Faculty Memberships and Appointments

Types and Definitions

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences offers four different membership options within 8 different program/concentrations. Faculty can choose to apply and hold memberships in multiple programs/concentrations at one time.

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Membership Type	Included Privileges:
Full	Teaching and/or serving as the instructor of record in a graduate level course Serving on student advisory committees as chair and/or a voting member of the committee Voting on issues pertaining to the curriculum requirements, graduate course content, election of new faculty members, and changes in the specific guidelines within the graduate program/concentration Serving as a representative on the GSBS Graduate Council or on any committee appointed by the GSBS Graduate Council, GSBS graduate faculty, or GSBS Dean, and voting in the election of members to the GSBS Graduate Council Voting in the election of officers of the GSBS graduate faculty and on general GSBS issues
Associate	Teaching and/or serving as the instructor of record in a graduate level course Serving on student advisory committees as chair and/or a voting member of the committee Voting in the election of officers of the GSBS graduate faculty and on general GSBS issues
Affiliate	Teaching and/or serving as the instructor of record in a graduate level course Serving on student advisory committees as chair and/or a voting member of the committee Voting on issues pertaining to the curriculum requirements, graduate course content, election of new faculty members, and changes in the specific guidelines within the graduate program/concentration Serving as a representative on the GSBS Graduate Council or on any committee appointed by the GSBS Graduate Council, GSBS graduate faculty, or GSBS Dean and voting in the election of members to the GSBS Graduate Council
Adjunct	Limited teaching (i.e., <3 lectures) in a graduate level course Serving as a voting member on a student's advisory committee The adjunct membership will be in effect for the duration of the designated teaching and/or committee assignment only.

Current GSBS Faculty Memberships

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Name	Campus	Email
Full Membership
Bailoo, Jeremy, Ph.D.	Lubbock	jeremy.d.bailoo@ttuhsc.edu
Bergeson, Susan, Ph.D.	Lubbock	susan.bergeson@ttuhsc.edu
Bhutia, Yangzom D., D.V.M. Ph.D.	Lubbock	yangzom.d.bhutia@ttuhsc.edu
Chilton, Beverly, S., Ph.D.	Lubbock	beverly.chilton@ttuhsc.edu
Cornwall, Gail, Ph.D.	Lubbock	gail.cornwall@ttuhsc.edu
Dufour, Jannette, Ph.D.	Lubbock	jannette.dufour@ttuhsc.edu
Ganapathy, Vadivel, Ph.D.	Lubbock	vadivel.ganapathy@ttuhsc.edu
Hardy, Daniel M., Ph.D.	Lubbock	daniel.hardy@ttuhsc.edu
Kang, Min, Pharm.D.	Lubbock	min.kang@ttuhsc.edu
Karamyshev, Andrey L., Ph.D.	Lubbock	andrey.karamyshev@ttuhsc.edu
Karamysheva, Zemfira, Ph.D.	Lubbock	zemfira.karamysheva@ttuhsc.edu
Koneru, Balakrishna, Ph.D.	Lubbock	balakrishna.koneru@ttuhsc.edu
MacDonald, Clinton, Ph.D.	Lubbock	clint.macdonald@ttuhsc.edu
Mariappan, Malaiyalam, Ph.D.	Lubbock	malaiyalam.mariappan@ttuhsc.edu
Maurer, Barry, M.D., Ph.D.	Lubbock	barry.maurer@ttuhsc.edu
Nandana, Srinivas, Ph.D.	Lubbock	srinivas.nandana@ttuhsc.edu
Palle, Komaraiah, Ph.D.	Lubbock	komaraiah.palle@ttuhsc.edu
Reddy, Hemachandra, Ph.D.	Lubbock	hemachandra.reddy@ttuhsc.edu
Reynolds, Patrick, M.D., Ph.D.	Lubbock	patrick.reynolds@ttuhsc.edu
Thomas, Jeffrey H., Ph.D.	Lubbock	jeffrey.thomas@ttuhsc.edu
Tripathi, Manisha, Ph.D.	Lubbock	manisha.tripathi@ttuhsc.edu
Urbatsch, Ina, Ph.D.	Lubbock	ina.urbatsch@ttuhsc.edu
Williams, Simon, Ph.D.	Lubbock	simon.williams@ttuhsc.edu
Associate Membership
Awasthi, Sanjay, Ph.D.	Lubbock	sanjay.awasthi@ttuhsc.edu
Cuello, Luis, Ph.D.	Lubbock	luis.cuello@ttuhsc.edu
Grozdanov, Petar, PhD, MS	Lubbock	petar.grozdanov@ttuhsc.edu
Islam, Ebtesam, M.D., Ph.D.	Lubbock	ebtesam.islam@ttuhsc.edu
Liang, Hongjun, Ph.D.	Lubbock	h.liang@ttuhsc.edu
Pruitt, Kevin, Ph.D.	Lubbock	kevin.pruitt@ttuhsc.edu
Reedy, Mark, M.D.	Lubbock	mark.reedy@ttuhsc.edu
Rumbaugh, Kendra, Ph.D.	Lubbock	kendra.rumbaugh@ttuhsc.edu
Schneider, Brandt, Ph.D.	Lubbock	brandt.schneider@ttuhsc.edu
Singh, Sharda P. Ph.D.	Lubbock	sharda.singh@ttuhsc.edu
Wiener, Michael C., Ph.D.	Lubbock	michael.wiener@ttuhsc.edu
Adjunct Membership
Lakshmanaswamy, Rajkumar, Ph.D	N/A	rajkumar.lakshmanaswamy@ttuhsc.edu
Latham, Michael	N/A	latha070@umn.edu
Moustaid-Moussa, Naima, Ph.D.	N/A	naima.moustaid-moussa@ttu.edu

