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Dr. Yonghong Zhang
Program Director
Department of Chemistry
ESCNE 4.620
Email: yonghong.zhang@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-2288

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  • Prospective students, if you want to be admitted on a Thesis track, you must have a confirmed mentor before the application deadline. If you identified a mentor please let them know that they have to email the Program Director, Yonghong Zhang to confirm that they are going be your Thesis Advisor.
  • DO NOT EMAIL application materials directly to the Program Director, you must apply through the official Graduate College Application Portal. Materials not submitted through the official Graduate College Application Portal will not be accepted or reviewed.
  • Offers for Financial Aid can be made only after a student is officially accepted into the program by the Graduate College, visit our Financial Aid Information page to learn more!

Mentors

Ahmed Touhami

Associate Professor
Phone: (956) 882-6687
Email: ahmed.touhami@utrgv.edu
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Ahmed Touhami

Associate Professor
Email: ahmed.touhami@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 882-6687

Alejandro Lopez

Assistant Profesor
Phone: (956) 882-7667
Email: alejandro.lopez@utrgv.edu
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Alejandro Lopez

Assistant Profesor
Email: alejandro.lopez@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 882-7667

Alexander Kazansky

Associate Profesor
Phone: (956) 882-5780
Email: alexander.kazansky@utrgv.edu
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Alexander Kazansky

Associate Profesor
Email: alexander.kazansky@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 882-5780

Andrea Schwarzbach

Associate Profesor
Phone: (956) 882-5057
Email: andrea.schwarzbach@utrgv.edu
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Andrea Schwarzbach

Associate Profesor
Email: andrea.schwarzbach@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 882-5057

Andrew Tsin

Sr. Associate Dean of Research
Phone: 956-665-6599
Email: andrew.tsin@utrgv.edu
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Andrew Tsin

Sr. Associate Dean of Research
Email: andrew.tsin@utrgv.edu

Phone: 956-665-6599

Arnulfo Mar

Associate Profesor
Phone: (956) 882-6645
Email: arnulfo.mar@utrgv.edu
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Arnulfo Mar

Associate Profesor
Email: arnulfo.mar@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 882-6645

Bilal Bin Hafeez

Assistant Professor
Phone: (956)-296-1740
Email: bilal.hafeez@utrgv.edu
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Bilal Bin Hafeez

Assistant Professor
Email: bilal.hafeez@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956)-296-1740

Christopher Jenkinson

Professor
Phone: (956)-665-6474
Email: christopher.jenkinson@utrgv...
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Christopher Jenkinson

Professor
Email: christopher.jenkinson@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956)-665-6474

Chun Xu

Associate Professor
Phone: 956-882-4193
Email: chun.xu@utrgv.edu
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Chun Xu

Associate Professor
Email: chun.xu@utrgv.edu

Phone: 956-882-4193

Dae Kim

Associate Professor
Phone: (956) 665-6411
Email: dae.kim@utrgv.edu
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Dae Kim

Associate Professor
Email: dae.kim@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-6411

Daniele Provenzano

Professor
Phone: (956) 882-5045
Email: daniele.provenzano@utrgv.edu
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Daniele Provenzano

Professor
Email: daniele.provenzano@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 882-5045

Debasish Bandyopadhyay

Assistant Professor
Phone: (956) 665-3824
Email: debasish.bandyopadhyay@utrg...
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Debasish Bandyopadhyay

Assistant Professor
Email: debasish.bandyopadhyay@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-3824

Erin Schuenzel

Assistant Professor
Phone: (956)-665-2229
Email: erin.schuenzel@utrgv.edu
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Erin Schuenzel

Assistant Professor
Email: erin.schuenzel@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956)-665-2229

Evangelia Kotsikorou

Associate Professor
Phone: (956) 665-2851
Email: evangelia.kotsikorou@utrgv.edu
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Evangelia Kotsikorou

Associate Professor
Email: evangelia.kotsikorou@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-2851

Gladys Maestre

Professor
Phone: (956) 882-7495
Email: Gladys.Maestre@utrgv.edu
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Gladys Maestre

Professor
Email: Gladys.Maestre@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 882-7495

Hansapani Rodrigo

Assistant Professor
Phone: 956-665-2349
Email: hansapani.rodrigo@utrgv.edu
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Hansapani Rodrigo

Assistant Professor
Email: hansapani.rodrigo@utrgv.edu

Phone: 956-665-2349

Haoyuan Chen

Assistant Professor
Phone: (956) 665-7461
Email: haoyuan.chen@utrgv.edu
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Haoyuan Chen

Assistant Professor
Email: haoyuan.chen@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-7461

