Primary Faculty

Anatoliy A. Gashev, M.D., Ph.D., D.Med.Sci.
Associate Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Lymphatic Biology; Lymph Transport; Microcirculation

Harris J. Granger, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor and Chairman of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute
Vascular Biology; Microcirculation; Modeling

R. Kelly Hester, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Associate Dean for Faculty Development Emeritus, Health Science Center

Lih Kuo, Ph.D.
Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Professor of Surgery
Kruse Centennial Chair in Ophthalmology
Director, Ophthalmic Vascular Research Program
Vascular Biology; Microcirculation; Oxidative Stress

Cynthia Meininger, Ph.D.
Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Director, Graduate Studies - Temple Campus
Endothelial Cell Biology; Vascular Complications of Diabetes

Mariappan Muthuchamy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Cardiac & Lymphatic Muscle Contraction, Mechanotransduction

Janet L. Parker, Ph.D.
Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Cardiovascular Physiology; Coronary Circulation; Ischemia

Xu Peng, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Cardiac and Vascular Development; Angiogenesis and Vasculogenesis

Thomas V. Peterson, Ph.D.
Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Teaching and Curriculum Development; Medical Student Admissions

H. Wayne Sampson, Ph.D.
Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Director of Basic Science Research, Center for Bone, Joint and Spine Research
Bone Biology; Osteoporosis; Mechanotransduction

Elvin E. Smith, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Executive Vice President Emeritus, Health Science Center

Carl Tong, M.D., Ph.D., FACC
Assistant Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Contractile Proteins, Diastolic Dysfunction, Contractility, Cardiomyopathy, Calcium to Cross-Bridge Relationship

Andreea Trache, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Live Cell Biophysics, Mechanobiology, Imaging

Jerome T. Trzeciakowski, Ph.D.
Professor and Vice Chairman of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Biomathematics, Complexity, Modeling, Algorithm Design

Vincent J. VanBuren, Ph.D., F.A.H.A.
Assistant Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Director, Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Laboratory
Computational Biology; Bioinformatics; Gene Networks

Emily Wilson, Ph.D.
Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Executive Associate Dean of the School of Graduate Studies
Vascular Remodeling; Smooth Muscle Phenotype; Mechanobiology

David C. Zawieja, Ph.D.
Professor and Vice Chairman of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Director, Division of Lymphatic Biology
Lymphatic Biology; Vascular Biology; Microcirculation; Imaging

Shenyuan L. Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Calcium Channels, Calcium Signaling, Immune Disease

Warren E. Zimmer, Ph.D.
Scott Exter Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Gene Regulation; Smooth Muscle Differentiation; Cancer

Joint/Adjunct Faculty

Gianfranco Alpini, Ph.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Dr. Nicholas C. Hightower Centennial Chair of Gastroenterology
VA Research Scholar Award Recipient
Regulation of Biliary Growth by Sensory Innervation and Angiogenic Factors

Jiang Chang, M.D., Ph.D.
Assisant Professor of Molecular Development and Diseases, Institute of Biosciences and Technology
Assistant Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Cardiac Biology; Molecular Basis of Heart Failure

Ed W. Childs, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Surgery
Assistant Dean for Faculty Development
Hemorrhagic Shock; Microvascular Permeability; Apoptotic Signaling of Endothelial Barrier Dysfunction

David E. Dostal, Ph.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
Mechanical Activation of Cardiomyocyte Signaling Cascades; Molecular Mechanisms of Heart Failure

Guoyao Wu, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
Professor of Systems Biology & Translational Medicine
TAES Faculty Fellow and University Faculty Fellow
Pathobiology of Nitric Oxide and Polyamines; Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiovascular Complications