Name	Campus	Email
Full Membership
Grozdanov, Petar, Ph.D.	Lubbock	petar.grozdanov@ttuhsc.edu
Reid, Ted, Ph.D.	Lubbock	ted.reid@ttuhsc.edu
Rumbaugh, Kendra, Ph.D.	Lubbock	kendra.rumbaugh@ttuhsc.edu
Affiliate Membership
Aburahma, Amal, Ph.D.	Abilene	amal.aburahma@ttuhsc.edu
Almodovar, Sharilyn, Ph.D.	Lubbock	sharilyn.almodovar@ttuhsc.edu
Artigas, Pablo, Ph.D.	Lubbock	pablo.artigas@ttuhsc.edu
Bailoo, Jeremy, Ph.D.	Lubbock	jeremy.d.bailoo@ttuhsc.edu
Bergeson, Susan, Ph.D.	Lubbock	susan.bergeson@ttuhsc.edu
Bhutia, Yangzom D., DVM, Ph.D.	Lubbock	yangzom.d.bhutia@ttuhsc.edu
Blanton, Michael, P., Ph.D.	Lubbock	michael.blanton@ttuhsc.edu
Cornwall, Gail, Ph.D.	Lubbock	gail.cornwall@ttuhsc.edu
Cuello, Luis, Ph.D.	Lubbock	luis.cuello@ttuhsc.edu
Dufour, Jannette, Ph.D.	Lubbock	jannette.dufour@ttuhsc.edu
Guan, Lan, MD, Ph.D.	Lubbock	lan.guan@ttuhsc.edu
Guindon, Josee, Ph.D.	Lubbock	josee.guindon@ttuhsc.edu
Hamood, Abdul, Ph.D.	Lubbock	abdul.hamood@ttuhsc.edu
Hardy, Daniel M., Ph.D.	Lubbock	daniel.hardy@ttuhsc.edu
Henderson, George, Ph.D.	Lubbock	george.henderson@ttuhsc.edu
Jansen, Michaela, Ph.D.	Lubbock	michaela.jansen@ttuhsc.edu
Kang, Min, Pharm.D.	Lubbock	min.kang@ttuhsc.edu
Karamyshev, Andrey L., Ph.D.	Lubbock	andrey.karamyshev@ttuhsc.edu
Karamysheva, Zemfira, Ph.D.	Lubbock	zemfira.karamysheva@ttuhsc.edu
Karbowniczek, Magdalena, M.D., Ph.D.	Abilene	magdalena.karbowniczek@ttuhsc.edu
La-Beck, Ninh (Irene), Pharm. D.	Abilene	irene.la-beck@ttuhsc.edu
Lawrence, J. Josh, Ph.D.	Lubbock	john.lawrence@ttuhsc.edu
Liang, Hongjun, Ph.D.	Lubbock	h.liang@ttuhsc.edu
Lowe, Devin, Ph.D.	Abilene	devin.lowe@ttuhsc.edu
MacDonald, Clinton, Ph.D.	Lubbock	clint.macdonald@ttuhsc.edu
Markiewski, Maciej, M.D., Ph.D.	Abilene	maciej.markiewski@ttuhsc.edu
Mariappan, Malaiyalam, Ph.D.	Lubbock	malaiyalam.mariappan@ttuhsc.edu
Nandana, Srinivas, Ph.D.	Lubbock	srinivas.nandana@ttuhsc.edu
Neugebauer, Volker, M.D., Ph.D.	Lubbock	volker.neugebauer@ttuhsc.edu
Palle, Komaraiah, Ph.D.	Lubbock	komaraiah.palle@ttuhsc.edu
Ponomarev, Igor, Ph.D.	Lubbock	igor.ponomarev@ttuhsc.edu
Reddy, Hemachandra, Ph.D.	Lubbock	hemachandra.reddy@ttuhsc.edu
Reynolds, Patrick, M.D., Ph.D.	Lubbock	patrick.reynolds@ttuhsc.edu
Schneider, Brandt, Ph.D.	Lubbock	brandt.schneider@ttuhsc.edu
Srivastava, Sanjay, Ph.D.	Abilene	sanjay.srivastava@ttuhsc.edu
Sutton, Roger (Bryan), Ph.D.	Lubbock	roger.b.sutton@ttuhsc.edu
Thomas, Jeffrey H., Ph.D.	Lubbock	jeffrey.thomas@ttuhsc.edu
Tripathi, Manisha, Ph.D.	Lubbock	manisha.tripathi@ttuhsc.edu
Triplett, Todd, Ph.D.	Abilene	todd.triplett@ttuhsc.edu
Urbatsch, Ina, Ph.D.	Lubbock	ina.urbatsch@ttuhsc.edu
Wiener, Michael C., Ph.D.	Lubbock	michael.wiener@ttuhsc.edu
Williams, Simon, Ph.D.	Lubbock	simon.williams@ttuhsc.edu
Wood, Laurence, Ph.D.	Abilene	laurence.wood@ttuhsc.edu
Associate Membership
Penrose, Lindsey, Ph.D.	Lubbock	lindsey.penrose@ttuhsc.edu
Adjunct Membership
Smith, Cameron, J.D.	N/A	cameron.smith@ttu.edu

Name	Campus	Email
Full Membership
Bishop, Keith, Ph.D.	Lubbock	keith.bishop@ttuhsc.edu
Erwin, Cheryl, J.D., Ph.D.	Lubbock	cheryl.erwin@ttuhsc.edu
Hewetson, Anthony, M.S.	Lubbock	anthony.hewetson@ttuhsc.edu
Jezzini, Ahmad, Ph.D.	Lubbock	ahmad.jezzini@ttuhsc.edu
Jones, Betsy, Ed.D.	Lubbock	betsy.jones@ttuhsc.edu
Kaur, Gurvinder, Ph.D.	Lubbock	gurvinder.kaur@ttuhsc.edu
Prater, Christine, Ph.D.	Lubbock	christine.prater@ttuhsc.edu
Schneider, Brandt, Ph.D.	Lubbock	brandt.schneider@ttuhsc.edu
Shaw, Chip, Ed.D.	Lubbock	chip.shaw@ttuhsc.edu
Villalobos, Alice, Ph.D.	Lubbock	alice.villalobos@ttuhsc.edu
Webster, Dan, Ph.D.	Lubbock	dan.webster@ttuhsc.edu
White, Jill, Ph.D.	Lubbock	jill.white@ttuhsc.edu
Associate Membership
Kruczek, Cassie, Ph.D.	Lubbock	cassie.kruczek@ttuhsc.edu
Prabhu, Fiona, M.D.	Lubbock	fiona.prabhu@ttuhsc.edu
Affiliate Membership
Dufour, Jannette, Ph.D.	Lubbock	jannette.dufour@ttuhsc.edu

