Institute Staff Directory
| IMM ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock, John F., MA, MB, BChir, PhD, ScD | Executive Director |
500-2401 | SRB 205A |
| Pecina, Diana | Executive Services Administrator | 500-2401 or 500-5102 | SRB 205-1 or MSB G.150E |
| Garcia-Villarreal, Maria |
Director of Management Operations II |
500-2434 | SRB 205C |
| Cantu, Dorothy | Assistant Director of Administrative Services | 500-2408 | SRB 205D |
| Chevis, Josie | Administrative Manager | 500-2468 | SRB 205-5 |
| Gibbs, Reginald | Shipping & Receiving Clerk II | 500-2406 | SRB 129 |
| Hazen, Amy L. PhD | Assoc. Director of Shared Research Resources | 500-3612 | UCT 1840 |
| Helm, Elax | Systems & Applications Specialist I | 500-3615 | SRB 430-05 |
| Johnson, Travis | Receiving Supervisor | 500-2406 | SRB 129 |
| Khorchani, Jennifer | Senior Grants & Contracts Specialist | 500-3247 | SRB 205-9 |
| Li, Fei | Senior Grants & Contracts Specialist | 500-2418 | SRB 205-3 |
| Martinez, Bonnie | Administrative Manager | 500-2404 | SRB 205E |
| Meretoja, Ville | Research Scientist | 500-2486 | SRB 617 |
| Rodriguez, Renee | Systems & Applications Specialist I | 500-5048 | MSB 2.028 |
| Sanchez, Jorge | Systems & Applications Specialist III | 500-3064 | SRB 432 |
| Garcia, Ian | Autoclave Suite Technician | 500-2467 | SRB 417 |
| Wilson, Laquesha | Administrative Manager | 500-3561 | SRB 205-4 |
| IMM CENTER FOR CARDIOVASCULAR GENETIC Mailing Address: 6770 Bertner Avenue | Houston, TX 77030 | Department Mail Code: THI/DAC-900 Denton A. Cooley Building (DAC) 9th Floor | Fax 713-383.0313 | |||
| Faculty: | |||
| Marian, Ali J., MD | Professor & Director | 500-2350 | C 900A |
| Gurha, Priyatansh, PhD | Assistant Professor | 500-2335 | C 950G |
| Administrative Staff: | |||
| Capadocia, Evelyn S. | Senior Administrative Coordinator | 500-2345 | C 900B |
| Postdoctoral Fellows: | |||
| Chen, Suet Nee, PhD | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | 500-2307 | C 950H |
| Research & Clinical Study | 500-2312 | ||
| Tan, Yanli (Lily), RN | Research Nurse | 500-2310 | C 950J |
| Cardiovascular Genetics Staff: | |||
| Czernuszewicz, Grazyna | Senior Research Assistant | 500-2307 | C 950H |
| Xiaofan (Eric) Chen, MD | Research Assistant | 500-2307 | C 950H |
| Rodionov, Edward | Research Assistant | 500-2307 | C 950H |
| IMM CENTER FOR HUMAN GENETICS | |||
| Faculty: | |||
| Doris, Peter, Ph.D. | Professor & Director | 500-2414 | SRB 530E |
| Fornage, Myriam, Ph.D. | Professor | 500-2463 | SRB 530F |
| Kapoor, Ashish, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | 500-2439 | SRB 530C |
| Teng, Ba-Bie, Ph.D. | Adjunct Professor | 500-2443 | SRB 530D |
| Wang, Sidney H., Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | 500-2427 | SRB 530G |
| Administrative Staff: | |||
| Diaz, Mary | Senior Administrative Coordinator | 500-2402 | SRB 530-5 |
| Postdoctoral Fellows: | |||
| Dhande, Isha, Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Doris) | 500-3572 | SRB 530-6 |
| Bansal Sandeep K., Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Wang) | 500-3648 | SRB 530-12 |
| Laboratory Staff: | |||
