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 / 334A
• bryk@tamu.edu
• 979-862-2294

José A. Caro

Research Assistant Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• NMR / 313A
• caro@tamu.edu
• 979-845-5631

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

Assistant Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• NMR / N113A
• jaehyuncho@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
• cruzrey@tamu.edu
• 979-458-3374

Larry Dangott

Director of Protein Chemistry Lab

• BICH / 440A
• ljdangott@tamu.edu
• 979-845-2965

Sumana Datta

Assistant Provost, Honors Program

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

Justine deGruyter

Administrative Postdoctoral Associate | BCBP

• BICH / 103C
• justine@tamu.edu
• 979-845-1779

Tim Devarenne

Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs
Associate Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• NMR / N218A
• tpd8@tamu.edu
• 979-862-6509

Margaret Glasner

Associate Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

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

Vishal Gohil

Associate Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• ILSB / 2146A
• vgohil@tamu.edu
• 979-847-6138

Ping He

Presidential Impact Fellow
Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• SCIC / 175
• pinghe@tamu.edu
• 979-458-1368

Jennifer Herman

Associate Professor

• BICH / 305A
• jkherman@tamu.edu
• 979-862-3165

Carren Hopkins

Administrative Associate III

• BICH / 234
• chopkins@tamu.edu
• 979-845-6847

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
• tigumenova@tamu.edu
• 979-845-6312

Austin Johnson

Facilities Coordinator II

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

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
• krigin@tamu.edu
• 979-845-8548

Gary Kunkel

Associate Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• BICH / 406A
• g-kunkel@tamu.edu
• 979-845-6257

Dmitry Kurouski

Assistant Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering

• BICH / 216
• dkurouski@tamu.edu
• 979-458-3448

Paul Lindahl

Professor | Chemistry, Biochemistry & Biophysics

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

Pingwei Li

Professor

• ILSB / 2157
• pingwei@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

Facilities Manager

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

Kaitlyn McGaff

Administrative Associate I

• 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
• tdmeek@tamu.edu
• 979-458-9787

Bryant Miles

Senior Lecturer

• BICH / 342
• bmiles@tamu.edu
• 979-862-2295

John Mullet

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

• BICH / 306A
• jmullet@tamu.edu
• 979-845-0722

Tamara Ospina-Vega

Program Assistant- Genetics

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

Ximena Paez-Colasante

Administrative Postdoctoral Associate | Genetics

• BICH / 109A
• paez@tamu.edu
• 979-458-1524

Divina Page

Supervisor, Technical Stockroom

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

Vladislav Panin

Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

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

William Park

Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• BICH / 214
• wdpark@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
• pellois@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
• polymenis@tamu.edu
• 979-458-3259

Jenny Ponzio

Business Administrator I

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

Michelle Pozzi

Senior Lecturer

• BICH / 318
• shendersonpozzi@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

Raul Rodriguez

Laboratory Mechanic I

• BICH / 207
• raulr1892@tamu.edu
• 979-458-3237

Hays Rye

Associate Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• BICH / 239A
• haysrye@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

Nowlan Savage

Program Assistant

• BICH / 103B
• nowlansavage@tamu.edu
• 979-845-1013

Dorothy Shippen

University Distinguished Professor
Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics, Genetics

• BICH / 413A
• dshippen@tamu.edu
• 979-862-2342

Patrick Stover

Vice Chancellor and Dean | Agriculture and Life Sciences
Director | Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Professor | Biochemistry and Biophysics

• AGLS / Suite 510
• VCdean@ag.tamu.edu
• 979-845-3713

Paul Straight

Associate Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics, Genetics

• BICH / 435A
• paul_straight@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
• dwt@tamu.edu
• 919-260-0221

Cecilia Tommos

Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• NMR / N315B
• tommos@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

Bruce Washington

Storekeeper II

• BICH / 112
• brucewashington@tamu.edu
• 979-845-7422

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@tamu.edu
• 979-845-2087

Lanying Zeng

Associate Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• BICH / 419A
• lzeng@tamu.edu
• 979-845-2961

Junjie Zhang

Assistant Professor | Biochemistry & Biophysics

• ILSB / 2157A
• junjiez@tamu.edu
• 979-458-9882

Xiuren Zhang

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

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