Our Ph.D. Program                                        Governance

OUR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

Dr. Zach Adelman
Program Chair – Genetics and Genomics Ph.D. Program
Professor, Texas A&M Agrilife Research Fellow, Texas A&M Presidential Impact Fellow

Isabel Caballero, PhD

Dr. Isabel Caballero
Program Manager
Outreach Chair
Genetics and Genomics Ph.D. Program

David Threadgill, PhD

Dr. David Threadgill
Past Chair – Genetics and Genomics Ph.D. Program
Department Head, University Distinguished Professor
Tom and Jean McMullin Chair, Genetics

Amanda Joseph

Amanda Joseph, MPH
Program Coordinator
Genetics and Genomics Ph.D. Program

Find Us

Mailstop:  2128 TAMU
Address: 300 Olsen Blvd. Room 109A
College Station, TX, 77843 – 2128
Telephone:  +1 979 314 – 8312
Email: genesec@tamu.edu

GOVERNANCE

Executive Committee

  • Dr. Zachary Adelman (Chair), Entomology (COALS)
  • Dr. Isabel Caballero, Program Manager
  • Amanda Joseph, MPH, Program Coordinator
  • Dr. Mahua Choudhury, Pharmaceutical Sciences (COPH)
  • Dr. Brian Davis, Veterinary Pathobiology (VMBS)
  • Dr. Jessica Galloway Peña, Veterinary Pathobiology (VMBS)
  • Dr. Wanhe Li, Biology (CAS)
  • Dr. Jim Song, Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology (COM)
  • Dr. Qing Sun, Chemical Engineering (ENG)
  • Dr. Masako Suzuki, Nutrition (COALS)
  • Dr. Larry Suva, Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology (VMBS)
  • Dr. David Threadgill, Cell Biology and Genetics (COM)
  • Dr. Zhilong Yang, Veterinary Pathobiology (VMBS)
  • Fatma Ozair, GGSA President
  • Charles Mitchell, GGSA Vice-President
Genetics Executive Committee
Genetics Recruiting Committee

Admissions Committee

  • Dr. Jessica Galloway Peña (Chair), Veterinary Pathobiology (VMBS)
  • Dr. Mary Bryk, Biochemistry and Biophysics (COALS)
  • Dr. Karl Clark, Animal Sciences  (COALS)
  • Dr. Shaunna Clark, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, (COM)
  • Dr. Brian Davis, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VMBS)
  • Dr. Wanhe Li, Biology (CAS)
  • Dr. Fei Liu, Cell Biology and Genetics (COM)
  • Dr. Lacey Luense, Animal Sciences  (COALS)
  • Dr. Gregory Reeves, Chemical Engineering (ENG)
  • Dr. William Rooney, Soil and Crop Sciences (COALS)
  • Dr. Jim Song, Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology (COM)
  • Dr. Jun Wang, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics (COM)
  • Dr. Xuejun Zhu, Chemical Engineering (ENG)
  • Dr. Isabel Caballero, Program Manager
  • Veronika Mojik, GGSA Recruitment Officer

NSF-SURGe Review Committee

  • Dr. William Murphy (Chair), Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VMBS)
  • Dr. Jared Bard, Biology (CAS)
  • Dr. Brian Davis, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VMBS)
  • Dr. Jessica Galloway-Pena, Veterinary Pathobiology (VMBS)
  • Dr. Kevin Myles, Entomology (COALS)
  • Dr. Jerome Menet, Biology (CAS)
  • Dr. Sakiko Okumoto, Soil and Crop Sciences (COALS)
  • Dr. Jim Song, Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology (COM)
  • Dr. Isabel Caballero, Program Manager
  • Amanda Joseph, MPH, Program Coordinator
2024 NSF SURGe group
Genetics Awards Committee

Awards Committee

  • Dr. Mahua Choudhury (Chair), Pharmaceutical Sciences (COPH)
  • Dr. Helene Andrews-Polymenis, Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology (COM)
  • Dr. Sarah Bondos, Medical Physiology (COM)
  • Dr. Jeffrey Cirillo, Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology (COM)
  • Dr. Seth Murray, Soil and Crop Sciences (COALS)
  • Dr. Terje Raudsepp, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VMBS)
  • Dr. David Riley, Animal Science (COALS)
  • Dr. Tapasree Roy-Sarkar, Biology (CAS)
  • Dr. Linglin Xie, Nutrition (COALS)
  • Victoria Bunting, GGSA Representative

Advising Committee

  • Dr. Larry Suva (Chair), Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology (VMBS)
  • Dr. Adam Case, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (COM)
  • Dr. Zhilei Chen, Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology (COM)
  • Dr. Vishal Gohil, Biochemistry and Biophysics (COALS)
  • Dr. John (Jack) Hettema, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (COM)
  • Dr. Jenny Hyde, Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology (COM)
  • Dr. Jessica Light, Ecology and Conservation Biology (COALS)
  • Dr. Rajesh Miranda, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics (COM)
  • Dr. Weston Porter, Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology (VMBS)
  • Dr. Jon Skare, Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology (COM)
  • Dr. David Threadgill, Cell Biology and Genetics (COM)
  • Dr. Isabel Caballero, Program Manager
  • Esmé Cope, GGSA Representative
Genetics Advising Committee
Genetics Seminar Committee

G2 Seminar Committee

  • Dr. Masako Suzuki (Chair), Nutrition (COALS)
  • Amanda Joseph, MPH, Program Coordinator
  • Hussain Alcassab, GGSA Seminar Chair
  • Samantha Foster, GGSA Seminar Chair
  • Dr. Joseph Rutkowski, Medical Physiology (COM)
  • Dr. John Yu, Soil and Crop Sciences (COALS)
  • Dr. William Murphy, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VMBS)
  • Dr. Irtisha Singh, Cell Biology and Genetics (COM)
  • Dr. Lamba Omar Sangare, Biology (CAS)

Membership Committee

  • Dr. Larry Suva (Chair), Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology (VMBS)
  • Dr. Kayla Bayless, Cell Biology and Genetics (COM)
  • Dr. Michael C. Golding, Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology (VMBS)
  • Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar, Biomedical Engineering (ENG)
  • Dr. Richard Gomer, Biology (CAS)
  • Dr. Nancy Ing, Animal Science (COALS)
  • Dr. Vlad Panin, Biochemistry & Biophysics (COALS)
  • Dr. Raquel Sitcheran, Cell Biology and Genetics (COM)
  • Dr. Luis R. Garcia, Biology (CAS) – former chair as advisor
  • Alexa Nolan, GGSA Representative
Genetics Membership Committee
Genetics Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee

The Executive Committee now handles all curriculum issues.

Outreach Committee

  • Dr. Isabel Caballero (Chair), Program Manager
  • Amanda Joseph, MPH, Program Coordinator
  • Dr. Clare Gill, Animal Sciences (COALS)
  • Dr. Pushkar Lele, Chemical Engineering (ENG)
  • Dr. David Stelly, Soil and Crop Sciences (COALS)
  • Dr. Qing Sun, Chemical Engineering (ENG)
  • Daniela Ruiz, GGSA
  • Anestacia Robinson, GGSA
  • Natalie Wideman, GGSA