Staff
Research Division
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Yong Chen, Ph.D.
• Senior Research Associate
• Phone: (806) 743-2455
• Email: Yongchen.Chen@ttuhsc.edu
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Boris Decourt, Ph.D.
• Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience,
TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-1012
• Email: BDecourt@ttuhsc.edu
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Ruben Gonzales, B.A.
• Senior Director
• Phone: (806) 743-2408
• Email: Ruben.Gonzales@ttuhsc.edu
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J. Josh Lawrence, Ph.D.
• Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
• Phone: (806) 743-3887
• Email: John.Lawrence@ttuhsc.edu
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Maria Manczak, Ph.D.
• Research Assistant Professor, Neurology Department
• Phone: (806) 743-3613
• E-mail: Maria.Manczak@ttuhsc.edu
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Julie Medina, B.A.
• Associate Director, Finance
• Phone: (806) 743-3809
• Email: Julie.Medina@ttuhsc.edu
Volker Neugebauer, M.D., Ph.D.
• Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer, Garrison Institute on Aging, Mildred and Shirley L. Garrison Chair Aging, Univeristy Distinguished Professor and Chair, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
• Office: 5C192A
• Phone: (806) 743-3880
• Email: Volker.Neugebauer@ttuhsc.edu
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Hongmin Wang, Ph.D.
• Professor, Pharmacology And Neuroscience, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-7089
• Email: Hongmin.Wang@ttuhsc.edu
Linda Yin, M.S.
• Senior Research Associate
• Phone: (806) 743-2717
• Email: Linda.Yin@ttuhsc.edu
Community Outreach and Education
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Cordelia Aguirre
• Coordinator, Project FRONTIER
• Email: Cordelia.Aguirre@ttuhsc.edu
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Joan Blackmon, M.B.A.
• Specialist IV, Community Outreach And Education
• Phone: (806) 743-1217
• Email: Joan.Blackmon@ttuhsc.edu
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Jacob Franco
• Coordinator, Community Outreach And Education
• Phone: (806) 743-3420
• Email: Jacob.Franco@ttuhsc.edu
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Eva Garza
• RSVP Manager, Community Outreach And Education
• Phone: (806) 743-6910
• Email: Eva.Garza@ttuhsc.edu
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Veronica Lopez, B.S.
• Unit Manager, Community Outreach And Education
• Phone: (806) 743-7479
• E-mail: Veronica.Molinar-Lopez@ttuhsc.edu
Christy Mendoza
• Specialist IV, Project FRONTIER
• Email: Men28904@ttuhsc.edu
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Barbara Singer
• Specialist IV, Project FRONTIER
• Phone: (806) 743-6474
• Email: Basinger@ttuhsc.edu
Research Collaborators
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Gail A. Cornwall, Ph.D.
• Professor, Cell Biology and Biochemistry,
TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-2687
• Email: Gail.Cornwall@ttuhsc.edu
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Josee Guindon, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, D.V.M. Veterinary, TTUHSC School
of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-6745
• Email: Josee.Guidon@ttuhsc.edu
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Andrey L. Karamyshev, Ph.D.
• Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Biochemistry,
TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-4102
• Email: Andrey.Karamyshev@ttuhsc.edu
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Yehia Mechref, Ph.D.
• Paul W. Horn Distinguished Professor, Robert A Welch Chair in Chemistry, Associate
Vice President of Research and Innovation, and Director of the TTU Center for Biotechnology
& Genomics, TTU
• Phone: (806) 834-8246
• Email: Yehia.Mechref@ttu.edu
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Naima Moustaïd-Moussa, Ph.D.
• Horn Distinguished Professor, Nutritional Sciences,
Associate Vice President for Research, and Director of the
Obesity Research Institute, TTU
• Phone: (806) 834-7946
• Email: Naima.Moustaid-Moussa@ttu.edu
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Igor Ponomarev, Ph.D.
• Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-1381
• Email: Igor.Ponomarev@ttuhsc.edu
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Kevin Pruitt, Ph.D.
