Biomedical Sciences Administration
Luis Reuss, M.D., is Dean for the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professor and Chair of the Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics.
Dr. Reuss received his B.A., M.A., and M.D. degrees from the University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Dr. Reuss has had a long-standing research interest in membrane transport processes, which in recent years has focused on the structure-function relationships of membrane-transport proteins. His most recent research is on connexins, proteins that communicate between neighboring cells in the heart, brain, kidney and other organs.
Previously, Dr. Reuss was Professor and Chair at the Department of Physiology and Biophysics of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
To learn more about Dr. Reuss, visit www.ttuhsc.edu/SOM/physiology/Reuss/Reuss.shtml.
Thomas Abbruscato, Ph.D. is Associate Dean for the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Dr. Abbruscato received both a B.S. (Molecular and Cellular Biology) and Ph.D. (Pharmacology and Toxicology) from the University of Arizona.
Dr. Abbruscato continued his education as a NRSA research fellow in the University of Arizona, College of Medicine studying the effects of stroke on the cerebrovasculature. Currently he serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Life Sciences. He also maintains a regular membership on the Brain Injury Neurovascular Pathologies (BINP) NIH Study Section. His research is funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke investigating the combined effects of tobacco smoke chemicals and brain ischemia on neuronal recovery to potentially identify therapeutic targets for novel stroke treatments targeting edema and brain ion homeostasis.
To learn more about Dr. Abbruscato, visit www.ttuhsc.edu/sop/directory/Details.aspx?id=811.
Michael P. Blanton, Ph.D., is Associate Dean for the Graduate School and Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Pharmacology Neuroscience.
Dr. Blanton received his B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC).
Dr. Blanton has had a long-standing research interest in the structure-function relationships of membrane proteins as well as understanding the underlying molecular interactions involved at the lipid-protein interface. His research has focused on several Biomedically important membrane proteins: members of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels (LGIC); P-type ion-motive ATPases; and most recently connexins.
To learn more about Dr. Blanton’s research visit http://www.ttuhsc.edu/som/pharmacology/faculty/blanton.aspx
Afzal A. Siddiqui, Ph.D. is Associate Dean for the Graduate School and Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology.
Dr. Siddiqui received his PhD degree from the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
He has served as Chief of Parasite Immunology at the East Tennessee State University School of Medicine and has been a Research Health Scientist in the Department of Veterans Affairs. He was a Senior Research Fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health and a Researcher in the Helminthic Disease Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Siddiqui’s research emphasis is on vaccine discovery, development and testing for human parasite Schistosoma mansoni. His research program is funded through the National Institutes of Health and Thrasher Research Fund.
More detailed information on Dr. Siddiqui’s research program is available at: http://www.ttuhsc.edu/som/microbiology/faculty/facultyDetails.aspx?id=21
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Administration Organizational Chart