Staff
Research Division
Boris Decourt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-1012
• Email: BDecourt@ttuhsc.edu
Ruben Gonzales, B.A.
Senior Director, Business Manager
• Phone: (806) 743-2408
• Email: Ruben.Gonzales@ttuhsc.edu
J. Josh Lawrence, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
• Phone: (806) 743-3887
• Email: John.Lawrence@ttuhsc.edu
Maria Manczak, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Neurology Department
• Phone: (806) 743-3613
• E-mail: Maria.Manczak@ttuhsc.edu
Julie Medina, B.A.
Associate Director, Finance
• Phone: (806) 743-3809
• Email: Julie.Medina@ttuhsc.edu
Volker Neugebauer, M.D., Ph.D.
Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer, Garrison Institute on Aging, Mildred and Shirley L. Garrison Chair Aging
University Distinguished Professor and Chair, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
• Office: 5C192A
• Phone: (806) 743-3880
• Email: Volker.Neugebauer@ttuhsc.edu
Jonathan Singer, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist, Memory Clinic Director
• Phone: (806) 743-3961
• Email: Jonsinge@ttu.edu
Hongmin Wang, Ph.D.
Professor, Pharmacology And Neuroscience, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-7089
• Email: Hongmin.Wang@ttuhsc.edu
Community Outreach and Education
Joan Blackmon, M.B.A.
Specialist IV, Lubbock RSVP
• Phone: (806) 743-1217
• Email: Joan.Blackmon@ttuhsc.edu
Jacob Franco
Coordinator, Community Outreach And Education
• Phone: (806) 743-3420
• Email: Jacob.Franco@ttuhsc.edu
Alayna Jump, B.S.
Memory Clinic Senior Patient Services Specialist, Memory Clinic
• Phone: (806) 743-2444
• Email: AJump@ttuhsc.edu
Veronica Lopez, B.S.
Director of Community Outreach And Education
• Phone: (806) 743-7479
• E-mail: Veronica.Molinar-Lopez@ttuhsc.edu
Research Collaborators
Gail A. Cornwall, Ph.D.
Professor, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-2687
• Email: Gail.Cornwall@ttuhsc.edu
Josee Guindon, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, D.V.M. Veterinary, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-6745
• Email: Josee.Guidon@ttuhsc.edu
Andrey L. Karamyshev, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-4102
• Email: Andrey.Karamyshev@ttuhsc.edu
Yehia Mechref, Ph.D.
Paul W. Horn Distinguished Professor, Robert A Welch Chair in Chemistry
Associate Vice President, Research and Innovation
Director, TTU Center for Biotechnology & Genomics
• Phone: (806) 834-8246
• Email: Yehia.Mechref@ttu.edu
Naima Moustaïd-Moussa, Ph.D.
Horn Distinguished Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Associate Vice President for Research
Director, Obesity Research Institute, TTU
• Phone: (806) 834-7946
• Email: Naima.Moustaid-Moussa@ttu.edu
Igor Ponomarev, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-1381
• Email: Igor.Ponomarev@ttuhsc.edu
Kevin Pruitt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Immunology, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (919) 962-7389
• Email: Kevin_pruitt@med.unc.edu
Clinical And Educational Collaborators
Mohamad Al-Rahawan, M.P.H., M.D.
Joon Park, MD, Endowed Chair in Medical Excellence
Professor, Pediatrics, Medical Director, Southwest Cancer Center
Director, Fellowship Program, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 775-8600
• Email: M.Al@ttuhsc.edu
Alyce Ashcraft, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E., F.N.G.N.A., A.N.E.F.
University Distinguished Professor
Associate Dean for Research Scholarship, Glenna Roberts Endowed Practiceship in Geriatric Nursing, TTUHSC School of Nursing
• Phone: (806) 743-9202
• Email: Alyce.Ashcraft@ttuhsc.edu
Mirla Avila, M.D.
Associate Professor, Neurology, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Email: Mirla.Avila@ttuhsc.edu
Gayle Ayers, D.O.
Associate Professor, Psychiatry, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-2800
• Email: Gayle.Ayers@ttuhsc.edu
John Bertelson, MD
Associate Professor and Medical Director, Neurology, TTUHSC School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology
Medical Director
• Email: John.Bertelson@ttuhsc.edu
Keith Bishop, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Medical Education, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Email: Keith.Bishop@ttuhsc.edu
Michael Blanton, Ph.D.
University Distinguished Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, TTUHSC School of Medicine
Associate Vice President for Research
Senior Associate Dean, TTUHSC
• Phone: (806) 743-3496
• Email: Michael.Blanton@ttuhsc.edu
John Culberson, MD
Professor and Medical Director, Family and Community Medicine, Bernhard T. Mittemeyer, MD
Endowed Chair in Medical Excellence in Geriatric Medicine, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-6033
• Email: John.Culberson@ttuhsc.edu
John DeToledo, MD
Dean, Vernon and Elizabeth Haggerton Chair in Neurology
Professor and Chair, Neurology, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-2391
• Email: John.Detoledo@ttuhsc.edu
Gregory Hannabas, M.D., M.P.H., M.P.A.
Resident Instructor, 4th Year, Family Medicine, TTUHSC School of Medicine
Kelly Mitchell, M.D.
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Co-Director, ROP Service, Faculty, West Texas VA Healthcare System, TTUHSC School of Medicine
Leslie Shen, Ph.D., C.C.R.P.
Associate Dean for Research and Professor, Pathology, TTUHSC School of Medicine
• Phone: (806) 743-2815
• Email: Leslie.Shen@ttuhsc.edu
Stephanie Stroever
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education, Lubbock, TTUHSC
• Phone: (806) 743-4222
• Email: Stephanie.Stroever@ttuhsc.edu
Project FRONTIER Collaborators
Texas Collaborators
Maggie Ellen Flanagan, M.B.B.Ch., B.A.O.
Associate Professor, Pathology, South Texas ADRC Brain Bank, University of Texas (UT) Health Science Center at San Antonio
Kevin F. Bienick, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Brain Bank Director, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Diseases, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Gladys Maestre, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Neurosciences and Human Genetics
Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research, University of Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Marcia Ory, Ph.D., MPH
Regents & Distinguished Professor
Founding Director on Population Health & Aging, Texas A&M University
Sid O’Bryant, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Institute for Translational Research
Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science
Center
Claudia Satizabal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Diseases, UT Health Science at San Antonio
Sudha Seshadri, M.D.
Professor and Director, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Diseases, UT Health Science at San Antonio