Alfonso Apicella, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: BSB 1.03.36
Phone: (210) 458-4543
Email: Alfonso.Apicella@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Cortical Microcircuit Physiology
Lacy Barton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: BSB 1.03.34
Phone: (210) 458-5765
Email: Lacy.Barton@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Cell Signaling and Migration
- Ovary and Testis Development
- Primordial Germ Cell Dynamics
- Reproductive Developmental Biology
Anthony Burgos-Robles, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: BSB 3.03.32
Phone: (210) 458-6260
Email: Anthony.Burgos-Robles@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Cortical and Amygdala Circuits
- Emotion
- Learning and Memory
- Motivation
- Stress
Melanie Carless, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: SEB 4.178
Phone: (210) 458-7017
Email: Melanie.Carless@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Cardiometabolic Risk
- Epigenetics
- Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
- Stem Cells
Kimberly Espy, Ph.D.
Professor and Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Email: Kimberly.Espy@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Executive Control Development and its Deviations due to Medical Conditions and Environmental Variations
- Statistical Modeling
- Translational Neuroscience
T. Chris Gamblin, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: BSE 2.236
Phone: (210) 458-7270
Email: Truman.Gamblin@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Electron Microscopy
- Neurodegeneration
- Protein Biochemistry
- Protein Misfolding and Aggregation
Gary Gaufo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: BSE 2.408
Phone: (210) 458-7196
Email: Gary.Gaufo@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Molecular and Cellular Approaches in Neural Development
Howard Grimes, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Vice President and Associate Vice Provost for Institutional Initiatives
Phone: (210) 458-7689
Email: Howard.Grimes@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Biochemistry and Molecular Mechanisms
- Communication of Science
- Cyber Security for Manufacturing
- Entrepreneurial Leadership
- Plant Molecular Genetics
Michael Hanna, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Office: SEB 2.142
Phone: (210) 458-4509
Email: Michael.Hanna@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- Immunology
- Neuroscience
Brian P. Hermann, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: BSB 2.03.16
Phone: (210) 458-8047
Email: Brian.Hermann@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Male Infertility and Fertility Preservation
- Single-Cell Gene Expression
- Spermatogonial Stem Cells
Jenny Hsieh, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair
Office: SEB 4.188J
Phone: (210) 458-4707
Email: Jenny.Hsieh@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Epilepsy
- Neurogenesis
- Stem Cells
David B. Jaffe, Ph.D.
Professor and Assistant Department Chair
Office: BSE 1.634
Phone: (210) 458-5843
Email: David.Jaffe@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Epilepsy
- Hippocampal Function and Alzheimer's Disease
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Synaptic and Axonal Signal Integration
Richard LeBaron, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: FLN 3.01.27
Phone: (210) 458-5841
Email: Richard.Lebaron@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Cell Adhesion; Cell Biology
- Disorders of the Temporomandibular Joint
- Extracellular Matrix Molecules in Cancers and Diabetes Complications
- Regenerative Medicine; Tissue Regeneration
Hyoung-gon Lee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: SEB 4.162
Phone: (210) 458-5088
Email: Hyoung-gon.Lee@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Neurobiology
- Neurodegeneration
Lindsey Macpherson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: BSE 2.407
Phone: (210) 458-7845
Email: Lindsey.Macpherson@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Circuit Mapping
- Functional Imaging Techniques
- Sensory Neuroscience
John R. McCarrey, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: BSB 2.03.42
Phone: (210) 458-4507
Email: John.McCarrey@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Epigenetic Regulation of Cell Functions
- Mammalian Germ Cells and Stem Cells
Christopher Navara, Ph.D.
