Interested in joining the Faculty of Genetics and Genomics (FoG2)?
Please send the following to tov@tamu.edu
1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Letter of Intent or Research Interest
Elements needed in the letter:
- Scholarly reason(s) for joining the Faculty of Genetics and Genomics.
- Brief description of current research program or current graduate teaching.
- Statement on how the applicant’s current research program or graduate teaching program integrates with the broad field of Genetics and Genomics.
- Statement that the applicant understands the requirements for maintaining good standing with the Genetics and Genomics program.
- Statement on whether the applicant wants to train Genetics graduate student.
- If the applicant would like to mentor Genetics and Genomics Graduate Students, then clarify how their current research program will provide up-to-date training in elements that encompasses the field of Genetics and Genomics.
- Statement that the applicant understands their responsibility for the financial support of the Genetics and Genomics Graduate Student in the latter periods of the student’s education.
3. A letter of support of the nomination from your Department Head
Elements needed in the letter:
- The Department Head and applicant discussed and agreed upon an arrangement that allows the applicant to maintain good standing in the Genetics and Genomics Program and also maintain the responsibilities of the applicant’s home department.
- The Department Head and applicant discussed that if the applicant takes on a Genetics and Genomics Graduate student and the applicant’s funding becomes strained, what support options the applicant’s home department provide to continue the training of the Genetics and Genomics Graduate student.
The Faculty of Genetics and Genomics Membership Committee will review the nomination and you will be informed of their decision after 30-45 days of your submission.
You can review the Faculty of Genetics and Genomics Bylaws and Faculty Expectations

Zach Adelman, PhD
Sarah Bondos, PhD
Candice Brinkmeyer-Langford, PhD
Adam Case, PhD
Zhilei Chen, PhD
Shaunna Clark, PhD
Jessica Galloway-Pena, PhD
Erin Giles, PhD
Vishal Gohil, PhD
Michael Golding, PhD
Michael Polymenis, PhD
Weston Porter, PhD
Joseph Rutkowski, PhD
Loren Skow, PhD
David Threadgill, PhD
Zhilong Yang, PhD
Dorothy Shippen, PhD
Raquel Sitcheran, PhD
David Stelly, PhD
Qing Sun, PhD
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES
Department of Animal Science

Karl Clark, PhD
Associate Professor of Precision Gene Editing

Clare Gill, PhD
Professor, Executive Associate Dean and Associate Dean for Research College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Jason Gill, PhD
Associate Professor

Nancy Ing, PhD
Professor

Lacey Luense, PhD
Assistant Professor of Epigenetics

David, Riley, PhD
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Mary Bryk, PhD
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Jorge Cruz-Reyes, PhD
Professor

Juan Dong, PhD
Sadie Hatfield Professor

Vishal Gohil, PhD
Professor

Dmitry Kurouski , PhD
Associate Professor

John Mullet, PhD
Professor and Perry L. Adkisson Chair in Agricultural Biology

Vlad Panin, PhD
Professor

Michael Polymenis, PhD
Professor

Paul Straight, PhD
Associate Professor

Ann Wehman, PhD
Assistant Professor

Xiuren Zhang, PhD
Professor
Christine Richardson Endowed Professor of Agricultural Biology, EDGES Fellow, Presidential Impact Fellow, AgriLife Faculty Fellow
Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology

Claudio Casola, PhD
Associate Professor

Luis Hurtado, PhD
Associate Professor

Jessica Light, PhD
Professor

Mariana Mateos, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Entomology

Zachary Adelman, PhD
Professor, Endowed Chair
Texas A&M University Presidential Impact Fellow
Texas A&M University Agrilife Research Fellow

Erick Motta, PhD
Assistant Professor

Kevin Myles, PhD
Professor
Department of Nutrition

Shaodong Guo, PhD
Associate Professor

Yuxiang Sun, MD, PhD
Professor

Masako Suzuki, D.V.M., Ph.D
Assistant Professor

David Threadgill, PhD
Department Head, Distinguished Professor
Tom and Jean McMullin Chair in Genetics

Linglin Xie, MD, PhD
Associate Professor

Kurt Zhang, PhD
Associate Professor; Director of Rigor & Reproducibility Core
Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology

Clint W. Magill, PhD
Professor
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences

Shuyu Liu, PhD
Professor

Seth Murray, PhD
Professor
Butler Endowed Chair in Agricultural Biotechnology

Sakiko Okumoto, PhD
Associate Professor

William Rooney, PhD
Professor and Borlaug-Monsanto Chair for Plant Breeding and International Crop Improvement

