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Megan Wise de Valdez, Ph.D

Chair, Department of Natural Sciences
Professor of Biology
STEM 311 N
( 210 ) 784-2218

Megan.WiseDeValdez@tamusa.edu

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Charles Matt Watson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology
Program Coordinator
Classroom Building 222
( 210 ) 784-2473

charles.watson@tamusa.edu

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Elizabeth Borda, Ph.D

Graduate Program Coordinator
Assistant Professor of Biology
STEM 311 C
( 210 ) 784-2811

Elizabeth.Borda@tamusa.edu

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Teresita Marie Tipps, M.S.

Lecturer of Biology
Assistant Program Coordinator
STEM 249 C
Office ( 210 ) 784-2230

Teresita.Tipps@tamusa.edu

  David Brooks, Ph.D.

Instructional Assistant Professor of Biology
STEM 311 ZA
( 210 ) 784-2402

David.Brooks@tamusa.edu

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Tara Korzekwa, M.S.

Lecturer
STEM 311 Z
( 210 ) 784-2047

tara.korzekwa@tamusa.edu 

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Utpal Smart, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biology
STEM 311 B
( 210 ) 784-2676

Utpal.Smart@tamusa.edu

Research and Scholarly Interests
Molecular Ecology
Bioinformatics
Herpetology 

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Humberto Lara, M.D., Ph.D.

Instructional Assistant Professor
STEM 311 ZA

Humberto.LaraVillegas@tamusa.edu

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Marvin M.F. Lutnesky, Ph.D

Professor of Biology
STEM 311 S
Office ( 210 ) 784-2285

Marvin.Lutnesy@tamusa.edu

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Chris Mares, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology
STEM 311 F
Office ( 210 ) 784-2265
Chris.Mares@tamusa.edu

Research and Scholarly Interests
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Immune Responses to Infection
Inflammatory Responses 

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Brenda Rushing, Ph.D.

Instructional Associate Professor of Biology
STEM 311 M
( 210 ) 784-2212
Brenda.Rushing@tamusa.edu

Research and Scholarly Interests
Photosynthetic Bacteria
Phototaxis
Bacterial Gene Regulation
Soil Microbiome Analysis
SNP Analysis in the Mu Opioid Receptor
Identification of Lyme Disease Biomarkers

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Davida Smyth, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology
STEM 311 E
( 210 ) 784-2475

davida.smyth@tamusa.edu

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Jose Rodolfo Valdez Barillas, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology
STEM 311 L
( 210 ) 784-2220
Jose.ValdezBarillas@tamusa.edu

Research and Scholarly Interests
Plant Restoration Ecology
Plant Ecological Interactions
Plant Interactions and Water Relations
Phytoremediation
Urban Ecology

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Ashley Teufel, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biology
STEM 311 C
( 210 ) 784-2476

Ashley.Teufel@tamusa.edu