| Zhu, Yaming, M.D., Ph.D. | Research Assistant III (Doris) | 500-2463 | SRB 501B |
| Wang, Ping | Research Associate (Fornage) | 500-2422 | SRB 501A |
| Samarakoon, Lassana Abisheka | Statistician (Fornage) | 500-2472 | SRB 501 |
| Xia, Rui | Statistician (Fornage) | 713-873-4685 | SRB 501 |
| Thomas, Emy Anu | Statistician (Fornage) | 500-2417 | SRB 501 |
| Students: | |||
| Yang, Yunju | SPH Graduate Assistant Doctoral (Fornage) | 500-2472 | SRB 501 |
| Enduru, Nitesh | SPH Graduate Assistant Master's (Fornage) | 500-2472 | SRB 501 |
| IMM CENTER FOR IMMUNOLOGY & AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES | |||
| Faculty: | |||
| Wetsel, Rick, Ph.D. |
Professor & Director | 500-2412 | SRB 430A |
| Gigli, Irma, M.D. | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Luong, Amber U., M.D., Ph.D. | Professor | 500-5410 | SRB 437C |
| Administrative Staff: | |||
| Jugueta, Nancy | Administrative Coordinator | 500-3488 | SRB 430-7 |
| Laboratory Staff: | |||
| Domozhirov, Aleksey | Senior Research Associate/Manager | 500-2452 | SRB 430-1 |
| IMM CENTER FOR METABOLIC AND DEGENERATIVE DISEASES | |||
| Faculty: | |||
| Kolonin, Mikhail G., PhD | Professor & Director | 500-3146 | SRB 430E |
| Eckel-Mahan, Kristin | Associate Professor | 500-2487 | SRB 437B |
| Justice, Nicholas, PhD | Associate Professor | 500-3665 | SRB 430B |
| Narkar, Vihang, PhD | Associate Professor | 500-3585 | SRB 430F |
| Tong, Qingchun, PhD | Professor | 500-3453 | SRB 430G |
| Sun, Kai, PhD | Associate Professor | 500-3190 | SRB 437A |
| Zhang, Sheng, PhD | Associate Professor | 500-3493 | SRB 430H |
| Fekry, Baharan | Instructor | 500-2410 | SRB 430 |
| Xu, Shiyu | Instructor | 500-3493 | SRB 430 |
| Xu, Yuanzhong, PhD | Assistant Professor | 500-3586 | SRB 401G |
| Administrative Staff: | |||
| Jugueta, Nancy | Administrative Coordinator | 500-3488 | SRB 430-7 |
| IMM Confocal Microscope: | |||
| Mao, Zhengmei, PhD | Research Associate | 500-3389 | SRB 637-2 |
| Laboratory Staff: | |||
| Daquinag, Alexes, PhD | Senior Research Scientist (Kolonin) | 500-2451 | SRB 401L.08 |
| Gao, Zhanguo, PhD | Senior Research Scientist (Kolonin) | 500-2410 | SRB 401R.02 |
| Guzman, Andrea | Research Assistant I (Narkar) | 500-3497 | SRB 401I.03 |
| Rajamanickam, Shivakumar | Research Scientist (Justice) | 500-3481 | SRB 401A.02 |
| Ugartemendia Ugalde, Lierni | Research Assistant I (Justice) | 500-3481 | SRB 401A |
| Wang, Shuyue | Research Assistant II (Sun) | 500-3493 | SRB 401L |
| Ye, Xin | Research Assistant III (Zhang) | 500-3588 | SRB 401A.06 |
| Young, Claire | Research Assistant II (Tong) | 500-2436 | SRB 401E.04 |
| Yu, Yongmei | Research Assistant III (Kolonin) | 500-2410 | SRB 401M |
| Postdoctoral Fellows: | |||
| Bravo Santos, Rafael | Postdoctoral Fellow (Mahan) | 500-2487 | SRB 401R |
| Jiang, Yanyan | Postdoctoral Fellow (Tong) | 500-3586 | SRB 401E.05 |
| Jiang, Zhiying | Postdoctoral Fellow (Tong) | 500-2436 | SRB 401E.06 |
| Li, Gang | Postdoctoral Fellow (Sun) | 500-3493 | SRB 401L.02 |
| Li, Xin | Postdoctoral Fellow (Sun) | 500-3493 | SRB 401L.06 |
| Sopariwala, Danesh | Postdoctoral Fellow (Narkar) | 500-3497 | SRB 401I.04 |
