Faculty & Staff
Faculty

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Seratna Guadarrama Beltran, PhD
- SOM Assistant Professor
- (956) 296-1447
- Seratna.Guadarrama@utrgv.edu

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Subhash Chauhan, PhD
- SOM Professor
- (956) 296-5000
- Subhash.Chauhan@utrgv.edu

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Elias George, MD
- SOM Assistant Professor
- Elias.George@utrgv.edu

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Bilal Hafeez, PhD
- SOM Assistant Professor
- Bilal.Hafeez@utrgv.edu

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Sheema Khan, PhD
- SOM Assistant Professor
- Sheema.Khan@utrgv.edu

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Dae Kim, PhD
- SOM Associate Professor
- dae.kim@utrgv.edu

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Manish Tripathi, PhD
- SOM Assistant Professor
- Manish.Tripathi@utrgv.edu

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Murali Yallapu, PhD
- SOM Associate Professor
- Murali.Yallapu@utrgv.edu
Research Faculty

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Neeraj Chauhan, PhD
- Assistant Professor of Research
- Neeraj.Chauhan@utrgv.edu

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Vivek Kashyap, PhD
- Assistant Professor of Research
- Vivek.Kashyap@utrgv.edu

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Mohammed Sikander, PhD
- Assistant Professor of Research
- Mohammed.Sikander@utrgv.edu
Research Scientists

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Mudassier Ahmad, PhD
- Post Doctoral Fellow

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Anupam Dhasmana, PhD
- Asst. Research Scientist/Post-Doc
- Anupam.Dhasmana@utrgv.edu

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Swati Dhasmana, PhD
- Asst. Research Scientist/Post-Doc
- Swati.Dhasmana@utrgv.edu

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Kyle Doxtater, PhD
- Asst. Research Scientist/Post-Doc
- Kyle.Doxtater@utrgv.edu

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Eswara Naga Hanuma Kumar Ghali, Phd
- Post Doctoral Fellow
- eswaranagahanumakumar.ghali@utrgv.edu

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FNU Pranav, PhD
- Asst. Research Scientist/Post-Doc
- FNU.Pranav@utrgv.edu

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Shabnam Malik, PhD
- Asst. Research Scientist
- FNU.Shabnam@utrgv.edu
Research Staff

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Marco Cabrera, MS
- Laboratory Technician
- Marco.Cabrera01@utrgv.edu

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Iliana Guardiola, PhD
- Senior Laboratory Technician
- Iliana.Guardiolaavila@utrgv.edu

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Rene Leonhardt, MBA
- Department Administrator
- rene.leonhardt01@utrgv.edu

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Gerardo Pequeno
- Administrative Associate
- Gerardo.Pequeno01@utrgv.edu
Interim Department Chair

Sarah Williams-Blangero, PhD
Interim Department Chair
Contact
Gerardo Pequeno
Administrative Associate
Department of Immunology & Microbiology
UTRGV Biomedical Research Bldg.
5300 L. St. McAllen, TX 78504
Email: Gerardo.Pequeno01@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 296-1709