Name	Campus	Email
Full Membership
Almodovar, Sharilyn, Ph.D.	Lubbock	sharilyn.almodovar@ttuhsc.edu
Bright, Robert, Ph.D.	Lubbock	robert.bright@ttuhsc.edu
Hamood, Abdul, Ph.D.	Lubbock	abdul.hamood@ttuhsc.edu
Li, Dawei, Ph.D.	Lubbock	dawei.li@ttuhsc.edu
Pruitt, Kevin, Ph.D.	Lubbock	kevin.pruitt@ttuhsc.edu
Siddiqui, Afzal, Ph.D.	Lubbock	afzal.siddiqui@ttuhsc.edu
Yaseen Balkhi, Mumtaz, Ph.D.	Lubbock	myaseen@ttuhsc.edu
Associate Membership
Dufour, Jannette, Ph.D.	Lubbock	jannette.dufour@ttuhsc.edu
Griswold, John, MD	Lubbock	john.griswold@ttuhsc.edu
Kalyanasundaram, Aravindan, Ph.D.	Lubbock	aravindan.kalyanasundaram@ttuhsc.edu
Lowe, Devin, Ph.D.	Abilene	devin.lowe@ttuhsc.edu
Melkus, Michael, Ph.D.	Lubbock	michael.melkus@ttuhsc.edu
Rahman, Rakhshanda, MD	Lubbock	rakhshanda.rahman@ttuhsc.edu
Reid, Ted, Ph.D.	Lubbock	ted.reid@ttuhsc.edu
Rumbaugh, Kendra, Ph.D.	Lubbock	kendra.rumbaugh@ttuhsc.edu
San Francisco, Michael, Ph.D.	Lubbock	michael.sanfrancisco@ttu.edu
Schneider, Brandt, Ph.D.	Lubbock	brandt.schneider@ttuhsc.edu
Wiener, Michael, C., Ph.D	Lubbock	michael.wiener@ttuhsc.edu
Williams, Simon, Ph.D.	Lubbock	simon.williams@ttuhsc.edu
Winn, Richard, M.D.	Lubbock	richard.winn@ttuhsc.edu
Adjunct Membership
Bono, Lisa, Ph.D.	N/A	lisa.bono@ttu.edu
Grisham, Matthew, Ph.D.	N/A	matthew.grisham@ttuhsc.edu
Presley, Steve M., Ph.D.	N/A	steve.presley@ttu.edu
Serra-Moreno, Ruth, Ph.D.	N/A	ruth_serra-moreno@urmc.rochester.edu
Wilkerson, Jenny, Ph.D.	N/A	jenny.wilkerson@ttuhsc.edu

Name	Campus	Email
Full Membership
Altenberg, Guillermo, M.D., Ph.D	Lubbock	g.altenberg@ttuhsc.edu
Artigas, Pablo, Ph.D.	Lubbock	pablo.artigas@ttuhsc.edu
Cuello, Luis, Ph.D.	Lubbock	luis.cuello@ttuhsc.edu
Guan, Lan, MD, Ph.D.	Lubbock	lan.guan@ttuhsc.edu
Jansen, Michaela, Ph.D.	Lubbock	michaela.jansen@ttuhsc.edu
Liang, Hongjun, Ph.D.	Lubbock	h.liang@ttuhsc.edu
Mariappan, Malaiyalam, Ph.D.	Lubbock	malaiyalam.mariappan@ttuhsc.edu
Martinez-Zaguilan, Raul, Ph.D.	Lubbock	raul.martinez-zaguilan@ttuhsc.edu
Pressley, Thomas A., Ph.D.	Lubbock	thomas.pressley@ttuhsc.edu
Sutton, Roger (Bryan), Ph.D.	Lubbock	roger.b.sutton@ttuhsc.edu
Wiener, Michael C., Ph.D.	Lubbock	michael.wiener@ttuhsc.edu
Associate Membership
Blanton, Michael, P., Ph.D.	Lubbock	michael.blanton@ttuhsc.edu
Pruitt, Kevin, Ph.D.	Lubbock	kevin.pruitt@ttuhsc.edu
Adjunct Membership
Kim, Jongyeol, M.D.	N/A	jongyeol.kim@ttuhsc.edu
Wylie, Benjamin J., Ph.D.	N/A	benjamin.j.wylie@ttuhsc.edu

