and Research Syntheses||University Libraries,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nab51ffa3
Robert,Goidel,Professor,,Professor,Political Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nac5110ad
Charles,Randklev,Research Scientist,"As a research scientist for the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute sin, Dr. Charles Randklev works on issues related to freshwater mussel conservation. His research expertise is unionid ecology with research interests in habitat requirements and biogeography for rare and common mussel species. Charles is also interested in how habitat alteration impacts mussel community composition and how these changes influence ecosystem services provided by unionids.",Research Scientist,Texas A&M AgriLife Research,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nac717783
Sherry,Lin,Instructional Associate Professor,"My research focuses on preventive care services, disabilities research, vulnerable population, and public health teaching pedagogy.",Instructional Associate Professor,Health Policy and Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nacefb418
George,Perry,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Texas A&M AgriLife Research,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nacfdace6
David,Zawieja,Regents Professor and Department Head,"My lab has had a number of research projects focusing on the study of lymphatic structure and function. Each of these projects has, as one of their objectives, the evaluation of the mechanisms (molecular, cellular, mechanical and tissue-level) regulating different aspects of lymphatic function. These projects focus on the ionic/calcium, contractile/regulatory proteins, molecular pathways that regulate lymph transport, lymphatic muscle function, the role of lymphatic function in the generation and resolution of tissue inflammation and the interactions between immune cells and the lymphatic cells. To support this work we have established cultured cell lines of both endothelial and muscle isolated from microlymphatics, acute and cultured isolated microlymphatic tissues, methodologies to evaluate lymphatic function at the single vessel, whole tissue and animal levels, methodologies to target cell-specific gene manipulation in isolated lymphatic tissues, approaches to microscopically image and model lymphatic network structure and function in 3D in lab animals. We have also evaluated the effects of space flight, various inflammatory mediators and other immune activation processes on lymphatic contractile and transport function and how these affect immunity. Finally, we have evaluated different types of lymphatic pathology resulting in lymphedema, various inflammatory diseases and immune dysfunction.",Regents Professor and Head||Professor and Associate Department Head,The Texas A&M University System||Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nad1e71e4
Steven,Riechman,Associate Professor,My research interests include human muscle and cognitive performance and fatigue. Specifically nutritional and exercise interaction on sustained cognitive and physical performance in challenging environments.,Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nad2da75c
Amanda,Adams,Adjunct Faculty,,Adjunct Faculty||Senior Lecturer,Biology||College of Arts and Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nad7c1e41
John,Bosshard,Lecturer,,Lecturer,Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nadc202cc
Alex,Walsh,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nadf9994b
Lan,Zhou,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on statistical methodology and application in bioinformatics, nutrition, biostatistics and epidemiology, and functional/longitudinal data analysis.",Associate Professor,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nae08b001
Jose,Fernandez-Solis,Associate Insturctional Professor,"Dr. Fernandez-Solis proficiency is in lean production theories and practices, sustainability, theories of chaos, and integrated processes.",Associate Instructional Professor||Associate Professor,Construction Science||Construction Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nae5f8f26
Aaron,Tarone,Professor,"The Tarone laboratory is interested in factors that lead to local adaptations of fly development times and body sizes. These traits are influenced by numerous genetic and environmental factors. They are also ecologically important life history traits for any organism and are frequently found to be under differential selection across populations of numerous fly species. Accordingly, there are many applied and theoretical reasons for dissecting the causes of variation in these phenotypes in flies that influence human activities.",Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nae6767b7
Virginia,Fajt,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Professor,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/naed06733
Yang,Shen,Associate Professor,"My main motivation is to unravel molecular mechanisms and to modulate emergent behavior of biomolecular networks with the development and application of computational tools (including molecular modeling, network simulation, optimization, machine learning, graph theory, and systems and control theory). To that end, I aim at an iterative process that models and experiments can feed each other.",Faculty Affiliate||Associate||Assistant Professor,Energy Institute||Electrical and Computer Engineering||Aggie STEM,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/naee36a69
Sung Il,Park,Assistant Professor,"My lab conducts three lines of research; wireless optogenetics, biomedicine, wireless power transmission into biological tissues, and photodynamic therapy for gastrointestinal cancers.
We are developing soft neural interface platforms and soft wireless platform electronics that can control neural interfaces and integrate data transmission, signal processing, and power management. These works involve fabrication of stretchable electronic systems and development of novel antenna systems and integrated circuit systems. In parallel, we are studying novel methods to maximize wireless power transmission into biological tissues.",Assistant Professor,Electrical and Computer Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/naef793d2
Ian,Tizard,Dr.,"Immunology with an emphasis on innovative vaccine technology and on the immunology of domestic mammals.Avian diseases with an emphasis on diseases of psittacines, Paleovirology,Genomics with an emphasis on whole avian genomes.The intestinal microbiome and its role in immunity.",University Distinguished Professor,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/naefbabcf
Fredrick,Mccurdy,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Professor,School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/naf44d6f1
Wendy,Jepson,Professor,"Environmental governance; water, land and energy systems; human-environment interaction; political ecology; environmental justice; regional geography (Brazil; US-Mexico Borderlands)",Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Energy Institute||Geography,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/naf4838ac
Giri,Athrey,Associate Professor,"The main focus of our lab is to address fundamental questions relevant to the genomic and functional basis of complex phenotypes. Research projects in our lab utilize field and experimental studies coupled with genomic and computational tools relevant to livestock improvement, vector-borne diseases, and the microbiome. The broader implications of our research include generating knowledge and innovative tools for improving animal, human, and environmental health.",Associate Department Head||Graduate Faculty||Associate Professor,Poultry Science||Poultry Science||Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/naf83e19d
G.,Whitten,Clinical Professor,"My primary research interests are in the areas of IT sourcing, cybersecurity, supply chain security, work-life balance.",Clinical Professor,Information and Operations Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/naf8833ef
Srinath,Palakurthi,Professor,,Professor,Pharmacy Practice,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nafb53cb2
Jeffrey,Liew,Professor,"Jeffrey Liew is a Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology in the School of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University. He is a developmental and learning scientist, and has been nationally and internationally recognized for his expertise on social-emotional development and emotional self-regulation processes in early childhood to early adulthood. A major strand of Liew's research focuses on individuals' resilience, thriving, and flourishing, including the risk and protective or promotive factors that are linked to developmental and academic or learning outcomes. Liew has been invited for keynote presentations internationally. He has also been invited for his expertise and served as a grant reviewer or as panel member for the National Institute of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Ministry of Education of Singapore, and the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong. Dr. Liew was elected as an American Psychological Association (APA) Fellow for outstanding contributions and national impact in the field of psychology, and he has authored more than 100 scholarly publications with much of his work funded by state, federal, or foundation grants, including the NIH and the NSF. Liew has served in multiple leadership positions, including the Associate Dean for Research in his School and Interim Head for his Department. He is the incoming Editor-in-Chief of Early Education and Development and Co-Editor of the Section on Social Emotional Learning in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Education.",Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nafb9f9ab
Sara,Fehr,Clinical Associate Professor,"Sara K. Fehr is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Health Behavior in the School of Public Health. She earned her PhD in Health Education from the University of Cincinnati with a cognate emphasis in Women's Health and Human Sexuality in 2015. Dr. Fehr currently teaches undergraduate Introduction to the Discipline, Women's Health, and Human Sexuality. Her research interests include the prevention of sexually transmitted infections, intimate partner violence and sexual assault. In addition to being CHES certified, Dr. Fehr is also a certified facilitator for the Green Dot and STAND Up programs, which utilize education, social marketing, and action planning in an effort to reduce power-based personal violence on the A&M campus. She is also a certified sexual assault survivor advocate and works as a volunteer for the local sexual assault resource center.",Clinical Associate Professor,School of Public Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nafeae3e4
Dennis,Gorman,Professor and Head,,Professor and Head,Epidemiology and Biostatistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb051e231
Daniel,Hale,Professor and Extension Specialist,"Dr. Hale interprets and extends information on diet/health, food safety, livestock growth and meat science to consumers, youth, health professionals, retailers, food service managers, packers, processors and livestock producers. He also performs industry applied meat science research, and he is a member of the faculty of food science and technology. Hale has worked with the National Consumer Retail Beef Study, the National Market Basket Survey and the Beef Tenderness Survey, which examined supplies of beef offered at the retail meat case and determined what consumers want in meat products. He also contributes information to many national consumer magazines. Hale is a member of the Texas FoodSafe team, an interdisciplinary group of Extension specialists who examine human food safety issues and agricultural practices. He also works in the area of beef quality assurance, coordinating a web-cd interactive training program.",Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb0523a1c
Kranthi,Mandadi,Associate Professor,"World-wide, pathogens, insects and abiotic stresses cause major losses to agricultural production and productivity. Our lab employs integrated approaches for basic and translational studies of crop stress responses in model and crops. We are using the latest genomics, genetics, and bioinformatics tools to study plant stress responses to diverse plant biotic and abiotic stress conditions, as well as enhance their stress tolerance using biotechnology and breeding tools.",Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Plant Pathology and Microbiology||Texas A&M AgriLife Research,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb05fab89
Carly,McCord,Director,"Dr. McCord systematically studies the mental health needs of clients of the Telebehavioral Health program and the communities in which they reside, develops and refines intervention approaches, investigates the effectiveness of interventions, and evaluates satisfaction with services. In both research and practice she is well-versed in underserved populations, training and supervision, positive psychology and strengths-based approaches, and telehealth.",Faculty Fellow||Director of Telebehavioral Care,Center for Health Systems and Design||Psychiatry Bryan College Station Campus,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb0735442
Christopher,Bailey,Professor,"Research areas include actively seeking to reduce the environmental impact of poultry production primarily by seeking improvements in nutrient utilization. Strategies include seeking improvements in ingredient processing and feed manufacture, evaluation of alternate rearing/feeding strategies such a continuous multiphase feeding, dietary incorporation of exogenous enzymes, use of prebiotic materials such as mannan oligosaccharides (MOS), and use of antibiotic like growth promoters.",Professor,Poultry Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb0813ee5
Brandon,Schmeichel,Professor,"I have broad interests in social and personality psychology, particularly the human capacity for self-control. My research examines willpower, choice, memory, motivation, emotion, and emotion regulation.",Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb08afaf3
Reza,Avazmohammadi,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb090186f
Johanna,Heseltine,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb11f8831
Laura,Osborne,Lecturer,,Lecturer,Psychological and Brain Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb12648da
Robert,Hutchison,Associate Professor,"I am an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University College and board certified in Ambulatory Care Pharmacy. I teach an Integrated Pharmacotherapy (IPT) course in opioid management and coordinate a course in Toxicology. I have devoted much of my professional time to pain management policy, training and education. I have served on several editorial boards including the Journal of Opioid Management, Journal of Pharmacotherapy specializing in Pain Management content, and Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice and Education. As a clinical pharmacist, I serve at the Sacred Heart Community Clinic located on a large church campus in the Austin Texas area. As a healthcare team, the healthcare providers provide approximately 5000 medically underserved patient visits per year. These patients range from young adults to up to 65 years of age having conditions including pain, asthma, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression. In the first ten years of my practice, I served as an operating room pharmacist working with a pain management team of anesthesiologist and surgeons. My responsibilities included providing analgesic drug information, meeting accreditation requirements, maintaining analgesic/anesthetic inventory, and preparing anesthetic formulations in the operating room hospital setting. In the year 2000, I was promoted to a clinical pharmacist specialist in pain management position in a large academic, flag ship teaching hospital with fourteen affiliated hospitals in the healthcare system. In this position, I helped with programs in the healthcare system related to treating patients with acute, chronic, and end-of-life pain. A multidisciplinary pain committee was established having anesthesiologists, surgeons, psychologists, physical therapists, rehabilitation specialists, neurologists, pharmacologists, chaplain, and a social worker. Together we provided a broad-based approach to managing complex pain problems.",Associate Professor,Pharmacy Practice,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb12c4dee
Darrell,Worthy,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb1ca12dc
Kenneth,Meier,Distinguished Professor,,Distinguished Professor,Political Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb1d7a363
Stephen,Safe,Distinguished Professor,The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a nuclear helix-loop-helix transcription factor which forms a ligand-induced nuclear heterodimer with the AhR nuclear translocator (Arnt) protein. Research in this laboratory is focused on the molecular mechanism of crosstalk between the AhR and estrogen receptor (ER) signaling pathways in which the AhR inhibits estrogen-induced gene expression. The antiestrogenic activities of some AhR agonists are also being developed as drugs for clinical treatment of breast and endometrial cancers in women. Research on estrogen-dependent gene expression in various cancer cell lines is focused on analysis of several gene promoters to determine the mechanisms of ERa and ERb action. This includes several genes that are activated through interactions of the ER with Sp1 protein and other DNA-bound transcription factors.,Distinguished Professor||Distinguished Professor||Syd Kyle Chair,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences||Biochemistry and Biophysics||Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb20fdbd9
Christine,Hamie,Instructional Assistant Professor,"Dr. C. Silva Hamie has been an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of International Affairs (IA) since 2014, teaching courses on post-conflict recovery and development, clientelism and corruption, and international organizations. She has also been advising students and is involved in IA capstone projects.",Faculty Affiliate||Instructional Assistant Professor,International Affairs||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb22da47d
Katie,Tolbert,Clinical Associate Professor,"Dr. Tolbert's clinical research program is focused on small animal gastroenterology with a specific interest in the investigation of the efficacy of anti-secretory drugs and gastroprotectants and the rationale for their use in the treatment of acid-related disorders, organ failure, and inflammatory diseases in companion animals. Her basic science research program is dedicated to characterizing the pathogenic mechanisms of feline Tritrichomonas foetus infection and exploring novel therapies to prevent and/or ameliorate T. foetus-induced colitis.",Clinical Associate Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb2572e7b
Gregg,Wells,Associate Professor,"The general theme of the research in my laboratory is the role of protein structure in disease, particularly in neurological disease. One area of study is the structure and function of the superfamily of neurotransmitter-gated ion channels that includes nicotinic acetylcholine, serotonin 5HT3, glycine, and GABAA receptors. Members of this superfamily are involved in drug addiction and alcoholism, neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease, genetic forms of epilepsy, and neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and depression. We are developing new approaches to elucidating the molecular structures of these ion channels from animals and bacteria. Cyclic nucleotide gated channels (CNGCs) are a second area of study. We are interpreting their electrophysiological properties in terms of structure and thermodynamics. Hearing is a third area of study. We are using computational models of calcium and potassium ion channels and mechanotransduction to explain electrophysiological function of cochlear hair cells. Fourth, analysis of genomes and tissue-specific transcriptomes of electrogenic animals (e.g., electric fish) is expected reveal new aspects of lifecycles of ion channels. Explaining neurological diseases in terms of protein structure is a theme linking our neuroscience research with neuropathology, my medical specialty.",Associate Professor,Cell Biology and Genetics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb25f91ff
Emily,Gould,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb266d1bb
David,Reiner,Associate Professor,he Reiner lab research is divided into two general areas: mechanisms of cell signaling and harnessing model genetic organisms for drug discovery and translational biology.,Associate Professor,Institute of Biosciences and Technology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb2849771
Kerri,Gehring,Professor,,Presidential Impact Fellow||Professor,Animal Science||Texas A&M AgriLife Research,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb2af52ee
Charles,Patrick,Professor of the Practice,"His current research within the Ideas to Innovation Engineering Education Excellence Laboratory focuses on enhancing undergraduate and graduate student learning, engagement and workforce development by transforming biomedical engineering education through scholarship and research of innovative teaching and learning practices and technologies.",Professor of the Practice,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb2ed7577
Norman,Dronen,Professor,"Our research has historically emphasized parasite ecology and systematics of all classes of vertebrate hosts as well as invertebrate groups. Areas of general interest have been host/parasite population dynamics, utilization of trophic structures by helminthic parasites, biodiversity, systematics, comparative morphology, experimental life cycle determinations and descriptions, epidemiology and genetics. My laboratory has provided opportunities for many students to use multidisciplinary approaches to answer critical questions in parasite systems.",Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb359a10c
Roy,Redden,Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,,Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb3c11f7b
Ivan,Rusyn,Professor,"My laboratory has an active research portfolio funded by the National Institutes of Health and the US EPA with a focus on the mechanisms of action of environmental toxicants and the genetic determinants of the susceptibility to toxicant-induced injury. Through a combination of in vivo animal studies and experiments that utilize cellular and molecular models, we aim to better understand why certain chemicals cause cancer or organ damage in rodents and whether humans in general, or any susceptible sub-population in particular, are at risk from similar exposures.
The main focus of our inter-disciplinary research is on improving the linkages between exposures and adverse health effects Specifically, we develop innovative experimental methods and computational tools which enable analysis of data across multiple dimensions including SNPs, -omic endpoints, multiple chemicals and traditional toxicity phenotypes.","Professor, Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology",School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb3daa5ce
Asim,Abu Baker,Associate Dean and Professor,,Associate Dean and Professor,Pharmacy Practice,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb419ede3
Jacques,Richard,"Instructional Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineer","Dr. Richard got his Ph. D. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1989 & a B. S. at Boston University, 1984. He was at NASA Glenn, 1989-1995, worked at Argonne National Lab, 1996-1997, taught at Chicago State University, 1997-2002. Dr. Richard is a Instructional Associate Professor @ Texas A&M since 1/03. His research is focused on computational plasma modeling using particle, spectral Maxwell/Boltzmann, and lattice Boltzmann methods for studying plasma turbulence and plasma jets. His research has also included fluid physics and electric propulsion using Lattice-Boltzmann methods, spectral element methods, Weighted Essentially Non-Oscillatory (WENO), etc. He also studies engineering enculturation to better quantify and understand what in a classroom develops the engineering student into an engineer, building critical, computational and algorithmic thinking, with respect to cultural, ethnic, racial, gender, sexual, nationality, socioeconomic diversity.
Past research includes modeling single and multi-species plasma flows through ion thruster optics and the discharge cathode assembly; computer simulations of blood flow interacting with blood vessels; modeling ocean-air interaction; reacting flow systems; modeling jet engine turbomachinery going unstable at NASA for 6 years (received NASA Performance Cash awards). Dr. Richard is involved in many outreach activities: e.g., tutoring, mentoring, directing related grants (e.g., a grant for an NSF REU site, engineering education). Dr, Richard is active in professional societies (American Physical Society (APS), American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), etc.), ASEE, ASME. Dr. Richard has authored or co-authored about 35 technical articles (about 30 of which are refereed publications). Dr. Richard teaches courses ranging from first-year introductory engineering design, fluid mechanics, to space plasma propulsion.",NSF REU Program Director||Aerospace Engineer||Member||Faculty affiliate||Instructional Associate Professor,Engineering Education Research Taskforce||Aerospace Engineering||Aerospace Engineering||College of Engineering||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb46813e7
Diane,Flint,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Diagnostic Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb47339cf
Xiaofang,Wang,Associate Professor,"My research interests are focused on the signaling regulation of bone and tooth development. Currently, my lab is focused on two kinases on the secretory pathway that are critical for bone and tooth development, Fam20B and Fam20C. I am also interested in mapping the pathogenic genes for bone and tooth diseases in mutant mice/humans. We characterize the gene function using multidisciplinary methods, including genetically engineered animal models, tissue/organ culture/transplantation, Single Cell RNA-Seq, ISH, IHC, and proteomic approaches.
Key words: bone, cartilage, tooth, dentin, enamel, chondrocytes, transgenic, genetics, signaling, FAM20C, FAM20B, kinase, mineralization, FGF23",Associate Professor,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb47c8381
Ren,Mu,Associate Professor,"As an empirical development economist, Dr. Ren Mu strives to uncover how individuals and households in developing countries perceive and respond to changing incentives induced by economic growth and institutional reforms, with a focus on China. Primarily based on household and community survey data, her work examines economic, demographic, and institutional determinants of individual welfare as reflected by labor supply decisions, individual perceptions, and human capital outcomes. By providing better knowledge about decision-making at the micro-level, Dr. Mu hopes to reveal policy impacts and to identify needs that policy changes can address.
