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Department of Biology College of Sciences

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Personnel - Edinburg Campus


Faculty

Maria Cadena

Maria Cadena
Lecturer
ESCNE 2.326
(956) 665-3547
maria.cadena01@utrgv.edu

Bradley Christoffersen

Bradley Christoffersen
Assistant Professor
ESCNE 1.320
(956) 665-2468
bradley.christoffersen@utrgv.edu

Jesse De Leon

Jesse De Leon
Lecturer
ESCNE 2.312
(956) 665-7481
jesus.deleon@utrgv.edu

Robert K. Dearth

Robert K. Dearth
Professor, I nterim Chair
ESCNE 4.633
(956) 665-8750
robert.dearth@utrgv.edu

Frank J. Dirrigl

Frank J. Dirrigl Jr.
Professor
ESCNE 2.344
(956) 665-8732
frank.dirrigl@utrgv.edu

Robert Edwards

Robert Edwards
Emeritus Professor
SCSI 1.316
(956) 665-3545
robert.edwards@utrgv.edu

Mohammed Farooqui

Mohammed Farooqui
Professor
ESCNE 4.601
(956) 665-3543
mohammed.farooqui@utrgv.edu

Teresa P. Feria

Teresa Patricia Feria
Associate Professor
ESCNE 4.635
(956) 665-7322
teresa.feriaarroyo@utrgv.edu

Courtney Galley

Courtney Galle
Lecturer
ESCNE 1.326
(956) 665-3537
courtney.galle@utrgv.edu

Robert Gilkerson

Robert Gilkerson
Associate Professor
ESCNE 4.618
(956) 665-7838
robert.gilkerson@utrgv.edu

Bonnie Gunn

Bonnie Gunn
Lecturer
ESCNE 2.308
(956) 665-2062
bonnie.gunn@utrgv.edu

Angel Jiménez

Angel Jiménez
Part Time Lecturer
ESCNE 2.326

Rupesh Kariyat

Rupesh Kariyat
Associate Professor
SCNE 1.340
(956) 665-2953
rupesh.kariyat@utrgv.edu

Megan Keniry

Megan Keniry
Assistant Professor
ESCNE 4.633
(956) 665-7463
megan.keniry@utrgv.edu

Luis Materon

Luis A. Materon
Professor
ESCNE 1.344
(956) 665-7140
luis.materon@utrgv.edu

Dr. Kathryn Perez

Kathryn Perez
Associate Professor
ESCNE 1.316
(956) 665-7145
kathryn.perez@utrgv.edu

Michael Persans

Michael Persans
Professor
ESCNE 4.629
(956) 665-7323
michael.persans@utrgv.edu

Kenneth Pruitt

Kenneth Pruitt
Lecturer I
ESCNE 2.324
(956) 665-3545
kennett-pruitt@utrgv.edu

Nirakar Sahoo

Nirakar Sahoo
Assistant Professor
ESCNE 1.616
(956) 665-5361
nirakar.sahoo@utrgv.edu

Mark Scally

Mark Scally
Lecturer
ESCNE 1.306A
(956) 665-3822
mark.scally@utrgv.edu

Erin Schuenzel

Erin Schuenzel
Assistant Professor
ESCNE 4.610
(956) 665-2229
erin.schuenzel@utrgv.edu

Pushpa Soti

Pushpa Soti
Assistant Professor
ESCNE 2.320
(956) 665-3131
pushpa.soti@utrgv.edu

Dr. Christopher Taylor

Christopher Taylor
Professor
ESCNE 3.128
(956) 665-3537
christopher.taylor@utrgv.edu

Matthew Terry

Matthew Terry
Associate Professor
ESCNE 3.110
(956) 665-2064
matthew.terry@utrgv.edu

Mirayda Torres-Avila

Mirayda Torres-Avila
Lecturer III
ESCNE 1.306
(956) 665-2498
mirayda.torresavila@utrgv.edu

Dr. John Trant

John Trant
Professor
ESCNE 2.340
(956) 665-3065
john.trant@utrgv.edu

Jorge Trujillo

Jorge Trujillo
Lecturer
ESCNE 1.326
(956) 665-3822
jorge.trujillo01@utrgv.edu

George Vera

George Vera
Lecturer
ESCNE 21.326
(956) 665-3822
george.vera01@utrgv.edu

Christopher Vitek

Christopher Vitek
Associate Professor
ESCNE 4.616
(956) 665-2845
christopher.vitek@utrgv.edu

Cindy Wedig

Cindy Wedig
Lecturer
ESCNE 1.308
(956) 665-7025
cindy.wedig@utrgv.edu

Fred Zaidan

Fred Zaidan
Professor
ESCNE 4.637
(956) 665-3251
frederic.zaidan@utrgv.edu


Administrative Staff

Diana Ocañas

Diana Ocañas
Administrative Assistant II
Room ESCNE 2.368
(956) 665-3537
diana.ocanas@utrgv.edu

Julie Perez

Julie Perez
Administrative Assistant I
ESCNE 2.368
(956) 665-5223
julie.perez@utrgv.edu

Thomas Eubanks

Thomas Eubanks
Research Engineer
Room ESCNE 2.406
(956) 607-8177
thomas.eubanks@utrgv.edu

Liza Vela

Liza Vela
Biology Labs Coordinator
ESCNE1.368
(956) 665-7935
liza.vela@utrgv.edu

Eleazar Saenz

Eleazar Saenz
Biology Labs Coordinator
ESCNE 2.304
(956) 665-3547
eleazar.saenz@utrgv.edu

Terri Montaño

Terrie Mendez
Senior Program Coordinator
ESCNE 1.352
(956) 665-5216
maria.mendez@utrgv.edu

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