Grace Li, PhD
I was born and raised in Beijing, the capital city of China. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Biological Science from China Agricultural University. I received my PhD degree in Entomology from the University of Minnesota after completing the dissertation…
Luis Vega, PhD
Luis Alberto Vega, PhD is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG) at McGovern Medical School, UTHealth Science Center at Houston. In 2012 he earned his PhD in Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis from…
Pedro Miramón, PhD
Dr. Miramón started his research career in Microbiology by focusing on the plant pathogen Ustilago maydis, a basidiomycete responsible for the corn smut disease, at the Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas, IPN (Mexico City). He obtained a B.S. in Microbiology…
Souvik Bhattacharyya, PhD
Dr. Souvik Bhattacharyya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at UTHealth Houston’s McGovern Medical School. Prior to joining this department in 2024, he was a Provost’s Early Career Fellow in the Department of Molecular…
Diana Proctor, PhD
A native Texan, Dr. Proctor is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at UTHealth Houston’s McGovern Medical School. Dr. Proctor joined the department in 2024 after completing her postdoctoral training in microbial genomics with Dr. Julie Segre at…
Andrew Pountain, PhD
Dr. Andrew Pountain is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics in UTHealth Houston’s McGovern Medical School. Andrew attained his Ph.D. in 2018 from the University of Glasgow for his thesis work in molecular parasitology in…
Research Assistant Professor Chris Mackenzie Receives John Freeman Faculty Teaching Award
Ronald “Chris” Mackenzie, an assistant professor of research, is the 2024 recipient of the John H. Freeman Award for Faculty Teaching. This award is chosen by the senior class, and must exemplify enthusiasm and drive toward effective teaching, have a…
Long Duy Duong, PhD
Dr. Duong earned his master’s degree in Genetics in 2012 from the University of Science, Vietnam National University, Vietnam. In 2014, he began his PhD studies in Biomedical Sciences at Tsukuba University, Japan, focusing on the role of cytoplasmic deadenylases…
Peng Zhou, PhD
Dr. Zhou is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at UTHealth Houston’s McGovern Medical School. He received his Ph.D. in Microbiology from the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China in 2012….
MBID Research Retreat set for Jan. 6-7
Original article appeared in McGovern Medical School’s Scoop Registration is open for the 2022 Molecular Basis of Infectious Disease (MBID) Retreat. The annual event will be held in a hybrid format Jan. 6-7, 2022. The retreat, which began in 2008, aims to foster…