My past, current, and future research agenda encompasses four key areas of study: rural-to-urban migration, public opinion, human capital investment, and allocation and efficacy of public goods.",Associate Professor,International Affairs,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb49ebe63
Thomas,DeWitt,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Ecology and Conservation Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb4aed80b
Alva,Ferdinand,Associate Professor,"Dr. Alva O. Ferdinand is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management and the deputy director of the Southwest Rural Health Research Center at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health. She is generally interested in the impact of laws on public health outcomes. She has been actively developing a research agenda that incorporates her interest in public health policy issues. She has examined such issues as the impact of tax-exemption status on the provision of community benefits among various hospital ownership types, the relationship between neighborhood built environments and physical activity, and the effects of texting-while-driving bans on roadway safety. She has additionally examined variations in the burden of chronic diseases across the urban-rural continuum including cancer and diabetes. Dr. Ferdinand holds a law degree from the Michigan State University College of Law and a doctor of public health degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.",Associate Professor,Health Policy and Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb4f2225e
Jonathan,Lidbury,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb52ba3ea
Paula,Giaretta,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb54d37da
Bahar,Dadashova,TTI Associate Research Scientist,,TTI Associate Research Scientist,Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI),https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb57ac3ef
Margaret,Yanus,Adjunct Assistant Professor,,Adjunct Assistant Professor,Restorative Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb5a40b6a
Jason,Cleere,Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,"Dr. Jason Cleere is associate professor and Texas AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist, stationed at Texas A&M University in College Station, where he develops and implements Extension educational programs to increase production efficiency and profitability of Texas beef cattle producers. He also serves as coordinator of the Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course, which attracts more than 1,400 participants to campus each August. He is also a faculty member of the beef cattle section in the Department of Animal Science.",Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb5e7c014
Yunlong,Zhang,Professor,,Professor,Civil Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb61524dd
Indra,Reddy,Dean,,Executive Committee||Professor and Founding Dean||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||Global Institute for Hispanic Health||Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb62b9d15
Daniel,Goldberg,Associate Professor,,Faculty Affiliate||Associate Professor,Geography||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb65077ea
Qingsheng,Wang,Associate Professor,"Our research is highly multidisciplinary in the process safety area with the intent to resolve the most critical safety problem in the industries, which is to prevent and mitigate hazardous phenomena including fire, explosion, and toxic release. The research is ranging from a molecular level, macroscale, plant level to an enterprise level. Topics include QSPR modeling, flame retardant, fire suppression, CFD modeling, pipeline corrosion, risk analysis, and leak detection. The research aims to bring perspectives of chemical engineering, chemistry, and fire protection engineering to energy industries and hence yield systematic solutions to process safety issues.",Associate Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Energy Institute||Chemical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb67cfe14
Warren,Zimmer,Scott Exter Professor,"Our research interests are directed towards understanding the complex mechanisms which regulate the expression of specific gene sequences in development. We have focused our studies upon the factors that influence the smooth muscle component of the developing gastrointestinal (G.I.) tract. It has been shown that smooth muscle cells are predominantly derived from mesodermal precursor cells, however the factors regulating the selection of the smooth muscle myogenic pathway is not well defined.",Scott Exter Professor,Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb6da0749
Ciriaco,Valdez Flores,Professor of the Practice,,Professor of the Practice,Industrial and Systems Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb6f25574
Poorya,Jalali,"Clinical Associate Professor, Endodontics",,,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb6fc0a56
Mariana,Mateos,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb7331dd1
Praveen,Rajendran,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on the discovery and development of novel therapies for colorectal cancer interception and investigating epigenetic pathways implicated in the early stages of the disease. As PI or co-Investigator on several NIH-funded grants, I laid the groundwork in identifying novel epigenetic mechanisms of dietary compounds that affect Wnt/?-catenin and DNA repair.
I also have extensive Pharma R&D expertise in developing novel anticancer drugs through close collaboration with R&D teams. As the Director of Antibody and Biopharmaceuticals Core (ABC), I support and advance the development of monoclonal antibodies.",Associate Professor,Institute of Biosciences and Technology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb75f2815
Joseph,Awika,Professor,"Dr. Awika's broad interest is in developing technologies that maximize the ability of food to protect humans against chronic disease. His research focuses on the chemistry behind the behavior and properties of specific micro (polyphenols) and macro (starch and proteins) food constituents derived from grains. The interactions of the starch and proteins with the polyphenols, and how these interactions affect the rheological and biologically relevant properties of the molecules are of interest. How the structure of the polyphenols can be used to predict and manipulate their chemical behavior and function in food systems, as well as predict their interactions relevant inflammatory response in biological models is a major area of focus.
Dr. Awika's research involves multidisciplinary and international collaborations with geneticists, nutritional biochemists, agronomists, plant breeders, among others, from around the world.",Professor||Professor,Soil and Crop Sciences||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb760602b
Debra,Wise Matthews,Associate Dean,,Associate Dean for Academic Affairs,School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb794ac2c
Ioannis,Kormas,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Periodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb7e08d8e
Renyi,Zhang,University Distinguished Professor,"Our research has covered a wide variety of areas in atmospheric chemistry and physics and, in particular, the impacts of global air pollution on human health, ecosystems, and climate.",University Distinguished Professor,Atmospheric Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb7e95563
Clinton,Patterson,Assistant Director of Mentoring,"As an Instructional Consultant at the Center for Teaching Excellence, Dr. Clint Patterson supports curriculum research, assessment initiatives, and academic grant writing. The goal of these efforts is to provide evidence-based information for the Center and Texas A&M academic leadership.",Instructional Consultant||Assistant Director of Mentoring,Center for Teaching Excellence||Center for Teaching Excellence,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb80095cb
Alyssa,Henry,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb84a88c4
John,Wright,Regents Professor,,Regents Professor and Chair||Regents Professor,Diagnostic Sciences||Diagnostic Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb87e53bf
Robert,McGeachin,Retired Associate Professor,,Associate Professor||Agriculture and Digital Services Librarian,University Libraries||University Libraries,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb888266f
Margarita,Martinez-Moczygemba,Research Associate Professor,"The research focus of the Moczygemba laboratory is to develop interventional strategies that block allergic inflammation through our increased understanding of cytokine signaling and eosinophil biology. The eosinophil and its major activator, IL-5, play an important role in the pathogenesis of allergies and asthma. Thus, one of our goals is to understand regulatory mechanisms that control the intensity and duration of IL-5-mediated eosinophilic signaling. To this end, we employ various cellular, immunological, and biochemical techniques to help us identify novel targets capable of modulating inflammatory signals triggered by eosinophils.","Advisor to the Dean for Internal Affairs||Director, Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Core Facility",Institute of Biosciences and Technology||School of Engineering Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb8971d17
`Jon (Sean),Jasperson,Clinical Professor,"Professor Jasperson earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Information Management Science from Florida State University. He joined the Mays Business School faculty in 2005. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a Master of Accountancy degree from Brigham Young University.
He is a skilled academic innovator, leader, and change agent. During his career, he has led initiatives to create multiple new organizational units, academic programs, and an exam proctoring center. He encourages and supports his faculty colleagues in identifying and adopting active learning techniques and technologies in their teaching. He envisions new approaches to delivering high-quality, best-in-class education through all academic programs. He has extensive knowledge of the curricular processes from the department to the state coordinating board and experience with curriculum and course development.
His primary teaching interests and experience are in systems development. He is interested in both structured and object-oriented systems development approaches. He has taught courses in the following areas: data analytics; capstone projects; programming languages; business statistics; fundamentals of information systems; systems analysis and design theory; object-oriented systems development; accounting information systems; IT infrastructures; management of information technology (MBA level); and database management.
His primary research interests center around understanding organizational innovation with and implementation of information technology. He is interested in how/why organizations use technology in their work. His research has been published in MIS Quarterly, Communications of the ACM, Communications of the AIS, Journal of Information Systems Education, Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Medical Systems, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, and BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. His research entitled ""Power and Information Technology Research: A Metatriangulation Review"" about the role of power and information technology in organizations was recognized as the best paper published in MIS Quarterly in 2002.",Clinical Professor||Assistant Dean of Learning Transformation and Academic Technology,Information and Operations Management||Mays Business School,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb8d08038
Ranjeet,Dongaonkar,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb8d90977
Bonnie,Beaver,Professor,"Professionally I have three great passions - veterinary students; promoting the best health, behavior, and welfare for animals; and making the veterinary profession the best that it can be. These converge in teaching and research focusing on emerging issues within the profession, particularly within the disciplines of animal behavior and animal welfare.",Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb90af1a0
Lin,Zhu,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb936a5d7
Narayan,Paul,"Section Head, Bacteriology and Mycology","Narayan Paul is a veterinary clinical microbiologist. He received his DVM from the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh in 2005 and a Master's of Science in microbiology (virology) from Bangladesh Agriculture University in 2006. Soon after graduation, he worked as a research associate at a social enterprise called Dnet to develop web-based animal disease information that allowed farmers to consult with local veterinarians, in addition to delivering telemedicine services to clients. Later, he worked at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations as a veterinarian in a Highly Pathogenic Influenza Virus (H5N1) surveillance program. Narayan completed his Ph.D. in microbiology in 2013 from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. There, his research focused on antibiotic susceptibility patterns and molecular strain typing of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates from dogs and humans and the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) production in E. coli. That same year, Narayan joined at the Washington State University as a post-doctoral fellow and studied molecular epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance, bacterial pathogenesis, and food-safety utilizing molecular biology tools and next-generation sequencing technology. Since April 2019, Narayan has been working as the Bacteriology and Mycology Section head at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL), College Station, TX, where he leads a team of 12 members, and oversees day-to-day activities of the section including diagnostic consultation, new diagnostic test development, section budget, staff training and quality assurance. Narayan became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists with Bacteriology specialty in 2020. Narayan serves as a committee member of the microbiology residency program at TVMDL, and a board of governor member of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists. Since 2020, Narayan has been an editor of the Veterinary Dermatology Journal.",Section Head,Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb941e03e
Terry,Adams,Adjunct Assistant Professor,,Adjunct Assistant Professor,Orthodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb9504dff
Roy,Pool,Clinical Professor,Diagnostic orthopedic pathology and oncology,Clinical Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb973c892
Duane,Kraemer,Senior Professor - Term Appointment,,Senior Professor - Term Appointment,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb976606f
Raquel,Sitcheran,Associate Professor,"The goal of our research is to understand the molecular mechanisms that control NF-kappaB regulatory networks in the central nervous system (CNS). NF-kappaB is a ubiquitously expressed, evolutionarily conserved transcription factor that responds to a variety of signals and regulates fundamental processes, including cell growth and proliferation, inflammation, invasion and angiogenesis. Indeed, aberrant NF-kappaB activity or expression is associated with many cancers, as it can promote tumorigenesis, tumor progression and resistance to therapy. Our focus is on glioblastoma, a common and highly lethal CNS tumor that is very resistant to current treatment strategies.",Associate Professor,The Texas A&M University System,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb97a02a1
Rhonda,Miller,Professor,,Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb97c5e3d
Terry,Wade,Deputy Director,,Research Scientist,College of Geosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nba3197b7
Marco,Palma,Professor,"Dr. Marco A Palma is Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University. His areas of interest are consumer economics, food choices, experimental and behavioral economics and neuroeconomics. Dr Palma is the director of the Human Behavior Laboratory (http://hbl.tamu.edu), a transdisciplinary facility that integrates state of the art technology to measure biometric and neurophysiological responses of human decision making. The HBL aims to facilitate the integration of neurophysiological responses to traditional methods of studying human behavior in the social sciences. Specifically, it provides access to state of the art equipment to simultaneously collect psychophysiological data, including eye tracking, facial expression analysis to assess human emotions, neural signals (electroencephalography), galvanic skin response (GSR) heart and respiration rates through integrated stimulus presentation platforms.",Professor,Agricultural Economics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nba337537
Ashok,Shetty,Professor and Associate Director,"Dr. Ashok K. Shetty's laboratory is interested in developing clinically applicable strategies efficacious for enhancing brain function after injury, disease, or aging. The central areas of investigation are focused on:
o Mechanisms by which intranasally administered stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) promote neuroprotection, neuroregeneration, neural plasticity, and alleviate neuroinflammation. The sources of EVs include human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs), and human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem cells (hiPSC-NSCs), astrocytes, and microglia. The model systems include traumatic brain injury (TBI), closed head injury (CHI), Aging, Alzheimer's disease (AD) and temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE).
o Mechanisms by which transplanted human neural stem cells or human GABA-ergic precursor cells derived from hiPSCs promote brain repair, and alleviate spontaneous seizures, and cognitive and mood impairments in prototypes of SE, TLE, and TBI.
o Elucidating mechanisms of brain dysfunction and chronic neuroinflammation in prototypes of Gulf War Illness. Developing therapeutic strategies to alleviate neuroinflammation, systemic inflammation, and cognitive and mood impairments in models of GWI.
o Developing clinically feasible strategies for improving brain function in aging and AD models via stimulation of endogenous neural stem cells using drugs and biologics.
Dr. Shetty has received continuous extramural research funding as PI for >25 years from sources such as the NIH, DOD, Dept of Veterans Affairs (VA), and industry. These include seven R01 grant awards and an R21 grant award from the NIH; seven CDMRP grant awards from the DOD; five Merit Grant awards and two Research Career Scientist Awards from the VA; and two industry grants. He has also served as Co-I of 8 other DOD grants. Grants from the NIH, DOD, and industry fund Dr. Shetty's current research. Dr. Shetty has authored 181 peer-reviewed publications (147 as senior/first author) and edited a book on Neural Stem Cells in Health and Disease. His work has appeared in many prestigious and high-impact journals. Dr. Shetty has received >17,000 citations for his publications with an h-index of 64. Dr. Shetty has the distinction of serving on two NIH Study Sections and one VA study section as a Chartered Member. Besides, he has served as a member of many other study section panels of the NIH, DOD, VA, and Maryland State Stem Cell Research Fund. Dr. Shetty is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Aging & Disease and Associate Editor of 6 Neuroscience journals. He is also a Member of the Editorial Board of many prestigious journals, including The Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, Aging Cell, and Stem Cells. Dr. Shetty is a Fellow of the American Society for Neural Transplantation and Repair. Dr. Shetty received the Senior Research Excellence Award in 2021 from the TAMU College of Medicine and is among the ""World's Top 2% Scientists"" across all scientific fields.","Associate Director, Institute for Regenerative Medicine||Professor",Cell Biology and Genetics||Cell Biology and Genetics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nba613a86
Ernestine,Lacy,Professor and Director,,Professor and Director,School of Dentistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nba61ad7f
Rebecca,Seguin-Fowler,"Co-Director, Institute for Advancing Health through Agriculture",,Professor||Co-Director,Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbaf6960f
Priyanka,Dwivedi,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbafb6f67
Christabel Jane,Welsh,Professor,Mechanisms of disease pathogenesis of neurotropic viruses. Immunological therapies for multiple sclerosis and epilepsy. Neuroimmunological changes in the injured CNS,Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbb081247
Christine,Gremillion,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbb2b9b22
Roula,Mouneimne,Research Professor,"For the past 24 years my research focused on: 1- The development of methods in the fluorescence microscopy field that achieve data acquisition and analysis in real time, quantitative analysis, and mathematical modeling of cellular signaling. 2- The development of novel technological tools to decipher molecular and physiological events in cells and immunological tissues under normal toxin exposure and disease conditions.",Research Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbb6c8c2a
Madhu,Shrestha,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Diagnostic Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbb7f30b1
Andrew,Robbins,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor||Research Assistant Professor,Mechanical Engineering||Engineering Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbbf85ee4
Heather,Wilkinson,Professor,"We apply evolutionary and ecological genetics approaches and questions to a variety of microbial systems. At the most basic level our overarching goal in my program is to elucidate the genetic basis for adaptation and/or how the patterns of associated phenotypes are distributed in nature or across environmental conditions. My strategy in research is not only to directly test hypotheses central to a specific project, but also, to concomitantly build tools and resources necessary to expand and/or redirect the scope of the project as needed due to opportunity, curiosity or both. Such tools include items like databases, well-characterized libraries of biological materials, and experimental skill-sets among personnel.",Associate Dean of Faculties||Professor,Plant Pathology and Microbiology||Office of the Dean of Faculties,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbc585f10
Ranjana,Mehta,Associate Professor,"Research in the NeuroErgonomics Lab utilizes theories, methods, and techniques from physiology, biomechanics, neuroscience, psychology, and public health to better understand operator behavior and capabilities when interacting with simple and complex work systems. HF/E investigations involve examining multifactorial causes and consequences of operator stress and fatigue, brain-behavior relationships with changing workforce demographics (aging, obesity), and development of HF/E tools to assess operator health and performance in hazardous work environments.",Graduate Faculty||Associate Professor,Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems||Industrial and Systems Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbc6000ff
Lih,Kuo,Regents Professor,"My research focuses on the physiological and pathophysiological regulation of coronary and retinal microcirculation. In the circulatory system, the amount of blood delivered to each tissue can be regulated by the activity of arterial microvessels (<100 m in diameter). Changes in vascular tone, i.e., constriction or dilation of these microvessels, will decrease or increase blood supply to the tissue, respectively. However, the mechanisms involved in the regulation of vascular tone are not completely understood. Our current research focuses on the regulation of microvascular tone by hemodynamic (e.g., pressure and shear stress), metabolic (e.g., adenosine, osmolarity, K+, pH, pO2) and neural (adrenergic receptors) factors. To have an integrative view on the flow regulation, this basic information are reconstructed using mathematical model and computer simulation technology. This research provides a basic foundation critical to our understanding of blood flow regulation in the microvascular network under normal and disease states.",Regents Professor,Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbc742025
Richard,Kreider,Professor,"Director of the Exercise and Sport Nutrition Lab.
We study the role of exercise and nutrition on health, performance, disease and rehabilitation.","Faculty Fellow||Professor and Head||Director||DIrector, Human Clinical Core||Professor",Center for Health Systems and Design||Kinesiology and Sport Management||School of Education and Human Development||The Exercise and Sport Nutrition Laboratory||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbc81b4e0
Ellisa Lisako,McKyer,Professor & Chancellor's EDGES Fellow,"Dr. McKyer is an expert in 1) community-based participatory approaches, 2) social and structural determinants of health disparities & inequities - especially for racial/ethnic minorities, and 3) professional and organizational preparation for climate and diversity among health professions.",Professor||Senior Associate Dean||Professor (Joint),Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences||School of Public Health||Humanities in Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbca92840
Gary,Mccord,Professor,"I am primarily a teaching faculty member and also a board certified radiologist. In the past I have spent some time researching the use of computerized applications for detection of calcifications on mammograms, but I am currently devoting all of my time in the neuroscience department to teaching. I am a full time participant and senior faculty member in the medical gross anatomy and neuroscience courses. I also maintain some private practice time in radiology and work in the Office of Student Affairs at the medical school. My current research interests are in the domain of medical education, especially looking at determinants of licensure exam performance.",Professor||Associate Dean,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics||School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbccd1f64
Michelle,Meyer,Associate Professor,"Michelle's research interests include disaster recovery and mitigation, environmental sociology and community sustainability, and the interplay between environmental conditions and social vulnerability. Particularly, Michelle studies inequality and how disaster and environmental settings intersect with structural forces that maintain or transform inequality. She uses the lens of social capital and collective efficacy to theoretically understand how relationships between individuals and between governmental and nongovernmental organizations generate or hinder disaster risk and recovery. Hence, her interests have led her to research expansively on volunteer organizations, volunteerism, and philanthropy in disaster. Michelle's dissertation research focused on the interrelation of individual and community resilience and social vulnerability in hurricane-prone communities. Michelle has worked on various research projects including disaster risk perception, social capital in disaster resilience, nonprofit collaboration for disaster recovery, organizational energy conservation, volunteer training program evaluation, evaluation of disaster response plans for individuals with disabilities, social media use among vulnerable populations, how to increase protective action knowledge in Haiti, citizen science protocols for measuring storm-water condition equity, and environmental attitudes and behaviors. She has conducted research in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Colorado, New York, California, Sri Lanka, and Haiti. As well as survey research throughout the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines and in Peru, India, and Turkey. She regularly teaches courses on research methods and statistics, sociology of disaster, environmental sociology, environmental justice, and hazard mitigation and recovery. She has worked with over 20 undergraduates on research projects, most of which are from groups that are underrepresented in science.",Associate Professor||Director,Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning||Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbce9ffdc
Amanda,Macfarlane,Director Food and Nutrition Evidence Center,,Director Food and Nutrition Evidence Center||Professor,Texas A&M AgriLife Research||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbd1502ad
Taehyun,Roh,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Taehyun Roh has a broad background in environmental health, with specific training and expertise in toxicology and epidemiology. His current research focus is epidemiological studies of the chronic health effects of drinking water contaminants including arsenic. His earlier research topics include mechanistic toxicological studies across in vitro/in vivo experiments, and exposure and risk assessment of environmental contaminants. He is a Registered Pharmacist in Korea.",Assistant Professor,Epidemiology and Biostatistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbd3b92fa
Nicolaas,Deutz,Professor,"My research background and expertise focus on nutrition, metabolism, and physiology studies involving the use of stable isotope methodologies, both in humans and animals. I also have extensive experience with isotopic calculations, validation and data interpretation.",Professor,Primary Care and Rural Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbd596655
David,Huston,Professor,The overall goal of my laboratory is to understand mechanisms regulating inflammation and thereby develop strategies for modulating immune responses. One project focuses on the role of the cytokine thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) as the master switch in the pathobiology of allergic inflammation and asthma. The role of allergens and respiratory viruses on the induction of TSLP transcription by mast cells and epithelial cells is being studied in vitro and in human subjects.,Professor,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbd68089f
Sai,Koka,Associate Professor,"My research is focused on the studying the cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating the development of cardiometabolic disorders and identifying novel pharmacologic strategies to combat cardiovascular cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, endothelial and vascular dysfunction in diabetic, obese and aging patients. Currently we are exploring the role of gut microbe-derived metabolites in endothelial and vascular cell signaling.",Associate Professor,Pharmaceutical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbdc012b7
Rachel,Smith,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbe30d9b5
Mary,Campbell,Professor,,Director||Professor,Texas Census Research Data Center||Sociology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbeafb5ab
Carl,Tong,Associate Professor,"Cardiovascular disease remains as the number one cause of mortality. About 50% of heart failure patients will perish in five years. At age 40, lifetime risk of developing heart failure is one in five. Diastolic dysfunction heart failure prevalence has increased to 50% of all heart failure. In this context, My research is dedicated to elucidating underlying mechanisms and translating discoveries to new treatments.",Associate Professor,Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbf050ef5
Walter,Cook,Clinical Associate Professor,"I am primarily interested in wildlife disease prevention and management. I have done research and management on diseases such as anthrax, brucellosis, and chronic wasting disease. I have also done work with chemical immobilization agents. I am also interested in pharmacokinetics and drug withdrawal of antibiotics and immobilizing agents.",Clinical Associate Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbf8dd39b
Leslie,Cizmas,Instructional Assistant Professor,"My research focuses on the occurrence and toxicity of drinking water contaminants, health effects of complex mixtures, and chemical exposure assessment in underserved communities.",Assistant Professor,Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbfad6806
Graham,Lamb,Professor and Head,,Professor and Head,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbfd355e8
Brian,Porter,Clinical Professor,Comparative neuropathology; canine gliomas and canine spinal trauma as models for the human conditions; wildlife disease and environmental conservation,Clinical Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc00264c7
Frank,Ashley,Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Senior Professor,"As senior associate dean, Ashley oversees graduate education and research activities as well as strategic planning, faculty affairs, student affairs, program development, diversity, assessment, communications and external relations, student services, and extended education programs in the Bush School. Ashley also teaches a course in Managing Diversity in Public and Non Profit Organizations.",• Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Senior Professor||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||Bush School of Government and Public Service,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc05be098
Naomi,Nagaya,Research Assistant Professor,"My research focuses on the hormonal regulation of behavior, particularly the role for neurosteroids in fear, anxiety, and emotional learning and memory.",Research Assistant Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc07f0509
William,Mcintosh,Professor,Current research of the choices row farmers make regarding soil erosion; the willingness of feedlot operators and dairies to reduced antibiotic use earlier before cattle goes to slaughter; how parents' and children's affects one anothers use of time.,Profesor||Professor||Faculty Fellow||Professor,"Center for Health Systems and Design||Sociology||Nutrition||Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc0988f9a
Robert,Watson,Assistant Professor,"We are interested in the interface between intracellular bacterial pathogens and the hosts they infect. In particular, we study the notorious human pathogen, Mycbacterium tuberculosis, which remains a major global health threat. M. tuberculosis has evolved a variety of specific adaptations to not only survive but also replicate within the harsh environment inside a macrophage. We want to understand the mechanisms by which M. tuberculosis is able to modulate the innate immune response to establish an infection as well as how the host detects and responds to M. tuberculosis.",Assistant Professor,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc0edc59a
Robert,Capraro,Professor,"Robert M. Capraro, is Co-Director of Aggie STEM, and Professor Mathematics Education in the Department of Teaching Learning and Culture at Texas A&M University. Dr. Capraro's expertise is applied research in school settings, program evaluation, the teacher as change agent for STEM school improvement, and STEM student achievement. He recently received the best paper award from the International Conference on Engineering Education where he and two colleagues presented their work related to Aggie STEM. He is currently involved in research in four school districts with more than 350,000 students and 150 teachers. His editorial work includes Associate Editor of the American Educational Research Journal, School Science and Mathematics, and Middle Grades Research Journal and the Research Advisory Committee for the Association of Middle Level Education, editorial board for the Journal for Research Mathematics Education and he is the current editor of the Journal for Urban Mathematics Education. He was selected as a minority scholar for 2007 by the Educational Testing Service and served as president of the Southwest Educational Research Association. He is the author or co-author of six books, several book chapters and more than 130 research articles. Along with 5 colleagues he was recently awarded a 12-million-dollar grant from Institute of Education Sciences bringing his total external funding to ~30 million. He has worked extensively and been funded to investigate pre-college readiness, high school STEM success, and college mathematics readiness and been external evaluator on ~14 million dollars dealing with teacher readiness to teach mathematics, college readiness of language minority students, and community college student STEM success. He has been a member of AERA for 21 years including three years as a doctoral student and held several leadership positions.",Member||Co-Project Director||Faculty Affiliate||Professor,"Engineering Education Research Taskforce||Teaching, Learning and Culture||Aggie STEM||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc0f341af
Raghavan,Srinivasan,Professor,"R. Srinivasan, Ph.D. is a professor at Texas A&M University and director of the Spatial Sciences Laboratory at Texas A&M. He has become known and respected throughout the world for his developmental work with spatial sciences and computer-based modeling, especially the Soil and Water Assessment Tool or SWAT model. His research and its applications have contributed to long-lasting changes in natural resource assessments and development of management system options, currently being used in more than 90 countries.",Resident Director||Professor||Professor||Professor,Biological and Agricultural Engineering||Ecology and Conservation Biology||Temple Research and Extension Center||Temple Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc1342d14
H. Joseph,Newton,"Dean of Science Emeritus, Professor of Statistics Emeritus, Senior Professor of Statistics","Development of statistical theory, algorithms and computer software for analyzing time series and spatial data, particularly large data sets. Forecasting expert. Wrote a graduate text and software package on time series analysis. Wrote text and software for statistics education.",Senior Professor,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc14fa8cd
Farzan,Sasangohar,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Sasangohar's research interests are centered around understanding and improving human decision-making and performance in multi-task, safety-critical work environments using a wide range of analytical techniques and technological innovations such as remote continuous monitoring and connected integrated systems. He is interested and has experience in designing, implementing, and testing systems that improve human-systems performance in socio-technical domains such as healthcare, air-traffic control, command and control, process control, and surface transportation.",Faculty Fellow||Faculty Affiliate||Faculty Fellow||Faculty Fellow||Faculty Fellow||Assistant Professor,"Center for Health Systems and Design||Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy||Center for Health Organization Transformation||Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems||Industrial and Systems Engineering||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc16a3cf0
Jill,Nelson,Instructional Assistant Professor,,Instructional Assistant Professor,Poultry Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc190a7cb
Dai,Lu,Associate Professor,"The Lu laboratory is a medicinal chemistry laboratory working in the interface of organic chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences. The lab is engaged in the discovery of potential therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and various disorders associated with the endocannabinoid system such as pain, drug-addiction and obesity. The current research projects in the Lu lab include the synthesis of water-soluble analogs of natural products such as taxanes and cannabinoids; the synthesis of various pharmacologically important cannabinoid ligands including agonists, inverse agonists, and allosteric modulators; the synthesis of novel protein kinase inhibitors to regulate the Abelson kinases (ABLs) and cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs). The Lu lab is also interested in the preparation and fabrication of multi-drug-loaded nanoparticles to tackle the deadly pancreatic cancer. These research projects have been funded by National Institute of Health and the State of Texas. Dr. Lu's contributions in medicinal chemistry include the discovery of the first type of intrinsically fluorescent ligands for the G-protein-coupled receptor CB1 and CB2, the discovery of one of the first two selective agonists for the CB2 cannabinoid receptor, the discovery of water-soluble cannabinoids, the discovery of a novel class of protein kinase inhibitors, and the discovery of a clinical drug candidate Buagafuran.",Associate Professor,Pharmaceutical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc1a05f94
Catherine,Eckel,Professor,"Catherine Eckel is Sara and John Lindsey Professor in the Liberal Arts and University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Economics at Texas A&M University, where she directs the Behavioral Economics and Policy Program. She has held faculty positions at the University of British Columbia, Virginia Tech, and the University of Texas at Dallas, where she was founder and director of the Center for Behavioral and Experimental Economic Science. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Virginia in 1983.
As an experimental economist, she has made important contributions on topics that are both policy-relevant and of interest to the academic community. Examples include studies of: financial decision making; financial markets; altruism and charitable fundraising; preferences and behavior in poor, urban settings; the coordination of counter-terrorism policy; gender differences in preferences and behavior, including risk-taking and cooperation; and discrimination by race and gender in games of trust; racial/ethnic identity and undergraduate academic success. She is or has been a PI or Co-PI on twenty-four grants from the National Science Foundation totaling over $4.4 million. Her research has been funded by private foundations including the Russell Sage Foundation, the Aspen Foundation, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Dr. Eckel is Past President of the Economic Science Association (the professional organization of experimental economists), and was President of the Southern Economic Association (the largest regional association in Economics). She served for two years as an NSF program director for the economics program and currently serves on the Advisory Committee of NSF's Directorate for Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences. She was co-editor of the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (2005-2012), and has served as associate editor or on the editorial boards of twelve journals.
Eckel is an award-winning teacher, and enjoys engaging undergraduate students in original research projects. She has advised 15 PhD dissertations, and her students hold faculty positions in the US and around the world. In January 2013, Dr. Eckel was awarded the prestigious Carolyn Shaw Bell Award, given annually by the American Economic Association Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession, for her work developing and participating in mentoring programs for women assistant professors.",Professor,Economics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc1aeb0f6
Pamela,Ferro,"Section Head, Molecular Diagnostics",,"Section Head, Molecular Diagnostics||Adjunct Faculty",Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory||Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc1e62471
Gabriel,Hamer,Associate Professor,"Research in the Hamer Lab broadly investigates the ecology of infectious diseases of humans, wild animals, and domestic animals, with particular attention to those transmitted by arthropod vectors (e.g. mosquitoes, ticks, kissing bugs). We have focused primarily on vector-host interactions that lead to parasite amplification and increased disease risk. We utilize multidisciplinary tools to studying these complex disease systems, including molecular biology, landscape epidemiology, eco-immunology, and ecological modeling. A goal of our research is to elucidate mechanisms of transmission across space and time that facilitate ecological management of diseases with effective intervention and preventative strategies.",Assistant Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc1f3fc64
Vernon,Tesh,Professor,,Professor,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc2165f28
Peter,Nghiem,Associate Professor,"Molecular, cellular, and phenotypic characterization of the canine models for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (golden retriever muscular dystrophy [GRMD]; german short-haired pointer muscular dystrophy [GSHPMD]; cavalier king charles spaniel muscular dystrophy). Molecular characterization with genome-wide mRNA and microRNA profiling via Affymetrix chip and proteomic profiling with mass spectrometry. Confirmation of molecular targets with qRT-PCR, western blot, immunofluorescence microscopy, etc. Cellular characterization of the canine models utilizing biopsy extracted muscle stem cells (myoblasts), including evaluation of the molecular and phenotypic effects of various treatments. Phenotypic characterization of the canine models using internationally established functional outcome measures developed in the Kornegay laboratory. Current research focus is on preclinical drug trials, including gene therapy (dystrophin gene replacement) via adeno-associated viral vector delivery; utilzing gene editing techniques such as CRISPR/Cas9 and TALENs for treatments of genetic disease; characterization of genetic modifiers via whole-genome next generation sequencing (discovery approach); and evaluation of muscle metabolism in dystrophin deficiency.",Associate Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc223f624
Maryam,Zahabi,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Zahabi's research is focused on applying Human Systems Engineering theories and principles in design and analysis of complex human-in-the-loop systems. In particular, she is interested in usability evaluation and interface design of health information technologies; law enforcement in-vehicle technology design, training, driving distraction and multi-tasking performance under high workload driving conditions; and virtual reality application to improve human cognitive and psychomotor performance. Other research interests include interruptions in healthcare settings, patient safety monitoring and adverse event prediction using data analytics, and applications of cognitive performance modeling and system safety analyses techniques in different domains.",Assistant Professor,Industrial and Systems Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc2296a6a
Anna,Lichorad,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Primary Care and Rural Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc26f4412
Susan,Bloomfield,Professor,"My research interests focus on the integrative physiology of bone, with specific reference to adaptations to disuse, microgravity, and caloric deficiency.",Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc2a60db1
Ron,Eytan,Assistant Professor,"My lab studies the origin and maintenance of marine biodiversity, primarily in coral reef fishes, using genomic and computational methods. My lab has broad interests in phylogenomics and phylogeography, population genetics/genomics, and the geography and genetics of speciation in reef fishes.",Assistant Professor,Marine Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc2f8ea4a
Cynthia,Werner,Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs,"Social Networks, Gifts, and Bribes
I conducted 24 months of fieldwork in a rural region of southern Kazakhstan during the initial post-Soviet transition. I argue that rural households coped with market dynamics by maintaining strong household networks through regular exchanges of gifts and labor, and that these networks should be regarded as a key aspect of their household survival strategy. I also describe the ubiquity of ""gifts"" and ""bribes"" in Kazakhstan, and argued that some ""gifts"" function in part as ""bribes.""
Women in Central Asia
In addition to writing about the lives of rural merchant women, I have written about bride kidnapping, one of the ""hot"" gender topics for this region. I argue that this practice increased in frequency after the fall of the Soviet Union (with the rise of nationalism, corruption, and economic disruption). I also argue how discourses of shame and tradition play a role in perpetuating non-consensual bride kidnapping.
Nuclear Testing, Radiation Victims, and Radioactive Waste
This research project includes interviews with three groups: rural residents living near the site, medical doctors, and nuclear scientists at Kazakhstan's National Nuclear Center. We argue that these groups have very different understandings of radiation's impact on human health. Our research also looks at how memories and narratives of nuclear testing have been shaped by the politics of aid and nation-building projects in the present.
Kazakhstan's Repatriation Program
Since the early 1990s, nearly half of Mongolia's Kazakh population has migrated to Kazakhstan through a government repatriation program. We argue that women are more likely than men to experience significant geographical separations from kin due to cultural preferences for exogamy and patrilocal residence. We also argue that citizenship policies for repatriated Kazakhs have shifted over time, reflecting an inherent tension between neo-liberal and nation-building projects.",Professor of Anthropology and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs,College of Arts and Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc3cd48e6
Brian,King,Professor and Department Head,"His research expertise is in hospitality leadership and cultural aspects of tourism. He has undertaken extensive research on marketing to emerging Asian markets. He has published several books, including on tourism marketing and development, VFR travel, hospitality leadership, resorts and Asia-Pacific tourism. He is Founding Editor-in-Chief of Tourism, Culture & Communication and has held visiting professorships in Italy, Fiji, the UK and USA. He has consulted for international tourism agencies on human resource development and marketing. His industry experience includes manager and/or director roles in airlines, tour operations, destination management, cruise operations and hotels. He is chair of assessment at the International Centre of Excellence for Tourism and Hospitality Education (THE-ICE) and a Fellow of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism (IAST) and of the International Association of China Tourism Studies (IACTS).",Professor and Department Head,College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc4460eef
Linda,Logan,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc464b36f
Kevin,Burgess,Professor,"We use novel strategies Exploring Key Orientations (EKO) that feature datamining to compare simulated preferred conformers of chemotypes we design with key features at protein-protein interfaces. Many chemotype candidates can be screened against one PPI, or one chemotype can be screened against all the PPI interfaces in the PDB. Virtual hit chemotypes are prepared in my lab, then tested against protein-protein interactions of biomedicinal interest using an array of biophysical and cellular assays.
We also design small molecules to target cell surface receptors that are selectively overexpressed in cancer cells. Much or our work has been focused on the TrkC receptor that is particularly important to metastatic breast cancer and melanoma. Going forwards we are interested in expanding the targets to include cell surface receptors that are overexpressed when cancer cells undergo aberrant epithelial to mesenchymal transitions (EMT) to produce circulating tumor cells and cancer stem cells. Much of this work involves design and synthesis of the small molecules for this targeting.",Professor,Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc4a5cad4
Roderic,Pettigrew,Dean,,Professor||Dean,School of Engineering Medicine||School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc4d62617
Kati,Stoddard,Instructional Associate Professor,"My faculty appointment is Academic Professional Track, so I do not have a research appointment at this time. However, my area of greatest interest is environmental sociology, environmental toxicology, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.",Instructional Associate Professor,Plant Pathology and Microbiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc4f1316d
Kati,Glass,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc500baf1
Larry,Bellinger,"Regents Professor, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies","Dr. Bellinger is a world renowned expert on the role of the dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus in regulating ingestive behavior and body weight. Most recently he has used his knowledge of feeding behavior to develop an NIH-funded R01 animal model to study temporomandibular joint, myofacial and tooth nociception. These studies have led to a greater understanding of how gonadal hormones affect nociception. These studies have led to a greater understanding of how gonadal hormones affect nociception both peripherally and centrally.
Dr. Bellinger has been Principal Investigator or Co-investigator on 20 extramural NIH, NSF or company grants and many in-house grants. These projects have produced 161 peer-reviewed research publications and 224 abstracts. Dr. Bellinger's publications have appeared in American Journal of Physiology; Archives in Oral Biology; Arthritis Rheumatism; Brain Research Review; BMC Neuorology; European Journal of Pain; Hormone and Metabolic Research; International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Journal of Cellular Physiology; Journal of Dental Research; Journal of Neuroscience; Journal of Nutrition; Journal of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery; Life Science; Neuroendocrinology; Neuroscience; Osteoarthritis and Cartilage; Peptides; Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior; Physiology and Behavior; Journal of Cellular Physiology; Journal of Neuroscience; Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine and many other journals. Dr. Bellinger's work has been well accepted and cited over 4,500 times with an h-index of 34 and h-110 of 106. He has been asked by 35 different journals, including Nature and Science, to review manuscripts and has reviewed NIH and NSF grants. He has been interviewed by Science magazine several times.",Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies||Regents Professor,School of Dentistry||Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc540dc8a
Marvellous,Akinlotan,Clinical Assistant Professor,"Dr. Marvellous Akinlotan is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Health Services Research in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the Texas A&M University School of Dentistry. She has a diverse educational, research, and teaching background in the fields of dentistry, health policy and management, and health services research. Dr. Akinlotan has extensively studied the factors driving emergency department visits and hospitalizations for non-traumatic dental and ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Her areas of research are healthcare reform, policy evaluation, social determinants of health, access to care and health disparities. Dr. Akinlotan holds a dental degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and a PhD in Health Services Research from Texas A&M University.",Clinical Assistant Professor,Pediatric Dentistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc564962b
James,Fluckey,Professor,"My research focuses on mechanisms associated with protein turnover and glucoregulatory function in muscle and how these mechanisms may be altered by exercise, aging, obesity, diabetes or periods of microgravity. More currently, we are interested in small molecules arising from contracting skeletal muscle that impact other cells/tissues in the body, including cancer.",Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc58f05ea
Karienn,Souza (Montgomery),Research Assistant Professor,"My research focuses on developing neuronal and behavioral models of mild cognitive impairment and early stages of Alzheimer's' Disease. AD is complex and multifaceted, and my goal is to uncover early aspects of the disease pathway in hopes of achieving prevention of further decline.
One aspect of the pathway that is promising in terms of resulting in a successful treatment for AD is to treat the loss of functional synapses. Loss of plasticity and synaptic transmission is one of the earliest hallmarks of AD and one of the best correlates of cognitive dysfunction in aging. It is virtually impossible for this to be studied in humans, and thus little progress has been made in developing therapeutics to resurrect synaptic function. We have developed a mouse model of age-related cognitive impairment in which we can use light (optogenetics) in order to uncover the faulty synaptic mechanisms that promote cognitive dysfunction observed in aging and early AD.",Postdoctoral Research Associate||Research Assistant Professor||Director of NExT Behavior Core,The Texas A&M University System||Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics||Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc5b013b5
Peggy,Timothe,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Public Health Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc5c37604
Yifan,Song,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc5ee6aa9
Anjel,Helms,Assistant Professor,"My current research is focused on understanding how chemical compounds mediate interactions among plants, insect herbivores, and herbivore natural enemies. More specifically, my lab is investigating how plants and insect herbivores use chemical information from their environment to assess their risk of attack.",Assistant Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc6106e75
Deanna,Kennedy,Associate Professor,"My research examines the mechanisms and constraints that facilitate or interfere with the neural control of human movement, with a specific focus on bimanual coordination. My overarching line of research interweaves two focus areas, which include theoretical questions related to bimanual coordination as well as more applied questions that have important implication for rehabilitation and space exploration.",Associate Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc62c5d43
Gary,Voelker,Professor,"I am an ornithologist/evolutionary biologist, and my lab focuses primarily on developing molecular phylogenies of avian lineages (and now a few mammals), and using these phylogenies to address questions posed by relationships within those lineages. To date, this research has focused on genera that are distributed on two or more continents (Anthus (pipits), Motacilla (wagtails), Cinclus (dippers) and Turdus (thrushes)). In addition to resolving species relationships and revising taxonomy, work in my lab has has dealt with reconstructing historical biogeography and examining the relative roles that dispersal and vicariance (e.g., mountain uplift) may have played in the development of modern day species distributions and assemblages.",Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc63d7bcc
Xuejun,Zhu,Assistant Professor,"Our research interest is biomolecular engineering for applications in health, agriculture, and energy. The research themes include discovery of biological molecules involved in microbe- and host-microbe interactions, elucidating the biosynthesis of bioactive molecules, and harnessing the knowledge to design bio-based systems for diagnostics and treatment. To advance our research, we use principles in microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, analytical chemistry, protein engineering, metabolic engineering, as well as emerging tools in chemical biology and synthetic biology.",Assistant Professor,Chemical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc63ee03c
Ashley,Saunders,Professor and Assistant Department Head,"I am a Veterinary Cardiologist with research interests primarily focused on congenital heart disease, interventional cardiology, advanced imaging, 3D modeling, heart failure management, biomarkers, and innovative teaching.",Associate Professor and Assistant Department Head,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc64dcd64
Charles,Samuelson,Associate Professor Emeritus,,Associate Professor Emeritus,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc65e6ff0
Kathleen,Muzzin,Clinical Professor,Ms. Muzzin has published 25 referred articles and abstracts and currently teaches courses in dental materials and special needs patients. She also teaches within the graduate program at the college.,Clinical Professor,Dental Hygiene,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc6665f99
Maria,Moyna,Professor,,,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc67f3bb1
Diane,Chico,Instructional Professor,"My primary interests are in medical education.I serve as teaching faculty in gross anatomy, histology, and neuroscience in the first year curriculum of the College of Medicine. My current scholarly pursuits explore the design, implementation, and evaluation of instructional models that emphasize knowledge application/synthesis and self-directed student learning. My research focuses on measuring whether student learning and knowledge retention of basic sciences improve with the use of these instructional modalities. My past research included structure-function studies of peptide-delivery vehicles and the mechanisms of posttranslational modifications on protein function.",Department Head||Instructional Professor,Medical Education||Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc68c8f85
Pete,Teel,Regents Professor,"Biology, ecology and management of ticks associated with humans, livestock, wildlife and companion animals.",Professor and Associate Department Head,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc6ba6feb
Vanessa,Olson,Professor and Extension Specialist,"Mission is to affect a true change in the efficiency of forage production and utilization in Texas. By emphasizing the integrated use of proven methods and technologies, assist our state's forage producers to improve yields, stand persistence, and input use efficiency, decrease the threat to our environment, and increase profitability. Approach is to share my knowledge and findings from applied research, in concert with the work of colleagues in this and other disciplines.",Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,Soil and Crop Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc6c79c03
Larry,Dooley,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on eLearning in human resource development, and international human resource development.",ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,Educational Administration and Human Resource Development,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc6fb73c6
James,Herman,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc70b310c
Abhishek,Jain,Associate Professor,"The overarching theme of my research is to design patient-specific and digital microengineered models of cardiovascular and hematologic diseases (such as, atherosclerosis) for enabling basic scientific discoveries and the advancement of precision and personalized healthcare.",Associate Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc7e6af54
Adam,Patterson,Clinical Associate Professor,"My career in veterinary dermatology has focused mainly on patient care (small and large animal), teaching veterinary students the basic tenets of clinical dermatology using a problem and pattern-based approach, the scholarship of applied medical sciences (e.g., continuing education, publishing review articles, book, and book chapters), and multi-discipline collaborative research. In addition to these roles, I serve on several graduate student committees and provide specialty-level training to residents seeking to be boarded dermatologists. Lastly, I promote my specialty through my elected positions in the American College of Veterinary Dermatology.",Clinical Associate Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc7f9a04d
Mindy,Bergman,Professor,"My research focuses on occupational health psychology, emphasizing the role of organizational climate as a cause of stressful workplace experiences and their effect on organizational and individual well-being; mistreatment of workers who are marginalized, less powerful, and/or underrepresented in organizations; the underrepresentation of marginalized workers in the IO psychology literature; organizational commitment and its development; measurement of workplace-critical psychological constructs.",Professor||Professor,Women & Gender Studies,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc81ef444
Tracy,Vemulapalli,Dr.,,Clinical Professor||Clinical Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences||Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc82bc997
Xin,Yan,Assistant Professor,"At the Yan lab, we seek to develop and apply novel mass spectrometric methodologies in disease diagnosis, reaction monitoring, and development of new synthetic methods. In particular, we are motivated by the possibility of enabling new technology for next-generation approaches to precision medicine, and sustainable synthesis.
Our research interests span a range of topics, including i) metabolomics in brain research: we couple dual imaging modality (mass spectrometry imaging and fluorescence imaging) with liquid chromatography mass spectrometry to discover biomarkers and elucidate their biological mechanism in brain aging and brain cancer research. ii) point-of-care diagnostics: we are interested in the development of ambient ionization for fast analysis of enzymatic biomarkers, as well as the design and development of the interface to mini-mass spectrometer (mini-MS) for point-of-care diagnosis. iii) microdroplet reaction: mass spectrometry is universally considered as an analytical tool, however, its new feature was discovered: its use as a unique tool in synthesis. The uniqueness represents in its capabilities of dramatical acceleration of organic reactions and the driving of reactions that cannot occur in bulk. We aim to develop microdroplet reactors for acceleration, explore new reactivity, and study fundamentals of microdroplet acceleration. iv) reaction mechanistic study: reaction mechanisms play an essential role in the study of organic chemistry. We aim to develop new online mass spectrometric reaction monitoring system to explore unknown reaction mechanism, capture short-lived intermediates, study kinetics of fast reactions, and control process of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) synthesis. The central theme of all the topics above is about droplet chemistry.
This lab is a highly interdisciplinary research group. It provides students the opportunity to obtain hands-on experience in analytical, biological and synthetic chemistry.",Assistant Professor,Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc863cc6e
Xianyang,Zhang,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc96be05c
Danny,Ballard,Adjunct Professor - Term Appoint,,Adjunct Professor - Term Appoint,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc96c15fc
Ian,Murray,Instructional Associate Professor,,Instructional Associate Professor,Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc97a73f1
Sakiko,Okumoto,Associate Professor,"The overall goal of my research is to understand how nitrogen (N), quantitatively the most important nutrient in crops, is managed in plants. Specifically, my research aims at how amino acids, one of the main forms of organic N in plant body, is transported. In order to study such mechanisms in detail, we have developed protein-based, fluorescent sensors that allow us to track amino acids in live cells. We utilize these sensors to discover novel molecular mechanisms that are involved in the regulation of amino acids. We are currently interrogating the processes in which amino acid exporters are involved in, using various genetic resources such as T-DNA insertion mutants and gene editing tools. We are also interested in developing novel sensors for other biologically important molecules.",Associate Professor,Soil and Crop Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc97dd3d8
Zhilei,Chen,Associate Professor,"The Chen Medicinal Protein Lab aims to accelerate the discovery, development and clinical translation of protein therapeutics through innovative protein engineering research. We believe that better medicine enables a higher quality of living, and protein engineers are charged to create the better medicine for today and tomorrow. We are particularly interested in the creation and engineering of affordable protein therapeutics to prevent and treat infectious diseases and cancer.",Associate Professor,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc9a6c3ae
Paul,Lindahl,Professor,"One of our two current research areas involves iron metabolism in mitochondria. The iron imported into these organelles is assembled into iron-sulfur clusters and heme prosthetic groups. Some of these centers are exported into the cytosol, while others are installed into mitochondrial apo-proteins. All of these processes are regulated in healthy cells, but various genetic mutations giving rise to diseases can cause iron to accumulate (e.g. Friedreich's ataxia) or become depleted (e.g. Sideroblastic anemia). We have developed a biophysical approach involving Mossbauer, electron paramagnetic resonance, and electronic absorption spectroscopy, to study the entire iron content of intact mitochondria in healthy and genetically altered cells. This Systems Biology approach allows us to characterize the ""iron-ome"" of mitochondria at an unprecedented level of detail. We are also using analytical tools (e.g. liquid chromatography) to identify complexes that are involved in ""trafficking"" iron into and out of the organelle.
Our other research area involves mathematical modeling of cellular self-replication on the mechanistic biochemical level. We collaborate on this multidisciplinary NSF-sponsored project with a mathematician at the University of Houston (Professor Jeffrey Morgan). We have developed a modeling framework that facilitates such modeling efforts, and have designed a number of very simple and symbolic in silico cells that exhibit self-replicative behavior. Our minimal in silico cell model includes just 5 components and 5 reactions. A second generation model includes a more realistic mechanism of mitotic regulation. One novel aspect of our approach is that cellular concentration dynamics impact (and are impacted by) cellular geometry. By minimizing membrane bending energies, we are now calculating cell geometry during growth and division. Our results suggest that the ""pinching"" observed in real cells is enforced by cytoskeletal structures.",Professor,Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc9ce621b
Giuliana,Noratto,Research Assistant Professor,"Research is focused on the role of bioactive compounds in dairy products/by-products and botanicals with effects for prevention of chronic/inflammatory diseases using in vitro and in vivo models. Emphasis is on molecular mechanisms modulated by non-digestible bioactive compounds, partially through changes in intestinal bacteria.
Research projects look to integrate microbiome, metabolomics, and proteomics analyses to investigate the biological mechanisms influenced by dietary interventions and their correlations with end point biomarkers of obesity-related diseases including diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases. Research is funded by the Western Dairy Center, National Raspberry Council, Northwest Cherry Growers/ Washington State Fruit Commission, and Washington State Department of Agriculture.",Associate Research Scientist,Texas A&M AgriLife Research,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nca14d7e6
Joseph,Mankin,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nca21355d
Debra,Mckeown,Associate Professor,"McKeown has ten years of classroom teaching in various settings including charter, urban and international schools. She currently conducts intervention research in the area of writing. Most of her work focuses on impoverished urban settings where she works at both the teacher and student levels.",Associate Professor,"Teaching, Learning and Culture",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nca8f5c78
Jenny,Hyde,Assistant Professor,The long-term objective of my research is to identify and characterized virulence determinants that contribute to the pathogenic potential of the B. burgdorferi. Through the utilization of in vivo bioluminescence we are evaluating the kinetics of borrelial infectivity in various strains or mutant derivatives that exhibit distinct phenotypes. We are also tracking how in vivo synthesis of critical virulence determinants affects B. burgdorferi colonization and dissemination. This work will contribute to the current body of knowledge by shedding light on the pathogenic and temporal role of specific borrelial genes during the infectious process.,Assistant Professor,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncaa0388a
Yong-Rak,Kim,Professor,"In our group, material fundamentals meet sustainable structures. We create the world-best knowledge and the state-of-the-art technologies to advance materials for safer, durable, more sustainable, energy-efficient, and environment-friendly performance of various structural systems. To meet the goal, we use multidisciplinary knowledge and integrate it with experimental efforts and computational modeling approaches. We work on understanding and modeling of complex multiphysical (thermo-, hygro-, chemical, and mechanical with damage) and multiscale (nano-micro-meso-macro) behavior of various complex (multiphase, heterogeneous) solids and structures for their better performance, design, and societal benefits.",Professor,Civil Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncb534c9e
Amirali,Zandinejad,Associate Professor and Director,,Associate Professor and Director,General Dentistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncb65e81e
Jesus,Arroyo Relion,Assistant Professor,"Research interests: Statistical network analysis, high-dimensional data analysis, machine learning, and applications to neuroimaging.",Assistant Professor,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncb93e8a7
Reza,Tafreshi,Professor,,Professor,Mechanical Engineering (Qatar),https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncbaa347d
Selina,Johnson,Selina Marie Stasi,"Access to and physical activity promotion within underserved communities and communities of color, through community based research, asset mapping, and GIS analysis.
Research regarding physician-based physical activity counseling, prescription and referral, and youth engagement and empowerment to combat disparities in physical activity and health.
Linkages between community, clinic, and church, and the role public health practitioners play to leverage resources between them all",Instructional Assistant Professor,Health Science Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncbb3fa4b
Cristine,Heaps,Dr.,,Associate Professor and Associate Department Head,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncbe2c8d8
Angela,Arenas-Gamboa,Assistant Professor,My laboratory is interested in the development of vaccines against select agents focusing onBrucella spp. We incorporate the microencapsulation technology to increase safety and efficacy of vaccines for human and animal use. These studies are principally targeted on the understanding of the response to infection by the host and elucidating the correlates of protective immunity elicited by the encapsulated and non-encapsulated vaccines.,Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncc8f35b9
Yongbo,Lu,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncce6bd83
John,Hettema,Professor,"I am Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Texas A&M Health Sciences Center and affiliate faculty member at the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics (VIPBG) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). As a clinician-scientist, I have participate in patient care, clinical teaching, and research activities. Before coming to TAMU in 2019, I directed the VCU Anxiety Disorders Specialty Clinic for 19 years, providing residency training and patient care via the assessment and treatment of all the major anxiety and related disorders. My research efforts focus on the epidemiology, genetics, and biology of the anxiety and related internalizing disorders. I have extensive experience applying advanced statistical genetic methodology to these questions via analyses conducted in twin, family, and population-based samples. My recent projects include conducting meta-analyses of genomewide association data on anxiety spectrum disorders (ANGST GWAS project, R01MH087646 and PGC-ANX project, R01MH113665), examining the effects of novel candidate genes derived from GWAS on internalizing psychopathology (R01MH039096), and collecting and analyzing endophenotypic measures underlying the development of internalizing disorders in a juvenile twin sample (R01MH098055). My research has been funded by NIH and private foundation grants. I am founding co-chair of the PGC-ANX Working Group which provides active collaborations with anxiety and depression researchers around the world.",Professor,Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncd3506c7
Wayne,Smith,Professor and Associate Department Head,"Research duties include development of superior germplasm/cultivars which will enhance the productivity, improve the product quality, and/or decrease production costs associate with cotton production in Texas. Primary research sites in Texas are College Station, Weslaco, Corpus Christi, Thrall, and Chillicothe, as well as colleagues at Lubbock. Primary geographical areas of responsibilities are central and south Texas with secondary goals aimed at all cotton producing areas of Texas and the United States.",Professor and Associate Department Head,Soil and Crop Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncd375f9a
Lee,Shapiro,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncd3ac332
Ronald,Randel,Professor,,Professor,Overton Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncd58ce47
Shiqing,Xu,Assistant Professor,"Our research aims to develop innovative synthetic methodologies and therapeutic approaches, and apply them to solving pressing problems of biological and medical importance. New synthetic methodologies and strategies (e.g. non-traditional disconnections and C-H functionalization) have great impacts on the discovery of transformational medicines by enabling the rapid and efficient synthesis of novel, diverse, and complex biologically active molecules. New therapeutic approaches (e.g. targeted covalent inhibition and targeted protein degradation) provide new opportunities to address traditionally ""undruggable"" disease targets.
We anticipate that the combination of the efforts in the development of novel synthetic methodologies and therapeutic approaches will advance drug discovery in diseases of unmet need, and achieve the research goal of identifying small-molecule probes and drug candidates that specifically remove/inhibit disease-causing proteins in cells and animal models and ultimately impact human health. Representative research directions include:
1. COVID-19 drug discovery via small-molecule-induced targeted protein inhibition and degradation
2. Late-stage functionalization of drugs and peptides & its applications in drug discovery
3. Organoboron chemistry and its medical applications",Assistant Professor,Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncd983c6e
Claire,Baetge,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncdba6bb6
Hui,Liang,Professor,,Professor,Diagnostic Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncdeeda04
Isaac,Adjei,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Isaac Adjei's goals are to advance translatable strategies to understand, treat and diagnose cancer, and in the process educate the next generation of scientists. His research focuses on developing drug delivery systems that improve outcomes for advanced-stage cancer. He also studies the mechanisms of tumor immune evasion using three-dimensional tumor models, with the goal of developing novel strategies to reactivate the immune system against tumors.",Assistant Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nce137c7b
Angela,Perri,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Anthropology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nce32c1da
Timothy,Murphy,Professor,,Professor,"Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nce344dfa
Bobak,Mortazavi,Associate Professor,"My research interests include end-to-end research on medical embedded systems and the application of data mining and machine learning algorithms necessary to make personalized, preventative medical treatments possible through advanced health analytics . My background is in embedded systems design, where I studied sensor fusion, reconfigurable architectures and systems, hardware accelerators, and gpu computing. During my Ph.D. I applied data mining and machine learning techniques to these systems to develop a personalized, exercise-level activity-recognition video game with wearable sensors. I am now primarily concerned with the ability to use supervised and unsupervised techniques to learn more about medical prediction and risk-stratification in order to better develop personalized medical systems, prediction models, comparative effectiveness techniques, and combine wearable sensors and other necessary data to make a clinical impact at the system level, provider level, and patient level.",Associate Professor||Assistant Professor,Computer Science and Engineering||Computer Science and Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nce4143cc
William,Rholes,Professor,,Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nce4ecc53
James,Thompson,Professor,,Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nce617c73
David,Wright,Professor,"Recent research in my lab has focused on the how practice context mediates efficient planning of movement timing. The contribution of a variety of practice factors (e.g., schedule, composition, and environmental characteristics) for effective organization of both the structural and scaling properties of movement timing have been investigated.",Professor||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nce97a826
Susan,Mclennon,Professor and Interim Dean,"End of life care for individuals (and their family caregivers) with advanced neurocognitive disorders such as dementia, stroke.",Professor and Interim Dean||Professor and Executive Associate Dean,School of Nursing||School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncea29f16
Xin,Li,Professor,AI-assisted visual data processing and analysis;
Computer graphics;
Computer vision;
3D scene reconstruction;
Computer-aided design and engineering;
Computational Forensics;
Medical Image Analysis and Motion Modeling;
Robotic Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM);
Text-to-Image Synthesis with Deep Learning;
Cross-modality data fusion;
Real-time scene reconstruction and analysis for disaster warning and monitoring.,Professor,Visualization,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncecb7a52
Amit,Dhingra,Professor and Department Head,,Professor and Department Head,College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncefd1f49
Jessica,Hokamp,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncf797bf7
Gregory,Sword,Professor,"I've been very fortunate to have studied many things in many places with many people. Much of my research to date has focused on the biology and ecology of grasshoppers, locusts and Mormon crickets. More recently, I've been given the chance to expand my research program to problems in cotton entomology. It's a pretty unique opportunity, and I am happy to say that the lab is up and running on multiple fronts. Although the emphasis has shifted to cotton research, locust biology and anything else that strikes an interest continues to be fair game in the lab.",Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncf7fa344
Jeffrey,Guidry,Associate Professor,"My area of emphasis is in health and safety. My research interests focus on adolescent health, cancer control and prevention, health disparities, HIV/AIDS, and rural health.",Associate Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncfae2e81
Robert,Triplett,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Professor,Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncfb93a6c
Homer,Tolson,Senior Professor,My research interest focus is logistic regression and structural equation modeling in Human Resource Development.,Retired Senior Professor,Educational Administration and Human Resource Development,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncfd6e01b
Vytas,Bankaitis,Professor,"My laboratory is interested in the regulatory interfaces between novel lipid-mediated signal transduction pathways and important cellular functions. The focus of our work is the phosphatidylinositol/ phosphatidylcholine transfer proteins (PITPs), a ubiquitous but enigmatic class of proteins. Ongoing projects in the laboratory derive from a multidisciplinary approach that encompasses biochemical characterization of novel members of the metazoan PITP family, and the application of genetic, molecular and biophysical approaches to detailed structural and functional analyses of PITPs.",E.L. Wehner-Welch Foundation Chair||Professor||Professor,Cell Biology and Genetics||Biochemistry and Biophysics||Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncff8dc21
Christopher,Woodman,Associate Professor,My research focuses on the interactive effects of aging and exercise training on skeletal muscle vascular beds.,Associate Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncffb2181
Sharon,Dormire,Professor,"The overall focus of my program of research is reproductive health promotion for women. Specifically, my work explores menopausal hot flashes as a result of estrogen related changes in brain glucose metabolism. Although menopausal hot flashes (HF) have long been assumed to be benign, albeit uncomfortable, emerging evidence links higher rates of HF with both cognitive decline and cardiac disease. Understanding these associations is challenging because the physiology of the HF, is not well described. It is commonly believed that either endocrine or thermoregulatory events in the hypothalamus are the trigger. However, emerging evidence indicates that HF are complex and multi-causal reflecting a combination of endocrine, genetic, cultural, dietary, physical and individual factors. Building on studies of the neuroprotective effects of estrogen, we propose impaired glucose deliver hypothesis. Mediated by estradiol, neuronal activation stimulates neurobarrier coupling increasing production of glucose transporter 1 and causing vasodilation. These changes are examined as the basis of the HF ultimately leading to cognitive change at menopause. Next steps in this work are to identify reliable methods to induce HF in symptomatic women and image using PET technology the bioenergetics of glucose transport and metabolism both during the HF and without it.",Associate Dean for Undergraduate Nursing Education||Professor,School of Nursing||School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd08ea40b
Leann,Smith,Assistant Professor,"I currently serve as an assistant professor of school psychology in the department of educational psychology. My mission is to promote the resiliency of marginalized populations by understanding the context-specific challenges and cultural assets of racially diverse students that are amenable to intervention in order to improve educational and health equity. Currently, my work focuses on the utility of parental and peer ethnic-racial socialization in Black youth development, and race-related stressors within the context of peer support mechanisms that impact STEM attrition at the college level.
