First name,Last name,Preferred title,Overview,Position,Department,Individual
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
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
J.,Heatley,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0473e208
Dorothy,Shippen,Professor,"We are taking biochemical, molecular genetic and cytological approaches to study the structure, function and maintenance of telomeres. Telomeres are higher order nucleoprotein complexes that cap the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes and play essential roles in conferring genome stability and cell proliferation capacity. The protective cap of the telomere is comprised of specific telomere binding proteins that regulate the length of telomeric DNA tract and allow the cell distinguish the chromosome terminus from a double-strand break. Telomeric DNA is synthesized by the action of telomerase, an unusual reverse transcriptase that replenishes telomeric DNA lost as a consequence of replication by conventional DNA polymerases. We have developed the genetically tractable flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana as a model system for studying telomeres in higher eukaryotes. With its sequenced genome, abundant genetic and transgenic tools, and extraordinarily high tolerance to genome instability, Arabidopsis has proven to be an excellent model for investigating fundamental processes in telomere biology. Current studies focus on defining the function and molecular evolution of telomere capping proteins and components of the telomerase ribonucleoprotein complex.",Professor,Biochemistry and Biophysics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n07e86cac
John,Edwards,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n09bbd732
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
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
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
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
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
Sarah,Sampson,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n12be0bf2
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
Gerald,Glickman,Professor and Chair,,Professor and Chair,School of Dentistry,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1b4609ea
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
Jack,Smith,Professor,,Professor and Director,Center For Biomedical Informatics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n225d0918
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
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
Allen,Roussel,Professor,,Professor,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2b3db30b
Wesley,Bissett,Associate Professor and Director,,Associate Professor and Director,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2b830248
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
Everett,Bailey,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3659b74a
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
Likith,Reddy,Clinical Professor & Department Head,,"Clinical Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery",Health Science Center,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n370dd37d
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
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
Debra,Zoran,Professor,,Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3e6729d4
Sonya,Wesselowski,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n45e117fa
Yi-Shing,Cheng,Professor and Director,,Associate Professor and Director,Diagnostic Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n48948ca7
Richard,Street,Professor,,Faculty Fellow||Professor,Center for Health Systems and Design,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4a965e69
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
Kelli,Beavers,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5717e778
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
M,Benson,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n58e9bd13
Sonya,Gordon,Professor,,Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5ac1c075
Christine,Rutter,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5b91ffe1
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
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
Kelley,Thieman Mankin,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n67455486
Gwendolyn,Levine,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n68f0c0ae
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
Ivan,Ivanov,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6fa588a3
Larry,Johnson,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n72de4d00
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
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
Vanna,Dickerson,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7a39378b
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
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
Jonathan,Levine,Professor and Head,,Professor and Head,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8ae2a0a7
Angela,Bordin,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8c367e71
Andrew,Hillhouse,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8c80d806
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
Moohyun,Kim,Professor,"My research interests focus on nonlinear dynamics of offshore platforms; wave mechanics and free-surface flows; nonlinear stochastic analysis; computational fluid dynamics; hydroelasticity; floating breakwaters; beach erosion; multi-hull-riser-mooring coupled dynamic analysis; liquid-sloshing & vessel-motion interactions, ocean renewable energy (floating offshore wind turbine) & wave energy conversion); smart offshore platforms.",Professor||Faculty Affiliate,Ocean Engineering||Energy Institute,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8e0e8c7f
Erma,Eades,Professor and Head,,Professor and Head,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9271bd37
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
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
Nicholas,Jeffery,Professor,,Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n989eab0c
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
Leslie,Morey,Professor,,Professor,Psychological and Brain Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9ffa6acc
Audrey,Cook,Professor,,Professor,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na4e01789
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
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
Alex,Walsh,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Biomedical Engineering,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nadf9994b
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
Johanna,Heseltine,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb11f8831
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
Diane,Flint,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Diagnostic Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb47339cf
Paula,Giaretta,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb54d37da
John,Wright,Regents Professor,,Regents Professor and Chair||Regents Professor,Diagnostic Sciences||Diagnostic Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb87e53bf
Roy,Pool,Clinical Professor,Diagnostic orthopedic pathology and oncology,Clinical Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb973c892
Christine,Gremillion,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nbb2b9b22
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
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
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
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
Roderic,Pettigrew,Dean,,Professor||Dean,School of Engineering Medicine||School of Medicine,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc4d62617
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
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
Hui,Liang,Professor,,Professor,Diagnostic Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncdeeda04
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
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
Sarah,Hamer,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndc2c4e3e
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
R. Malatesha,Joshi,Professor,,Professor,"Teaching, Learning and Culture",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne6b806f0
Darrell,Pilling,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne8a9ecc1
Jacqueline,Plemons,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Professor,Periodontics,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne9252f3d
Laura,Bryan,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/neb26bce1
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
Rachel,Pilla,Research Assistant Professor,,Research Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf1672d45
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
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
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
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
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
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