Faculty

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Robert K. Dearth, Ph.D.
- Director and Professor
- (956) 665-3537
- robert.dearth@utrgv.edu
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Kathryn E. Perez, Ph.D.
- Associate Director
- (956) 665-7145
- kathryn.perez@utrgv.edu

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Frank Dirrigl, Ph.D.
- Biology Graduate Coordinator and Professor
- (956) 665-8732
- frank.dirrigl@utrgv.edu

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Hassan Ahmad, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 665-3372
- hassan.ahmad@utrgv.edu

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Elvira Alanis, M.S.
- Adjunct Lecturer
- elvira.alanis01@utrgv.edu

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Abdurrahman Atesin, Ph.D.
- Senior Lecturer
- (956) 665-2241
- abdurrahman.atesin@utrgv.edu

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Zohra Azim, M.S.
- Lecturer I
- (956) 882-6743
- zohra.azim@utrgv.edu

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Debasish Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- (956) 665-3824
- debasish.bandyopadhyay@utrgv.edu
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Karl Berg, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- (956) 882-5049
- karl.berg@utrgv.edu

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Sara Black, Ph.D.
- Lecturer I
- (956) 882-5042
- sara.black@utrgv.edu

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Maria Cadena, M.S.
- Lecturer I
- (956) 665-2062
- maria.cadena01@utrgv.edu
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Eloi Camprubi-Casas, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- (956) 665-2950
- eloi.camprubicasas@utrgv.edu

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Jorge Canchola, M.D.
- Lecturer II
- (956) 882-4321
- jorge.cancholas@utrgv.edu

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Lucia Carreon Martinez, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- (956) 882-5197
- lucia.carreonmartinez@utrgv.edu

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Amanda Cavazos, Ph.D.
- Lecturer I
- amanda.cavazos02@utrgv.edu

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Manohar Chakrabarti, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- manohar.chakrabarti@utrgv.edu

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Nabanita Chattopadhyay, Ph.D.
- Lecturer I
- nabanita.chattopadhyay@utrgv.edu
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Bradley Christoffersen, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- (956) 665-2468
- bradley.christoffersen@utrgv.edu

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Andrea Contina, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- andrea.contina@utrgv.edu

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Jesus De Leon, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- (956) 665-7481
- jesus.deleon@utrgv.edu

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Frank Dean, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- (956) 665-2852
- frank.dean@utrgv.edu

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Soraya Delgado, M.S.
- Lecturer I
- soraya.delgado01@utrgv.edu

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Sylvia Diaz, M.S.
- Lecturer III
- (956) 665-2172
- sylvia.diaz@utrgv.edu

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Jorge Duran, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- jorge.duran@utrgv.edu
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Ezzat El-Sherif, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- (956) 665-7001
- ezzat.elsherif@utrgv.edu

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Boris Ermolinsky, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- (956) 882-5774
- boris.ermolinsky@utrgv.edu
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Mohammed Farooqui, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 665-3543
- mohammed.farooqui@utrgv.edu

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Teresa Patricia Feria, Ph.D.
- Associate Dean for Faculty Success and Professor
- (956) 665-7322
- teresa.feriaarroyo@utrgv.edu

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Courtney Galle, Ph.D.
- Adjunct Lecturer
- courtney.galle@utrgv.edu

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Crystal Garcia
- Lecturer I
- crystal.garcia11@utrgv.edu

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Vanessa Garcia, M.S.
- Lecturer II
- (956) 882-6743
- vanessa.garcia@utrgv.edu

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Robert Gilkerson, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- (956) 665-7838
- robert.gilkerson@utrgv.edu

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Jose J. Gutierrez, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 665-2413
- jose.gutierrez1@utrgv.edu

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Luis Vicente Gutierrez
- Part-Time Lecturer
- luis.gutierrez01@utrgv.edu

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Jose Herrera, Ph.D.
- Lecturer I
- jose.herrera09@utrgv.edu

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Shashi Jain, Ph.D.
- Senior Lecturer
- shashi.jain@utrgv.edu

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Nosheen Javed, M.S.
- Lecturer I
- nosheen.javed@utrgv.edu

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Ying Jia, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor of Practice
- (956) 882-7320
- ying.jia@utrgv.edu
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Megan Keniry, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- (956) 665-7463
- megan.keniry@utrgv.edu

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Chen Lin, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- chen.lin@utrgv.edu

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Sarah Mays Maestas, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- (956) 665-7147
- sarah.maestas@utrgv.edu

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Arnulfo Mar, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- (956) 882-6645
- arnulfo.mar@utrgv.edu

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Carina Marques, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- (956) 665-8737
- carina.marques@utrgv.edu

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Luis Materon, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 665-7140
- luis.materon@utrgv.edu