In addition to my program of research and teaching, I am the chair of the recruitment and retention subcommittee within the division of school psychology and serve as a faculty advisor for the XL Academy- a sophomore year experience for Black undergraduate students on campus.",Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd099aefb
Mahul,Chakraborty,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd1041b0d
Kalena,Cortes,Associate Professor,"Dr. Cortes' research interests are in the areas of the Economics of Education, Labor Economics, and Economic Demography. Her research focuses on issues of equity and access, in particular, identifying educational policies that help disadvantaged students at the PK-12 and post-secondary levels. She has worked on three key areas: improving academic performance of urban students, increasing access to post-secondary education, and raising educational attainment of immigrant students.",Associate Professor,Public Service and Administration,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd10b9b7f
Sargurunathan,Subashchandrabose,Assistant Professor,I have a long-standing interest in elucidating the molecular and cellular effectors at the host-pathogen interface to identify therapeutic targets against infectious diseases.,Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd12152ed
Stacy,Eckman,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd1c13066
Paul,Brandt,Associate Professor,"Understanding how the target cells ""interpret"" hormonal signals is the primary focus of our laboratory.Most of our research centers on regulation of steroid hormone-transduced signals. One area of study is the calcium-dependent regulation of glucocorticoid and androgen receptor-mediated transcription. A second major area of interest concerns glucocorticoid and steroid sex hormone regulation of nitric oxide (NO) production. Other areas of interest in our laboratory are: development of androgen-independence in prostate cancer; stress responses in PMCA1(-) cell lines; and the involvement of NO in dry eye syndrome.",Associate Dean for Academic Technology and Curriculum Innovation||Associate Professor,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics||School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd24a6df6
James,Smith,Professor,"The discovery of novel antibiotics which have unique targets to inhibit the growth of microorganisms will minimize the suffering of those who are desperately in need of alternatives to currently available antibiotics. The competition for resources by microorganisms has led to their ability to make a wide variety of natural products that can inhibit the growth of their competitors. These antimicrobial compounds provide the best opportunity to alleviate the pain and suffering caused by infectious diseases. My research program encompasses the isolation, identification, and the development of novel antimicrobials as therapeutics. A biotechnology company named Sano Chemicals was established to promote the commercialization of technology generated from my research laboratory at Texas A&M University.",Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd26c75ce
Akhilesh,Gaharwar,Professor,"Dr. Akhilesh K. Gaharwar is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University in 2011 and completed his postdoctoral training from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University. The goal of his lab is to understand the cell-nanomaterials interactions and to develop nanoengineered strategies for modulating stem cell behavior for repair and regeneration of damaged tissue. In particular, his lab is leveraging principles from materials science, stem cell biology, additive biomanufacturing and high throughput genomics to design nanoengineered biomaterials, with wide-ranging applications in the field of regenerative medicine. His lab has developed approaches to direct stem cells differentiation by modulating the biophysical and biochemical characteristics of nanoengineered biomaterials.",Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd2c66835
Tyler,Prochnow,Assistant Professor,"I am passionate about understanding the role social connections and interactions play in health behaviors. This passion has led to a research focus on social network analysis and health behavior. More specifically, I have focused my research on the social aspects of physical activity among children and families. Because of this focus, I am versed in social network analysis, systematic observation, intervention development and implementation, as well as rural and minority health.","Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior",School of Public Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd2f64732
Mark,Holtzapple,Professor,"Our group is dedicated to the research and development of the sustainable and renewable technologies which, when implemented on a commercial scale, will impact future fuel, chemical, food, and water production.",Faculty Affiliate||Professor,Energy Institute||Chemical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd303ef41
Miguel,Mora-Zacarias,Professor Emeritus,"For the last 30 years Dr. Mora's research has focused on documenting the impacts of persistent organic pollutants, agricultural pesticides, metals, and other contaminants of emergent concern on avian species. Dr. Mora's work has focused on the southwestern United States, along the U.S.-Mexico border, and in various other regions of Texas, California, and Arizona. In the southwestern U.S., Dr. Mora investigated the accumulation and impacts of environmental contaminants in raptors, particularly aplomado falcons (Falco femoralis) and peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus), and various other endangered species of the U.S.-Mexico border. He has also conducted various research projects in Mexico.",Professor (Retired),Ecology and Conservation Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd34878c1
Jordan,Schweitzer,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Endodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd35f9143
Sarah,White-Springer,Dr,,Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management||Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd387aff4
Lindsay,Dawson,Assistant Professor,"Using the neonate and adult mouse digit as a model for mammalian bone and tissue regeneration, my research has primarily focused on the investigation of intrinsic repair mechanisms following amputation of regeneration-incompetent structures, and the identification of strategies to transition repair mechanisms associated with scar formation into a successful regeneration response.",Assistant Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd3c43e75
Urs,Kreuter,Professor,"Dr. Kreuter directs a research program focusing on the Human Dimensions of Rangeland Ecosystem Management. His research is driven by his multidisciplinary interests in ecological economics, rural sociology and environmental psychology and aims to develop theory regarding integrated ecosystem management. Research projects that he directs are conducted at individual property, community and ecosystem scales. Some issues that Dr. Kreuter's research program have addressed include the effects of shifting social values and human demographics on rangeland management; the effectiveness of incentive programs aimed at improving rangeland health, wildlife habitat and water quality on private lands; the effects of landowner perceptions regarding property rights on ecosystem management; and factors influencing the use of fire as a rangeland management tool. Dr Kreuter's research aims to inform policy aimed at creating positive incentives for the sustainable use and management of terrestrial ecosystems under a broad range of land tenure systems.",Professor,Ecology and Conservation Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd413cbcd
Brian,Anderson,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Psychological and Brain Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd469b920
Kristan,Poirot,Associate Professor,"Dr. Kristan Poirot engages the concerns of contemporary feminist theorists, rhetoricians, and historians by examining the circulation of sex, gender, and race identifications in U.S. contexts that span from the nineteenth century onward. In her work, Poirot examines number of different rhetorical sites to better understand the situatedness of these identifications. She pays particular attention to social movement rhetorics and public memories about resistance and white heteronormative male supremacy. Her focus on place and context enables a feminist intervention that grapples with both the conceptual and material entailments of sex, gender, and racial disparity.",Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Women & Gender Studies,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd4d220b0
Steven,Wright,Professor,"My research focuses on magnetic resonance imaging, particularly instrumentation and methodology. I also have research interests in antenna theory - numerical methods, and phased arrays electromagnetics.",Professor,Electrical and Computer Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd4e8f968
Un Ho,Jin,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd50a8d53
Sharon,Wilkerson,Professor Emeritus,"My current research efforts involve premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Studies include implementation of kangaroo care with premature infants, development care in the NICU, parenting skills with premature infants and, most recently, hearing development in the premature infant.",Professor Emeritus||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd53376c3
Susan,Geller,Professor,,Professor,Mathematics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd5ab63ad
Fen,Wang,Professor,"The laboratory focuses on understanding the molecular basis of cell signaling, and how aberrant cell signaling leads to birth defects and causes cancers. Using in vitro cell culture systems and in vivo mouse models, we study how the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) activates its receptor (FF) tyrosine kinase, and how the activated FF transmits the signals to downstream targets and regulates proliferation, differentiation, homeostasis, and function of the cells, as well as in organogenesis and development, including prostate and cardiovascular system development. The laboratory also employs molecular biology, cell biology, and mouse genetic technologies to study how aberrant FGF signals promote tumor initiation, progression, and metastasis. In addition, how environmental factors contribute to tumorigenesis and congenital birth defects by modulating FGF signal intensity and specificity is also under the scope of our research interests.",Professor,Institute of Biosciences and Technology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd5ef47ba
J. Birdie,Ganz,Professor,"My research focuses on the use of technology to improve social-communication deficits in people with autism spectrum and other developmental disabilities, and improving access to high-quality naturalistic intervention for traditionally underserved and minoritized students.",,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd5f4b13b
Mehrdad,Ehsani,Professor,"I conduct research in the areas of sustainable power and energy systems, power electronics, motor drives, electric and hybrid vehicles, Superconductive Magnetic Storage (SMES), aerospace power systems, specialized power systems, control systems, energy storage systems, High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Power Transmission, applications of microcomputers to power control, pulsed power systems, and high voltage engineering and electrical failures and hazards.",Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Energy Institute||Electrical and Computer Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd6df91de
Dominique,Lord,Professor,,Professor,Civil Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd700dc1b
Debra,Kellstedt,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI),https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd75922ca
Megha,Parajulee,"Professor, Faculty Fellow, and Regents Fellow",,Professor||Professor,Lubbock Research and Extension Center||Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd76fa3c8
Allison,Hopkins,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Hopkins is a medical and ecological anthropologist specializing in interdisciplinary research on the connections between globalization and/or social relationships and human health. Specifically, she focuses on understanding the knowledge people have about local resources, how that knowledge relates to their behavior, what factors are associated with variation in their knowledge and behavior, and ultimately how that relates to health. She researches these issues in varying contexts, with different populations, types of knowledge and factors at play. Additionally, the theoretical and methodological approaches she uses are varied and depend on the research question and the strengths of the research team. For example, Hopkins is collaborating with colleagues on a study focused on smoking relapse prevention. She is using social network theory and methods to capture the composition and changes in the social networks of recently quit smokers in the United States, how their networks relate to their ability to stay quit, and how information on smoking cessation spreads through their networks. Most recently Dr. Hopkins started a mixed-methods project guided theoretical by cognitive anthropology to examine the conditions under which different models of social change, including educational models, are effective at reducing poverty and increasing wellbeing and food sovereignty in the Yucatan.",Assistant Professor||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||Anthropology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd78cbf7f
Theresa,Morris,Professor of Sociology,,Professor,The Texas A&M University System,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd7c98ad5
Yun,Huang,Associate Professor,"Dr. Huang is currently an Assistant Professor at the Center for Epigenetics and Disease Prevention, Institute of Biosciences & Technology, Texas A&M University. Her long-term goal is to elucidate the molecular basis of epigenetic changes in the human genome and to develop novel therapies by targeting aberrant DNA methylation and demethylation associated with human diseases, including cancer, immunoinflammatory and cardiovascular diseases.
Dr. Huang's laboratory is focused on elucidating the physiological and pathophysiological functions of TET2 protein and its 5-methylcytosine oxidation products (5hmC, 5fC and 5caC) in cancer and development (Nature Genet 2014; Trends in Genetics 2014).",Associate Professor,Institute of Biosciences and Technology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd7ed0926
Jiling,Liu,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,The Texas A&M University System,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd81e3b70
Katrin,Hinrichs,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd851437e
Karen,Mansell,Clinical Professor,Comparative pathology with particular interest in dermatopathology. The effects of systemic disease on skin. The use of immunohistochemistry in neoplastic and inflammatory skin disease.,Clinical Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd885c362
Rodolfo,Cardoso,Assistant Professor,Dr. Cardoso's research interests focus on understanding the impact of the prenatal and early postnatal environments on reproductive neuroendocrine function in females using sheep and cattle as animal models to benefit both the livestock industry as well as human reproductive health. The Cardoso Lab integrates whole animal physiology with cellular and molecular biology to elucidate the mechanisms by which the perinatal environment can modulate several reproductive processes in the offspring. Dr. Cardoso's teaching interests range from practical reproductive management of livestock to advanced reproductive neuroendocrinology.,Assistant Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd8c042ef
Olabisi,Atoba,Instructional Assistant Professor,"Bisi Atoba's research focuses primarily on areas that contribute to employee well-being and the optimal performance of organizations. Her research activities include work teams, leadership, training, and positive work psychology. These endeavors have practical implications for organizations due to the increasing complexity and competition that they encounter which results in their heavy reliance on teams, effective leadership, strategic training, and corporate social responsibility. Concerning teaching, Bisi recognizes that education is a privilege and not a routine expectation. Hence, she adopts an instructional style that empowers students to take an active role in their learning.",Instructional Assistant Professor,Psychological and Brain Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd94f241e
John,Bowman,Associate Professor,,Instructional Associate Professor,Pharmacy Practice,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd99a1d27
Ann,Mccann,Professor and Director of Planning & Assessment,,Director of Planning & Assessment||Professor and Director,School of Dentistry||Office of Academic Affairs,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd9e80191
Benjamin,Ukert,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Health Policy and Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndae41513
Shawn,Chiang,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Shawn Chiang is a social behavioral scientist focusing on reducing health disparity in cancer control related health behaviors through translational digital health & communication science. Dr. Chiang utilizes both quantitative and qualitative research designs, and employs a variety of analysis methods to answer research questions. He views the digital media environment as a social determinant of health and engage with community members to understand their barriers, and design culturally responsive behavioral and communication interventions so they can attain the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.
To date, the primary aims of his research are 1) to enhance the understanding of the individual, interpersonal, and social determinants of health that can contribute to behavioral change, particularly related to cancer prevention, 2) to understand opportunities and challenges for using new communication technologies for health behaviors, and 3) to develop and evaluate novel, theoretically-grounded methods and products that make use of communication technologies.",Assistant Professor,Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndae83d99
Rebecca,Brooker,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndb56001a
Michelle,Yeoman,Lecturer,My main research interests are in medical narratives and storytelling.,Lecturer,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndb7eb0b4
Diane,Boellstorff,Professor and Extension Specialist,"My primary areas of focus are developing educational outreach and applied research programs involving water resource management, including water conservation, water quality and aquatic ecosystems, watershed protection planning, and groundwater and private water well protection. Investigations concern identifying, evaluating and mitigating bacteria and nutrient loading to streams. Outreach includes developing and delivering educational programs involving supporting source water protection for residents using drinking water wells and facilitating community-driven watershed planning efforts. Program areas are aquatic ecosystems; drinking water and public health; water and wastewater treatment; and water quality and watershed protection.",Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,Soil and Crop Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndbb341dd
Stephen,Harrel,Adjunct Professor,,Adjunct Professor,Periodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndbce8d93
Debdeep,Pati,Associate Professor,"My research centers around methodological aspects of Bayesian statistics and its application to large scale complex data. I am particularly focused on developing methodology in a broad range of areas including semi-parametric density regression, shrinkage priors for anisotropic function estimation, variable selection with non-Gaussian errors, massive covariance matrix estimation, surface reconstruction and imaging and modeling shapes of non-Euclidean objects. I enjoy developing methodology that has an immediate motivation and impact to a particular application area, while being broadly applicable and leading to foundational questions. In the Bayes paradigm this often involves developing new classes of flexible prior distributions for densities, conditional densities, functions, sparse vectors, matrices or tensors. It is fascinating to explore the structure of the spaces on which the priors are supported while studying how the posterior concentrates as increasing amounts of data are collected. Studying these spaces becomes more challenging outside of unconstrained Euclidean spaces, such as in studying closed surfaces and other shapes, and when the dimension explodes. While Bayesian hierarchical models offer an unified and coherent framework for structured modeling and inference, two key challenges persist. First, as one moves away from simple parametric models, understanding properties of a posterior distribution poses a stiff challenge. Second, even if the true posterior has desirable properties, sampling from the posterior distribution in large scale problems commonly face scalability issues. This is relevant both for high-dimensional and big data problems. My research aims at addressing these challenges simultaneously, developing new theory to evaluate the associated procedures and developing scalable and highly efficient algorithms for Bayesian computation.",Associate Professor,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndbea61f5
Sarah,Hamer,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndc2c4e3e
Louis,Tassinary,Professor,"Dr. Tassinary is interested in person perception, environmental psychophysiology, neuroscience, non-invasive physiological recording techniques and historic preservation law.",Professor||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||Visualization,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndc4f344f
Rita,Moyes,Instructional Associate Professor,"he immune system is a defense mechanism that has evolved in vertebrates to protect them from invading pathogens and cancer. The study of the immune system in the context of host - parasite interactions has been the focus of my studies. Generation of an effective immune response involves two major cell types: lymphocytes and antigen presenting cells. Lymphocytes confer the attributes of specificity, diversity, memory, self/nonself recognition to the immune system. Lymphocytes can be divided into two cell types: B cells which are responsible for antibody production and T cells which elaborate cytokines. Cytokines are proteins that regulate the intensity and duration of the immune response by exerting a variety of effects on lymphocytes and other immune cells. This complex network of cells and cell products have numerous mechanisms yet to be characterized.
I am currently involved in the production of monoclonal antibodies to various proteins of interest in the research of the Biology faculty. Using the chicken model, my recent research has focused on the identification and characterization of various cytokines which potentiate the innate immune responses of poultry that effectively prevent organ invasion by Salmonella. Previous studies have involved the use of a mouse tumor model to evaluate various cytokine treatments for tumor reduction. The goal was to reduce cytokine toxicity which is seen with large doses while effectively reducing tumor growth.
I have also studied the human T cell response to Schistosoma mansoni, an intestinal parasite, by utilizing human T cell clones.",Instructional Associate Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndc57e124
Zachary,Adelman,Professor,,Associate Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndc81a8e5
Fadi,Khasawneh,Associate Professor and Department Head of Pharmaceutical Sciences,,Associate Professor and Department Head of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Pharmacy Practice,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndc85f0d1
Jennifer,Spencer,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,Dr. Spencer's research is focused on on management strategies and improving reproductive outcomes while reducing producer inputs.,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndcd7c66e
Utpal,Bhalala,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndcfddb61
Benika,Dixon,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Epidemiology and Biostatistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndd17aaa0
Kim,Dunbar,Distinguished Professor,"Research in the Dunbar group spans topics in synthetic, structural and physical inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry. The use of a range of tools including spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, magnetometry, electron microscopy, mass spectrometry and electrochemistry reflect the breadth of problems under investigation.",Distinguished Professor,Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndd473437
Ali,Bolouri,Professor,,Professor,Restorative Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndd749db0
Valen,Johnson,Professor,,Professor,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndd7ffe32
Jason,Banta,Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,"As an Extension beef cattle specialist, Dr. Banta works with county Extension agents and allied industry personal to develop educational programming for cow-calf and stocker producers in East and Northeast Texas. Banta also works with other AgriLife and A&M faculty to conduct beef cattle research in the areas of ruminant nutrition, cow-calf and stocker management, and animal health. Additionally, he co-coordinates and teaches a Special Topics in Applied Beef Cattle Nutrition course in the College of Veterinary Medicine.",Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nde6d687f
Keith,Young,Research Professor,,Research Professor,Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nde753d2d
Qi,Zheng,Professor,,Professor,Epidemiology and Biostatistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndebdc652
Hersh,Waxman,Professor,,Professor,"Teaching, Learning and Culture",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndecf98d9
Christine,Budke,Professor,,Professor and interim Head,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndf6eb879
Dudley,Poston,George T. and Gladys H. Abell Professor of Liberal Arts,,Professor,Sociology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndf73339c
Gary,Ellis,Professor,,Professor||Professor,"Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications||Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndf801a5e
Dekai,Zhang,Associate Professor,"Our laboratory is studying the molecular mechanisms of innate immune recognition by identification and analysis of receptors involved in innate immune recognition and activated signaling pathways. We are particularly interested in the recently identified family of Toll-like receptors, which play a critical role in the mounting of innate immune responses. We wish to understand the mechanisms by which TLRs recognize different pathogen associate molecular patterns (PAMPs), as well as the regulatory mechanisms of TLR signal pathways that lead to NF- k B activation. We are also interested in studying the important links between chronic infection, inflammation and cancer by utilizing biochemical as well as whole animal approaches.",Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Center for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases||Institute of Biosciences and Technology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndf8a94d4
Charles,Long,Agrilife Center Director,"As Resident Director of Research at Overton for the past 30 years, he has provided the fiscal, managerial and scientific guidance and support for outstanding multi-discipline research contributing to scientific discoveries and technology development to support Texas agriculture in the areas of horticulture, forages and beef cattle. In addition to duties at Overton, Dr. Long has completed numerous specific assignments for the Director's Office in several areas, e.g. strategic planning, beef cattle research, administrative issues, etc. Dr. Long conducted and published pioneer research in systems analysis of beef cattle production and the evaluation of selection alternatives and mating plans on the basis of total efficiency of production. He has published estimates of heterosis and breed effects on economically important characters of beef cattle. Dr. Long supervised and conducted a major research beef cattle crossbreeding project which yielded and published estimates of genetic parameters for beef cattle lifetime traits. He also collaborated with several colleagues to develop a system-based decision aid model for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Agriculture Division.",Agrilife Center Director,Overton Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndf8ad15b
Leslie,Winemiller,Senior Lecturer,,Senior Lecturer,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndfcdb36f
Nadene,Tipton,Adjunct Assistant Professor,,Adjunct Assistant Professor,Orthodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndff310ef
Lisa,Howe,Professor,,Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndffcebb7
Le,Zhou,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne014c52c
Young-Ki,Jo,Professor and Extension Specialist,"The principal focus of my research and extension deals with the management of diseases associated with turfgrass, rice, and soybean. Studies have been conducted to develop molecular identification methods of causal pathogens and to improve cultural and chemical strategies to manage diseases in the field.",Associate Professor and Extension Specialist,Plant Pathology and Microbiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne0256512
John,Buchanan,Professor,,Professor||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne059b760
Joel,Koopman,Professor and Phd Coordinator,,Professor,Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne0623c33
Steven,Martin,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne06e80e9
Cason,Schmit,Assistant Professor,"Cason Schmit is an assistant professor at the Department of Health Policy and Management where he actively researches the role of law in health systems.
Prior to joining Texas A&M University, he worked for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Law Program as an Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education legal fellow (2013-2015) and as a federal contractor (2015-2016). There he worked with public health professionals within CDC centers and offices and state, tribal, local, and territorial partners to promote the use of law as a tool to improve the public's health. His research with CDC focused on the role of law in health system transformation, including the use of electronic health information to promote public health, state innovation models, pay-for-success initiatives, and pharmacists' vaccination authority.",Assistant Professor,Health Policy and Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne0d747bb
Brett,Mitchell,Professor,Our research focuses on understanding the mechanisms by which immune system activation causes organ dysfunction and various forms of hypertension.,Professor,Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne0d93385
Julian,Leibowitz,Professor,We have two projects in my lab. The first project is focused on identifying evolutionarily conserved RNA secondary structures in the coronavirus RNA genome and functionally examining their role in viral replication through reverse genetic and biochemical approaches. We have previously done this for a number of RNA secondary structures contained within the 5? and 3? regions of the genome and shown that they function as cis-acting elements in replication. Studies in my laboratory have identified a structurally dynamic region of the 5'UTR that interacts with the 3'UTR to facilitate transcription.
