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Genetics & Genomics Faculty

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The Baylor Genetics & Genomics faculty includes five members of the National Academy of Sciences, eight members of the National Academy of Medicine, nine fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, two  Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators and one Howard Hughes Medical Institute Faculty Scholar.

Dr. Shinya Yamamoto, associate professor of molecular and human genetics, received the Genetics Society of America Early Career Medal for his contributions to the field of genetics. He is recognized for pioneering the use of Drosophila to discover new human genes and variants responsible for rare genetic diseases, among other works. Yamamoto and other GSA awardees will be recognized with presentations at upcoming GSA Conferences. Read more.

Dr. Yamamoto has also been named a 2025 NISTEP Selection, an international honor awarded by Japan’s National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP). Dr. Yamamoto is the only U.S.-based researcher selected in the 2025 cohort.

Explore the profiles of faculty below or visit our faculty research page to find faculty listed by subject and by the organism they study.

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Faculty A-C: Graduate Program in Genetics & Genomics

People
Arenkiel
First Name
Benjamin
Middle Name
Russell
Last Name
Arenkiel
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Professor
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First Name
Elizabeth
Last Name
Atkinson
Faculty - Assistant Professor
Bates
First Name
David
Middle Name
B.
Last Name
Bates
Associate Professor
Bellen
First Name
Hugo
Middle Name
J
Last Name
Bellen
Honorific Title
D.V.M., Ph.D.
Distinguished Service Professor
Benham-Pyle
First Name
Blair
Last Name
Benham-Pyle
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Bertuch
First Name
Alison
Middle Name
Ann
Last Name
Bertuch
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Boeynaems
First Name
Steven
Last Name
Boeynaems
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Botas
First Name
Juan
Last Name
Botas
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Professor
Burrage
First Name
Lindsay
Last Name
Burrage
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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First Name
Hsiao-Tuan
Last Name
Chao
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Cheng
First Name
Chao
Last Name
Cheng
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Professor
Cheng
First Name
Chonghui
Last Name
Cheng
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Cooper
First Name
Edward
Middle Name
C
Last Name
Cooper
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Cooper
First Name
Thomas
Middle Name
A.
Last Name
Cooper
Honorific Title
M.D.
Professor
Cuddapah
First Name
Vishnu
Middle Name
Anand
Last Name
Cuddapah
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Faculty D-J: Graduate Program in Genetics & Genomics

People
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First Name
Weiwei
Last Name
Dang
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dhindsa
First Name
Ryan
Middle Name
S
Last Name
Dhindsa
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dierick
First Name
Herman
Middle Name
A.
Last Name
Dierick
Honorific Title
M.D.
Associate Professor
Dileep
First Name
Vishnu
Last Name
Dileep
Assistant Professor, CPRIT Scholar
Di Stefano
First Name
Bruno
Last Name
Di Stefano
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research
Eagen
First Name
Kyle
Middle Name
P.
Last Name
Eagen
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research
Echeverria
First Name
Gloria
Middle Name
Vittone
Last Name
Echeverria
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Elefteriou
First Name
Florent
Last Name
Elefteriou
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Professor
Erwin
First Name
Graham
Middle Name
Scott
Last Name
Erwin
Assistant Professor
Finnell
First Name
Richard
Middle Name
H.
Last Name
Finnell
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Professor
Frankfort
First Name
Benjamin
Middle Name
J.
Last Name
Frankfort
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Professor - Clifton R. McMichael Endowed Chair
Gibbs
First Name
Richard
Middle Name
A
Last Name
Gibbs
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Wofford Cain Chair and Professor
Goodell
First Name
Margaret
Middle Name
A.
Last Name
Goodell
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Hartig
First Name
Sean
Middle Name
M.
Last Name
Hartig
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Heaney
First Name
Jason
Middle Name
D
Last Name
Heaney
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Herman
First Name
Christophe
Last Name
Herman
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Professor
Hodges
First Name
H. Courtney
Last Name
Hodges
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Ira
First Name
Grzegorz
Last Name
Ira
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Professor
Jafar-Nejad
First Name
Hamed
Last Name
Jafar-Nejad
Honorific Title
M.D.
Professor
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Faculty K-O: Graduate Program in Genetics & Genomics

