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Research Faculty

Michael VanNieuwenhze, PhD

Chair, Department of Biology University Distinguished Professor Floyd Davidson Endowed Memorial Chair

Michael VanNieuwenhze, PhD

Chair, Department of Biology University Distinguished Professor Floyd Davidson Endowed Memorial Chair

M_VanNieuwenhze@baylor.edu
Baylor MSV Lab
Tamar Carter, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biology Tropical Disease Biologist

Tamar Carter, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biology Tropical Disease Biologist

Tamar_Carter@baylor.edu
(254) 710-2081
The Carter Lab
Robert Doyle, PhD

Professor

Robert Doyle, PhD

Professor

Robert_Doyle@baylor.edu
(254) 710-2922
CRASR
Mariana Giassetti, PhD

Assistant Professor

Mariana Giassetti, PhD

Assistant Professor

Mariana_Giassetti@baylor.edu
Giassetti Lab
K. Leigh Greathouse, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Nutrition Sciences Affiliate Professor of Biology

K. Leigh Greathouse, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Nutrition Sciences Affiliate Professor of Biology

Leigh_Greathouse@baylor.edu
(254) 710-7619
Christopher Michel Kearney, PhD

Associate Professor

Christopher Michel Kearney, PhD

Associate Professor

Chris_Kearney@baylor.edu
(254) 710-2131
Kearney Lab
Bessie Kebaara, PhD

Associate Professor

Bessie Kebaara, PhD

Associate Professor

Bessie_Kebaara@baylor.edu
(254) 710-2136
Jonathan Kelber, PhD

Associate Professor

Jonathan Kelber, PhD

Associate Professor

Jonathan_Kelber@baylor.edu
Developmental Oncogene Laboratory, Dr Kelber Interview, Cancer Research
Myeongwoo Lee, PhD

Associate Chair Associate Professor

Myeongwoo Lee, PhD

Associate Chair Associate Professor

Myeongwoo_Lee@baylor.edu
(254) 710-2135
Developmental Cell Biology Lab
Katelyn McKindles, PhD

Assistant Professor

Katelyn McKindles, PhD

Assistant Professor

Katelyn_McKindles@baylor.edu
The McKindles Lab
Jason Pitts, PhD

Director of the Biology of Global Health 4+1 Program Associate Professor

Jason Pitts, PhD

Director of the Biology of Global Health 4+1 Program Associate Professor

Jason_Pitts@baylor.edu
(254) 710-2091
Laboratory of Arthropod Sensory Biology and Neuroethology
Steve Powers, PhD

Assistant Professor

Steve Powers, PhD

Assistant Professor

S_Powers@baylor.edu
(254) 710-2140
Powers Group
Thad Scott, PhD

Director, Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research (CRASR) Professor

Thad Scott, PhD

Director, Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research (CRASR) Professor

Thad_Scott@baylor.edu
(254) 710-2147
Cheolho Sim, PhD

Professor

Cheolho Sim, PhD

Professor

Cheolho_Sim@baylor.edu
(254) 710-2087
Vector Biology Lab
Dwayne Simmons, PhD

Cornelia Marschall Smith Endowed Professor Senior Director of STEM Initiatives

Dwayne Simmons, PhD

Cornelia Marschall Smith Endowed Professor Senior Director of STEM Initiatives

Dwayne_Simmons@baylor.edu
(254) 710-2988
Simmons Lab
Joseph Taube, PhD

Graduate Program Director Associate Professor

Joseph Taube, PhD

Graduate Program Director Associate Professor

Joseph_Taube@baylor.edu
(254) 710-2097
The Taube Lab
Aaron Wright, PhD

Schofield Endowed Chair in Biomedical Science Professor

Aaron Wright, PhD

Schofield Endowed Chair in Biomedical Science Professor

A_Wright@baylor.edu
(254) 710-2108
Wright Lab, @WrightGroupBU, Google Scholar

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Maria Elena Bottazzi, PhD

Distinguished Professor

Maria Elena Bottazzi, PhD

Distinguished Professor

bottazzi@bcm.edu
(832) 824-0510
Peter Jay Hotez, MD, PhD

Professor

Peter Jay Hotez, MD, PhD

Professor

hotez@bcm.edu
(713) 798-1199

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