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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 and Chemistry 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

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

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

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

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, M.S.: Laboratory Technical Service Supervisor; elizabeth.rodriguezhernandez@utrgv.edu

Sasmita Sahoo, Ph.D.: Laboratory Technical Service Supervisor; sasmita.sahoo@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