Alumni



Below is a representative list of Physiology Alumni and their current positions.
Over 90 individuals have received their degrees from our program.



Name Degree Year Current Position
Adams, John M.S.

Summer 2003

Clinical Trials Supervisor

TX Diabetes Institute

Andrade, Francisco Ph.D.

Summer 1994

Case Western Reserve University

Department of Neurology

Baldwin, Roy M.S. (K-12 Program)

Fall 2002

Science Department Coordinator

John Marshall High School Teacher

Baganz, Nicole Ph.D.

Spring 2009

Postdoctoral Fellow

Vanderbilt University

Department of Pharmacology

Bokov, Alex Ph.D.

Spring 2008

Postdoctoral Fellow

UTHSCSA

Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Bowen, Jesse Ph.D.

Spring 1984

Senior Director

Accenture Technology Consulting

Braxton, Joi Ph.D.

Fall 2008

Full Time Adjunct

Northwest Vista College

Carmichael, Mary Ph.D.

Summer 1989

Assistant Professor

Xavier University of Louisiana

Department of Biology

Hollingsworth (Castro), S. Megan M.S. K-12

Fall 2007

Department Chair

Navarro High School IPC and Physics

Chang, Jinsook Ph.D.

Summer 2004

Visiting Assistant Professor

Albert Einstein College of
Medicine Department of Urology

Charkoudian, Nisha Ph.D.

Spring 1999

Associate Professor

Mayo College of Medicine

Department of Physiology

Chen, LiQian Ph.D.

Fall 1991

Interim Associate Chief

St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital

Cardiovascular

Chocron, Sandra Ph.D.

Spring 2010

Postdoctoral Fellow

Molecular Biology Center Severo Ochoa in Madrid

Christ-Roberts, Christine Ph.D.

Spring 2003

Specialist Senior

Arizona State University

Program Metabolic Biology

Combs, Terry Ph.D.

Summer 1997

Assistant Professor

Univ of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill Department of Nutrition,

Dupont-Versteegden, Esther Ph.D.

Spring 1995

Associate Professor

University of Kentucky

Division of Physical Therapy

Eckerman, Jocelyn M.S. (K-12 Program)

Summer 2003

8th grade Science Teacher

KIPP: Aspire Academy

Farrell, Diane Ph.D.

Spring 1997

Assistant Professor

Howard Payne University

Department of Biology

Goei, Kathleen Ph.D.

Fall 2003

Assistant Professor

University of the Incarnate Word,
Undergraduate Nursing

Gorman III, Andrew Ph.D.

Fall 1980

Vice President

Paramount Biosciences

Kellogg, Jr., Dean Ph.D.

Summer 1989

Professor

UTHSCSA

Department of Medicine/Geriatrics

Khatri, Alpa Ph.D.

Spring 2010

Postdoctoral Fellow

Emory University

Department of Pharmacology

Kiel, Jeffrey Ph.D.

Fall 1987

Professor

UTHSCSA

Department of Ophthalmology

Kiesling, Traci M.S.

Summer 1996

Instructor

Georgetown University

Department of Biochemistry &
Molecular Cellular Biology

Klebanov, Simon Ph.D.

Summer 1996

Research Associate

New York Obesity Research Center

LaGrange, Lila Ph.D.

Spring 2002

Assistant Professor

University of the Incarnate Word
Pharmaceutical Sciences

Li, Yun Ph.D.

Fall 2003

Research Associate

John Hopkins University Neuromuscular

Liang, Maggie Ph.D.

Spring 2006

Postdoctoral Fellow

UTHSCSA

Department of Medicine/Diabetes

Liu, Dan Ph.D.

Summer 2006

Postdoctoral Fellow

MD Anderson

Liu, Yijun Ph.D.

Spring 1999

Professor

University of Florida

Department of Psychiatry

Lustgarten, Michael Ph.D.

Summer 2009

Postdoctoral Fellow

Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging

Tufts University

Mapes (Holmes), Rebekka Ph.D.

Fall 2008

Project Coordinator

Mayo/ASU

Ctr for Metabolic & Vascular Biology

Moody, Melanie M.S.

Spring 1990

Research Associate,

UTHSC at Houston

Internal Medicine

Moss, Anita Ph.D.

Fall 1988

Senior Lecturer

UTSA

Department of Biology

Norton, Margaret Ph.D.

Spring 1998

Adjunct Assistant Professor

UTHSCSA

Dept of Physical Therapy

O'Leary, Jr., Donal Ph.D.

Spring 1986

Professor and Director of

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Department of Physiology

Pedrozo, Hugo Ph.D.

Spring 1995

Director

Cell Therapies at Spine Smith Partners

Petrik, David Ph.D.

Summer 2008

Postdoctoral Fellow

UT Southwestern

Department of Psychiatry

Reyes, Maricela M.S.

Fall 2003

Adjunct Faculty

Lone Star College

Department of Biology

Rodgers, Thomas M.S. (K-12 Program)/Fall 2003 Stacey High School Teacher

Lackland Air Force Base

Rodney, Jr., George M.S.

Spring 1996

Assistant Professor

University of Maryland School of Nursing
Organization Systems & Adult Health

Sanderford, Max M.S.

Spring 1999

Associate Professor

Tarleton State University

Department of Biological Sciences

Semenova, Nina Ph.D.

Spring 2009

Postdoctoral Fellow

UTHSCSA

Department of Pharmacology,

Shi, Peng Ph.D.

Fall 2007

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Florida

Department of Physiology & Functional Genomics

Shibatani, Toru Ph.D.

Summer 1995

Adjunct Associate Professor

Austin Community College

Department of Biology

Thomas-Young, Rebekah Ph.D.

Summer 1995

Associate Professor

Texas A&M University –Corpus Christi
Department of Life Sciences

Van Remmen, Holly Ph.D.

Fall 1991

Associate Professor

UTHSCSA

Department of Cellular & Structural Biology

Villereal, Mitchel Ph.D.

Summer 1976

Professor

University of Chicago

Biological Sciences Division

Yuan, Furong Ph.D.

Summer 2006

Staff Research Associate

University of California, Irvine, CA

Depart of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology