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Training Faculty Research Bios

  • Amrein, Hubert

    Hubert Amrein

    Professor, Department of Cell Biology & Genetics

    [email protected]

  • Beathard, Karen

    Karen Beathard

    Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Programs, Instructional Professor

    (979) 321-7072

    [email protected]

  • Chapkin, Robert

    Robert Chapkin

    Allen Endowed Chair in Nutrition & Chronic Disease Prevention, Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor, University Faculty Fellow, and NCI R35 Outstanding Investigator

    979-845-0419

    [email protected]

  • Choudhury, Mahua

    Mahua Choudhury

    Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

    (361) 221-78363

    [email protected]

  • Dashwood, Roderick

    Roderick Dashwood

    Director Center for Epigenetics & Disease Prevention and Distinguished Professor, Texas A&M Health and Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Texas A&M University Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine

    (713) 677-7806

    [email protected]

  • Davis, Teresa

    Teresa Davis

    Professor and Director of the Institute for Advancing Health through Agriculture

    [email protected]

  • Estrela, Sylvie

    Sylvie Estrela

    Assistant Professor

    979-321-7096

    [email protected]

  • Gatlin, Delbert

    Delbert Gatlin

    Professor & Associate Department Head for Research and Graduate Programs, Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology

    (979) 847-9333

    [email protected]

  • Guo, Shaodong

    Shaodong Guo

    Professor Department of Nutrition, Presidential Impact Fellow

    979-321-7089

    [email protected]

  • Hastings, Waylon J.

    Waylon J. Hastings

    Assistant Professor

    [email protected]

  • Iyer, Srividhya

    Srividhya Iyer

    Assistant Professor

    [email protected]

  • Johnston, Bradley

    Bradley Johnston

    Associate Professor Department of Nutrition; Director of EvidenceBasedNutrition.org

    [email protected]

  • Kreider, Richard

    Richard Kreider

    Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Sports Management

    (979) 845-1333

    [email protected]

  • Lawler, John

    John Lawler

    Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Sports Management

    (979) 862-2038

    [email protected]

  • Lee, Hyunjung “Grace”

    Hyunjung "Grace" Lee

    Assistant Professor

    979-321-7084

    [email protected]

  • MacMillan Uribe, Alexandra “Lexi”

    Alexandra "Lexi" MacMillan Uribe

    Assistant Professor

    972.952.9275

    [email protected]

  • Miller, Rhonda

    Rhonda Miller

    Professor of Meat Science, Department of Animal Science

    (979) 845-3901

    [email protected]

  • Patil, Bhimanagouda

    Bhimanagouda Patil

    Professor, Department of Horticultural Sciences

    [email protected]

  • Racine, Beth

    Beth Racine

    Professor, Associate Department Head for Extension, Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center at El Paso Director

    915-859-9111

    [email protected]

  • Rethorst, Chad

    Chad Rethorst

    Associate Professor

    972-952-9625

    [email protected]

  • Riechman, Steven

    Steven Riechman

    Director, Dual Masters in Nutrition and Kinesiology, Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management

    (979) 862-3213

    [email protected]

  • Ross, Catharine “Cathy”

    Catharine "Cathy" Ross

    Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

    979-314-8050

    [email protected]

  • Seguin-Fowler, Rebecca

    Rebecca Seguin-Fowler

    Associate Director, Institute for Advancing Health through Agriculture / Professor / Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) / Registered Dietitian (RDN)

    [email protected]

  • Shankar, Kartik

    Kartik Shankar

    Research Leader, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Responsive Agricultural Food Systems Research Unit, Adjunct Professor

    [email protected]

  • Smith, Stephen B.

    Stephen B. Smith

    Professor of Meat Science, Department of Animal Science

    (979) 845-3939

    [email protected]

  • Sun, Yuxiang

    Yuxiang Sun

    Professor Department of Nutrition, Associate Department Head for Graduate Programs, Chancellor EDGES fellow, AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow

    979-321-7091

    [email protected]

  • Suzuki, Masako

    Masako Suzuki

    Assistant Professor

    979-321-7076

    [email protected]

  • Szeszulski, Jacob

    Jacob Szeszulski

    Assistant Professor

    972.952.9202

    [email protected]

  • Talcott, Susanne

    Susanne Talcott

    Associate Professor, Department of Food Science & Technology

    (979) 458-1819

    [email protected]

  • Tedeschi, Luis

    Luis Tedeschi

    Professor of Animal Nutrition, Department of Animal Science

    (979) 845-5062

    [email protected]

  • Threadgill, David

    David Threadgill

    Department Head, Distinguished Professor

    979-321-7063

    [email protected]

  • Vanden Brink, Heidi

    Heidi Vanden Brink

    Assistant Professor

    979-321-7073

    [email protected]

  • Venkatesh, Sumathi

    Sumathi Venkatesh

    Assistant Professor and Extension Nutrition Specialist

    [email protected]

  • Walzem, Rosemary

    Rosemary Walzem

    Professor, Department of Poultry Science

    (979) 845-7537

    [email protected]

  • Wu, Chaodong

    Chaodong Wu

    Professor, Presidential Impact Fellow, and Texas A&M AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow

    (979) 3217093

    [email protected]

  • Wu, Chia-Shan “Jenny”

    Chia-Shan "Jenny" Wu

    Instructional Assistant Professor

    979-321-7068

    [email protected]

  • Xie, Linglin

    Linglin Xie

    Associate Professor

    979-321-7065

    [email protected]

  • Zhang, Kurt

    Kurt Zhang

    Associate Professor; Director of Rigor & Reproducibility Core

    979-847-8714

    [email protected]

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