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Dwayne Simmons, PhD

Department Chair Cornelia Marschall Smith Endowed Professor

Dwayne Simmons, PhD

Department Chair Cornelia Marschall Smith Endowed Professor

Dwayne_Simmons@baylor.edu

BSB B.207

(254) 710-2988
Tamar Carter, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biology Tropical Disease Biologist

Tamar Carter, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biology Tropical Disease Biologist

Tamar_Carter@baylor.edu

BSB A.124

(254) 710-2081
Robert Doyle, PhD

Associate Chair Directory for the Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research Professor

Robert Doyle, PhD

Associate Chair Directory for the Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research Professor

Robert_Doyle@baylor.edu

BSB C.419

(254) 710-2922
K. Leigh Greathouse, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Nutrition Sciences Affiliate Professor of Biology

K. Leigh Greathouse, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Nutrition Sciences Affiliate Professor of Biology

Leigh_Greathouse@baylor.edu

MGJFCS 106

(254) 710-7619
Kevin J. Gutzwiller, PhD

Professor

Kevin J. Gutzwiller, PhD

Professor

Kevin_Gutzwiller@baylor.edu

BSB A.228

(254) 710-2320
Christopher Michel Kearney, PhD

Associate Professor

Christopher Michel Kearney, PhD

Associate Professor

Chris_Kearney@baylor.edu

BSB C.311

(254) 710-2131
Bessie Kebaara, PhD

Associate Professor

Bessie Kebaara, PhD

Associate Professor

Bessie_Kebaara@baylor.edu

BSB C.315

(254) 710-2136
Jonathan Kelber, PhD

Associate Professor

Jonathan Kelber, PhD

Associate Professor

Jonathan_Kelber@baylor.edu
Sarah Kienle, PhD

Assistant Professor

Sarah Kienle, PhD

Assistant Professor

sarah_kienle@baylor.edu

BSB A.115

254-710-2911
Ryan S. King, PhD

Research Professor

Ryan S. King, PhD

Research Professor

Ryan_S_King@baylor.edu

BSB C.414

(254) 710-2150
Panagiotis Koutakis, PhD

Assistant Professor

Panagiotis Koutakis, PhD

Assistant Professor

Panagiotis_Koutakis@baylor.edu

BSB C.313

(254) 710-2160
Myeongwoo Lee, PhD

Associate Professor

Myeongwoo Lee, PhD

Associate Professor

Myeongwoo_Lee@baylor.edu

BSB C.312

(254) 710-2135
Jason Pitts, PhD

Assistant Professor

Jason Pitts, PhD

Assistant Professor

Jason_Pitts@baylor.edu

BSB A.125

(254) 710-2091
Steve Powers, PhD

Assistant Professor

Steve Powers, PhD

Assistant Professor

S_Powers@baylor.edu

BSB C.417

(254) 710-2140
Thad Scott, PhD

Professor

Thad Scott, PhD

Professor

Thad_Scott@baylor.edu

BSB C.420

(254) 710-2147
Cheolho Sim, PhD

Professor

Cheolho Sim, PhD

Professor

Cheolho_Sim@baylor.edu

BSB A.119

(254) 710-2087
Joseph Taube, PhD

Graduate Program Director Associate Professor

Joseph Taube, PhD

Graduate Program Director Associate Professor

Joseph_Taube@baylor.edu

BSB A.117

(254) 710-2097
Stephen Trumble, PhD

Associate Professor

Stephen Trumble, PhD

Associate Professor

Stephen_Trumble@baylor.edu

BSB A.129

(254) 710-2128
Joseph White, PhD

Professor

Joseph White, PhD

Professor

Joseph_D_White@baylor.edu

BSB C.423

(254) 710-2141
Aaron Wright, PhD

Schofield Endowed Chair in Biomedical Science Professor

Aaron Wright, PhD

Schofield Endowed Chair in Biomedical Science Professor

A_Wright@baylor.edu

BSB C.114

(254) 710-2108

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Maria Elena Bottazzi, PhD

Distinguished Professor

Maria Elena Bottazzi, PhD

Distinguished Professor

bottazzi@bcm.edu

BSB C.309

(832) 824-0510
Peter Jay Hotez, MD, PhD

Professor

Peter Jay Hotez, MD, PhD

Professor

hotez@bcm.edu

BSB B.207

(713) 798-1199

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Waco, TX 76798-7388

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