Hassan Ahmad

Professor
Phone: (956) 665-3372
Email: hassan.ahmad@utrgv.edu
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Hassan Ahmad

Professor
Email: hassan.ahmad@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-3372

Hudson DeYoe

Professor
Phone: (956) 665-3538
Email: hudson.deyoe@utrgv.edu
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Hudson DeYoe

Professor
Email: hudson.deyoe@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-3538

HyeongJun Kim

Assistant Professor
Phone: (956) 665-2171
Email: hyeongjun.kim@utrgv.edu
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HyeongJun Kim

Assistant Professor
Email: hyeongjun.kim@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-2171

Jameela Banu

Assistant Professor
Phone: (956) 665-3222
Email: jameela.banu@utrgv.edu
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Jameela Banu

Assistant Professor
Email: jameela.banu@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-3222

Javier MacossayTorres

Professor
Phone: (956) 665-3377
Email: javier.macossaytorres@utrgv...
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Javier MacossayTorres

Professor
Email: javier.macossaytorres@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-3377

John Thomas

Assistant Professor
Phone: (956) 665-7147
Email: john.thomas@utrgv.edu
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John Thomas

Assistant Professor
Email: john.thomas@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-7147

John VandeBerg

Professor
Phone: (956)-882-7491
Email: john.vandeberg@utrgv.edu
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John VandeBerg

Professor
Email: john.vandeberg@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956)-882-7491

Julie Mustard

Assistant Professor
Phone: 956-882-5869
Email: julie.mustard@utrgv.edu
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Julie Mustard

Assistant Professor
Email: julie.mustard@utrgv.edu

Phone: 956-882-5869

Karen Martirosyan

Professor
Phone: (956)-882-6736
Email: karen.martirosyan@utrgv.edu
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Karen Martirosyan

Professor
Email: karen.martirosyan@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956)-882-6736

Kathryn Perez

Associate Professor
Phone: (956) 665-7145
Email: kathryn.perez@utrgv.edu
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Kathryn Perez

Associate Professor
Email: kathryn.perez@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-7145

Kristina Vatcheva

Assistant Professor
Phone: 956-882-7496
Email: kristina.vatcheva@utrgv.edu
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Kristina Vatcheva

Faculty Profile
Assistant Professor
Email: kristina.vatcheva@utrgv.edu

Phone: 956-882-7496

Manar Shoshani

Assistant Professor
BMSLC 3.229
Phone: (956) 882-7472
Email: manar.shoshani@utrgv.edu
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Manar Shoshani

Group Website:  https://www.shoshanilab.com/
Assistant Professor
Email: manar.shoshani@utrgv.edu
BMSLC 3.229
Phone: (956) 882-7472

Manish Tripathi

Assistant Professor
Phone: (956)-296-1735
Email: manish.tripathi@utrgv.edu
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Manish Tripathi

Assistant Professor
Email: manish.tripathi@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956)-296-1735

Mario Gil

Assistant Professor
Phone: (956) 882-8888
Email: mario.gil@utrgv.edu
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Mario Gil

Assistant Professor
Email: mario.gil@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 882-8888

Meena Jaggi

Professors
Phone: (956)-296-2008
Email: meena.jaggi@utrgv.edu
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Meena Jaggi

Professors
Email: meena.jaggi@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956)-296-2008

Megan Keniry

Assistant Professor
Phone: (956) 665-7463
Email: megan.keniry@utrgv.edu
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Megan Keniry

Assistant Professor
Email: megan.keniry@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-7463

Michael Persans

Professor
Phone: (956) 665-7323
Email: michael.persans@utrgv.edu
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Michael Persans

Professor
Email: michael.persans@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-7323

Murat Karabulut

Associate Professor
Email: murat.karabulut@utrgv.edu
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Murat Karabulut

Associate Professor
Email: murat.karabulut@utrgv.edu

Murali Yallapu

Associate Professor
Phone: (956)-296-1734
Email: murali.yallapu@utrgv.edu
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Murali Yallapu

Associate Professor
Email: murali.yallapu@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956)-296-1734

Nirakar Sahoo

Assistant Professor
Phone: (956) 665-5361
Email: nirakar.sahoo@utrgv.edu
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Nirakar Sahoo

Assistant Professor
Email: nirakar.sahoo@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-5361

Oleg Musin

Professor
Phone: 956-882-6627
Email: oleg.musin@utrgv.edu
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Oleg Musin

Professor
Email: oleg.musin@utrgv.edu

Phone: 956-882-6627

Ravindranath Duggirala

Professor
Phone: (956)-665-6456
Email: ravindranath.duggirala@utrg...
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Ravindranath Duggirala

Professor
Email: ravindranath.duggirala@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956)-665-6456

Rectory Arya

Assistant Professor of Research
Phone: (956)-665-6476
Email: rector.arya@utrgv.edu
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Rectory Arya

Assistant Professor of Research
Email: rector.arya@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956)-665-6476

Robert Dearth

Associate Professor
Phone: (956) 665-8750
Email: robert.dearth@utrgv.edu
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Robert Dearth

Associate Professor
Email: robert.dearth@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-8750

Robert Gilkerson

Assistant Professor
Phone: (956) 665-7838
Email: robert.gilkerson@utrgv.edu
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Robert Gilkerson

Assistant Professor
Email: robert.gilkerson@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-7838

Rupesh Kariyat

Assistant Professor
Phone: (956) 665-2953
Email: rupesh.kariyat@utrgv.edu
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Rupesh Kariyat

Assistant Professor
Email: rupesh.kariyat@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-2953

Saraswathy Nair

Associate Professor
Phone: (956) 882-5108
Email: saraswathy.nair@utrgv.edu
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Saraswathy Nair

Associate Professor
Email: saraswathy.nair@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 882-5108

Satish Kumar

Assistant Professor of Research
Phone: (956)-665-6477
Email: satish.kumar@utrgv.edu
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Satish Kumar

Assistant Professor of Research
Email: satish.kumar@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956)-665-6477

Saydur Rahman

Assistant Professor
Phone: (956) 882-5041
Email: saydur.rahman@utrgv.edu
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Saydur Rahman

Assistant Professor
Email: saydur.rahman@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 882-5041

Seratna Beltran

Assistant Professor of Immunology and Microbiology
Phone: (956) 296-1447
Email: seratna.beltran@utrgv.edu
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Seratna Beltran

Assistant Professor of Immunology and Microbiology
Email: seratna.beltran@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 296-1447

Sheema Khan

Assistant Professor
Phone: (956)-296-1736
Email: sheema.khan@utrgv.edu
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Sheema Khan

Assistant Professor
Email: sheema.khan@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956)-296-1736

Shervin Fatehi

Assistant Professor
Phone: (956) 665-8724
Email: shervin.fatehi@utrgv.edu
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Shervin Fatehi

Assistant Professor
Email: shervin.fatehi@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-8724

Shizue Mito

Assistant Professor
Phone: (956) 665-8740
Email: shizue.mito@utrgv.edu
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Shizue Mito

Assistant Professor
Email: shizue.mito@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-8740

Srinivas Mummidi

Associate Professor of Research
Phone: (956)-665-6423
Email: srinivas.mummidi@utrgv.edu
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Srinivas Mummidi

Associate Professor of Research
Email: srinivas.mummidi@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956)-665-6423

Subhash Chauhan

Professor and Chairman
Phone: (956)-296-5000
Email: subhash.chauhan@utrgv.edu
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Subhash Chauhan

Professor and Chairman
Email: subhash.chauhan@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956)-296-5000

Sue Chew

Assistant Professor
Phone: (956) 882-6518
Email: sue.chew@utrgv.edu
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Sue Chew

Assistant Professor
Email: sue.chew@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 882-6518

Tamer Oraby

Associate Professor
Phone: 956-665-3536
Email: tamer.oraby@utrgv.edu
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Tamer Oraby

Associate Professor
Email: tamer.oraby@utrgv.edu

Phone: 956-665-3536

Ulku Karabulut

Assistant Professor
Email: ulku.karabulut@utrgv.edu
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Ulku Karabulut

Assistant Professor
Email: ulku.karabulut@utrgv.edu

Upal Roy

Assistant Professor
Email: upal.roy@utrgv.edu
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Upal Roy

Assistant Professor
Email: upal.roy@utrgv.edu

Veerachandra Yemmireddy

Assistant Professor
Phone: (919) 208-3578
Email: veerachandra.yemmireddy@utr...
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Veerachandra Yemmireddy

Assistant Professor
Email: veerachandra.yemmireddy@utrgv.edu

Phone: (919) 208-3578

Xiaoqian Fang

Assistant Professor of Molecular Science
Phone: (956) 296-1610
Email: xiaoqian.fang@utrgv.edu
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Xiaoqian Fang

Assistant Professor of Molecular Science
Email: xiaoqian.fang@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 296-1610

Yonghong Zhang

Associate Professor
Phone: (956) 665-2288
Email: yonghong.zhang@utrgv.edu
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Yonghong Zhang

Group Website: https://sites.google.com/site/theyzhanglab/
Associate Professor
Email: yonghong.zhang@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 665-2288
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