Meet the COBRE II Team

Hossam Abdelhamed, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Investigators

Lead Investigator, Project 1
Assistant Research Professor
College of Veterinary Medicine

http://grantome.com/grant/NIH/P20-GM103646-06-6093

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Peter Agre, M.D.

External Mentors

Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Nobel Laureate
Mentor for Dr. Jonas KIng

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Raul Andino, Ph.D.

External Mentors

Professor, University of California, San Francisco
Mentor for Matt Ballinger

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Matt Ballinger, Ph.D.

Pilot Project Investigators

Pilot Project Investigator
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences

https://ballingerlab.weebly.com

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Carolyn Hovde Bohach, Ph.D.

External Advisory Committee

University Distinguished Professor
University of Idaho

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David E. Briles, Ph.D.

External Advisory Committee

Professor, Department of Microbiology
University of Alabama Birmingham

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Nancy Freitag, Ph.D.

External Mentors

Professor, University of Illinois Medical School
Mentor for Dr. Hossam Abdelhamed

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Julian Hillyer, Ph.D.

External Mentors

Professor, Vanderbilt University
Mentor for Dr. Jonas KIng

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Jonas King, Ph.D.

Investigators

Lead Investigator, Project 2
Assistant Professor
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

https://www.kinglab.bch.msstate.edu/

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Gus Kousoulas, Ph.D.

External Advisory Committee

Associate Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Louisiana State University

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Robert Moritz, Ph.D.

External Advisory Committee

Professor, Institute for Systems Biology
Seattle, WA

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Giselle Thibaudeau Munn, Ph.D.

Leadership Team

Director of Technical Core C (Cellular Purification and Analysis)
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
College of Arts and Sciences

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Bindu Nanduri, Ph.D.

Leadership Team

Director of Technical Core B (Omics and Bioinformatics)
Associate Professor
College of Veterinary Medicine

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Joo Youn Park, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Investigators

Lead Investigator, Project 3
Assistant Research Professor
College of Veterinary Medicine

https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/55353194_Joo_Youn_Park

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Stephen B. Pruett, Ph.D.

Leadership Team

Principal Investigator and Director of Administrative Core (Core A)
Interim Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
College of Veterinary Medicine

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Elinor Pulcini, Ph.D.

External Mentors

Center for Biofilm Engineering
Montana State University
Mentor for Betsy Swanson

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Jürgen Richt, D.V.M., Ph.D.

External Advisory Committee

Regents Professor
Kansas State University

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Patrick Schlievert, Ph.D.

External Mentors

Professor and Chair, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology
U. of Iowa
Mentor for Betsy Swanson and Joo Youn Park

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John Stokes, M.S., SCYM(ASCP)CM

Investigators

Co-Investigator, Project 4
Staff Scientist
College of Veterinary Medicine

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John_Stokes5

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Betsy Swanson, D.V.M., M.S.

Pilot Project Investigators

Pilot Project Investigator
Assistant Professor
College of Veterinary Medicine

https://www.linkedin.com/in/betsy-swanson-8aba2b11/

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Wei Tan, Ph.D.

Leadership Team

Director, Flow Cytometry Facility (Core C)
College of Veterinary Medicine

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Andrea Varela-Stokes, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Investigators

Lead Investigator, Project 4
Associate Professor
College of Veterinary Medicine

https://www.researchgate.net/lab/Andrea-Varela-Stokes-Lab-2

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David Walker, M.D.

External Mentors

Professor, Director, UTMB Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Disease
Mentor for Dr. Andrea Varela-Stokes

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Christy Wilder

Leadership Team

COBRE Business Manager
Research Operations Manager
College of Veterinary Medicine

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Hui Wu, Professor, Ph.D.

External Mentors

University of Alabama Birmingham
Mentor for Joo Youn Park

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