• Associate Professor, Immunology, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (919) 962-7389
• Email: Kevin_pruitt@med.unc.edu
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Jonathan Singer, Ph.D.
• Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences, TTU,
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience,
TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 834-5884
• Email: Jonsinge@ttu.edu
Clinical And Educational Collaborators
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Mohamad Al-Rahawan, M.P.H., M.D.
• Joon Park, MD, Endowed Chair in Medical Excellence and Professor, Pediatrics, Medical
Director, Southwest Cancer Center; Director, Fellowship Program, TTUHSC School of
Medicine
• Phone: (806) 775-8600
• Email: M.Al@ttuhsc.edu
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Alyce Ashcraft, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E., F.N.G.N.A., A.N.E.F.
• University Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship,
Glenna Roberts Endowed Practiceship in Geriatric Nursing, TTUHSC School of Nursing
• Phone: (806) 743-9202
• Email: Alyce.Ashcraft@ttuhsc.edu
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Mirla Avila, M.D.
• Associate Professor, Neurology, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Email: Mirla.Avila@ttuhsc.edu
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Gayle Ayers, D.O.
• Associate Professor, Psychiatry, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-2800
• Email: Gayle.Ayers@ttuhsc.edu
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John Bertelson, MD
• Associate Professor and Medical Director, Neurology, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology
• Medical Director
• Email: John.Bertelson@ttuhsc.edu
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Keith Bishop, Ph.D.
• Associate Professor, Medical Education, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Email: Keith.Bishop@ttuhsc.edu
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Michael Blanton, Ph.D.
• University Distinguished Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, TTUHSC School of
Medicine, Associate Vice President for Research and Senior Associate Dean, TTUHSC
• Phone: (806) 743-3496
• Email: Michael.Blanton@ttuhsc.edu
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John Culberson, MD
• Associate Professor and Medical Director, Family and Community Medicine, Bernhard
T. Mittemeyer, MD, Endowed Chair in Medical Excellence in Geriatric Medicine, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-6033
• Email: John.Culberson@ttuhsc.edu
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John DeToledo, MD
• Dean, Vernon and Elizabeth Haggerton Chair in Neurology, Professor and Chair, Neurology, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-2391
• Email: John.Detoledo@ttuhsc.edu
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Gregory Hannabas, M.D., M.P.H., M.P.A.
• Resident Instructor 4th Year, Family Medicine, TTUHSC School of Medicine
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Kelly Mitchell, M.D.
• Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Co-Director, ROP Service, Faculty, West Texas VA Healthcare System, TTUHSC School of Medicine
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Leslie Shen, Ph.D., C.C.R.P.
• Associate Dean for Research and Professor, Pathology,
TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-2815
• Email: Leslie.Shen@ttuhsc.edu
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Stephanie Stroever
• Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education, Lubbock, TTUHSC
• Phone: (806) 743-4222
• Email: Stephanie.Stroever@ttuhsc.edu
Project FRONTIER Collaborators
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Duke Appiah, Ph.D.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health
• Email: Duke.Appiah@ttuhsc.edu
Texas Collaborators
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Maggie Ellen Flanagan, M.B.B.Ch., B.A.O.
• Associate Professor, Pathology, South Texas ADRC Brain Bank,
University of Texas (UT) Health Science Center at San Antonio
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Kevin F. Bienick, Ph.D.
• Assistant Professor and Brain Bank Director,
Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Diseases,
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
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Gladys Maestre, M.D., Ph.D.
• Professor, Neurosciences and Human Genetics, and Director,
Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research,
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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Marcia Ory, Ph.D., MPH
• Regents & Distinguished Professor,
Founding Director on Population Health & Aging, Texas A&M University
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Sid O’Bryant, Ph.D.
• Executive Director, Institute for Translational Research, and Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center
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Claudia Satizabal, Ph.D.
• Assistant Professor, Glenn Biggs Institute for
Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Diseases,
UT Health Science at San Antonio
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Sudha Seshadri, M.D.
• Professor and Director, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Diseases, UT Health Science at San Antonio