| BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT MENTORS |
| Faculty Info |
Areas of Research |
Hudson DeYoe
hdeyoe@panam.edu
956/381-3538
Room: 1.324 |
- Study of anthropogenic effects on the Lower Laguna Madre
- Physical, chemical and biological characterization of the Lower Rio Grande
- Restoration of the Bahia Grande
- Large scale macroalgal culture
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Mohammed Farooqui
farooqui@panam.edu
956/380-3543
Room: 2.360 |
- Metabolism and toxicity of nitriles in animal models
- Biochemical mechanism of toxicity of nitriles in animal models
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Zen Faulkes
zfaulkes@panam.edu
956/381-2614
Room: 2.364 |
- Brain, behavior, and evolution in decapod crustaceans
- Neural basis of settlement decisions in ascidian tadpole larvae
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Teresa Patricia Feria,
tpferia@utpa.edu
(956) 292-7322
SCIE 2.328 |
- Research interests: landscape ecology, ecological niche modeling, conservation
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Brian Lund Fredensborg
blfredenbor@utpa.edu
(956) 292-7838
SCIE 2.320 (Office) |
- Host-parasite interactions, intertidal ecology, parasite ecology.
- Impact of parasites on aquatic ecosystems through effects on host survival, reproduction and behavior.
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Scott Gunn
sgunn@panam.edu
956/381-3540
Room: 1.360 |
- Eukaryotic Genetics
- Scope and mechanism of genomic and chromosomal evolution in selected mammals and their parasites
- RAPD PCRs of ticks species
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Anxiu Kuang
akuang@panam.edu
956/381-2953
Room: 1.340 |
- Plant cellular structure and function
- Electron microscopy
- Plant physiology
- Plant developmental biology
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Johnathan Lieman
jlieman@panam.edu
956/381-3656
Room: 2.352 |
- Role of Focal Adhesion Kinase in cell cycle regulation and apoptosis
- Phosphatase control over E2F associated apoptosis
- Transcriptional regulation of apoptosis by the Rb/E2F pathway
- Microsatellite marker analysis in schizophrenia
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Kristine Lowe
klowe@panam.edu
956/380-8749
Room: 1.364 |
- Microbial Ecology of Aquatic Ecosystems
- Reduction of metals by naturally-occurring anaerobic bacteria
- Characterization of natural microbial communities by traditional and molecular techniques (i.e., PCR, DNA isolation, DNA sequencing, protein profiles, phylogenetic profiles)
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Dr. Andrew McDonald
amcdonald@utpa.edu
(956) 381-2065
SCIE 3.114 |
- The Plant Systematics program at UTPA investigates a variety of plant groups in distant reaches of the world and their economic promise.
- Investigations of tropical plant diversity
- Development of biofuel plants
- Ethnopharmacology of plants
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Luis Materon
lmateron@panam.edu
956/381-3657
Room: 1.344 |
- Investigations on pathogenic bacteria on fruit and vegetables
- Nitrogen fixation in legumes grown in the Rio Grande Valley
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Michael Persans
mpersans@utpa.edu
956/292-7323
Room: 2.324 |
- Studies of metal tolerance and hyperaccumulation in aquatic and terrestrial plants
- Characterization of Cytochrome P450 enzymes involved in plant pathogen defense and herbicide metabolism
- Use of remote sensing to assay the physiological effects of metal toxicity and pathogen damage to plants
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Matthew Terry
mterry1@utpa.edu
956- 381-2064
SCIE 3.110 (third floor)
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- Evolution and development of morphological diversity in arthropods, with a focus on hexapods (insects).
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Chistopher Vitek
vitekc@utpa.edu
956/381-2845
Room: 2.324 |
- Medical entomology, focusing on vector biology, behavior, and ecology
- Biological and ecological factors influencing arbovirus transmission dynamics
- Impact of habitat change on behavior, reproduction, and survival and mosquitoes
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Fred Zaidan
fzaidan@panam.edu
956/292-7481
Room: 2.312 |
- Time and energy allocation strategies in animals
- Geographic variation in physiological traits
- Hormone cycles in squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes)
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