People
Kaipparettu
First Name
Benny
Middle Name
Abraham
Last Name
Kaipparettu
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Lagor
First Name
William
Middle Name
R.
Last Name
Lagor
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Kyle and Josephine Morrow Endowed Professor
Lee
First Name
Brendan
Last Name
Lee
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Chair
Li
First Name
Hongjie
Last Name
Li
Associate Professor
Lichtarge
First Name
Olivier
Last Name
Lichtarge
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Cullen Chair and Professor
Liu
First Name
Pengfei
Last Name
Liu
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Director
Liu
First Name
Zhandong
Last Name
Liu
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Marom
First Name
Ronit
Last Name
Marom
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Martin
First Name
James
Middle Name
F
Last Name
Martin
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Vice Chairman/Professor
Matzuk
First Name
Martin
Middle Name
M.
Last Name
Matzuk
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Department Chair
Milosavljevic
First Name
Aleksandar
Last Name
Milosavljevic
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Henry and Emma Meyer Chair in Molecular Genetics
Mohamed
First Name
Tamer
Middle Name
Mahmoud Abdelfattah
Last Name
Mohamed
Honorific Title
PhD
Associate Professor / Director of the Center for Cardiac Engineering and Regenerative Therapeutics (CERT)
Nelson
First Name
David
Middle Name
L
Last Name
Nelson
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Professor
Ng
First Name
Philip
Last Name
Ng
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Faculty P-U: Graduate Program in Genetics & Genomics

People
Parchem
First Name
Ronald
Middle Name
J.
Last Name
Parchem
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Park
First Name
Dongsu
Last Name
Park
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Parsons
First Name
Donald
Middle Name
Williams
Last Name
Parsons
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Plon
First Name
Sharon
Middle Name
E
Last Name
Plon
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Poché
First Name
Ross
Middle Name
A.
Last Name
Poché
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Ray
First Name
Russell
Middle Name
Scott
Last Name
Ray
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Rogers
First Name
Jeffrey
Last Name
Rogers
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Rosenberg
First Name
Susan
Middle Name
M
Last Name
Rosenberg
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Ben F. Love Chair in Cancer Research
Samuel
First Name
Buck
Last Name
Samuel
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor (tenure)
Samuel
First Name
Melanie
Last Name
Samuel
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Scott
First Name
Daryl
Middle Name
Armstrong
Last Name
Scott
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Sedlazeck
First Name
Fritz
Last Name
Sedlazeck
Associate Professor
Shaulsky
First Name
Gad
Last Name
Shaulsky
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Shroyer
First Name
Noah
Middle Name
Freeman
Last Name
Shroyer
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Shulman
First Name
Joshua
Middle Name
M
Last Name
Shulman
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Stankiewicz
First Name
Pawel
Last Name
Stankiewicz
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Sun
First Name
Zheng
Last Name
Sun
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Tran
First Name
Nicholas
Last Name
Tran
Assistant Professor
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Faculty V-Z: Graduate Program in Genetics & Genomics

People
Van Nostrand
First Name
Eric
Last Name
Van Nostrand
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Van den Veyver
First Name
Ignatia
Middle Name
Barbara
Last Name
Van den Veyver
Honorific Title
M.D.
Henry and Emma Meyer Chair and Professor
Wagner
First Name
Dimitrios Laurin
Last Name
Wagner
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Walker
First Name
Cheryl
Last Name
Walker
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Director
Wangler
First Name
Michael
Middle Name
Francis
Last Name
Wangler
Honorific Title
M.D.
Associate Professor
Waterland
First Name
Robert
Middle Name
A
Last Name
Waterland
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Professor
Wehrens
First Name
Xander
Last Name
Wehrens
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Juanita P. Quigley Endowed Chair in Cardiology
Westbrook
First Name
Trey
Last Name
Westbrook
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Robert C. Welch Chair in Chemistry
Wilusz
First Name
Jeremy
Middle Name
E.
Last Name
Wilusz
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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First Name
Mingshan
Last Name
Xue
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Yamamoto
First Name
Shinya
Last Name
Yamamoto
Honorific Title
D.V.M., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Zhang
First Name
Lilei
Last Name
Zhang
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Zheng
First Name
Hui
Last Name
Zheng
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Director/Professor
Zhu
First Name
Qian
Last Name
Zhu
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Zoghbi
First Name
Anthony
Last Name
Zoghbi
Honorific Title
M.D.
Assistant Professor
Zoghbi
First Name
Huda
Middle Name
Yahya
Last Name
Zoghbi
Honorific Title
M.D.
Professor
Zong
First Name
Chenghang (Chuck)
Last Name
Zong
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor