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Faculty

Robert K. Dearth, Ph.D.: Director and Professor; (956) 665-3537; robert.dearth@utrgv.edu

Kathryn E. Perez, Ph.D.: Associate Director; (956) 665-7145; kathryn.perez@utrgv.edu

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

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

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

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

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

Debasish Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor; (956) 665-3824; debasish.bandyopadhyay@utrgv.edu

Karl Berg, Ph.D.: Associate Professor; (956) 882-5049; karl.berg@utrgv.edu

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

Maria Cadena, M.S.: Lecturer I; (956) 665-2062; maria.cadena01@utrgv.edu

Eloi Camprubi-Casas, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor; (956) 665-2950; eloi.camprubicasas@utrgv.edu

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

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

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

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

Nabanita Chattopadhyay, Ph.D.: Lecturer I; nabanita.chattopadhyay@utrgv.edu

Bradley Christoffersen, Ph.D.: Associate Professor; (956) 665-2468; bradley.christoffersen@utrgv.edu

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

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

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

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

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

Jorge Duran, Ph.D.: Lecturer II; jorge.duran@utrgv.edu

Ezzat El-Sherif, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor; (956) 665-7001; ezzat.elsherif@utrgv.edu

Boris Ermolinsky, Ph.D.: Lecturer II; (956) 882-5774; boris.ermolinsky@utrgv.edu

Mohammed Farooqui, Ph.D.: Professor; (956) 665-3543; mohammed.farooqui@utrgv.edu

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

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

Crystal Garcia: Lecturer I; crystal.garcia11@utrgv.edu

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ying Jia, Ph.D.: Associate Professor of Practice; (956) 882-7320; ying.jia@utrgv.edu

Megan Keniry, Ph.D.: Associate Professor; (956) 665-7463; megan.keniry@utrgv.edu

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

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

Sarah Mays Maestas, Ph.D.

Sarah Mays Maestas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
ESCNE 4.614
Email: sarah.maestas@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-7147

Research Interests:
Vector ecology, vector-borne disease, vector-host interactions, tick-borne zoonosis, flea-borne zoonosis

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

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

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

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

Cody Mon, M.S.: Adjunct Lecturer

Helia Magali Morales, M.S.: Lecturer III and Undergraduate Coordinator; (956) 882-6743; helia.morales@utrgv.edu

Julie Mustard, Ph.D.: Associate Professor; (956) 882-5869; julie.mustard@utrgv.edu

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

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

Stephanie Pazos, Ph.D.

Stephanie Pazos, Ph.D.
Lecturer I
BSETB 2.358
Email: stephanie.pazos@utrgv.edu

Carlos Perez III: Lecturer I; carlos.perez02@utrgv.edu

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

Abigail Pozulp: Adjunct Lecturer; abigail.pozulp01@utrgv.edu

Daniele Provenzano, Ph.D.: Professor; (956) 882-5045; daniele.provenzano@utrgv.edu

Kenneth Pruitt, Ph.D.: Lecturer II; (956) 665-3545; kenneth.pruitt@utrgv.edu

Saydur Rahman, M.D., Ph.D.: Associate Professor; md.rahman@utrgv.edu

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

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

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

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

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

Manar M. Shoshani, Ph.D.

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

Lab Webpage:
https://www.shoshanilab.com/

Research Interestes:
Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Sustainability, Energy, Catalysis

K. Christopher Smith, Ph.D.: Professor; (956) 665-2063; kenneth.smith@utrgv.edu

Pushpa Soti, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor; (956) 665-3131; pushpa.soti@utrgv.edu

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Staff

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Faculty

Robert K. Dearth, Ph.D.

Kathryn E. Perez, Ph.D.

Frank Dirrigl, Ph.D.

Hassan Ahmad, Ph.D.

Elvira Alanis, M.S.

Abdurrahman Atesin, Ph.D.

Zohra Azim, M.S.

Debasish Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.

Karl Berg, Ph.D.

Sara Black, Ph.D.

Maria Cadena, M.S.

Eloi Camprubi-Casas, Ph.D.

Jorge Canchola, M.D.

Lucia Carreon Martinez, Ph.D.

Amanda Cavazos, Ph.D.

Manohar Chakrabarti, Ph.D.

Nabanita Chattopadhyay, Ph.D.

Bradley Christoffersen, Ph.D.

Andrea Contina, Ph.D.

Jesus De Leon, Ph.D.

Frank Dean, Ph.D.

Soraya Delgado, M.S.

Sylvia Diaz, M.S.

Jorge Duran, Ph.D.

Ezzat El-Sherif, Ph.D.

Boris Ermolinsky, Ph.D.

Mohammed Farooqui, Ph.D.

Teresa Patricia Feria, Ph.D.

Courtney Galle, Ph.D.

Crystal Garcia

Vanessa Garcia, M.S.

Robert Gilkerson, Ph.D.

Jose J. Gutierrez, Ph.D.

Luis Vicente Gutierrez

Jose Herrera, Ph.D.

Shashi Jain, Ph.D.

Nosheen Javed, M.S.

Ying Jia, Ph.D.

Megan Keniry, Ph.D.

Chen Lin, Ph.D.

Sarah Mays Maestas, Ph.D.

Arnulfo Mar, Ph.D.

Carina Marques, Ph.D.

Luis Materon, Ph.D.

Swati Mohan, Ph.D.

Cody Mon, M.S.

Helia Magali Morales, M.S.

Julie Mustard, Ph.D.

Christina Ortega, M.S.

Stephanie Pazos, Ph.D.

Carlos Perez III

Michael Persans, Ph.D.

Abigail Pozulp

Daniele Provenzano, Ph.D.

Kenneth Pruitt, Ph.D.

Saydur Rahman, M.D., Ph.D.

Jeffrey Robertson, Ph.D.

Nirakar Sahoo, Ph.D.

Mark Scally, Ph.D.

Erin Schuenzel, Ph.D.

Manar M. Shoshani, Ph.D.

K. Christopher Smith, Ph.D.

Pushpa Soti, Ph.D.

Bhupendra Srivastava, Ph.D.

Christopher Taylor, Ph.D.

Matthew Terry, Ph.D.

Ariel Ivan Torres

Mirayda Torres-Avila, Ph.D.

Viviana Trevino, M.S.

Jorge Trujillo, M.S.

Christopher Vitek, Ph.D.

Ning Wang, M.S.

Cindy Wedig, Ph.D.

Tobias Weinrich, Ph.D.

Frederic Zaidan III, Ph.D.

Yonghong Zhang, Ph.D.

Staff

Diana Ocanas

Julie Perez