| Students (GSBS) | |||
| Cai, Jing | Graduate Research Assistant (Tong) | 500-2487 | SRB 401I.01 |
| Morrill, Jessie | Graduate Research Assistant (Tong) | 500-2436 | SRB 401E.08 |
| Solbach, Amanda | Graduate Research Assistant (Zhang) | 500-3588 | SRB 401E.01 |
| Tran, Jamie | Graduate Research Assistant (Mahan) | 500-2487 | SRB 401R.04 |
| Van Drunen, Rachel | Graduate Research Assistant (Mahan) | 500-2487 | SRB 401R.04 |
| Yu, Yue | Graduate Research Assistant (Zhang) | 500-3586 | SRB 401A.07 |
| IMM CENTER FOR MOLECULAR IMAGING | |||
| Faculty: | |||
| Sevick, Eva M, Ph.D. | Professor & Director | 500-3560 | SRB 330A |
| Aldrich, Melissa, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | 500-3565 | SRB 330D |
| Rasmussen, John, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | 500-3393 | SRB 330F |
| Zhu Banghe, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | 500-3563 | SRB 330-5 |
| Administrative Staff: | |||
| Garcia, Gloria | Administrative Coordinator | 500-3433 | SRB 330-2 |
| Laboratory Staff: | |||
| Velasquez, Fred Christian | Research Associate | 500-3606 | SRB 330 |
| Wiggins, David | Research Assistant II | 500-3606 | SRB 330 |
| IMM CENTER FOR STEM CELL & REGENERATIVE MEDICINE | |||
| Faculty: | |||
| Davis, Brian R., PhD | Professor & Director | 500-3145 | SRB 630E |
| Cox, Charles S. Jr., MD | Professor | 500-7300 | MSB 5.236 |
| Darabi, Radbod, MD, PhD | Associate Professor | 500-3411 | SRB 630A |
| Huang, Sarah Xuelian, MBBS, PhD | Assistant Professor | 500-2461 | SRB 630A |
| Kim, Dong H., MD | Professor | 500-6170 | MSB 7.146 |
| Kobayashi, Michihiro, MD, PhD | Assistant Professor | 500-2419 | SRB 637 |
| Long, Bo | Visiting Professor | 500-3674 | SRB630.05 |
| McCarty, Nami, PhD | Professor | 500-2495 | SRB 630H |
| Wu, Jiaqian, PhD | Associate Professor | 500-3421 | SRB 637C |
| Yoshimoto, Momoko, MD, PhD | Associate Professor | 500-2407 | SRB 637B |
| Administrative Staff: | |||
| Alvarado, Isabel | Administrative Coordinator | 500-2409 | SRB 637-1 |
| Diaz, Mary | Senior Administrative Coordinator | 500-3429 | SRB 630-7 |
| Postdoctoral Fellows: | |||
| Barilla, Christina | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Davis) | 500-2482 | SRB-630-9 |
| Suzuki, Shingo | Instructor (Davis) | 500-2482 | SRB 630-8 |
| Wu, Jianbo, PhD | Instructor (Darabi) | 500-3411 | SRB 601E.02 |
| Laboratory Staff: | |||
| Liao, Wei | Research Associate | 500-3426 | SRB 601J |
| Pan, HaiYing | Senior Research Assistant | 500-3778 | SRB 630.03 |
| IMM SENATOR LLOYD & B.A. BENTSEN CENTER FOR STROKE RESEARCH | |||
| Faculty: | |||
| Aronowski, Jaroslaw A., PhD | Professor | 500-7059 | MSB 7.210 |
| Cao, Qilin, MD | Associate Professor | 500-6365 | SRB 637D |
| Cox, Charles, S. Jr., MD | Professor | 500-7300 | MSB 5.236 |
| Dash, Pramod, PhD | Professor | 500-5625 | MSB 7.160 |
| Liu, Ying, PhD | Assistant Professor | 500-3567 | SRB 630B |
| Savitz, Sean I., MD | Associate Professor | 500-7083 | MSB 7.124 |
| Wu, Jiaqian, PhD | Associate Professor | 500-3421 | SRB 637C |
| TEXAS THERAPEUTICS INSTITUTE, IMM | |||
| Faculty: | |||
| An, Zhiqiang, PhD | Professor & Director | 500-3011 | SRB 532A |
