Mentors

  • Appel, Stanley  MD 
    Chair, Department of Neurology, Houston Methodist Hospital
  • Andrews-Polymenis, Helene  DVM, PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
  • Baker, Kenneth  MD
    Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Internal Medicine; Director, Division of Molecular Cardiology; Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
  • Bankaitis, Vytas  PhD
    Professor, Molecular and Cellular Medicine; E.L. Wehner-Welch Foundation Chair in Chemistry; Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
  • Bolin, Jane N., PhD, JD, BSN
    Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health
  • Chang, Jenny MD
    Director, Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston Methodist Hospital
  • Chapkin, Robert  PhD
    Distinguished Professor, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Texas A&M University
  • Cirillo, Jeffrey  PhD
    Professor, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
  • Cooke, John  MD, PhD
    Chair, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Houston Methodist Research Institute; Director, Center for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center
  • Coté, Gerard  PhD
    Department Head and Charles H. & Bettye Barclay Professor of Biomedical Engineering,Texas A&M University
  • Criscione, John  MD, PhD
    Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University
  • Davies, Peter  MD, PhD
    Professor and Director, Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology,Texas A&M Health Science Center
  • Deutz, Nicolaas  MD
    Professor, Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University
  • Ferrari, Mauro  PhD
    President and CEO, Houston Methodist Research Institute
  • Fuchs-Young, Robin  PhD
    Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
  • Graviss, Edward  PhD, MPH
    Director, Molecular Tuberculosis Laboratory, Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research, Houston Methodist Research Institute
  • Griffith, William  PhD
    Professor and Department Head, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
  • Grunlan, Melissa  PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University
  • Han, Arum  PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University
  • Höök, Magnus  PhD
    Professor and Director, Center for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases, Institute of Biosciences and Technology,Texas A&M Health Science Center
  • Huston, David  MD
    Professor, Departments of Medicine and Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
  • Kobayashi, Koichi  MD, PhD
    Professor, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
  • Kornegay, Joe  DVM, PhD 
    Professor, Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences; Director, Institute for Preclinical Studies, Texas A&M University
  • Levine, Jonathan  DVM
    Associate Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Texas A&M University
  • Li, Xian  MD, PhD
    Director, Immunobiology and Transplantation Research Center, Houston Methodist Research Institute
  • Lumsden, Alan MD
    Chair, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center
  • Madigan, Michael  PhD
    Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Texas A&M University
  • Maitland, Duncan  PhD
    Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Texas A&M University
  • Mitra, Sankar  PhD
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Houston Methodist Hospital; Full Member, Houston Methodist Research Institute
  • Ory, Marcia  PhD, MPH
    Regents Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health
  • Pishko, Michael  PhD
    Director, National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing; Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University
  • Prockop, Darwin  MD, PhD
    Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
  • Reddy, Samba  PhD, RPh
    Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
  • Rosato, Adriana  PhD
    Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research, Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute
  • Sacchettini, James  PhD
    Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and of Chemistry, Wolfe-Welch Chair in Science, Texas A&M University
  • Safe, Stephen  DPhil
    Distinguished Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
  • Sciammas, Roger  PhD
    Transplantation Immunology Research Program, Houston Methodist Research Institute
  • Shen, Haifa  MD, PhD
    Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute
  • Sohrabji, Farida  PhD
    Professor and Department Head, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
  • Tasciotti, Ennio  PhD
    Co-Chair, Department of Nanomedicine; Scientific Director, The Surgical Advanced Technology Laboratory, Houston Methodist Research Institute
  • Threadgill, David  PhD
    Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine; Director, Whole Systems Genomics Initiative, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
  • Valderrábano, Miguel  MD
    Chief, Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center
  • Walker, Cheryl  PhD
    Director, Institute of Biosciences & Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center
  • Wong, Rongfu  PhD
    Director, Center for Inflammation and Epigenetics, Houston Methodist Research Institute
  • Wooley, Karen  PhD
    Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Director, Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University