Professor of Research
Office: SEB 4.180
Phone: (210) 458-6497
Email: Christopher.Navara@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Cell Cycle Regulation in Stem Cells
- Human and Non-Human Primate Pluripotent Stem Cells
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Growth and Differentiation
- Neuronal Differentiation of Pluripotent Stem Cells
Vanesa Nieto Estevez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Research
Office: SEB 4.146
Email: Vanesa.NietoEstevez@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Brain Development
- Genetic Epilepsy
- Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Brain Organoids
George Perry, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: BSE 2.418
Phone: (210) 458-8660
Email: George.Perry@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Neurobiology
- Oxidative Stress
Germán Plascencia Villa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Research
Office: BSE 2.402
Phone: (210) 458-7043
Email: German.PlascenciaVilla@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Advanced Microscopy Techniques
- Analytical Techniques of Proteins
- Neuronal Responses
William Ramos, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Office: BSE 2.144
Phone: (210) 458-6235
Email: William.Ramos@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Cell Biology Lab Coordinator
- Hazardous Materials Authorized Shipper
- RISE Training Specialist
Robert D. Renthal, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: BSB 2.03.32
Phone: (210) 458-5452
Email: Robert.Renthal@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Biochemistry and Biophysics of Cell Membranes
- Insect Chemical Communication
- Lanthanide Tags in Live Bacterial Cells
Fidel Santamaria, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: BSB 1.03.30
Phone: (210) 458-6910
Email: Fidel.Santamaria@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Computational Neuroscience
- Experiments and Modeling of Cerebellar Function
- Learning and Memory
- Modeling Power-Law Behavior from Molecules to Behavior
Francesco Savelli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: BSB 3.03.38
Phone: (210) 458-8066
Email: Francesco.Savelli@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Computational Neuroscience
- Neural Basis of Navigation
- Neural Circuits and Behavior
- Neurophysiology and Function of the Hippocampal Formation
Alexey A. Soshnev, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: BSB 2.03.28
Phone: (210) 458-7950
Email: Alexey.Soshnev@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Chromatin Structure and Function
- Gene Regulation in Development and Disease
- Histone Biology and Biochemistry
Todd W. Troyer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: BSB 1.03.28
Phone: (210) 458-5487
Email: Todd.Troyer@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Behavioral and Neural Dynamics
- Computational Neuroscience
- Noise and Sychnronization in Neural Circuits
- Songbird Learning
Parul Varma, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Research
Office: SEB 4.146
Email: Parul.Varma@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Chromatin Structure and Function
- Molecular Mechanisms in Genetic Epilepsies
- Single-Cell Technologies
Matthew Wanat, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: BSB 1.03.34
Phone: (210) 458-6684
Email: Matthew.Wanat@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Drug Addiction
- Learning and Memory
- Neurobiology of Motivated Behavior
- Stress
Nicole Y. Wicha, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: BSE 2.206
Phone: (210) 458-7013
Email: Nicole.Wicha@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Human Electrophysiology
- Language and Math Cognition
- Neurobiology of Human Language
Charles J. Wilson, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: BSB 1.03.14
Phone: (210) 458-5654
Email: Charles.Wilson@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Brain Stimulation as a Treatment for Neurological Disease
- Computational Function of Neuron
- Ionic Mechanisms of Autonomous Brain Activity
- Structure and Functions of the Basal Ganglia
- Synaptic Integration and Neuronal Information Processing
Adjoint
Isabel A. Muzzio, Ph.D.
Ronnie Ketchel Professor, University of Iowa
isabel-muzzio@uiowa.edu
Area of Specialization
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
- Sleep and Memory
- Spatial Navigation
- Stress and Emotion
United States Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR)
James Bynum, Ph.D.
Adjoint Assistant Professor
james.bynum.civ@mail.mil
Area of Specialization
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Treatment of Trauma
Andrew P. Cap, M.S., M.D., Ph.D., FACP
Adjoint Professor
andrew.p.cap.mil@mail.mil
Area of Specialization
- Hematology, Transfusion Medicine, and Integrative Physiology
Carmen Hinojosa-Laborde, Ph.D.
Adjoint Professor
carmen.hinojosa-laborde.civ@mail.mil
Area of Specialization
- Regulation of Blood Pressure during Hemorrhage
Kai Leung, Ph.D.
Adjoint Professor
kai.p.leung.civ@mail.mil
Area of Specialization
- Infections and Wound Healing
Kathy L. Ryan, Ph.D.
Adjoint Professor
kathy.l.ryan.civ@mail.mil
Area of Specialization
- Prehospital Care of Combat Casualties