Name	Campus	Email
Full Membership
Abbruscato, Thomas, Ph.D.	Amarillo	thomas.abbruscato@ttuhsc.edu
Ahmed, Mahmoud, Ph.D.	Amarillo	mahmoudsalama.ahmed@ttuhsc.edu
Al-Ahmad, Abraham, Ph.D.	Amarillo	abraham.al-ahmad@ttuhsc.edu
Bickel, Ulrich, M.D.	Amarillo	ulrich.bickel@ttuhsc.edu
Das, Hiranmoy, Ph.D.	Amarillo	hiranmoy.das@ttuhsc.edu
German, Nadezhda, Ph.D.	Amarillo	nadezhda.german@ttuhsc.edu
Karamyan, Vardan, Pharm.D., Ph.D.	Amarillo	vardan.karamyan@ttuhsc.edu
Karbowniczek, Magdalena, M.D., Ph.D.	Abilene	magdalena.karbowniczek@ttuhsc.edu
La-Beck, Ninh (Irene), Pharm. D.	Abilene	irene.la-beck@ttuhsc.edu
Lowe, Devin, Ph.D.	Abilene	devin.lowe@ttuhsc.edu
Markiewski, Maciej, M.D., Ph.D.	Abilene	maciej.markiewski@ttuhsc.edu
Smith, Quentin, Ph.D.	Amarillo	quentin.smith@ttuhsc.edu
Srivastava, Sanjay, Ph.D.	Amarillo	sanjay.srivastava@ttuhsc.edu
Srivenugopal, Kalkunte, Ph.D.	Amarillo	kalkunte.srivenugopal@ttuhsc.edu
Stoll, James, Ph.D.	Amarillo	james.stoll@ttuhsc.edu
Thekkumkara, Thomas John, Ph.D.	Amarillo	thomas.thekkumkara@ttuhsc.edu
Triplett, Todd, Ph.D.	Abilene	todd.triplett@ttuhsc.edu
Wang, Ming-Hai, M.D., Ph.D.	Amarillo	minghai.wang@ttuhsc.edu
Wood, Laurence, Ph.D.	Abilene	laurence.wood@ttuhsc.edu
Associate Membership
Aburahma, Amal, Ph.D.	Abilene	amal.aburahma@ttuhsc.edu
Bessac, Bret, Ph.D.	Amarillo	b.bessac@ttuhsc.edu
Dai, Zonghai, Ph.D.	Amarillo	zonghai.dai@ttuhsc.edu
Duncan, Nakia, Pharm.D.	Dallas	nakia.duncan@ttuhsc.edu
Fernandez, Alejandra, Ph.D.	Amarillo	alejandra.m.fernandez@ttuhsc.edu
Jones, Shawn, Ph.D.	Dallas	j.shawn.jones@ttuhsc.edu
Koganti, Sivaramakrishna, Ph.D.	Dallas	sivaramakrishna.koganti@ttuhsc.edu
Mehvar, Reza, Ph.D.	Abilene	reza.mehvar@ttuhsc.edu
Obeng, Samuel, Ph.D.	Amarillo	samuel.obeng@ttuhsc.edu
Putnam, William Trey, Ph.D.	Amarillo	trey.putnam@ttuhsc.edu
Snyder, Russell, Ph.D.	Amarillo	russell.o.snyder@ttuhsc.edu
Wright, Stephen E, M.D.	Amarillo	stephen.wright@ttuhsc.edu
Adjunct Membership
Cucullo, Luca, Ph.D.	N/A	luca.cucullo@ttuhsc.edu
Mikelis, Constantinos, Ph.D.	N/A	constantinos.mikelis@ttuhsc.edu
Rosa, Fernanda, Ph.D.	N/A	ftrindad@ttu.edu
VanNieuwenhze, Michael, Ph.D.	NA	Michael_VanNieuwenhz@ttuhsc.edu

