Directory of Faculty & Staff

Nicola Ayres

Senior Lecturer

• BICH / 210
• n-ayres@tamu.edu
• 979-845-0548

Vytas Bankaitis

University Distinguished Professor | E.L. Wehner-Welch Foundation Chair, Chemistry
Professor | Molecular & Cellular Medicine, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Chemistry

• REYN / 108
• vytas@tamhsc.edu
• 979-862-3188

Sherry Barnett

Storekeeper II

• BICH / 112
• sherrykb@tamu.edu
• 979-845-1524

Sarah Beltran

Project Coordinator I

• ILSB / 2138
• sbeltran@tamu.edu
• 979-845-8548

Mary Bryk

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Associate Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics, Genetics

• BICH / 234
• mary.bryk@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-862-2294

Isabel Caballero

Administrative Postdoctoral Associate | Genetics

• BICH / 109A
• icabal@tamu.edu
• 979-458-2284

Chavela Carr

Senior Lecturer

• BICH / 218
• chave@tamu.edu
• 979-845-7686

Robert Chapkin

University Distinguished Professor | Regents Professor | University Faculty Fellow
Professor | Nutrition & Food Science, Biochemistry & Biophysics

• CMAT / 111
• r-chapkin@tamu.edu
• 979-845-0419

Jae-Hyun Cho

Associate Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• NMR / N113A
• jaehyun.cho@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-458-5928

Sherry Coronado

Business Administrator III

• BICH / 103G
• s-coronado@tamu.edu
• 979-845-8852

Betty Cotton

Administrator I

• BICH / 103D
• blcotton@tamu.edu
• 979-458-0630

Jorge Cruz-Reyes

Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics, Genetics

• BICH / 321A
• jorge.cruz-reyes@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-458-3374

Elaina Curtis

Learning Lab Coordinator

• ecurtis@tamu.edu

Meagan Daily

Business Associate III

• meagandaily05@tamu.edu
• 979-845-6837

Sumana Datta

Assistant Provost, Honors Program

• HEND / 213
• sumad@tamu.edu
• 979-845-1957

Tim Devarenne

Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs
Associate Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• NMR / N218A
• timothy.devarenne@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-862-6509

Alex Emery

Program Assistant

• BICH / 103
• alex.emery@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-845-5032

Margaret Glasner

Associate Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• BICH / 237A
• margy.glasner@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-458-0123

Vishal Gohil

Associate Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• ILSB / 2146A
• vishal.gohil@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-847-6138

Ping He

Presidential Impact Fellow
Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• SCIC / 175
• ping.he@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-458-1368

Jennifer Herman

Associate Professor

• BICH / 305A
• jennifer.herman@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-862-3165

Magnus Höök

Professor of IBT-Houston

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• mhook@ibt.tamhsc.edu
• 713-677-7716

Tatyana Igumenova

Associate Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• NMR / N118A
• tatyana.igumenova@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-845-6312

Austin Johnson

Facilities Coordinator III

• BICH / 209
• atravis26@tamu.edu
• 979-845-3785

Praveena Kanchupati

Lecturer

• BCBP / 206A
• praveena.kanchupati@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-862-7582

Geoffrey Kapler

Chair | Department of Molecular & Cellular Medicine
Professor | Molecular & Cellular Medicine, Biochemistry & Biophysics

• REYN / 455
• gkapler@tamhsc.edu
• 979-847-8690

Inna Krieger

Research Assistant Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• ILSB / 2129A
• inna.krieger@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-845-8548

Gary Kunkel

Associate Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• BICH / 226D
• g-kunkel@tamu.edu
• 979-845-6257

Dmitry Kurouski

Assistant Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering

• BICH / 216
• dmitry.kurouski@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-458-3448

Mi-ok Lee

Lecturer

• BCBP / 202
• mi-ok.lee@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-862-7379

Paul Lindahl

Professor | Chemistry, Biochemistry & Biophysics

• CHEM / 1129
• lindahl@chem.tamu.edu
• 979-845-0956

Pingwei Li

Professor

• ILSB / 2157
• pingwei.li@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-845-1469

Wenshe Liu

Gradipore Chair | Chemistry
Professor | Chemistry, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Molecular & Cellular Medicine
Director | Texas A&M Drug Discovery Laboratory

• CHEM / 204
• wliu@chem.tamu.edu
• 979-845-1746

Terry Lovingshimer

Manager Operations

• BICH / 209
• terryll@tamu.edu
• 979-845-3785

Raquel Masco

Graduate Program Assistant

• BICH / 226B
• rmasco@tamu.edu
• 979-575-1034

Kaitlyn McGaff

Program Assistant

• BICH / 104
• akmcgaff@tamu.edu
• 979-458-1136

Sarah McLaughlin

Senior Business Administrator I

• BICH / 103H
• smclaughlin@tamu.edu
• 979-845-6848

Thomas Meek

Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• ILSB / 2126
• thomas.meek@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-458-9787

