Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology

Chair: 
Yuan Zhao, PhD

Contact Information:
Leslie Knappen
(936) 202-5321

Website: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology

Mission

The mission of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology is to prepare the next generation of osteopathic physicians through engagement with scholars and educators dedicated to discovering, developing, and disseminating knowledge of molecular and cellular biology.

Director/Chair: Yuan Zhao

Xuewei Chen, PHD, Associate Professor of Public Health, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, PHD, Texas A&M University; MED, Texas A&M University; BA, Shanghai Normal University, China

Jacob Thomas Cross, MD, Professor of Microbiology, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, MD, Tulane University; MPH, Tulane University; BS, Tulane University

Gergana Mircheva Deevska, PHD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, PHD, The High Commission of Attestation, Bulgaria; MSC, St. Kliment Ohridksi Sofia University; BSC, St. Kliment Ohridksi Sofia University

Hatem Abdelrahman Omar Elshabrawy, PHD, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, PHD, Univ of Illinois-Chicago; BPHARM, Cairo University

Owen Joseph Kelly, PHD, Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, PHD, University College Cork; BSC, University College Cork

Simon Koch, PHD, Associate Professor of Medical/Healthcare Artificial Intelligence, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, PHD, Univ of Arkansas-Little Rock; BS, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey

Vinoth Kumar Sittaramane, PHD, Professor of Biological Sciences, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, PHD, Univ of Missouri-Columbia; DVM, Pondicherry University; MS, Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Ravi David Yarid, DO, Assistant Professor of Medical/Healthcare Artificial Intelligence, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, DO, West Virginia School Osteo Med

Yuan Zhao, PHD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology; Acting Chair, Molecular/Cell, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, PHD, Univ of Louisville; MS, Univ of Louisville; BS, East China Normal Un