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School of Medical Biological Sciences Instructional Faculty
(Alphabetical listing)

Peter Barnes, M.D.
Professor (Department of Immunology/CPIDC)
Chair of Immunology & Director of CPIDC

Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: tuberculosis, influenza

Vijay Boggaram, Ph.D.
Professor (Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology)

Course Instructor in BIOT 5310
Course Coordinator and team lecturer in BIOT 5222 & BIOT 5222L
Team lecturer in BIOT 5132 & BIOT 6311
Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: gene expression in the lung, acute and chronic lung injury

Galina Florova, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology)

Course Coordinator & team lecturer in BIOT 5221
Team lecturer in BIOT 5132 & BIOT 6312
Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: lung injury

Jian Fu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology)

Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: vascular biology; lung inflammation, injury and repair

Susan Howard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Department of Microbiology)

Team lecturer in BIOT 5132 & BIOT 6311
Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: gene expression in mycobacteria

Steven Idell, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor (Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology)
Dean of the School of Medical Biological Sciences
Vice President for Research

Team lecturer in BIOT 5132
Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: fibrinolysis; blood coagulation; acute and chronic lung injury

Hong-Long (James) Ji, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor (Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology)

Team lecturer in BIOT 5222. BIOT 5222L & BIOT 6312
Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: lung injury, sodium channels

Andrey Komissarov, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology)

Team lecturer in BIOT 5132, BIOT 5221, BIOT 5222 & BIOT 5222L
Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: fibrinolysis; blood coagulation; serpins

Anna Kurdowska, Ph.D.
Professor (Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology)
Interim Chair of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology

Team lecturer in BIOT 5132, BIOT 5222 & BIOT 5222L
Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: inflammation and immunity; acute phase proteins

Vijay Lella (Rao), Ph.D.
Professor (Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology)

Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: hemostasis and thrombosis, membrane trafficking, cell signaling

Malini Madiraju (Rajagopalan), Ph.D.
Professor (Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology)

Team lecturer in BIOT 5221 & BIOT 6311
Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: cell cycle of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Murty Madiraju, V.V.S., Ph.D.
Professor (Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology)

Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: replication initiation, Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Pierre Neuenschwander, Ph.D., F.A.H.A.
Associate Professor (Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology)
Interim Director of the Graduate Program in Biotechnology
Director of Academic Administration

Course instructor in BIOT 5131, BIOT 5312 , BIOT 5221L
Course coordinator & team lecturer in BIOT 5132, BIOT 6311, BIOT 6312
Team lecturer in BIOT 5221, BIOT 5222 & BIOT 5222L
Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Research interests: blood coagulation; enzymology; protein structure/function

Michael Pangburn, Ph.D. - Retired
Professor (Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology)
Immediate Past Director of the Graduate Program in Biotechnology
Recipient of Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award, 2012

Past Course Coordinator & team lecturer in BIOT 6311 & BIOT 6312
Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: complement system

Usha Pendurthi, Ph.D.
Professor (Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology)

Team lecturer in BIOT 5132, BIOT 5222, BIOT 5222L & BIOT 6311
Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: blood coagulation and fibrinolysis; regulation of gene expression

Buka Samten, M.D.
Associate Professor (Department of Immunology/CPIDC)

Team lecturer in BIOT 5132 & BIOT 6312
Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: tuberculosis; immunology; T-cells

Homayoun (Amir) Shams, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Department of Immunology/CPIDC)

Team lecturer in BIOT 5132 & BIOT 6312
Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: immunology, infectious disease, influenza, tuberculosis

Sreerama Shetty, Ph.D.
Professor (Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology)

Team lecturer in BIOT 5221
Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms

Hua Tang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology)

Team lecturer in BIOT 5132
Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: angiogenesis and endothelial inflammatory activation

Torry Tucker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology)

Course Instructor in BIOT 5140
Team lecturer in BIOT 5132
Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: blood coagulation; lung injury

Amy Tvinnereim, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor (Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology)

Course instructor in BIOT 5311, BIOT 6334, BIOT 6335, BIOT 6340
Team lecturer in BIOT 5132 & BIOT 6312
Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests: immunology, T-cells

Ramakrishna Vankayalapati, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Department of Immunology/CPIDC)

Thesis advisor in BIOT 6331 & BIOT 6332
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests: tuberculosis; NK cells

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Amanda Leverett, M.S.
Biotechnology Program Coordinator

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