Bryant Miles

Senior Lecturer

• BICH / 226C
• bmiles@tamu.edu
• 979-862-2295

John Mullet

Perry L. Adkisson Chair in Agricultural Biology
Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• BICH / 306A
• john.mullet@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-845-0722

Consuelo Munos

Administrative Assistant II

• BICH / 226A
• consuelo.munos@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-458-0013

Tamara Ospina-Vega

Genetics IDP Specialist

• BCBP / 109
• tov@tamu.edu
• 979-458-2284

Wesley Overby

Storekeeper II

• BICH / 112
• Wesley.overby@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-845-7422

Divina Page

Supervisor, Technical Stockroom

• BICH / 112
• divin3_28@tamu.edu
• 979-845-1524

Vladislav Panin

Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• BICH / 341A
• vlad.panin@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-458-4630

William Park

Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• BICH / 214
• william.park@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-845-8868

Shelly Pasket

Business Coordinator I

• BICH / 103G
• spasket@tamu.edu
• 979-845-6837

Rene Patton

Administrative Assistant II

• ILSB / 2138
• patton.renem@tamu.edu
• 979-862-7636

Jean-Philippe Pellois

Associate Head for Graduate Program | Biochemistry & Biophysics
Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• BICH / 436A
• jean.pellois@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-862-6501

Stephanie Perez

Lecturer

• BICH / 204
• stephanieperez@tamu.edu
• 979-458-2675

Jane Pishko

Lecturer

• BICH / 246
• ejane_pishko@tamu.edu
• 979-845-8249

Michael Polymenis

Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• BICH / 333A
• michael.polymenis@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-458-3259

Jenny Ponzio

Business Administrator I

• BICH / 103G
• jp-ponzio@tamu.edu
• 979-845-1435

Michelle Pozzi

Senior Lecturer

• BICH / 226E
• michellepozzi.h@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-845-3371

Tillie Rausch

Administrative Associate III

• BICH / 410
• trausch@tamu.edu
• 979-845-6831

Frank Raushel

Professor | Chemistry, Biochemistry & Biophysics

• ILSB / 1214A
• raushel@tamu.edu
• 979-845-3373

Megan Reynolds

Senior Lecturer

• BICH / 246
• megreynolds99@tamu.edu
• 979-845-8298

Hays Rye

Associate Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• BICH / 239A
• hays.rye@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-862-1123

James Sacchettini

Rodger J. Wolfe-Welch Foundation Chair, Science
Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics, Chemistry

• ILSB / 2138A
• sacchett@tamu.edu
• 979-862-7636

Stephen Safe

University Distinguished Professor | Syd Kyle Chair, Veterinary Medicine
Professor | Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Molecular & Cellular Medicine

• VB / 410
• ssafe@cvm.tamu.edu
• 979-845-5988

Libo Shan

Christine Richardson Professor in Agriculture
Chancellor EDGES Fellow
Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• BICH /
• libo.shan@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-845-8818

Dorothy Shippen

University Distinguished Professor
Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics, Genetics

• BICH / 413A
• dorothy.shippen@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-862-2342

Patrick Stover

Director of Institute for Advancing Health through Agriculture
Professor | Biochemistry and Biophysics

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• patrick.stover@ag.tamu.edu

Paul Straight

Associate Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics, Genetics

• BICH / 435A
• paul.straight@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-845-4231

Sing-Hoi Sze

Associate Professor | Computer Science, Engineering, Biochemistry & Biophysics

• HRBB / 328B
• shsze@cse.tamu.edu
• 979-458-3396

David Threadgill

University Distinguished Professor | Tom and Jean McMullin Chair, Genetics
Professor | Genetics, Biochemistry & Biophysics

• REYN / 428
• dwthreadgill@tamu.edu
• 979-436-0805

Cecilia Tommos

Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• NMR / N315B
• cecilia.tommos@ag.tamu.edu
• 919-845-6834

Kristin Vierus

Business Coordinator III

• BICH / 103G
• kvierus@tamu.edu
• 979-845-0359

Josh Wand

Department Head | Biochemistry & Biophysics
Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics, Chemistry, Molecular & Cellular Medicine

• NMR / N315A
• wand@tamu.edu
• 979-845-2772

Daisy Wilbert

Administrative Associate III

• BICH / 308
• daisy@tamu.edu
• 979-845-9427

Ry Young

University Distinguished Professor
Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics, Biology

• BICH / 311A
• ryland.young@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-845-2087

Lanying Zeng

Associate Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• BICH / 419A
• lanying.zeng@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-845-2961

Junjie Zhang

Associate Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• ILSB / 2157A
• junjie.zhang@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-458-9882

Xiuren Zhang

EDGES Fellow | AgriLife Faculty Fellow
Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics, Molecular & Environmental Plant Sciences

• SCIC / 112A
• xiuren.zhang@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-458-0596