Name	Campus	Email
Full Membership
Avila, Mirla, M.D.	Lubbock	mirla.avila@ttuhsc.edu
Benamar, Khalid, Ph.D.	Lubbock	khalid.benamar@ttuhsc.edu
Blanton, Michael, P., Ph.D.	Lubbock	michael.blanton@ttuhsc.edu
Guindon, Josee, Ph.D.	Lubbock	josee.guindon@ttuhsc.edu
Henderson, George, Ph.D.	Lubbock	george.henderson@ttuhsc.edu
Lawrence, J. Josh, Ph.D.	Lubbock	john.lawrence@ttuhsc.edu
Neugebauer, Volker, M.D., Ph.D.	Lubbock	volker.neugebauer@ttuhsc.edu
Noureen, Nighat, Ph.D.	Lubbock	nighat.noureen@ttuhsc.edu
Ponomarev, Igor, Ph.D.	Lubbock	igor.ponomarev@ttuhsc.edu
Schlabritz-Lutsevich, Natalia, M.D., Ph.D.	Permian Basin	natalia.schlabritz-lutsevich@ttuhsc.edu
Wang, Hongmin, Ph.D.	Lubbock	hongmin.wang@ttuhsc.edu
Young, Alice M., Ph.D.	Lubbock	alice.young@ttuhsc.edu
Associate Membership
Artigas, Pablo, Ph.D.	Lubbock	pablo.artigas@ttuhsc.edu
Bergeson, Susan, Ph.D.	Lubbock	susan.bergeson@ttuhsc.edu
Cornwall, Gail, Ph.D.	Lubbock	gail.cornwall@ttuhsc.edu
Cuello, Luis, Ph.D.	Lubbock	luis.cuello@ttuhsc.edu
Culberson, John W., MD, MS	Lubbock	john.culberson@ttuhsc.edu
Decourt, Boris, Ph.D.	Lubbock	bdecourt@ttuhsc.edu
Ganapathy, Vadivel, Ph.D.	Lubbock	vadivel.ganapathy@ttuhsc.edu
Jansen, Michaela, Ph.D.	Lubbock	michaela.jansen@ttuhsc.edu
Kang, Min, Pharm.D.	Lubbock	min.kang@ttuhsc.edu
La-Beck, Ninh (Irene), Pharm. D.	Abilene	irene.la-beck@ttuhsc.edu
Reddy, Hemachandra, Ph.D.	Lubbock	hemachandra.reddy@ttuhsc.edu
Reynolds, Patrick, M.D., Ph.D.	Lubbock	patrick.reynolds@ttuhsc.edu
Urbatsch, Ina, Ph.D.	Lubbock	ina.urbatsch@ttuhsc.edu
Wiener, Michael C., Ph.D.	Lubbock	michael.wiener@ttuhsc.edu
Adjunct Membership
Ali, Ahmed, Ph.D.	N/A	ali@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl
Barr, Erin, MD	N/A	erin.barr@ttuhsc.edu
Byrd, Theresa, RN, MPH, DrPH	N/A	theresa.byrd@uttyler.edu
Deak, Terrence, Ph.D.	N/A	tdeak@binghamton.edu
Escamilla, Michael, Ph.D.	N/A	m.escamilla@ttuhsc.edu
Gatto, Craig, Ph.D.	N/A	cgatto@ilstu.edu
Lombardini, J. Barry, Ph.D.	N/A	jbarry.lombardini@ttuhsc.edu
O'Dell, Lauren E., Ph.D.	N/A	lodell@utep.edu
Prasad, Bhagwat, Ph.D.	N/A	bhagwat.prasad@wsu.edu
Price, Ted, Ph.D.	N/A	theodore.price@utdallas.edu
Reddy, Arubala, Ph.D.	N/A	arubala.reddy@ttu.edu
Reid, Norman	N/A	EMERITUS
Salter, Michael, M.D., Ph.D.	N/A	mike.salter@utoronto.ca
Syapin, Peter, Ph.D.	N/A	EMERITUS
Villalba, Heidi, Ph.D.	N/A	heidi.villalba@ttu.edu