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Our Faculty - Alphabetical Order

Susan Abughosh Susan Abughosh

Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy
Interventions to enhance adherence and health outcomes among patients with chronic illness


Jahangir Alam Jahangir Alam

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Healthcare-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance, applied and environmental microbiology


Rajender Aparasu Rajender Aparasu

Mustafa & Sanober Lokhandwala Endowed Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy
Pharmacoepidemiology, geriatrics, medication safety, observational research, dementia, neurology


Bernadette Asias-Dinh Bernadette Asias-Dinh

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Ambulatory care pharmacy, diabetes management, chronic disease state management, preventative care


basseres.jpg Eugénie Bassères

Research Scientist, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Clostridioides diffcile infection, microbiome, characterization of new antimicrobials


begum-khurshida.jpg Khurshida Begum

Research Scientist, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Molecular Biology, Clostridioides difficile infection, Multidrug resistant organism, C.elegans model


Nicholas Beyda Nicholas Beyda

Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Antifungal resistance


Kim Birtcher Kim Birtcher

Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Cardiovascular disease prevention and management, medication adherence, guideline implementation


Krishna Boini Krishna Boini

Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mechanisms of obesity-induced kidney diseases and hypertension


Richard Bond Richard Bond

Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Discovering or identifying better drugs for asthma


Hua Chen Hua Chen

Professor and Assistant Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy
Pediatric medication effectiveness, safety, quality and disparity


Diana S-L Chow Diana S-L Chow

Professor of Pharmaceutics, Paula & John J. Lovoi Sr. Endowed Professor in Drug Discovery and Development, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Director, Institute of Drug Education and Research
Pharmaceutical formulation, translational pre- and clinical PK/PD, cancer, ID and other therapies


Elizabeth Coyle Elizabeth Coyle

Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Scholarship of teaching and learning, infectious diseases


Gregory Cuny Gregory Cuny

Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Joseph P. & Shirley Shipman Buckley Endowed Professor of Drug Discovery, and Chair, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Synthetic medicinal chemistry, structure-based design, natural product chemistry


Radbod Darabi Radbod Darabi

Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, PSC differentiation, Skeletal Muscle, Gene Correction


Joydip Das Joydip Das

Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Alcohol addiction, structure/function of C1-domain containing proteins, protein molecular dynamics


Shantera Rayford Davis Shantera Rayford Davis

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Scholarship of teaching and learning, skill building


Austin De La Cruz Austin De La Cruz

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Mental health disorders in veterans


Sandy Diec Sandy Diec

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Scholarship of teaching and learning, ambulatory care


Jason Eriksen Jason Eriksen

Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs
Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders


Ekere James Essien Ekere James Essien

Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy and Director, Institute of Community Health
HIV/AIDS prevention among minority populations, patient-centered health outcomes research


Taryn Eubank Taryn A. Eubank

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, gut microbiome, gut resistome


julianna fernandez Julianna Fernandez

Clinical Associate Professor and Assistant Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Preparing learners to best care for older adults, scholarship of teaching and learning


Kevin Garey Kevin W. Garey

Professor, Robert L. Boblitt Endowed Professor of Drug Discovery, and Chair, Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Microbiome consequences of antibiotic use with a particular interest in C. difficile infection


garza-karina-23.jpg Karina Garza

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research/Rio Grande Valley Pharm.D. Satellite Program
Emergency medicine, transitions of care, hospital administration, mentorship/preceptorship


Jodie Gee Jodie Gee

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Ambulatory care pharmacy, diabetes education and management, continuous glucose monitoring in diabetes


Romi Ghose Romi Ghose

Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Hepatic drug metabolism and transport, Cytochrome P450 enzymes, drug-induced liver injury


anne gonzales-luna Anne Gonzales-Luna

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Clostridioides difficile infection, microbiome, clinical pharmacy, multidrug resistant infections


Bin Guo Bin Guo

Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Cancer biology, cancer pharmacology, drug delivery, drug discovery


Catherine Hatfield Catherine Hatfield

Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, and Director, Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) and Interprofessional Education (IPE)
Interprofessional education, practice and simulation experiential education, scholarship of teaching and learning research


Jiukuan Hao Jiukuan Hao

Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mechanism of neural injury, pathophysiology of the blood brain-barrier in neurodegenerative disease


hu-chenlin.jpg Chenlin Hu

Research Scientist, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Pathobiology, public health microbiology, clinical pathogen, enteric disease, antimicrobial agents, etc.


Ming Hu Ming Hu

Professor of Pharmaceutics and Diana S-L. Chow Endowed Professor of Drug Discovery and Development, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Bioavailability, metabolism, transport, Phase II metabolism, cancer prevention, natural products


Tahir Hussain Tahir Hussain

Professor of Pharmacology/Joseph P. and Shirley Shipman Buckley Endowed Professor for the Heart and Kidney Institute, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, and Director, Heart and Kidney Institute
Role of angiotensin receptors in inflammation, kidney disease, blood pressure, metabolism


jo-jinhee Jinhee Jo

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Microbiome colonization resistance against bacterial pathogens, including C. difficile and other multidrug resistant organisms, and antimicrobial resistance


Ashok Kumar Ashok Kumar

Professor of Pharmacology and Else & Philip Hargrove Endowed Professor of Drug Discovery, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Skeletal muscle atrophy, growth, and regeneration, satellite stem cells, cancer cachexia, signaling


Xiang Li Xiang Li

Research Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Cardiovascular pharmacology, vascular cell and molecular biology, lipid biology and redox signaling


Xinli Liu Xinli Liu

Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Associate Director, Institute of Drug Education and Research
Anti-cancer drug discovery and delivery, targeted drug/gene delivery, PK/PD, nanotechnology