A second project in my laboratory has been to develop a reverse genetic system for MHV-1. In collaboration with investigators in Toronto and Pennsylvania my laboratory has demonstrated that MHV-1 infection of susceptible mice provides a safe and convenient rodent model for severe coronavirus infections such as SARS and MERS. The development of a reverse genetic system will allow us to investigate the contributions of individual viral genes to the pathogenesis of the severe pulmonary disease caused by this virus.,Professor||Professor,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology||Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne2185aa0
John,Oswald,Professor,,Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne237b543
Kerry,Barling,Lecturer,,Lecturer,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne2423f23
Russell,Henk,TTI Senior Research Engineer,,TTI Senior Research Engineer,Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI),https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne2d580a5
Sherry,Yennello,Professor and Director,"Research is centered around utilizing the newly available ability to produce beams of nuclei removed from the valley of stability to investigate nuclear reaction mechanisms. The experiments study the collisional dynamics of heavy-ion reactions and the thermodynamics of the resultant hot nuclear system.
Emission of fragments prior to equilibrium allows us to learn about cluster formation by studying the dynamics involved in the collision of two composite groups of nucleons. Projectile fragmentation reactions allow determination of the final state of the excited nuclear system thus enabling a reconstruction of the thermodynamics of fragmentation.
Much of our work is conducted at the Cyclotron Institute using the K500 superconducting cyclotron. Beams of radioactive ions can currently be separated in the recoil spectrometer, MARS. Complementary experiments with stable beams are also performed utilizing a 4-pi neutron detector for event characterization and selection.",Professor and Director,Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne2dd81c6
Dickson,Varner,Professor,"Dr. Dickson Varner is a Diplomate of the American College of Theriogenologists. His special interests include equine theriogenology, fertility probes for stallions, in-vitro preservation of equine spermatozoa, capacitation of equine spermatozoa, assisted reproductive techniques, and subfertility in stallions.",Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne3339085
Roozbeh,Jafari,Professor,My research interest lies in the area of wearable computer design and signal processing.,Professor||Faculty Affiliate||Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Biomedical Engineering||Electrical and Computer Engineering||Computer Science and Engineering||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne3f10fe3
Ernesto,Amaral,Associate Professor,My research interests are related to:
- Social demography
- Migration
- Public policy analysis
My teaching interests include:
- Demography
- Migration
- Methods
- Social statistics
- Public policy analysis,"Associate Professor, Sociology",The Texas A&M University System,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne3fa0873
Susanne,Talcott,Professor,"Dr. Susanne Talcott's research revolves around botanical compounds (polyphenols, terpenoids and alkaloids) and the impact of their metabolites on inflammation, cognitive function, and intestinal health. She primarily focuses on conducting human clinical studies to understand the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of these compounds.
Recently, the impact of bioactive metabolites produced by the gut microbiota on intestinal and cognitive health through the gut-brain axis has been of great interest.
Dr. Susanne Talcott is working on federally funded projects (USDA, NIH) and collaborates with the dietary supplement and functional food industry on health-related product claims that are supported by unbiased scientific evidence and comply with FDA- and FTC-regulations.",Professor||Professor,Food Science and Technology||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne4324c37
H Russell,Cross,Professor,,Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne46d81c7
Thomas,Wehrly,Professor,,Professor,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne46ff04f
Robert,Taylor,Research Professor,,Research Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne49b235c
Cedric,Geoffroy,Assistant Professor,"The main focus of the laboratory is to better understand the molecular, cellular and physiological changes occurring after neurotrauma, in particular after spinal cord injury (SCI). Indeed, SCI is the second cause of paralysis, following close behind stroke. But besides the direct locomotor impairments, SCI also leads to numerous health complications, including metabolic syndrome, respiratory and cardiovascular problems. These health complications not only threaten patients' lives, but also impact their quality of life. Therefore, one major aim in my lab is to better understand the physiopathology of the SCI and health complications occurring after chronic SCI (in mouse models of SCI). Using genetic and pharmacological approaches, we aim at finding targets that can reduce incidence of these health issues as well as reverse them in more chronic models.
The second goal of my lab is to understand how age impacts SCI. Indeed, SCI increasingly afflicts the middle-aged population, as a result of both later average incidence (from ~29 in the 1970s to ~42 since 2010) and aging of SCI-paralyzed patients (~75% of people with SCI are over 40 years old). Recently, we demonstrated that axon regeneration is impaired after injury in older animals. This decline in axon growth can be controlled by both neuronal intrinsic and extrinsic factors. By better understanding the players involved in this age-dependent growth decline, we aim at finding targets to promote axon growth after SCI and ultimately promote locomotor function recovery in the middle-aged population.",Assistant Professor,Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne49dfc75
Raquel,Rech,Clinical Associate Professor,Diagnostic and comparative pathology with emphasis in Neuropathology; Pathogenesis of infectious diseases and toxic plants in food animals and horses.,Clinical Associate Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne4a280f0
Mark,Johnson,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne4b815d6
Feng,Tao,Professor,,Professor,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne510bbd3
Connie,Barroso Garcia,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Connie Barroso Garcia is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University. She received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Florida State University in 2020 and joined Texas A&M University as an Visiting Assistant Professor and Accountability, Climate, Equity, and Scholarship (ACES) Fellow in the Fall of 2020. She started her tenure-track position in 2022. Dr. Barroso teaches graduate courses in educational psychology and learning theories. Dr. Barroso's research focuses on understanding the beliefs, emotions, and attitudes that children and adults have about mathematics and how these affective factors relate to mathematics learning and interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.",Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne585c503
Bruce,Tai,Associate Professor,"Myresearch interests focus on both subtractive and additive manufacturing fields. The subtractive topics include advanced machining processes, material removal mechanics and design of surgical tools. The additive topics include 3D printing of UV-curable silicones, composites and process improvements of fuse deposition modeling (FDM).",Associate Professor,Mechanical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne5b32c15
R. Malatesha,Joshi,Professor,,Professor,"Teaching, Learning and Culture",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne6b806f0
Cecilia,Tamborindeguy,Professor,"Our laboratory studies transmission of plant pathogens by insects. Research is aimed at understanding ecological and molecular aspects of plant-insect-pathogen interactions. We use Zebra Chip (ZC),an emergent disease affecting solanaceous plants, as model system. The causative agent, ""Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum"", is an alpha-proteobacterium vectored y the potato/tomato psyllid Bactericera cockerelli. We currently use genetic and biochemical approaches to investigate different aspects of pathogen transmission and the biology of the vector insect.",Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne6e645ee
Chao,Tian,Associate Professor - Term Appoint,,Associate Professor - Term Appoint,Electrical and Computer Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne78dd90b
Gayle,Glenn,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Orthodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne79ef015
Joy,Alonzo,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Pharmacy Practice,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne7b233c3
Kevin,Heinz,Professor,,Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne7bef20e
Michael,McShane,Professor and Department Head,,Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne7c17cfc
Joseph,Paschal,Professor and Extension Specialist,,Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne7c54ccc
Sanjukta,Chakraborty,Assistant Professor,"Tumor cell metastasis to the regional or draining lymph nodes (LN) is the primary indicator of tumor aggressiveness. Tumor cells lodged in nodes acquire significant vulnerabilities that enable them to evade therapy. In addition, expansion of the vasculature near the primary tumor bed activates multiple pathways that induce lymphangiogenesis and angiogenesis. The primary research focus of my laboratory is to determine how an inflammatory tumor-lymphatic microenvironment contributes to cancer metastasis and progression by reprograming molecular pathways in a) primary tumor niche and b) metastatic tumor draining LNs. We use tumor-LEC 3D spheroids, orthotopic tumor models and clinical samples to evaluate the tumor-lymphatic crosstalk in different solid tumors. In addition, we are also interested in delineating the role of the microbiota and specific tryptophan metabolites in cancer progression, tumor associated lymphangiogenesis and alterations to the metastatic node.",Assistant Professor,Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne7dd93d7
Masami,Fujiwara,Associate Professor,"My research interest is in quantitative population ecology, with a particular emphasis on understanding the dynamics of fish and wildlife populations. My studies focus on individual and population level processes because I believe a deeper knowledge of these processes will lead to a deeper understanding of how the environment affects ecological processes.",Associate Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne81c8383
Tracy,Hammond,Professor,"Dr. Hammond is an international leader in activity recognition, data science, artificial intelligence, haptics, engineering education, and computer-human interaction research.","Director||Professor||Professor (Affiliate)||Chair, Engineering Education Faculty||Research Affiliate||Faculty Affiliate||Professor (Affiliate)||Professor (Affiliate)",Center for Population Health and Aging||Engineering Education Research Taskforce||Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems||Multidisciplinary Engineering||Computer Science and Engineering||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation||Texas A&M Institute of Data Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne852c439
Ping,Ma,Assistant Professor,"My research interest focuses on reducing health disparities in social and environmental determinants of health among vulnerable populations using a mixed methodology. Specifically, my research focuses on examining how individual socioeconomic status, psycho-social factors, behavioral, neighborhood environmental factors, and access to health services influence the physical and mental health in underserved populations and communities (e.g., maternal women, children, racial/ethnic minorities). In addition, I am also interested in developing innovative health behavioral interventions (e.g., smoking cessation) using smart phone and ecological momentary assessment (EMA) method.",Assistant Professor,Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne8625ad7
Emily,Cantrell,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,"Teaching, Learning and Culture",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne8772285
Joe,Arosh,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne8898820
Emet,Schneiderman,Professor,,Professor,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne88e9608
Darrell,Pilling,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne8a9ecc1
Leif,Andersson,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne8ae2a28
Jeffrey,Cirillo,Professor,"Our laboratory is interested in the pathogenesis of bacterial lung infections particularly tuberculosis and Legionnaires' disease. We are examining the virulence mechanisms of bacteria using cellular, molecular and genetic techniques. Our primary research goal is to obtain a better understanding of the roles of the pathogen and host in disease. These studies should contribute to our understanding of host-pathogen interactions at the molecular and cellular level that can be used for prevention, treatment and diagnosis. We hope that through a better understanding of the mechanisms by which these organisms cause disease we can prevent some, if not all, of these infections in the future.",Professor||Director,Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology||Center for Airborne Pathogen Research and Tuberculosis Imaging,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne8bc1122
Jay,Angerer,Associate Professor,"He is currently an Associate Professor at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Temple. He received a B.S. in Range Management from Texas Tech University in 1986, a M.S. in Range Science from Texas A&M University in 1991, and a Ph.D. in Rangeland Ecology and Management from Texas A&M University in 2008. Dr. Angerer's research interests include simulation modeling, integration of remote sensing and GIS to support modeling and landscape assessments, and livestock nutrition management. His current research focuses on developing livestock early warning systems to assist producers in adaptive management strategies for drought and variable climate, building decision support systems for improving livestock and vegetation management on rangelands, and studies to examine livestock and vegetation response to patch burning. He also serves as the Director of the Center for Natural Resource Information Technology, a hub within Texas A&M AgriLife Research for development of decision support tools and natural resource monitoring. He has extensive international experience, having led or collaborated on projects in 14 countries. In 2015, he was selected to receive a United States Fulbright Specialist Award to work with researchers in Peru on livestock early warning system technology.",Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Ecology and Conservation Biology||Temple Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne8c8e1df
Roel,Lopez,Director Institute,"As director for the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, Dr. Roel Lopez provides leadership in the field of wildlife ecology and natural resource management. Roel works with internal and external stakeholders in developing institute priorities for research and extension programs and develops and leads interdisciplinary teams to address these natural resource challenges. His research focuses on endangered and fragmented wildlife populations, sustainability of military lands, and rural land trends and demographics. He is based out of NRI's San Antonio office.",Director of Natural Resources Institute||Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences||Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne8d603d7
Albert,Mulenga,"Professor and Interim head, Veterinary Pathobiology","For generations ticks and tick borne diseases have had significant impact of animal health and livestock productivity around the world. In public health the effect of ticks and tick borne diseases is also tremendous. Since the 1980s when the causative agent of Lyme disease was described, numerous human tick borne diseases have been reported. In absence of effective vaccines against major tick borne diseases, prevention of animal and human tick borne disease infections relies on the use chemicals (acaricides) to kill ticks. Although acaricide based tick control methods are effective in the short-term, they do not offer a permanent solution because of serious limitations such as ticks developing resistance and contamination of the environment and the food chain. Immunization of animals against is a validated alternative tick control method. The attraction is that tick vaccines will be effective against both acaricide resistant and susceptible tick populations. The major limiting factor is the availability of effective tick vaccine targets. The tick cannot cause damage to host or transmit disease agents without successful feeding. Thus, our plan is to understand molecular mechanisms of how ticks accomplish feeding. In this way we will find targets that will be used for development of effective tick vaccines. We are currently studying the feeding physiology of the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) and the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum). According to the US Centers for Disease Control, these two medically important tick species transmit a combined nine of the 14 human tick borne disease agents in the United States. Major work is on discovery and characterization of proteins that the Lone Star and the Blacklegged tick into animals every 24h through out feeding. The area of particular emphasis is to understanding roles of serine protease inhibitors (serpins) the blacklegged tick and the Lone Star tick inject into animals during feeding. We have identified serpins",Professor and associate head||Professor & Interim Head,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences||Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne8f0c620
Jeffery,Tomberlin,Professor,"My areas of interest and expertise are the ecology and biology of flies associated with decomposing matter. Primarily, my research falls into two categories, 1) determine proper methods for suppressing fly populations associated with animal waste on confined animal facilities, 2) understanding the biology of insects that colonize human remains in order to assist law enforcement personnel in estimating the time of colonization of a corpse in order to provide a minimum postmortem interval.",Associate Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne8fb4d5b
Michael,Hall,Professor,"Our group applies ""state-of-the-art"" theoretical techniques to chemical problems of current interest to practicing inorganic, organometallic, and biological chemists. We also develop new algorithms that are especially suited to electronic structure problems in large transition metal molecules.",Professor,Chemistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne91c0625
Jacqueline,Plemons,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Professor,Periodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne9252f3d
Carl,Gregory,Associate Professor,"Our lab has been examining the biology of MSCs with a view to developing rapid molecular markers and tests for evaluating/purifying maximally efficacious cultures of MSCs. The group also specializes in bone repair by MSCs. Based on detailed characterization of the molecular mechanism of osteoblast differentiation by MSCs, a novel and effective bone regeneration strategy has been developed. Additionally, we are currently examining the effects of various small molecules and immunological strategies for the safe and effective inhibition of Dkk-1 activity in bone tumors.We have recently established methods to model bone-tumor interactions using bioreactors that simulate microgravity.",Associate Professor,Cell Biology and Genetics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne92fd9fb
Joseph,Sharkey,Professor,"o Improving nutritional, physical, and emotional health across the life span among underserved and rural populations
o Community empowerment and engagement for improving population health
o Systems approach to improving population health in rural and underserved areas
o Developing, implementing, and evaluating culturally-responsive approaches to establish and maintain healthy lifestyles
o Mixed research methods, including qualitative (e.g., focus groups, in-depth interviews) and quantitative (e.g., survey design and web-based application) methods, study design, and analytical approaches.
o Community-based participatory research, education, and outreach
o Reducing the risk for food insecurity and hunger among children, adults, and seniors
o Improving the response of food systems in rural areas",Professor,Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne974198d
David,Forrest,Professor,Dr. Forrest teaches undergraduate courses in reproductive physiology and coordinates the curriculum and graduate studies for the department. He also conducts research to determine the hormonal mechanisms that control gonadal function and mating behavior through his appointment with Texas AgriLife Research.,Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne989463d
Emme,Lopez,Assistant University Librarian,,Assistant University Librarian,University Libraries,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne9c93478
David,Retchless,Assistant Professor,"I am interested in the cartographic communication of sea level rise and other climate hazards. My work draws on research from GIScience, human-environment geography and psychology to consider how map interaction mediates risk perceptions for climate change and related hazards.",Assistant Professor||Assistant Professor,Geography||Marine Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nea0384e9
David,Caldwell,Professor and Head,,Professor||Professor and Head,"Poultry Science||Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nea632206
Ryland,Young,Professor,"Most bacterial viruses (phages) cause lysis of their host cell to release the progeny virions. Large phages elaborate an enzyme (""endolysin"") to degrade the cell wall and also a small membrane protein (""holin""). The holin accumulates in the membrane and then, at a precisely scheduled time, suddenly forms a hole to allow release of endolysin through the cytoplasmic membrane to gain access to the wall. We use molecular genetics and biochemistry to study how this small protein is able to act as a molecular ""clock"" and punch holes in membranes. Small phages make single proteins which cause host lysis in a different way. This strategy is to target the host cell wall synthesis machinery; that is, the virus makes a ""protein antibiotic"" that causes lysis in the same way as antibiotics like penicillin by inhibiting an enzyme in the multi-step pathway of murein biosynthesis. Thus, when the infected cell tries to divide, it blows up, or lyses, because it can't make the new cell wall between the daughter cells. Remarkably, each of three different, small phages blocks a different step in the pathway. These small lysis proteins are models for a completely new class of antibacterial antibiotics. Also, the E. coli SlyD protein is required for this mode of lysis in one case. SlyD is a member of an ubiquitous family of proteins related to human ""immunophilins,"" the targets of immune-suppression drugs. We study SlyD to learn about the role of this class of proteins in biology.",Professor,Biochemistry and Biophysics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nea775348
Helena,Tapias Perdigon,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Restorative Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/neac7683d
Thomas,Welsh,Professor,"Areas of research for Dr. Welsh include developing endocrine-based biotechnologies to selectively and precisely regulate growth and reproduction in livestock; in vitro and in vivo methodologies used to identify mechanisms whereby specific hormones regulate the biosynthesis of pituitary, adrenal, gonadal and hypothalamic hormones; and correlative in vivo and in vitro studies conducted using bovine, equine, porcine and ovine animal models.",Professor||Professor,Animal Science||Texas A&M AgriLife Research,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/neae2cac6
Laura,Bryan,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/neb26bce1
Gang,Han,Professor,"My research efforts have been in Statistics, Computer Science, and their applications to Biomedical Research and Bioinformatics. I have been working on the design and analysis of complex computer models since 2004. I developed statistical approaches for modeling the output from complex computer codes having quantitative and qualitative inputs, as well as the calibration and tuning for computer models. My recent research includes modeling cancer survivorship data, modeling epidemiological data, and applying statistical learning tools to the early detection of ovarian cancer.",Professor,Epidemiology and Biostatistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/neb4e64eb
Megan,Patterson,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Patterson's research focuses on using network analysis to measure how social and spatial networks impact the overall wellbeing of individuals and communities. Her training in research methods and network analysis provides ample opportunities to design, conduct, and collaborate on a variety of studies within behavioral science. Most recently, this has involved using a network perspective to study compulsive exercise and body satisfaction among sorority members, interpersonal violence on college campuses, addiction recovery communities, adolescent physical activity, and inner-city risk networks for long-haul truck drivers, among others.",Assistant Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/neb51158c
Steven,Maxwell,Associate Professor,"My primary interests include Cancer; Oncogenes; Tumor Suppressor; Genes Programmed Cell Death (apoptosis); Chemoresistance, and Angiogenesis. My laboratory studies mechanisms of evolution of chemoresistance in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). One current primary objective is to conduct a Phase I study that (1) confirms RTI-79 safety in platinum-resistant/refractory ovarian cancer patients, and (2) demonstrates signals of efficacy in humans (ex: time-to-disease progression and changes in CA125 biomarker). A second objective is to better define the RTI-79 mechanism of action (MOA) by (1) determining how RTI-79 causes a rapid burst in superoxides, and (2) elucidating the basis of Nrf-2 pathway downregulation.",Associate Professor,Cell Biology and Genetics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/neb5b702f
Robert,Zinko,Associate Professor,Dr. Zinko is an Associate Professor of Management in the College of Business Administration at TAMU-Central Texas.