Endang Septiningsih, PhD
Associate Professor

David Stelly, PhD
Professor

John Z. Yu, PhD
Adjunct Professor

Hongbin Zhang, PhD
Professor
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Department of Biomedical Engineering

Akhilesh Gaharwar, PhD
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering

Pushkar Lele, PhD
Associate Professor & William and Ruth Neely Faculty Fellow

Jeetain Mittal, PhD
Professor

Gregory Reeves, PhD
Associate Professor

Qing Sun, PhD
Assistant Professor

Xuejun Zhu, PhD
Assistant Professor
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of Cell Biology and Genetics

Hubert Amrein, PhD
Professor

Vytas Bankaitis, PhD
Distinguished Professor, E.L. Wehner-Welch Foundation Chair in Chemistry

Robin Fuchs-Young, PhD
Professor

Jason Karpac, PhD
Associate Professor

Fei Liu, PhD
Associate Professor

Irtisha Singh, PhD
Assistant Professor

Raquel Sitcheran, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Medical Physiology

Kayla J. Bayless, PhD
Associate Professor

Sarah Bondos, PhD
Associate Professor

Carl Gregory, PhD
Associate Professor

Joseph Rutkowski, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology

Helene Andrews-Polymenis, PhD
Professor
Presidential Impact Fellow

Zhilei Chen, PhD
Associate Professor

Jeffrey Cirillo, PhD
Regents Professor
Director of the Center for Airborne Pathogen Research and Imaging (CAPRI)

Jenny Hyde, PhD
Associate Professor

Julian Leibowitz, PhD
Professor

James E. Samuel, PhD
Regents Professor and Head
Wofford Cain Endowed Chair in Infectious Disease

Jon Skare, PhD
Professor and Associate Chair

Jianxun (Jim) Song, PhD
Professor
Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics

Cédric G. Geoffroy, PhD
Assistant Professor

Rajesh Miranda, PhD
Professor

Mendell Rimer, PhD
Associate Professor

Jun Wang, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Adam J. Case,PhD
Associate Professor

Shaunna Clark, PhD
Associate Professor

John Hettema, MD, PhD
Professor
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Mahua Choudhury, PhD
Associate Professor
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Department of Statistics

Yuchao Jiang, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Statistics and Department of Biology
Department of Biology

Rodolfo Aramayo, PhD
Associate Professor

Jared Bard, PhD
Assistant Professor

Heath Blackmon, PhD
Associate Professor

Mahul Chakraborty, PhD
Assistant Professor

Charles Criscione, PhD
Professor and Associate Dean at the Graduate and Professional School

Richard Gomer, PhD
University Distinguished Professor
Thomas Powell ’62

Alex Keene, PhD
Professor & Department Head

Wanhe Li, PhD
Assistant Professor
CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research

Jerome Menet, PhD
Associate Professor

Christine Merlin, PhD
Associate Professor

Rachel Moran, PhD
Assistant Professor

Matthew Moulton, PhD
Assistant Professor

Beiyan Nan, PhD
Associate Professor

Daniel Paredes-Sabja, PhD
Associate Professor

Alan Pepper, PhD
Professor

Hongmin Qin, PhD
Associate Professor

Tapasree Roy Sarkar, PhD
Assistant Professor

Matt Sachs, PhD
Professor

Lamba Omar Sangare, PhD
Assistant Professor

Shogo Sato, PhD
Assistant Professor

Deborah Siegele, PhD
Associate Professor

Aref Zarin, PhD
Assistant Professor
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences

Candice Brinkmeyer-Langford, PhD
Research Assistant Professor

James Cai, PhD
Professor

William Murphy, PhD
Professor

Terje Raudsepp, PhD
Professor

Loren Skow, PhD
Senior Professor Emeritus
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology

Michael Criscitiello, PhD
Associate Professor and Associate Department Head

James Derr, PhD
Professor & Director, DNA Technologies Core Laboratory

Brian W. Davis, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences

Scott Dindot, PhD
Associate Professor

Jessica Galloway-Peña, PhD
Assistant Professor

Sarguru Subash BVSc, PhD
Assistant Professor

Zhilong Yang , PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology

Michael Golding, PhD
Professor

Weston Porter, PhD
Professor

Larry J. Suva, PhD
Professor & Department Head