Faculty
![Robert K. Dearth, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/robert-dearth.jpg)
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Robert K. Dearth, Ph.D.
- Director and Professor
- (956) 665-3537
- robert.dearth@utrgv.edu
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Kathryn E. Perez, Ph.D.
- Associate Director
- (956) 665-7145
- kathryn.perez@utrgv.edu
![Frank Dirrigl, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/frank-dirrigl.jpg)
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Frank Dirrigl, Ph.D.
- Biology and Chemistry Graduate Coordinator and Professor
- (956) 665-8732
- frank.dirrigl@utrgv.edu
![Hassan Ahmad, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/hassan-ahmad.jpg)
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Hassan Ahmad, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 665-3372
- hassan.ahmad@utrgv.edu
![Elvira Alanis, M.S.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/elvira-alaniz.jpg)
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Elvira Alanis, M.S.
- Adjunct Lecturer
- elvira.alanis01@utrgv.edu
![Abdurrahman Atesin, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/abdurrahman-atesin.jpg)
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Abdurrahman Atesin, Ph.D.
- Senior Lecturer
- (956) 665-2241
- abdurrahman.atesin@utrgv.edu
![Zohra Azim, M.S.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/zohra-azim.jpg)
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Zohra Azim, M.S.
- Lecturer I
- (956) 882-6743
- zohra.azim@utrgv.edu
![Debasish Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/debasish-bandyopadhyay.jpg)
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Debasish Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- (956) 665-3824
- debasish.bandyopadhyay@utrgv.edu
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Karl Berg, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- (956) 882-5049
- karl.berg@utrgv.edu
![Sara Black, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/blank-profile-picture.jpg)
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Sara Black, Ph.D.
- Lecturer I
- (956) 882-5042
- sara.black@utrgv.edu
![Maria Cadena, M.S.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/maria-cadena.jpg)
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Maria Cadena, M.S.
- Lecturer I
- (956) 665-2062
- maria.cadena01@utrgv.edu
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Eloi Camprubi-Casas, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- (956) 665-2950
- eloi.camprubicasas@utrgv.edu
![Jorge Canchola, M.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/jorge-canchola.jpg)
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Jorge Canchola, M.D.
- Lecturer II
- (956) 882-4321
- jorge.cancholas@utrgv.edu
![Lucia Carreon Martinez, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/lucia-carreon.jpg)
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Lucia Carreon Martinez, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- (956) 882-5197
- lucia.carreonmartinez@utrgv.edu
![Amanda Cavazos, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/amanda-cavazos.jpg)
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Amanda Cavazos, Ph.D.
- Lecturer I
- amanda.cavazos02@utrgv.edu
![Manohar Chakrabarti, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/manohar-chakrabarti.jpg)
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Manohar Chakrabarti, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- manohar.chakrabarti@utrgv.edu
![Nabanita Chattopadhyay, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/nabanita-chattopadhyay1.jpg)
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Nabanita Chattopadhyay, Ph.D.
- Lecturer I
- nabanita.chattopadhyay@utrgv.edu
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Bradley Christoffersen, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- (956) 665-2468
- bradley.christoffersen@utrgv.edu
![Andrea Contina, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/andrea-contina.jpg)
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Andrea Contina, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- andrea.contina@utrgv.edu
![Jesus De Leon, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/jesus-de-leon.jpg)
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Jesus De Leon, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- (956) 665-7481
- jesus.deleon@utrgv.edu
![Frank Dean, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/frank-dean.jpg)
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Frank Dean, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- (956) 665-2852
- frank.dean@utrgv.edu
![Soraya Delgado, M.S.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/soraya-delgado.jpg)
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Soraya Delgado, M.S.
- Lecturer I
- soraya.delgado01@utrgv.edu
![Sylvia Diaz, M.S.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/sylvia-diaz.jpg)
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Sylvia Diaz, M.S.
- Lecturer III
- (956) 665-2172
- sylvia.diaz@utrgv.edu
![Jorge Duran, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/jorge-duran.jpg)
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Jorge Duran, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- jorge.duran@utrgv.edu
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Ezzat El-Sherif, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- (956) 665-7001
- ezzat.elsherif@utrgv.edu
![Boris Ermolinsky, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/boris-ermolinsky.jpg)
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Boris Ermolinsky, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- (956) 882-5774
- boris.ermolinsky@utrgv.edu
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Mohammed Farooqui, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 665-3543
- mohammed.farooqui@utrgv.edu
![Teresa Patricia Feria, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/teresa-feria.jpg)
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Teresa Patricia Feria, Ph.D.
- Associate Dean for Faculty Success and Professor
- (956) 665-7322
- teresa.feriaarroyo@utrgv.edu
![Courtney Galle, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/blank-profile-picture.jpg)
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Courtney Galle, Ph.D.
- Adjunct Lecturer
- courtney.galle@utrgv.edu
![Crystal Garcia](../_files/images/profile-pictures/crystal-garcia.jpg)
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Crystal Garcia
- Lecturer I
- crystal.garcia11@utrgv.edu
![Vanessa Garcia, M.S.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/vanessa-garcia.jpg)
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Vanessa Garcia, M.S.
- Lecturer II
- (956) 882-6743
- vanessa.garcia@utrgv.edu
![Robert Gilkerson, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/robert-gilkerson.jpg)
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Robert Gilkerson, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- (956) 665-7838
- robert.gilkerson@utrgv.edu
![Jose J. Gutierrez, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/jose-gutierrez.jpg)
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Jose J. Gutierrez, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 665-2413
- jose.gutierrez1@utrgv.edu
![Luis Vicente Gutierrez](../_files/images/profile-pictures/luis-gutierrez.jpg)
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Luis Vicente Gutierrez
- Part-Time Lecturer
- luis.gutierrez01@utrgv.edu
![Jose Herrera, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/jose-herrera.jpg)
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Jose Herrera, Ph.D.
- Lecturer I
- jose.herrera09@utrgv.edu
![Shashi Jain, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/blank-profile-picture.jpg)
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Shashi Jain, Ph.D.
- Senior Lecturer
- shashi.jain@utrgv.edu
![Nosheen Javed, M.S.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/nosheen-javed.jpg)
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Nosheen Javed, M.S.
- Lecturer I
- nosheen.javed@utrgv.edu
![Ying Jia, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/ying-jia.jpg)
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Ying Jia, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor of Practice
- (956) 882-7320
- ying.jia@utrgv.edu
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Megan Keniry, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- (956) 665-7463
- megan.keniry@utrgv.edu
![Chen Lin, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/chen-lin.jpg)
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Chen Lin, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- chen.lin@utrgv.edu
![Sarah Mays Maestas, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/sarah-maestas.jpg)
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Sarah Mays Maestas, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- (956) 665-7147
- sarah.maestas@utrgv.edu
![Arnulfo Mar, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/arnulfo-mar.jpg)
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Arnulfo Mar, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- (956) 882-6645
- arnulfo.mar@utrgv.edu
![Carina Marques, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/carina-marques.jpg)
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Carina Marques, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- (956) 665-8737
- carina.marques@utrgv.edu
![Luis Materon, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/luis-materon.jpg)
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Luis Materon, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 665-7140
- luis.materon@utrgv.edu
![Swati Mohan, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/swati-mohan1.jpg)
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Swati Mohan, Ph.D.
- Lecturer I
- (956) 665-7462
- swati.mohan@utrgv.edu
![Cody Mon, M.S.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/cody-mon.jpg)
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Cody Mon, M.S.
- Adjunct Lecturer
![Helia Magali Morales, M.S.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/helia-morales.jpg)
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Helia Magali Morales, M.S.
- Lecturer III and Undergraduate Coordinator
- (956) 882-6743
- helia.morales@utrgv.edu
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Julie Mustard, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- (956) 882-5869
- julie.mustard@utrgv.edu
![Christina Ortega, M.S.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/christina-ortega.jpg)
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Christina Ortega, M.S.
- Part-Time Lecturer
- christina.ortega01@utrgv.edu
![Stephanie Pazos, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/stephanie-pazos.jpg)
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Stephanie Pazos, Ph.D.
- Lecturer I
- stephanie.pazos@utrgv.edu
![Carlos Perez III](../_files/images/profile-pictures/carlos-perez.jpg)
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Carlos Perez III
- Lecturer I
- carlos.perez02@utrgv.edu
![Michael Persans, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/michael-persans.jpg)
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Michael Persans, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 665-7323
- michael.persans@utrgv.edu
![Abigail Pozulp](../_files/images/profile-pictures/abigail-pozulp.jpg)
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Abigail Pozulp
- Adjunct Lecturer
- abigail.pozulp01@utrgv.edu
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Daniele Provenzano, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 882-5045
- daniele.provenzano@utrgv.edu
![Kenneth Pruitt, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/kenneth-pruitt.jpg)
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Kenneth Pruitt, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- (956) 665-3545
- kenneth.pruitt@utrgv.edu
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Saydur Rahman, M.D., Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- md.rahman@utrgv.edu
![Jeffrey Robertson, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/jeffrey-robertson.jpg)
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Jeffrey Robertson, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- (956) 882-8206
- jeffrey.robertson@utrgv.edu
![Nirakar Sahoo, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/nirakar-sahoo.jpg)
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Nirakar Sahoo, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- (956) 665-5361
- nirakar.sahoo@utrgv.edu
![Mark Scally, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/mark-scally.jpg)
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Mark Scally, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- (956) 665-2883
- mark.scally@utrgv.edu
![Erin Schuenzel, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/erin-schuenzel.jpg)
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Erin Schuenzel, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 665-2229
- erin.schuenzel@utrgv.edu
![Manar M. Shoshani, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/manar-shoshani.jpg)
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Manar M. Shoshani, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- (956) 882-7472
- manar.shoshani@utrgv.edu
![K. Christopher Smith, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/christopher-smith.jpg)
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K. Christopher Smith, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 665-2063
- kenneth.smith@utrgv.edu
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Pushpa Soti, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- (956) 665-3131
- pushpa.soti@utrgv.edu
![Bhupendra Srivastava, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/bhupendra-srivastava.jpg)
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Bhupendra Srivastava, Ph.D.
