Role: Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Gregory Reeves is an associate professor of chemical engineering at Texas A&M University. Dr. Reeves’ research interests include systems biology, cell-cell signaling, live cell imaging, transcriptional networks, and engineering principles of biology.
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Dr. Jiho Shin is an assistant professor of chemical engineering at Texas A&M University. Dr. Shin’s research interests include semiconductor materials and devices, implantable and wearable bioelectronics, and micro-LED displays.
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Dr. Raksha Raghunathan is an assistant professor of biomedical engineering in radiology at the Houston Methodist Academic Institute. Dr. Raghunathan’s research interests include computational neuroimaging, brain network analysis, and applying machine learning techniques to study neurological disorders such as epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Dr. Sonia Villapol is an associate professor of neurosurgery at the Houston Methodist Academic Institute. Her research interests have been mainly focused on elucidating the mechanisms of neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, and neurogenesis via several models of brain injury, and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease.
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Dr. Hui-Wen Lo is a Jean and Tom McMullin Endowed Professor at Texas A&M University Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine. Her research interests are primarily in molecular and cell biology that underlie tumor growth, tumor progression, brain metastasis, and cancer drug discovery and development.
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Dr. Hong Zhao is an associate professor of Molecular Biology in Medicine at the Houston Methodist Academic Institute. Dr. Zhao’s research uses systems biology approaches to study and combat brain metastatic cancer. Her projects integrate “dry lab” computational modeling with “wet lab” experimental testing to discover effective treatment strategies and explore personalized drug combinations.
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Dr. Nilesh Mathuria is an associate professor of clinical cardiology at the Houston Methodist Academic Institute. Dr. Mathuria’s research interests focus on cardiac electrophysiology, including mapping and ablation of atrial fibrillation and complex arrhythmias, device therapy for arrhythmia management, and strategies to improve outcomes in patients with heart rhythm disorders.
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Dr. John Cooke is a professor of cardiovascular sciences at the Houston Methodist Academic Institute. Dr. Cooke’s research focuses on vascular regeneration, vascular cell identity, and cell fate.
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Dr. Stephen Wong is a professor of radiology and medicine at the Houston Methodist Academic Institute. Dr. Wong’s research focuses on a systems-based understanding of health and disease to develop cost-effective strategies for disease management and healthcare delivery.
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Dr. Andrew Lee is a professor of ophthalmology, neurology, and neurosurgery at the Houston Methodist Academic Institute. His research interests include optic nerve disorders, in particular, tumors of the optic nerve.
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Dr. Robert Krencik is an associate professor of neurosurgery at the Houston Methodist Academic Institute. His lab, Krencik lab, focuses on the understanding of the functional relationship of human neurons and astrocytes in normal and injured states.