He holds PhDs in both management and also marketing. Additionally he has a Juris Doctorate. His research and teaching interests range from electronic marketing to social influence.,Assistant Professor of Management||TEES Researcher at TAMU-Central Texas,"Texas A&M University – Central Texas - (Killeen, Texas, United States)||TEES Regional Divisions",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/neb69ec34
Aurora,Le,Associate Professor,"Dr. Aurora Le PhD, MPH, CSP, CPH is an Associate Professor of Health Behavior at Texas A&M University School of Public Health. Dr. Le's interdisciplinary research is centered around occupational safety and health with specific foci in occupational health disparities, occupational justice, and psychosocial factors in workplace settings. She also does translational work in highly infectious disease mitigation and management, with a focus on training, education, prevention, and preparedness.",Associate Professor,Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/neb79d2f2
Christopher,Quick,Professor,My cardiovascular research focuses on interstitial fluid balance; pulsatile hemodynamics; coordination of adaptation in vascular networks. Since 2016 I have focused on developing research education programs based on the Research-Intensive Community model developed with Dr. Sarah Gatson and students.,Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/neb80aca8
James,Derr,Professor,"Dr. Derr has directed worldwide research projects in wildlife and livestock conservation genetics for over 25 years. This body of work has produced more than 75 scientific publications reporting original research on many different species. For example, Dr. Derr has authored articles on bison, dolphins, domestic and wild cats, elk, pronghorn antelope, sheep, quail, white-tailed and mule deer, whales, domestic livestock and multiple fish species. All of this conservation genetics research has been funded through international, federal, state, NGO and private funding sources including the DSC and DSC Foundation. In addition, Dr. Derr is an impactful educator through his teaching efforts in undergraduate genetic courses to students interested in medicine (human and veterinary) and he has mentored over 100 graduate students in the fields of conservation / population genetics and animal health. One of Dr. Derr's most popular courses is ""Wildlife Conservation Medicine"". This course is designed for first- and second-year veterinary students to travel to South Africa and Botswana to learn how to chemically immobilize, treat and transport everything from African plains game to dangerous game. His efforts with these young veterinarians ensure they graduate with specialized knowledge and skills to handle health care and conservation issues with the tremendous number of exotic wildlife species here in the State of Texas on private ranches and preserves.",Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nebe46b3d
Elena,Andreyeva,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Health Policy and Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nebed7939
David,Washburn,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Health Policy and Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nec4e8ec9
Li-Jen,Kuo,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,"Teaching, Learning and Culture",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nec810b24
Daniel,Marthey,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Health Policy and Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nec91ad8f
Anurag,Purushothaman,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/neca091da
Scott,Cummings,Professor and Extension Specialist,"My research is focused on program development and evaluation, including an emphasis on behavioral change and
impacts. Specifically, this work includes relevant models of program development including logic models, and
various strategies of evaluation and interpretation efforts. Additional research focus includes work in strategic
planning and proposal writing. International work includes projects in Indonesia and Iraq.",Professor and Extension Specialist,"Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ned2348c8
Charles,Shea,Senior Professor,,Senior Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ned525ce0
Thomas,Iliffe,Professor,"For the past 40 years, Iliffe has conducted studies of biodiversity, ecology, evolution, and conservation of animals inhabiting saltwater caves. In addition to his extensive cave investigations in Bermuda, he has led biospeleological research expeditions to the Bahamas, Belize, Mexico, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Canary Islands, Iceland, Mallorca, Romania, former Czechoslovakia, Gal?pagos, Hawaii, and numerous locations in the Indo-Pacific. This research has resulted in the discovery of more than 300 new species of marine animals, mostly crustaceans, inhabiting caves in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Indo-Pacific. Iliffe's research has been funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Geographic Society, among others. He has published 250 papers, including 30 invited book chapters. TV documentaries featuring his cave diving research expeditions can be seen on the National Geographic Channel, BBC, PBS, History Channel, Discovery Channel, and others.",Professor,Marine Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ned849b62
James,Barge,Professor and Head,"Dr. Barge's major research interests center on developing a social constructionist approach to leadership, articulating the connections between appreciative practice and organizational change, as well as exploring the relationship between discourse and public deliberation, specifically practices that facilitate communities working through polarized and polarizing issues. Other research interests include investigating the role of reflexivity in leadership and management practice, examining ways to develop effective academic-practitioner collaborations, and developing practical theory.",Professor and Head,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ned9c35e9
Gerianne,Alexander,Professor,My research focuses on the development of human sex differences in social and cognitive behavior; Hormonal influences on typical and atypical behavior across the lifespan; Reproductive endocrinology and behavior.,Faculty Fellow||Faculty Affiliate||Professor,Center for Health Systems and Design||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nedf89e33
Steven,Woltering,Associate Professor,"My interest, broadly put, is to better understand the role of self-regulation in our behavior and apply this to the field of education. Self-regulation refers to the ability to control your attention and emotions and this capacity is considered crucial for developing a cognitive and emotional competence.",Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nee2a887b
Itza,Mendoza-Sanchez,Assistant Professor,"My research background is in mathematical and experimental models for studying transport, transformation and persistence of contaminants in the environment. I have focused my research in three principal areas: organics trapped and sorbed in soils as a source zone of groundwater contamination, physical and biological factors that control bioremediation of contaminated plumes in groundwater, and water balance modeling to quantify ground water - surface water interactions. Currently, I am working with emerging contaminants, specifically evaluating the persistence of heavy-metals in mining environments and predicting antibiotics transport in soils.",Assistant Professor,Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nee608e2d
Stephen,Smith,Professor,"Dr. Smith teaches meat science, nutrition and physiological nutrition courses. He also conducts research on the growth and development of adipose tissue, particularly in the bovine species. He has investigated the limitation of cattle to marble and has used his background in molecular biology to investigate lipid metabolism in the bovine muscle.",Professor||Professor,Animal Science||Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nee8e5966
Regina,Brunauer,Research Assistant Professor,"My research revolves around understanding how aging affects regeneration. I have addressed this question by investigating mesenchymal stem cell aging in humans and progeroid mice. In my current position as Research Assistant Professor, I am exploring the effects of aging and progeria on a new in vivo model for regeneration, the mouse digit tip, which involves regeneration of bone, nail, skin and vasculature, and requires not only stem cells, but also various other cell types to interact in a well-balanced and timely manner. I have recently established that aging delays bone regeneration in this model by attenuating both osteoclast and osteoprogenitor activity, and will now examine which specific aging processes impair osteoclast and osteoprogenitor recruitment, proliferation and differentiation, with the long term goal to improve fracture healing in the elderly.",Research Assistant Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nee9a7462
Jessica,Light,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nef845312
Roger,Smith,Professor,Application of flow cytometry to study of animal disease and clinical veterinary medicine; core flow cytometry laboratory.,Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nefd6ee54
Gerardo,Gold Bouchot,Professor,,Professor,Oceanography,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nefdcdfb5
Clare,Gill,Professor,"Dr. Gill teaches an undergraduate senior seminar course and a graduate course in applied animal genomics. Her primary research interest is in development and application of efficient molecular tools for comparative genomics. She is also the principal investigator of the McGregor Genomics Project, which is a collaborative effort to map genes for production efficiency in cattle.",Professor||Executive Associate Dean and Associate Dean for Research,College of Agriculture and Life Sciences||Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf0375f36
Ronald,Lacewell,Assistant Vice Chancellor,"His research centers on the areas of irrigation, farming systems, water quality, new crops and renewable energy. Dr. Lacewell also serves as the leader of federal relations for Texas A&M AgriLife, leading a team to address initiatives, partnering and acting as liaison to federal agencies and Congress.",Faculty Affiliate||Assistant Vice Chancellor,Energy Institute||Agricultural Economics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf062feb3
Tapasree,Roy Sarkar,Assistant Professor,"The dynamic interaction of cancer cells with the tumor microenvironment (TME) is crucial to stimulate the heterogeneity of cancer cells, and to increase multidrug resistance ending in cancer cell progression and metastasis. Understanding the underlying molecular & cellular mechanisms governing these interactions can be used as a novel strategy to disrupt cancer cell-TME interaction and contribute to the development of efficient therapeutic strategies. By integrating cutting-edge cellular and molecular biology, bioinformatics, and bioengineering approaches, our lab is investigating the complexity of TME.",Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf08a1119
David,Riley,Professor,"Dr. Riley teaches these 3 graduate courses: Quantitative Genetics, Genetic Prediction, and Advanced Quantitative Genetics. Research efforts include the association of genes, gene combinations, and other molecular variants with beef cattle production traits, especially those traits related to reproduction and efficiency. Research interests include the incorporation of genomic information in traditional animal breeding strategies and prediction of breeding values using such information. Other research efforts include the assessment and quantification of the epigenetic variation in livestock traits, and the expression of heterosis by crossbred animals for important traits.",Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf0ce11af
Courtney,Daigle,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Daigle specializes in evaluating management practices to optimize animal health, productivity, and welfare. The Daigle Lab quantifies behavior to develop and validate technologies designed to measure species specific behaviors important to health, welfare, and productivity.",Assistant Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf0de23c0
Jan,Suchodolski,Professor,"Our research is focused on gastrointestinal function testing, gastrointestinal pathogens, and intestinal microbial ecology with an emphasis on probiotics and prebiotics and how intestinal pathogens lead to disturbances in the intestinal microbiome of companion animals.",Associate Director of GI Lab||Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences||Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf0f36949
George,Pharr,Professor,,Professor,Materials Science and Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf0ffc94e
Michelle,Pine,Clinical Associate Professor,"Creating 3D interactive and tangible learning tools for teaching in STEM courses, particularly gross anatomy. Collaborative research projects are focused on ways to engage students and enhance their spatial reasoning skills. They are also using art practices to facilitate undergraduate learning in gross anatomy.",Clinical Associate Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf10a5772
Hojun,Song,Associate Professor,"The Song Lab focuses on the study of an insect order Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids) and other insects and aims at understanding behavioral, ecological, physiological, morphological and molecular evolution in a phylogenetic framework.",Associate Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf14bbe4a
Rachel,Pilla,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf1672d45
Joseph,Rutkowski,Assistant Professor,"Current ongoing projects are mostly focused on the Lymphatic Physiology of Metabolic Systems. Herein, we are utilizing an extensive toolkit of genetic mouse models and physiologically-relevant in vitro systems to identify how changes in lymphatic biology impact metabolite transport and whole animal metabolism. Other projects use our toolkit in identifying factors driving the pathology of lymphatic diseases such as generalized lymphatic anomalies (GLA) and lymphedema. Additional collaborative efforts employ our models in renal and pulmonary health.",Assistant Professor,Medical Physiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf1902e01
Gerard,Kyle,Professor,"Gerard Kyle earned his undergraduate degree in psychology with an emphasis in park and protected area management from the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia). His masters and PhD work continued this line of inquiry at The Pennsylvania State University where he graduated in 2001. His current research grows from this base. This research addresses an array of questions that provide insight on people's propensity to adopt behaviors that reduce their carbon footprint, protect biodiversity, promote stewardship, and support the protection and development of green infrastructure and the ecosystem services they afford. He was editor of the journal Leisure Sciences from 2013 to 2016 and is currently an Associate Editor for the journals Environment and Behavior, Society and Natural Resources, and the Human Dimensions of Wildlife.",Associate Department Head for Academic Programs,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf1c6fff3
Noah,Cohen,Distinguished Professor and Associate Department Head,,Distinguished Professor and Associate Department Head,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf22c59c1
Lauren,Stranahan,Clinical Assistant Professor,"Dr. Stranahan's background is in bacterial disease with a focus on immunology, host-pathogen interactions, vaccinology, and diagnostic test development. She is interested in evaluating the immune response to vaccines and developing laboratory animal models of veterinary or human disease. As an anatomic pathologist, her preferred systems include the gastrointestinal and hematopoietic/lymphoid tissues as well as skin. Her previous research experiences have involved optimization of immunohistochemistry/immunofluoresence, animal models, cell culture, and protein chemistry/purification for diagnostic test development.",Clinical Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf264cfa9
Mark,Benden,Professor and Head,,Professor and Department Head Environmental & Occupational Health||Director||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||Ergonomics Center||School of Public Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf26a74d0
Paul,Hardin,Distinguished Professor,"A diverse array of organisms including prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes, plants, and animals display daily rhythms in physiology, metabolism and/or behavior. These rhythms are not passively driven by environmental cycles of light and temperature, but are actively controlled by endogenous circadian clocks that are set by environmental cycles, keep time in the absence of environmental cues, and activate overt physiological, metabolic and behavioral rhythms at the appropriate time of day. This remarkable conservation of circadian clock function through evolution suggests that maintaining synchrony with the environment is of fundamental importance. Our understanding of the circadian clock is particularly important for human health and well-being. The clearest examples of circadian clock dysfunction are those that result in abnormal sleep-wake cycles, but clock disturbances are also associated with other ailments including epilepsy, cerebrovascular disease, depression, and seasonal affective disorder. The realization that disorders of the sleep-wake cycle such as Familial Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome can result from alterations in clock gene function underscores the clinical importance of understanding the molecular organization of the circadian system.
Work in my laboratory focuses on defining the molecular mechanisms that drive circadian clock function in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. We previously found that the core timekeeping mechanism is based on core and interlocked transcriptional feedback loops. Our studies currently focus on (1) defining post-translational regulatory mechanisms that operate in the core loop to set the 24 hour period, (2) determining whether interlocked loops are important for circadian timekeeping and/or output, (3) understanding how circadian oscillator cells are determined during development, and (4) defining mechanisms that control rhythms in olfactory and gustatory physiology and behavior.",Distinguished Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf27056c4
Janet,Parish,Clinical Professor,"My research interests include relationship marketing, services marketing, service innovation, customer service and satisfaction, and the role of frontline employees in service encounters.",Clinical Professor,Marketing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf2911938
Suojin,Wang,Professor,,Professor,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf29d0adf
Jennifer,Schleining,Clinical Professor,"Dr. Jennifer Schleining is a board-certified large animal surgeon, clinical professor, and head of the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture from South Dakota State University in 1999 and graduated with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Iowa State University in 2001. She then went on to complete an internship in equine medicine and surgery at Arizona Equine Medical and Surgical Centre in Gilbert, AZ. Prior to returning to Iowa State for a surgical residency, she spent time as an associate veterinarian in mixed animal practice in Ft. Pierre, South Dakota, was employed in equine practice at Southwest Equine Medical and Surgical Center in Scottsdale, AZ, and as a Large Animal Clinical Fellow at Oregon State University. She holds a Master's Degree in Veterinary Clinical Science with an emphasis in biomechanics. Dr. Schleining's professional interests include veterinary medical education, advancing surgical procedures and knowledge in large animals, communication and leadership development, and veterinary history.",Clinical Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf2a66714
Lindsey,Gilmour,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf2f99e8a
Margaret,Foster,Professor,"Margaret J. Foster, MS, MPH, AHIP, is the Evidence Synthesis and Scholarly Communication Librarian and the Director of the Center for Systematic Reviews and Research Syntheses at the Medical Sciences Library, Texas A&M University. With nearly 2 decades of experience collaborating on reviews, she has published in medicine, veterinary medicine, education, agriculture, engineering, and other fields. She is the co-author of the first book written on systematic reviews for librarians- Assembling the Pieces of a Systematic Review: A Guide for Librarians (2017) and recently Piecing Together Systematic Reviews and Other Evidence Syntheses (2022).",Director,Center for Systematic Reviews and Research Syntheses,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf338d96d
Jay,Maddock,Professor,My research focuses on social ecological approaches to increasing physical activity and the effect of spending time in nature on human health.,Professor||Faculty Fellow,Center for Health Systems and Design||Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf33a34f7
William,Fox,Associate Professor,"Dr. Fox's research focuses on restoration of drastically disturbed rangelands with an emphasis on recovery of military training lands. He is currently studying the impacts of soil amendments (compost and other nutrient based additives) and their effect on restoring desirable vegetation communities in an effort to slow accelerated erosion on the Army's Fort Hood reservation. In addition to these field efforts, Dr. Fox has partnered with scientists at BREC in an effort to adapt bio-physical, process based simulation models (APEX/SWAT) for application on military landscapes. These efforts center on providing military land managers with tools that will allow them to optimize training land recovery programs to meet the needs of training as well as stewardship of the installations natural resource base.",Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Ecology and Conservation Biology||Temple Research and Extension Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf3503568
Ioana,Botezatu,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,,Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist,Horticultural Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf3d10ed5
Michael,Brewer,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Corpus Christi Research and Extension Center||Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf3d78fa6
Shelley,Wachsmann,Professor,"I am fascinated by ships and the sea and how cultures interacted through them. My regional focus is mainly, although not solely, the eastern Mediterranean during its earlier formative period. The cultic use of ships--or their facsimiles--many of which never saw water beneath their hulls, intrigues me. Due to the paucity of actual shipwrecks from the times that most interest me, I have focused on the interpretation of ancient ship iconography. Around the turn of the millennium I became interested in the potential of deep-submergence archaeology.
My recent field projects reflect these interests. In 2002 I directed a paleo-environmental study of three possible Phoenician anchorages in Portugal. In 2003-2006, I directed the Canadian team of a joint Canadian-Greek expedition in search of fleets lost during the Persian War in the early fifth century B.C. and in 2007-2009 I led the Danaos Project, a deep-water survey studying the Crete-to-Egypt trade route in antiquity. Following a long fascination with the culture of Easter Island, in March 2012 I organized the first maritime remote-sensing survey of the crater lake of Rano Raraku and a survey of maritime aspects of the Rapanui Culture, in collaboration with Dr. Jo Anne Van Tilburg's Easter Island Statue Project. Most recently, under the aegis of the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project and with the goal of better understanding the maritime dimensions of the port of Jaffa, Israel, I directed The 2014 Ioppa Maritima Project, which combined a geoarchaeological/geophysical land survey together with a deep-water Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) examination of multibeam survey anomalies at depths of 50-250 meters.
My fifth book (2013) deals with a wooden ship-cart model discovered in 1920 by W.M.F. Petrie at Gurob, in middle Egypt. The prototype of the Gurob model was clearly an Aegean-style galley--probably a pentakonter of a type used by both the Mycenaeans and the Sea Peoples. This model is the most detailed known representation of this galley type, for which no actual ships have been discovered. Put simply, if Helen's face launched a thousand ships, this is the most detailed existent example of that ship type.
My sixth and most recent (2015) book is a short guide to seafaring on the Sea of Galilee in antiquity.",Professor,Anthropology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf3fe0161
Kate,Creevy,Professor,"Dr. Creevy is a board-certified small animal veterinary internist, with a primary research interest in longevity, healthspan, morbidity and mortality within and among dog breeds as well as secondary research interests in infectious disease, and pedagogical theory in science education. In 2007, she established a productive collaboration with Dr. Daniel Promislow, combining her expertise in veterinary research and clinical practice with his expertise in genetics, aging and statistical analysis. Initially, their work was focused on the analysis of existing veterinary medical datasets. With the addition of Dr. Matt Kaeberlein, in 2014, the trio founded the Dog Aging Project and began to create a community of dog owners interested in becoming involved in this citizen-science project. The Dog Aging Project's current longitudinal study ambitious undertaking is the largest prospective study of companion dogs ever performed, enrolling 10,000 dogs across the nation who will be followed for ten years.",Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf40f2eea
Richard,Gomer,Distinguished Professor,"Our laboratory is working on three areas of biomedicine, trying to move observations from basic research into the clinic. First, we are studying how the sizes of tissues and tumors are regulated, and how this can be manipulated for therapeutic purposes. As a model system, we are using the simple eukaryote Dictyostelium discoideum, which allows us to combine techniques such as biochemistry, genetics, computer modeling, and cell biology to study tissue size regulation. We have found that a secreted protein as well as the unusual molecule polyphosphate are signals in negative feedback loops that inhibit Dictyostelium cell proliferation, and we are studying the signal transduction pathway to understand similar mechanisms in humans.