- Lecturer II
- bhupendra.srivastava@utrgv.edu
![Christopher Taylor, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/christopher-taylor.jpg)
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Christopher Taylor, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 665-3538
- christopher.taylor@utrgv.edu
![Matthew Terry, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/matthew-terry.jpg)
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Matthew Terry, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- (956) 665-2064
- matthew.terry@utrgv.edu
![Ariel Ivan Torres](../_files/images/profile-pictures/ariel-ivan-torres.jpg)
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Ariel Ivan Torres
- Lecturer I
- (956) 665-3065
- ariel.torres@utrgv.edu
![Mirayda Torres-Avila, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/mirayda-torres.jpg)
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Mirayda Torres-Avila, Ph.D.
- Adjunct Lecturer
- (956) 665-2093
- mirayda.torresavila@utrgv.edu
![Viviana Trevino, M.S.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/viviana-trevino.jpg)
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Viviana Trevino, M.S.
- Lecturer I
- (956) 882-5049
- viviana.trevino01@utrgv.edu
![Jorge Trujillo, M.S.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/jorge-trujillo.jpg)
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Jorge Trujillo, M.S.
- Lecturer I
- jorge.trujillo01@utrgv.edu
![Christopher Vitek, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/christopher-vitek.jpg)
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Christopher Vitek, Ph.D.
- Professor
- (956) 665-2845
- christopher.vitek@utrgv.edu
![Ning Wang, M.S.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/ning-wang.jpg)
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Ning Wang, M.S.
- Lecturer I
- ning.wang01@utrgv.edu
![Cindy Wedig, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/cindy-wedig.jpg)
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Cindy Wedig, Ph.D.
- Senior Lecturer
- (956) 665-7025
- cindy.wedig@utrgv.edu
![Tobias Weinrich, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/tobias-weinrich.jpg)
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Tobias Weinrich, Ph.D.
- Lecturer I and Undergraduate Coordinator
- tobias.weinrich@utrgv.edu
![Frederic Zaidan III, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/frederic-zaidan.jpg)
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Frederic Zaidan III, Ph.D.
- Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Student Success and Professor
- (956) 665-3414
- frederic.zaidan@utrgv.edu
![Yonghong Zhang, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/yonghong-zhang.jpg)
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Yonghong Zhang, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor and BCMB Graduate Program Coordinator
- (956) 665-2288
- yonghong.zhang@utrgv.edu
Staff
![Julie Perez](../_files/images/profile-pictures/julie-perez.jpg)
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Julie Perez
- Administrative Assistant II
- (956) 665-5223
- julie.perez@utrgv.edu
![Daisy Garcia](../_files/images/profile-pictures/daisy-garcia.jpg)
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Daisy Garcia
- Administrative Assistant II
- (956) 882-8897
- daisy.garcia@utrgv.edu
![Maria Mendez, M.S.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/maria-mendez.jpg)
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Maria Mendez, M.S.
- Administrative Coordinator
- (956) 665-5216
- maria.mendez@utrgv.edu
![Thomas Eubanks](../_files/images/profile-pictures/thomas-eubanks.jpg)
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Thomas Eubanks
- Senior Engineering Technician
- (956) 607-8177
- thomas.eubanks@utrgv.edu
![Alma Gallardo](../_files/images/profile-pictures/alma-gallardo.jpg)
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Alma Gallardo
- Senior Accounting Technician
- alma.gallardo@utrgv.edu
![Mayra Gomez, M.S.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/mayra-gomez.jpg)
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Mayra Gomez, M.S.
- Lab Supervisor Coordinator - Chemistry
- mayra.gomez01@utrgv.edu
![Elizabeth Rodriguez Hernandez, M.S.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/elizabeth-rodriguez-hernandez.jpg)
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Elizabeth Rodriguez Hernandez, M.S.
- Laboratory Technical Service Supervisor
- elizabeth.rodriguezhernandez@utrgv.edu
![Sasmita Sahoo, Ph.D.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/sasmita-sahoo.jpg)
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Sasmita Sahoo, Ph.D.
- Laboratory Technical Service Supervisor
- sasmita.sahoo@utrgv.edu
![Joe Lara](../_files/images/profile-pictures/joe-lara.jpg)
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Joe Lara
- Lab Supervisor Coordinator - Chemistry
- (956) 882-6743
- joe.lara@utrgv.edu
![Sylvia Quintero](../_files/images/profile-pictures/sylvia-quintero.jpg)
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Sylvia Quintero
- Lab Supervisor Coordinator - Biology
- (956) 882-5054
- sylvia.quintero@utrgv.edu
![Eleazar Saenz](../_files/images/profile-pictures/eleazar-saenz.jpg)
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Eleazar Saenz
- Lab Supervisor Coordinator - Biology
- (956) 665-3547
- eleazar.saenz@utrgv.edu
![Liza Vela, M.S.](../_files/images/profile-pictures/liza-vela.jpg)
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Liza Vela, M.S.
- Lab Supervisor Coordinator - Biology
- (956) 665-7935
- liza.vela@utrgv.edu