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Swati Mohan, Ph.D.
- Lecturer I
- (956) 665-7462
- swati.mohan@utrgv.edu

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Cody Mon, M.S.
- Adjunct Lecturer

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Helia Magali Morales, M.S.
- Lecturer III and Undergraduate Coordinator
- (956) 882-6743
- helia.morales@utrgv.edu
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Julie Mustard, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- (956) 882-5869
- julie.mustard@utrgv.edu

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Christina Ortega, M.S.
- Part-Time Lecturer
- christina.ortega01@utrgv.edu

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Stephanie Pazos, Ph.D.
- Lecturer I
- stephanie.pazos@utrgv.edu

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Carlos Perez III
- Lecturer I
- carlos.perez02@utrgv.edu

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Michael Persans, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 665-7323
- michael.persans@utrgv.edu

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Abigail Pozulp
- Adjunct Lecturer
- abigail.pozulp01@utrgv.edu
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Daniele Provenzano, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 882-5045
- daniele.provenzano@utrgv.edu

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Kenneth Pruitt, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- (956) 665-3545
- kenneth.pruitt@utrgv.edu
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Saydur Rahman, M.D., Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- md.rahman@utrgv.edu

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Jeffrey Robertson, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- (956) 882-8206
- jeffrey.robertson@utrgv.edu

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Nirakar Sahoo, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- (956) 665-5361
- nirakar.sahoo@utrgv.edu

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Mark Scally, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- (956) 665-2883
- mark.scally@utrgv.edu

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Erin Schuenzel, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 665-2229
- erin.schuenzel@utrgv.edu

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Manar M. Shoshani, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- (956) 882-7472
- manar.shoshani@utrgv.edu

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K. Christopher Smith, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 665-2063
- kenneth.smith@utrgv.edu
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Pushpa Soti, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- (956) 665-3131
- pushpa.soti@utrgv.edu

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Bhupendra Srivastava, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- bhupendra.srivastava@utrgv.edu

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Christopher Taylor, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 665-3538
- christopher.taylor@utrgv.edu

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Matthew Terry, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- (956) 665-2064
- matthew.terry@utrgv.edu

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Ariel Ivan Torres
- Lecturer I
- (956) 665-3065
- ariel.torres@utrgv.edu

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Mirayda Torres-Avila, Ph.D.
- Adjunct Lecturer
- (956) 665-2093
- mirayda.torresavila@utrgv.edu

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Viviana Trevino, M.S.
- Lecturer I
- (956) 882-5049
- viviana.trevino01@utrgv.edu

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Jorge Trujillo, M.S.
- Lecturer I
- jorge.trujillo01@utrgv.edu

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Christopher Vitek, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 665-2845
- christopher.vitek@utrgv.edu

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Ning Wang, M.S.
- Lecturer I
- ning.wang01@utrgv.edu

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Cindy Wedig, Ph.D.
- Senior Lecturer
- (956) 665-7025
- cindy.wedig@utrgv.edu

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Tobias Weinrich, Ph.D.
- Lecturer I and Undergraduate Coordinator
- tobias.weinrich@utrgv.edu

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Frederic Zaidan III, Ph.D.
- Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Student Success and Professor
- (956) 665-3414
- frederic.zaidan@utrgv.edu

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Yonghong Zhang, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor and BCMB Graduate Program Coordinator
- (956) 665-2288
- yonghong.zhang@utrgv.edu
Staff

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Diana Ocanas
- Administrative Assistant II
- (956) 665-3537
- diana.ocanas@utrgv.edu

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

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Daisy Garcia
- Administrative Assistant II
- (956) 882-8897
- daisy.garcia@utrgv.edu

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Maria Mendez, M.S.
- Administrative Coordinator
- (956) 665-5216
- maria.mendez@utrgv.edu

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Thomas Eubanks
- Senior Engineering Technician
- (956) 607-8177
- thomas.eubanks@utrgv.edu

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Mayra Gomez, M.S.
- Lab Supervisor Coordinator - Chemistry
- mayra.gomez01@utrgv.edu

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Elizabeth Rodriguez Hernandez
- Laboratory Technical Service Supervisor
- elizabeth.rodriguezhernandez@utrgv.edu

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Joe Lara
- Lab Supervisor Coordinator - Chemistry
- (956) 882-6743
- joe.lara@utrgv.edu

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Sylvia Quintero
- Lab Supervisor Coordinator - Biology
- (956) 882-5054
- sylvia.quintero@utrgv.edu

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Eleazar Saenz
- Lab Supervisor Coordinator - Biology
- (956) 665-3547
- eleazar.saenz@utrgv.edu

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Liza Vela, M.S.
- Lab Supervisor Coordinator - Biology
- (956) 665-7935
- liza.vela@utrgv.edu