The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute College of Sciences

Faculty and Staff Listing

Faculty
Name Title
Sarah Williams-Blangero, Ph.D. Professor & Director
Laura Almasy, Ph.D. Professor
John Blangero, Ph.D. Professor
Joanne E. Curran, Ph.D. Professor
Ravindranath Duggirala, Ph.D. Professor
Harald H. H. Göring, Ph.D. Professor
Christopher P. Jenkinson, Ph.D. Professor
Michael C. Mahaney, Ph.D. Professor
John L. VandeBerg, Ph.D. Professor
Matthew Johnson, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Thomas D. Dyer, Ph.D. Professor/Research
Hemant R. Kulkarni, M.D. Assoc. Professor/Research
Sandra L. Laston, Ph.D., R.N. Assoc. Professor/Research
Srinivas Mummidi, Ph.D. Assoc. Professor/Research
Juan Lopez Alvarenga, Ph.D. Asst. Professor/Research
Rector Arya, Ph.D. Asst. Professor/Research
Vincent Diego, Ph.D. Asst. Professor/Research
Mark Z. Kos, Ph.D. Asst. Professor/Research
Satish Kumar, Ph.D. Asst. Professor/Research
Manju Mamtani, M.D. Asst. Professor/Research

Research Scientists
Name Title
Lucy Blondell, Ph.D. Sr. Research Scientist
Peter T. Stevens, Ph.D. Sr. Research Scientist
Marcio A. Almeida, Ph.D. Assoc. Research Scientist
Ana Cristina Leandro, Ph.D. Assoc. Research Scientist
August Blackburn, Ph.D. Asst. Research Scientist
Nicholas Blackburn, Ph.D. Asst. Research Scientist
Arthur Porto, Ph.D. Asst. Research Scientist

Research Support Staff
Name Title
Valessa A. Agosto, M.A. Research Assoc. III
Amuche Ezeilo, M.A. Research Assoc. III
Marcelo J.F. Leandro, M.S. Research Assoc. III
Liza D. Morales Smith, M.S. Research Assoc. III
Roy G. Resendez, M.A. Research Assoc. III
Katherine Truax, B.S. Research Assoc. II
Jose A. Hernandez, Ph. Cand. Research Assoc. II
Cecilia M. Colom, B.S. Research Assoc. I
Samantha M. Gomez, B.S. Research Assoc. I
Johnathon M. Waggoner, B.S. Research Assoc. I
Susan M. Mahaney, B.S. Laboratory Manager
Azaneth Arellanes, B.S. Lab Technician

Computing Staff
Name Title
Gerry W. Vest, M.S. Bus. Sys. & Tech. Mgr.
Juan M. Peralta, M.Sc. Prog. Analyst IV
Cristina R. Molina, B.S. Syst. Analyst III
Max D. Torres, B.S. Syst. Analyst III

Animal Care Staff
Name Title
Alejandro Reyes Canchola, B.S. Animal Care Tech. II
Gabriel E. Lopez, B.S. Animal Care Tech. II
Oscar Garza Salinas, B.S. Animal Care Tech. I
Rodolfo (Rudy) Gomez Student Assistant
Reyna G. Garcia Student Assistant

Administrative Staff
Name Title
Lora A. Boyd, B.S. Associate Director
Robert L. Gomez, M.B.A. Financial Mgr.
Wanda Wiley Admin. Asst. II
Andy Zuniga, B.A.S. Office Asst. III