Dr. Zach Adelman
Program Chair – Genetics and Genomics Ph.D. Program
Professor, Texas A&M Agrilife Research Fellow, Texas A&M Presidential Impact Fellow
Dr. Ximena Paez-Colasante
Associate Director
Genetics and Genomics Ph.D. Program
Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Genetics and Genomics
Texas A&M Institute for Genome Sciences and Society (TIGSS)
Texas A&M Center for Environmental Health Research (TiCER)
Dr. David Threadgill
Past Chair – Genetics and Genomics Ph.D. Program
University Distinguished Professor
Tom and Jean McMullin Chair, Genetics
Director, Texas A&M Institute for Genome Sciences and Society
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Mailstop: 2128 TAMU
Address: 300 Olsen Blvd. Room 109A
College Station, TX, 77843 – 2128
Telephone: +1 979 458-2284
Email: genesec@tamu.edu
GOVERNANCE
Executive Committee
- Dr. Zachary Adelman (Chair), Entomology (COALS)
- Dr. Isabel Caballero, Administrative Coordinator
- Dr. Jessica Galloway Peña, Veterinary Pathobiology (SVMBS)
- Dr. Luis René García, Biology (CAS)
- Dr. William Murphy, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (SVMBS)
- Dr. Michael Polymenis, Biochemistry and Biophysics (COALS)
- Dr. Weston Porter, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (SVMBS)
- Dr. Gregory Reeves, Chemical Engineering (ENG)
- Dr. Matt Sachs, Biology (CAS)
- Dr. Raquel Sitcheran, Molecular and Cellular Medicine (SOM)
- Dr. David Threadgill, Molecular and Cellular Medicine (SOM)
- Dr. Ximena Paez-Colasante, Associate Director
- Tamara Ospina-Vega, Program Coordinator II
- Michael McGill, GGSA President
- Serina Taluja, GGSA Vice-President
Admissions Committee
- Dr. Jessica Galloway Peña (Chair), Veterinary Pathobiology (SVMBS)
- Dr. Isabel Caballero, Administrative Coordinator
- Dr. Adam Case, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (SOM)
- Dr. Zhilei Chen, Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology (SOM)
- Dr. Shauna Clark, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (SOM)
- Dr. Tracy Clement, Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology (SVMBS)
- Dr. Jorge Cruz-Reyes, Biochemistry and Biophysics (COALS)
- Dr. Jerome Menet, Biology (CAS)
- Dr. Kevin Myles, Entomology (COALS)
- Dr. Sakiko Okumoto, Soil and Crop Sciences (COALS)
- Dr. Gregory Reeves, Chemical Engineering (ENG)
- Dr. Jim Song, Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology (SOM)
- Dr. Jun Wang, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics (SOM)
- Tamara Ospina-Vega, Program Coordinator II
- Ana Velasquez, GGSA Recruitment Officer
Awards Committee
- Dr. Matt Sachs (Chair), Biology (CAS)
- Dr. Jeffrey Cirillo, Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology (SOM)
- Dr. William Murphy, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (SVMBS)
- Dr. David Riley, Animal Science (COALS)
- Brittni Ming-Whitfield, GGSA Representative
Advising Committee
- Dr. Zach Adelman (Chair), Entomology (COALS)
- Dr. Isabel Caballero, Administrative Coordinator
- Tamara Ospina-Vega, Program Coordinator II
- Ramiah Vickers, GGSA Representative
G2 Seminar Committee
- Dr. Weston Porter (Chair), Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (SVMBS)
- Sandra LaBonte, GGSA Seminar Chair
- Tamara Ospina-Vega, Program Coordinator II
- Dr. Vytas Bankaitis, Molecular and Cellular Medicine (SOM)
- Dr. Zhilei Chen, Microbial Pathogenesis & Immunology (SOM)
- Dr. Vishal Gohil, Biochemistry and Biophysics (AG)
- Dr. Rajesh Miranda, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics (SOM)
- Dr. William Murphy, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (SVMBS)
- Dr. Kristin Patrick, Microbial Pathogenesis & Immunology (SOM)
- Dr. Loren Skow, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (SVMBS)
Membership Committee
- Dr. Luis René García (Chair), Biology (CAS)
- Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar, Biomedical Engineering (ENG)
- Dr. Kayla Bayless, Molecular and Cellular Medicine (SOM)
- Dr. Luis Hurtado, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (COALS)
- Dr. Nancy Ing, Animal Science (COALS)
- Dr. Mariana Mateos, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (COALS)
- Dr. Vlad Panin, Biochemistry and Biophysics (COALS)
- Tamara Ospina-Vega, Program Coordinator II
- Aravindh Nagarajan, GGSA Representative
Outreach Committee
- Dr. Isabel Caballero (Chair), Administrative Coordinator
- Dr. Kira Delmore, Biology (CAS)
- Dr. Brian Davis, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (SVMBS)
- 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)
- Tamara Ospina-Vega, Program Coordinator II
- Victor Fanniel, GGSA Representative
- Lois Gordils-Valentin, GGSA Representative
- Michelle Jonika, GGSA Representative
- Sandra LaBonte, GGSA Representative
- Stephanie McMahon, GGSA Representative
- Khushboo Rastogi, GGSA Representative
- Daniela Ruiz, GGSA Representative
- Serina Taluja, GGSA Representative
- Ramiah Vickers, GGSA Representative