Second, we are studying how some secreted proteins can make cells move away from the source of the signal. We found such a signal (called a chemorepellent) in Dictyostelium, and then found a similar signal in humans. We are working to understand the signal transduction pathway for both. The human signal repels neutrophils, and we found that this can be used therapeutically in mouse models of neutrophil-driven diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Third, we have found that a human blood protein called Serum Amyloid P (SAP) regulates a key step in the formation of scar tissue as well as the formation of the scar-like lesions in fibrosing diseases such as congestive heart failure and pulmonary fibrosis. We are studying this mechanism, and a biotech company (Promedior, now sold to Roche) we co-founded is testing SAP as a therapy for fibrosis in patients in a Phase 3 trials.",Distinguished Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf41f3898
James,Erickson,Associate Professor,"Alternative developmental fates are often determined by small differences in the concentrations of signaling molecules. In many cases, cells respond to these signals within narrowly defined temporal windows and are unresponsive to the same signal molecules at other times in development. A number of aspects of Drosophila sex determination make it an ideal experimental system to study how strict temporal controls and small quantitative differences in protein concentration can elicit different developmental fates.",Associate Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf4575bc8
Tamika,Gilreath,Professor,,Associate Director||Professor||Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs,Center for Health Equity and Evaluation Research||School of Public Health||School of Public Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf486de0f
Michael,Beyerlein,Professor,"My research interests include: team creativity, complex adaptive systems, emergence of virtual organizations, and innovation science. My publications address the topics of teams and collaboration, creativity and innovation, knowledge management, and intangible capital.",PROFESSOR,Educational Administration and Human Resource Development,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf4950bf3
Warren,Waren,Instructional Associate Professor,,Instructional Associate Professor,Sociology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf49f4ba5
Andrew,Read-Fuller,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf4cb0899
Spencer,Behmer,Professor,,Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf4d10236
Kiran,Gadhave,Assistant Professor,"Kiran Gadhave is an assistant professor of entomology at Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Amarillo and in the Texas A&M University Department of Entomology. He received a PhD in Biology (Microbial Ecology/Entomology) from the University of London in 2015, a Master's in Plant Breeding & Genetics from Cornell University in 2010, and an M.S. in Entomology from TNAU, Coimbatore in 2009. He has broad interests and a multidisciplinary research background in insect vector biology and plant virology. His current research involves studying molecular and ecological factors that shape vector-pathogen-plant interactions and harnessing their potential to innovate current pest and pathogen management strategies.",Assistant Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf4d185db
Joerg,Steiner,Professor,"My veterinary career has mainly focused on two aspects, patient care and clinically-relevant research. As a veterinary clinician and clinical teacher I am exposed to a wide variety of canine and feline patients with complex medical conditions. These patients serve as a constant source of new clinical problems that beckon to be studied further. Sometimes these studies are merely clinical, relating to characterization of an uncommon condition, diagnosis of a difficult-to-diagnose condition, or a novel therapeutic approach to a well-described condition. In other instances studies that are spurred by clinical cases are more basic-science based, utilizing state-of-the-art technologies to further evaluate the etiology or pathogenesis of a disease. In some instances, studies may provide comparative aspects related to experimental animals, such as rodents or primates, or even to human patients with similar conditions. I believe that my role as a mentor can be unique in that I can help graduate students bridge the gap between science and clinical aspects and between veterinary and human medical interests - giving us further opportunities to advance the concept of one-health.","Professor||Director, Gastrointestinal Laboratory",School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences||Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf4de66a0
Edward,Dougherty,Distinguished Professor,My research focuses on genomic signal processing and image analysis.,Distinguished Professor,Electrical and Computer Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf4ef0ac5
Randall,Davis,Regents Professor,"Randall William Davis is an educator and researcher who studies the physiology and behavioral ecology of marine mammals and other aquatic vertebrates. His physiological research focuses on adaptations of marine mammals for deep, prolonged diving. Davis has continually emphasized the importance of studying aquatic animals in their natural environment and has spent many years developing animal-borne instruments that record video and monitor three-dimensional movements, swimming performance and environmental variables to better understand their behavior and ecology. His academic endeavors and 100 research expeditions have taken him to 65 countries and territories on seven continents and all of the world's oceans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_William_Davis",Regents Professor||Regents Professor,"Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management||Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences||Marine Biology",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf5158696
Myeongsun,Yoon,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf516f04b
Ivis,Garcia,Associate Professor,"Dr. Ivis Garc?a received her Ph.D. in Urban Planning & Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2015. Dr. Garc?a will join the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University as an Associate Professor Fall of 2022. Dr. Garc?a previously taught graduate and undergraduate community engagement in planning, planning communication, and studio courses in Chicago, Puerto Rico, and Salt Lake City. She also led the Westside Leadership Institute, an innovative undergraduate course that residents and students take together to develop a community project. Dr. Garc?a's research focuses on engagement, housing, and community development. She has received over $1 million in external research funding, including EPA, National Science Foundation, and the Natural Hazard Center. Dr. Garc?a has written 38 peer-reviewed journal articles, five book chapters, and 37 technical reports--including the first American Planning Association PAS Report on diversity, ""Planning with Diverse Communities."" Ivis has given 56 keynote or invited talks--including funded addresses at U. de Guadalajara, Columbia University, and Georgia Tech. Dr. Garc?a has chaired 15 master's committees and served on 11 Ph.D. committees. For her housing justice work in Puerto Rico with disaster victims, Ivis received the Ford Fellowship in 2022.",Associate Professor,Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf522bd7a
Louise,Abbott,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf56a7148
Christopher,Owens,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Owens (he/him/his) is a health behavior scientist with specific training and expertise in rural HIV prevention and care, rural LGBTQ adolescent and adult health, and LGBTQ adolescent HIV prevention. His research takes a socioecological perspective where he examines how intrapersonal (e.g., attitudes, skills), interpersonal (e.g., parents, primary care providers, mental health providers), organizational (e.g., health care organizations and systems), and communal (e.g., culture, policies) factors influence the health promotion and health disparities of rural HIV outcomes and rural LGBTQ health outcomes. He is particularly interested in HIV prevention, HIV care, depression and anxiety, and loneliness and social connection outcomes among LGBTQ adolescent and adult populations living in rural areas. In addition to taking a socioecological perspective, Dr. Owens has training and is interested in implementation science, where he investigates how health care organizations and providers can better adopt, implement, and sustain HIV preventive and care evidence-based practices. Dr. Owens has training in mixed method and qualitative study designs.",Assistant Professor,School of Public Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf591ac3c
Paul,Ogden,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Professor,Primary Care and Rural Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf5c1892d
Justin,Moscarello,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf616de5c
Kenneth,Williamson III,Associate Professor Emeritus,,Associate Professor Emeritus,Construction Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf6c9fdc5
Juliana,Rangel Posada,Associate Professor,,Assistant Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf70ae1aa
Kathy,Svoboda,Regents Professor,"Dr Svoboda is a well-established senior principal investigator with a broad background in developmental biology and cellular biology. Her research focus is on the cell biology of whole embryonic tissues, including cornea, cartilage, palate. Her lab has been funded from NIH, March of Dimes, Foundations and Private Companies for 3 decades. As a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School, she carried out cell and molecular biology experiments on developing systems and worked with Dr. Elizabeth Hay when she developed her theories on cell-matrix interactions. As PI or co-Investigator on many previous university- and March of Dimes funded grants (over 30 years of continuous funding), she worked on how cell-matrix interactions change during development. In addition, she was a mentor on two training grants (T32 and KL2) and has successfully administered other NIH supported developmental and cell biology projects (e.g. staffing, research protections, and budget), collaborated with other researchers, and produced peer-reviewed publications from each project.
She has a new project that contributes evidence to the theory that periocular mesenchyme (POM) cells contribute to the development of the ciliary body, trabecular meshwork and the iridocorneal angle. The objective of this project is to determine if Gli1 positive cells contribute to the POM and anterior eye structures by using inducible Gli1-CreERT2; tdTomatoflox (Gli1-tdTomato) mouse model. Experiments were recently completed that demonstrated the Gli1 + cells were also positive for Pitx2, FOXC1, and FOXC2, known markers for periocular mesenchyme during anterior eye development.
She has successfully trained 40 Postdoctoral, Ph.D., M.S. graduate students, undergraduate, medical and dental predoctoral students, and college/high school summer research trainees.",Regents Professor,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf7d937ba
Samiran,Sinha,Professor,"My research is focused on statistical methods for epidemiological studies which deal with
studying factors affecting the health and illness of populations, and serves as the foundat-
ion and logic of interventions made in the interest of public health and preventive medicine.
The research is geared to develop novel statistical techniques for handling measurement
error in the major variable of interest, and to handle subjects with partially missing infor-
mation. The developed statistical techniques rely on parametric, semiparametric, and nonparametric
approaches for flexible and robust modeling.",Professor,Statistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf7f32f6f
Jessica,Leatherwood,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf7f77d6d
Jiang,Chang,Professor,"Heart failure (impaired ventricular pump function) is an eventual outcome for diverse cardiovascular disorders and the leading cause of combined morbidity and mortality in the United States and other developed industrial nations. The focus of my lab is to understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms that initiate and mediate the pathogenesis of maladaptive cardiac remodeling, such as cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis as result of various pathological scenarios such as myocardial infarction, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, aging and post-traumatic stress disorder. The overall approach consists of generation and analysis of clinically-relevant genetic mouse models including a tool mouse enabling tracking endogenous cardiac exosomes, and conduct mechanistic studies using cutting-edge technology. The ultimate goal of our efforts is to provide clinical translation for the prevention and treatment of pathological cardiac remodeling from our mechanistic studies.",Professor,Center for Genomic and Precision Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf80a9dad
Zivko,Nikolov,Professor and Associate Department Head,"Nikolov's Bioseparations Lab conducts transformative research in bioprocess engineering aimed at the development of novel and cost-effective strategies for extraction and purification of recombinant and native biomolecules. Bioseparations Lab leverages scientific and engineering expertise of lab members to find solutions for a variety of bioprocessing and separations challenges that currently face plant and algal biotechnology. To guide early process development and identify constraints posed by biological system and final product lab members use process simulation. Past and current research projects directed by Dr. Nikolov include industrial protein products derived from rice, sugarcane, tobacco, Lemna minor, and microalgae.",Faculty Affiliate||Professor and Associate Department Head,Biological and Agricultural Engineering||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf84893f5
Carlos,Bolanos,Associate Professor,"My research interests center on investigating how exposure to psychotropic drugs (e.g. stimulants, antidepressants), and stress (whether physical or emotional), modifies the biochemical integrity of neuronal pathways involved in the regulation of mood and motivated behaviors, and how these pharmacological and/or environmental manipulations early-in-life affect biochemical and behavioral functioning later in adulthood. Understanding the relationship(s) between brain and behavior from a developmental perspective can provide novel insights for the development of therapeutics for stress and drug dependence. As noted by my professional development and publication record below, I have been involved in research questions with high degree of translational relevance.",Associate Professor,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf881cd07
Karen,Cornell,Associate Dean,"I am a soft tissue surgeon with a primary interest in communication skills training for veterinary professionals, teaching methodologies and reconstructive surgery.",Associate Dean,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf8b16ffc
Carolyn,Arnold,Associate Professor,equine microbiome
equine surgery
antibiotic associated diarrhea,Associate Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf8b5ca76
Thomas,Chappell,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Plant Pathology and Microbiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf900c0d0
Kristin,Chaney,Clinical Associate Professor,"Dr. Chaney received her DVM degree from Colorado State University and joined the TAMU College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences in September 2014 as a clinical assistant professor. She shares an appointment between the Veterinary Integrative Biosciences department and the administrative Professional Programs Office. This unique position requires interactions across many different college departments and program-years of the veterinary curriculum in the areas of teaching, academic service, and scholarship. Dr. Chaney is board certified by both the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care and uses this extensive post-graduate training in the development of creative and innovative learning opportunities for veterinary students in the pre-clinical DVM curriculum. From her publications in curriculum redesign, she is considered an expert and consults with veterinary programs across the U.S. regarding this process. She co-chairs the AAVMC Council for Outcomes-based Veterinary Education which developed an unprecedented framework for Competency-based Veterinary Education and published in the veterinary and medical education literature. Dr. Chaney's passion for teaching and learning is demonstrated through her scholarship and the awards received for her educational work at the college and university levels.",Clinical Associate Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf961bb51
Hatice,Ceylan Koydemir,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfa4d71de
Steven,Boivie,Professor,"I am primarily interested in how behavioral and social forces affect human actors at the top of the organization. I conduct research in the areas of corporate governance, top executives and directors, and technology and new industry formation.",Professor,Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfa5325ad
Kevin,Conway,Associate Professor,"The central goal of the TAMU Systematic Ichthyology Laboratory is to document the taxonomic, anatomical, ontogenetic, and genetic diversity of teleost fishes. Teleost fishes are without-a-doubt the most successful group of fishes (and probably vertebrates) on the planet currently and have colonized almost all available aquatic habitats (and even some terrestrial habitats). The morphological diversity of teleosts is unparalleled by any other group of vertebrates, ranging in size from tiny 7mm long minnows to 10meter long oar fish, and in shape from ribbon-like eels to globe-like pufferfishes. We investigate this diversity not only to further our understanding of vertebrate anatomy in general but also to discover novel characters to advance our understanding of the phylogenetic relationships of select groups of teleost fishes. Our investigations frequently lead to the discovery of previously unrecognized taxonomic diversity and one of the broader aims of the TAMU Systematic Ichthyology Laboratory is to document this diversity through the description of new species.",Associate Professor,Ecology and Conservation Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfaafc469
Thomas,Crump,Adjunct Associate Professor,,Adjunct Associate Professor,Periodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfbaa3ca0
Thomas,Ferris,Associate Professor,"Dr. Ferris' research interests are in Human Factors and Cognitive Ergonomics, and can be described as the study of cognition in human-machine engineered systems. His primary focus involves human information processing and design to support attention and interruption management. In particular, he investigates novel interface design techniques, employing alternative display modalities such as the sense of touch. Other research interests include human error, decision making under time pressure, and human-automation interaction. He has interest and experience in applying his research to the domains of medicine (anesthesiology), military operations (command and control, UV control and operations), aviation (cockpit automation, air traffic control), and ground transportation.",Faculty affiliate||Courtesy Assoc Prof||Director||Faculty Fellow||Associate Professor||Faculty affiliate,Center for Health Systems and Design||Center for Health Organization Transformation||Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems||Industrial and Systems Engineering||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation||Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfbc434c2
Gina,Rowe,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfbcd9310
Lei-Shih,Chen,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Kinesiology and Sport Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfbd7579b
Arica,Brandford,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,School of Nursing,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfbdacfe4
Murray,Cote,Associate Professor,"My research interests focus on the management of healthcare operations, including patient flow, capacity planning and management, demand forecasting, nurse staffing and scheduling.",Associate Professor,Health Policy and Management,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfbfd1b5e
Linda,Katehi,Professor,,Professor,Electrical and Computer Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfc1740f1
Rebecca,Fischer,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Epidemiology and Biostatistics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfc26791e
J,Johnston,Professor,"I estimate genome size for sequencing projects for a very wide range of vertebrates, invertebrates and plants..
I work on genome size evolution, & genomics.
My other areas of research include cytological, ecological and population genetics of arthropods.",Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfc3f68fb
Mansoor,Khan,Professor and Vice Dean,"Dr. Mansoor A. Khan serves as a professor and Vice Dean of the Texas A&M University Rangel College of Pharmacy at College Station, Texas. Prior to joining Texas A&M in 2015, he served as the Director of Product Quality Research and a Senior Biomedical Research Scientist (SBRS) at CDER in US Food and Drug Administration for over eleven years. In FDA, he led the research and review teams to promote manufacturing science, and served as a founding member of the FDA Emerging Technology Team. Dr. Khan received his Ph.D. degree in industrial pharmacy form St. Johns University in NY. He has published over 335 peer-reviewed manuscripts in pharmaceutical formulations and manufacturing sciences, and delivered over 300 presentations world-wide. Dr. Khan's research, currently supported by the NIH and FDA, spans drug delivery and formulations, and he has received over ten million dollars in funding as a principal investigator.
Dr. Khan has held leadership positions at the AAPS including elected chair of formulations design and development (FDD) section. He serves on the editorial board of Pharmaceutical Technology, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, AAPSPharmsciTech, and the Drug Delivery and Translational Research. He has received about 20 FDA/CDER review, research, and exemplary achievement awards, outstanding alumni award at St. Johns University College of Pharmacy, Excellence Award in Texas A&M University. He received the 2012 AAPS Research Achievement Award in Formulations Design and Development. He is also an AAPS and AAiPS Fellow. Dr. Khan served as FDA representative to the World Health Organization (WHO), United States Pharmacopoeia (USP), European Medicine Agency (EMA), DARPA, NIH, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Education (NIPTE), and International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). He is also a member of the European Union Academy of Sciences.",Regents Professor and Presidential Impact Fellow,Center for Microencapsulation and Drug Delivery,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfc5f1cd6
James,Varni,Research Professor,,Faculty Fellow||Research Professor,Center for Health Systems and Design||Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfc85d680
Genny,Carrillo,Associate Professor,"My research interests include exposure assessment and health outcomes, asthma in children, pediatric diabetes, children's environmental health, and public health disparities. My research is on the Texas-Mexico border.",Associate Professor,Environmental and Occupational Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfcdce654
Darwin,Prockop,Professor,,Professor,Cell Biology and Genetics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfcfd0990
Ky,Pohler,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Pohler's research interest focus on understanding the physiological and molecular mechanisms that control reproductive efficiency in cattle. More specifically his lab is interested in the mechanisms that lead to embryonic and fetal mortality in cattle and development of management strategies to overcome these losses. Embryonic mortality can be classified into early (< d 28 of gestation) or late (> d 28 of gestation) depending on the exact timing at which it occurs during gestation. Reports of high fertilization rates after a single insemination (~90%), followed by pregnancy rates of 60 to 70% on d 28 in cows indicate that early embryonic mortality may be 20 to 30% in beef cows. Documented causes of early embryonic mortality range from genetic abnormalities to uterine-embryo asynchrony to failure of maternal recognition of pregnancy and this has been an area of intense investigation. Late embryonic mortality (> d 28 of gestation) has been reported in both beef/dairy cattle and may vary from 3.2 to 42.7%. Currently, there is very little known about the causes of late embryonic mortality. However, the economic consequences of each unit of late embryonic mortality are greater than that of early mortality. Along with the increased economic consequences, late embryonic mortality is becoming more evident in both the beef and dairy industries based on the shift to early pregnancy diagnosis (~d28-35 of gestation).",Assistant Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfd0f4c67
Lauren,Smith-Oskrochi,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfd451039
Heather,Clark,Research Assistant Professor,"Dr. Heather Clark served as led the evaluation of the Center for Community Health Development while it was a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded Prevention Research Center, and spent a decade evaluating community capacity building efforts, assisting in conducting community health assessments, designing evaluations for community-based partnerships and public health programs, and served as evaluator and co-investigator on a variety of other research and contract projects. Her research interests include program evaluation, community organizing and capacity building, and the evaluation of community based partnerships, specifically the use of interorganizational network analysis to examine growth in the partnerships. She serves as Co-Principal Investigator on two state-wide evaluation projects and have been a co-investigator on numerous supplemental grants and contracts, including assessment, evaluation, and other public health projects.",Research Assistant Professor,School of Public Health,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfd556d31
Kausalai,Wijekumar,Professor,"Dr. Wijekumar designs, develops, and tests intelligent tutoring systems to improve literacy practices with students and teachers. She focuses on reading comprehension, writing, and teacher professional development. The web-based tutoring systems and all the supporting materials are available in English and Spanish. Dr. Wijekumar's work has received accolades from the What Works Clearinghouse and U.S. News and World Report. She has received over 60 million dollars in grant funding from many Federal agencies. Currently she serves as Principal Investigator on five US Department of Education grants totaling 17 million dollars in funding.","Director, Center for Urban School Partnerships||Professor||Houston Endowed Professor","Teaching, Learning and Culture||Teaching, Learning and Culture||Teaching, Learning and Culture",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfd8608ea
Magnus,Hook,Professor,"The primary interest of our laboratory is to try to understand the structural function of the extracellular matrix. Of particular interest is the study of the molecular mechanisms of microbial adhesion to host tissue. This process, which is believed to represent a critical initial step in the development of infections, involves specific cell-surface proteins that recognize and bind with a high affinity to components in the host tissue. Our goal is to decipher these events at a molecular level and, based on structural analysis of the interacting components, design new strategies to prevent and treat infections.",Regents & Distinguished Professor and Director,Center for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfd8d37d6
Matthew,Sachs,Professor,"Understanding the mechanisms by which upstream open reading frames (uORFs) in mRNA transcripts control gene expression is currently the major focus of my laboratory. A substantial component of this work is focused on the uORF-encoded fungal arginine attenuator peptide (AAP). The major goal of this work is to understand the mechanism by which a nascent peptide encoded by this uORF controls the movement of ribosomes on mRNA and regulates gene expression. Control mechanisms mediated by uORFs and nascent peptides exist in mammals, fungi, plants, viruses, and bacteria, but relatively little is known of the molecular details of such control. The AAP is encoded by a uORF in the 5?-leader regions of mRNAs specifying the first enzyme in fungal arginine (Arg) biosynthesis. Synthesis of the AAP rapidly reduces gene expression in response to Arg. AAP-mediated regulation is observed in vivo in both Neurospora crassa and Saccharomyces cerevisiae and in vitro, using fungal, plant and animal extracts. The nascent AAP causes the ribosome to stall when the concentration of Arg is high.",Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfe74574c
Adela,Oliva Chavez,Assistant Professor,"My lab focuses on the molecular host-pathogen and vector-pathogen interactions. Vector-borne pathogens have evolved in close relationship with their vectors and hosts for thousands of years. Thus, they have acquired mechanisms to manipulate the cellular machinery of both, the vector and the mammalian host. I am interested in how vector-borne pathogens influence host and vector cellular responses, such as immune responses, cellular trafficking, and vesicle secretion.
We are also interested in how tick-borne pathogens sense environmental changes when moving between the vector and the mammalian host. Members of the Anaplasmataceae change their protein profile during their development within the mammalian host when compared to the vector. We want to use these bacteria as a model to understand what clues intracellular bacteria use to detect changes in environment. This knowledge could lead to development of interventions to disrupt the life cycle of tick-borne pathogens, and prevent disease in humans and animals.",Assistant Professor,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfead5f34
Allegra,Midgette,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Midgette's research investigates the origins and social processes that support individuals in developing an understanding of justice and learning how to care for others in an inequitable and unjust world. Her work addresses two key questions: How do we come to care about each other and about justice within the family? How do we become just in the face of inequality?
To investigate these questions, Dr. Midgette employs a mixed methodology that places the experiential reality of children and their families at the forefront. The long-term goal of her work is to characterize how cultural, societal, and family practice influence individual moral development, with the ultimate aim of supporting the creation of interventions that contribute to individuals' development into more caring and just individuals.",Assistant Professor,Psychological and Brain Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfee0fd19
Mary,Gonder,Professor and Head of the Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology,"Dr. Gonder holds the position of professor and department head in the field of Ecology and Conservation Biology at Texas A&M University. Her primary research centers on investigating the biological history of the Gulf of Guinea and Congo Basin rainforests, crucial hubs of global biological diversity. Dr. Gonder's ongoing research encompasses three main areas of focus:
Analyzing spatial biodiversity patterns.
Unraveling the underlying evolutionary and ecological mechanisms contributing to diversity.
Contributing to conservation strategies that incorporate both evolutionary patterns and processes.
Although her earlier work predominantly concentrated on primates, particularly chimpanzees, her research scope is not limited to a specific taxonomic group. Her research group is currently engaged in studying various tropical vertebrates with the explicit goal of enhancing biodiversity forecasting and conservation planning.
Having dedicated nearly three decades to central Africa, primarily in Cameroon and Nigeria, Dr. Gonder has also extended her research to Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. She has co-hosted several international technical workshops in this region and holds of the IUCN's Primate Specialist Group's Great Apes section and the IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group. Additionally, she is one of the six scientists on the Scientific Commission of the United Nations Great Ape Survival Project.",Professor and Head of the Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology,College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nff19a396
Alta,Ross,Professor,,Professor,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nff700a50
Phillip,Kramer,Professor and Director,,Professor and Director,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nffafc708
Debbie,Thomas,Professor and Interim Dean,,Professor||Chief Academic Officer||Faculty Fellow,Texas A&M University at Galveston||Center for Health Systems and Design||Oceanography,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nffed8fba