| Ge, Xin (Alex) | Associate Professor | 500-2403 | SRB 530A |
| Li, Wenliang | Associate Professor | 500-3363 | SRB 537C |
| Liu, Qingyun, PhD | Professor | 500-3808 | SRB 530A |
| Rios, Adan, PhD | Associate Professor (Oncology) | 500-3412 | SRB537A |
| Stephan, Clifford, PhD | Assistant Professor (IBT) | 713-677-7456 | 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd Suite 907 |
| Tsuchikama, Kyoji | Associate Professor | 486-5431 | 3SCR6.4676 |
| Zhang, Ningyan | Associate Professor | 500-3332 | SRB 537D |
| Administrative Staff: | |||
| McFarland, Ruby | Senior Administrative Coordinator (for An, Ge, and Zhang) | 500-2460 | SRB 530-01 |
| Vo, Minh | Senior Administrative Coordinator (for Li and Tsuchikama) | 500-2450 & 486-5486 | SRB 330-9 & 3SCR6.4667 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow: | |||
| Li, Yan, PhD | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Bills) | 486-2345 | 3SCR6.3638 |
| Huang, Zhao (George), PhD | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | 500-3522 | SRB 301R |
|
Meng, Weixu, (Ella), PhD |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow | 500-3522 | SRB501R |
|
Shi, Yun |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow | 500-3522 | SRB 501R |
| Xia, Lin | Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
500-3522 |
SRB 501L |
| Yi, Jing | Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
500-3690 |
SRB 301U |
| Laboratory Staff: | |||
| Deng, Hui | Research Associate | 500-3522 | SRB 330 |
| Fan, Xuejun (Jun) | Research Scientist | 500-3522 | SRB 301R |
| Gong, Xing, PhD | Research Scientist | 500-3690 | SRB 501L |
| Jiang, Hong | Research Scientist | 500-2434 | SRB 516 |
|
Xiong, Wei |
Research Associate | 500-3690 | SRB 501L |
| IMM CENTER FOR TRANSLATIONAL CANCER RESEARCH | |||
| Faculty: | |||
| Liu, Qingyun, Ph.D. | Professor & Director | 500-3808 | SRB 330E |
| Azhdarinia, Ali, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | 500-3539 | 3SCR6.4680 |
| Carmon, Kendra, PhD | Associate Professor | 500-3390 | SRB 330G |
| Pan, Sheng, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | 486-5428 | SRB 330H |
| Toh, Yukimatsu | Assistant Professor | 500-3690 | SRB 330-14 |
| Administrative Staff: | |||
| Vo, Minh | Senior Administrative Coordinator | 500-2450 & 486-5486 | SRB 330-9 & 3SCR6.4667 |
| Postdoctoral Fellows: | |||
| AghaAmiri, Solmaz | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Azhdarinia) | 486-5441 | 3SCR6.4672-5 |
| Senavirathna, Lakmini | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Pan) | 500-3613 | SRB 330-12 |
| Laboratory Staff: | |||
| Ghosh, Sukhen | Research Scientist (Azhdarinia) | 500-3561 | 3SCR6.4672-6 |
| Hernandez Vargas, Servando | Research Assistant I (Azhdarinia) | 486-5420 | 3SCR6.4672-2 |
| Li, Li | Research Coordinator II (Pan) | 500-2456 | SRB 330-10 |
| Li, Xin | Research Associate (Pan) | 500-2232 | SRB 301R.03 |
| Ma, Cheng | Research Scientist (Pan) | 500-3610 | SRB 330-12 |
| Wu, Ling | Sr Research Associate (Liu) | 500-2460 | SRB 501I.03 |
| Yu, Wangsheng (Alice) | Sr Research Associate (Liu) | 500-2402 | SRB 501I.04 |
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