Aditi Marwaha Aditi Marwaha

Instructional Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Student learning and retention, active learning, types of assessment and their effect on student learning


Bradley McConnell Bradley McConnell

Professor of Pharmacology, and Assistant Chair, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Biology, physiology and pharmacology of cardiac contractility and function


Lianjie Miao Lianjie Miao

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mechanisms of cardiac morphogenesis and congenital heart diseases


Kimberly Nguyen Kimberly Nguyen

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, and Assistant Dean of Student and Professional Affairs
Student success, learning strategies, active learning


Onyebuchi Ononogbu Onyebuchi Ononogbu

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Cancer health disparities, quality improvement, diversity/equity, inclusion


Nancy Ordonez Nancy Ordonez

Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, and Assistant Dean of Experiential Programs
Experiential education, preceptor development, experiential site development, long-term care consulting pharmacy, geriatrics


Ronnie Ozuna Ronnie Ozuna

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, and Assistant Dean, Rio Grande Valley Pharm.D. Satellite Program
Infectious disease, pharmacy management, student development, clinical and translational research


Paige Pitman Paige Pitman

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, and Executive Associate Dean
Student affairs and administration in Pharm.D. programs


Lamar Pritchard Lamar Pritchard

Dean, Humana Endowed Dean's Chair in Pharmacy, and Professor of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy
Disease state management, outcomes research and quality management; access to pharmacy services in rural communities


Lamar Pritchard Dipali Rinker

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy
High-risk and addictive behaviors, social mechanisms of change, social determinants of health


rosario-natalie.jpg Natalie Rosario

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Health disparities, quality improvement, chronic disease management, self care, residency prep


Anirban Roy Anirban Roy

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Skeletal muscle hypertrophy and atrophy, muscular dystrophy, muscle regeneration and muscle metabolism


Ke-He Ruan Ke-He Ruan

Professor of Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Director, Center for Experimental Therapeutics and Pharmacoinformatics (CETP)
Bioengineering active protein complexes: EnzymeLink, VaccineLink, ReceptorLink & InsulinLink


Samina Salim Samina Salim

Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Trauma, stress, cognition, learning-memory, refugee health, racism, health disparities


Sujit Sansgiry Sujit Sansgiry

Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy
Pharmacoeconomic and behavioral interventions to improve pharmaceutical and healthcare outcomes


Aayna Shamsi Aayna Shamsi

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Emotional intelligence, Scholarship of teaching and learning


Jeffrey Sherer Jeffrey T. Sherer

Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine


Rashim Singh Rashim Singh

Research Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Gut Microbiome homeostasis, drug-herb-microbiome interaction, drug delivery systems, natural products


singh-ravi.jpg Ravi Singh

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
RNA biology, alternative splicing, cardiac and skeletal muscle metabolism, aging, mouse genetics


Amelia Sofjan Amelia Sofjan

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, scholarship of teaching and learning


Alexander Statsyuk Alexander V. Statsyuk

Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Tissue Specific Drug Discovery


Rongjin Sun Rongjin Sun

Research Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Drug-induced liver/intestinal toxicity, bioavailability of drug candidates, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of anti-cancer drugs


Dhara Surati Dhara D. Surati

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Skills labs-based teaching, active learning, infectious diseases, scholarship of teaching and learning


Vincent Tam Vincent H. Tam

Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research/Professor of Pharmaceutics (Joint Appointment), Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of antimicrobials


Moosa Tatar Moosa Tatar

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy
Health economics, health policy, health services research, simulation and modeling


MariVi Tejada-Simon MariVi Tejada-Simon

Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Director, Faculty Development
Cognition, autism and learning disorders, educational outreach, DEI


thornton-douglas-2021.jpg Douglas Thornton

Associate Professor, Department Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy, and Director, The Prescription Drug Misuse Education and Research (PREMIER) Center
Health services research, prescription drug misuse, substance use disorders, pain management


Shane Tolleson Shane Tolleson

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, and Director of Ambulatory Based Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences
Experiential education, student mindset, ambulatory care


Meghana Trivedi Meghana Trivedi

Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research/Associate Professor of Pharmacology (Joint Appointment), Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Target & drug discovery in cancer, cellular & circulating biomarkers, individualization of therapy


Mabel Truong Mabel Truong

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, and Director, Institutional Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences
Experiential education, preceptor development


Gomika Udugamasooriya Gomika Udugamasooriya

Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
New peptidomimetic and biomarker discovery for cancer diagnosis and therapy applications


Tyler Varisco Tyler Varisco

Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy
Substance use disorder, healthcare access, health disparities, pharmacy practice


varkey-divya-21.jpg Divya Varkey

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Health-system pharmacy administration, professional development


David Wallace David Wallace

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Pharmacy education, underserved populations, interdisciplinary patient care


Matthew Wanat Matthew A. Wanat

Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Prescription drug misuse prevention, anticoagulation/cardiology, scholarship of teaching and learning


Elisabeth Wang Elisabeth M. Wang

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Antithrombotic therapy, hypertension, transitions of care


Wei Wang Wei Wang

Research Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Molecular pharmacology


Cole Wilder Cole Wilder

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Scholarship of teaching and learning


Louis Williams Louis Williams

Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Developing innovative teaching methodology for better integrating basic and clinical sciences


Joshua Wollen Joshua Wollen

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Community pharmacy, skills-based pharmacy education, scholarship of teaching and learning, health disparities


Mingfu Wu Mingfu Wu

Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Cardiomyopathy, Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC), Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), CHD


Ruiwen Zhang Ruiwen Zhang

Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Drug discovery & development, pharmacogenomics, cancer biology & therapy, pharmacology, toxicology


Yang Zhang Yang Zhang

Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Cardiovascular pharmacology, macro-/micro-vascular diseases, vascular pathology in cardiomyopathy