Faculty
Jeremy Allegood, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles D. Anderson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
William A. Barton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Daniel C. Bullard, Ph.D.
Professor and Graduate Program Director
Lauren Cowart, Ph.D.
Professor
Swadesh Das, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Kaustubh Datta
Professor
Swati Deb, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Paul Dent, Ph.D.
Professor
Lisa Denzin, Ph.D.
Professor
Samikshan Dutta
Assistant Professor
Jose M. Eltit, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Carlos R. Escalante, Ph.D.
Professor and Graduate Program Director
Xianjun Fang, Ph.D.
Professor
Alyson A. Fiorillo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Paul B. Fisher, M.Ph., Ph.D., FNAI
Professor
Zheng Fu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Rajan Gogna, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Christopher D. Green
Assistant Professor
Michael Grotewiel, Ph.D.
Professor
Christopher R. Heier, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Suyun Huang, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Tomasz Kordula, Ph.D.
Professor and Graduate Program Director
Joseph W. Landry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Jie Liao
Associate Professor
Qinglian Liu, Ph.D.
Professor
Zheng Liu, Ph.D.
Instructor
Vijay Lyall, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Hermine H. Maes, Ph.D.
Professor
Shailendra K. Maurya
Instructor
David Montefusco, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ramzi A. Ockaili, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor
Parash Parajuli
Assistant Professor
Roland N. Pittman, Ph.D.
Professor and Graduate Program Director
Liya Qiao, Ph.D., M.S.
Professor
I. Scott Ramsey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Montserrat Samso, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Devanand Sarkar, M.B.B.S., Ph.D
Professor
Carmen Sato-Bigbee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Can Senkal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Sandeep Singh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Sarah Spiegel, Ph.D.
Professor
Mallory Stephenson
Assistant Professor
Mark Subler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Gea-Ny Tseng, Ph.D.
Professor
Wei Wang
Instructor
Xiang-Yang (Shawn) Wang, Ph.D.
Professor
Brian Wattenberg, Ph.D.
Professor
Cynthia Weigel
Instructor
Jolene Windle, Ph.D.
Professor and Eminent Scholar
Timothy York, Ph.D.
Professor
Emeriti Faculty
Clive M. Baumgarten, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Thomas Biber, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Collins - MODAL
Professor Emeritus
Linda A. Corey, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita
Karl C. Corley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus
Linda S. Costanzo, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita
Richard Costanzo, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Robert F. Diegelmann, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Joseph J. Feher, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Richard J. Freer, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
John R. Grider, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Mohammed Kalimi, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Joyce A. Lloyd, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita
Darrell L. Peterson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
James Leroy Poland, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus
Steven Price, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Ellis B. Ridgway, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Rita Shiang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emerita
Raphael Witorsch, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
H. T. Wright, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Zendra E. Zehner, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita
Masters in Genetic Counseling Program Affiliates
Tahnee N. Causey, M.S., CGC
Department of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor
Director, MS in Genetic Counseling Program
Interim Section Chief, Clinical Genetics
Heather Creswick, M.S., CGC
Department of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor
Assoc Director, MS in Genetic Counseling Program
Director, VCU Clinical Genetics Certificate Program
John Quillin, Ph.D.
Department of Pediatrics
Associate Professor
Genetic Counselor Lead, Clinical Genetics Services
Assistant Director of Research, MS Genetic Counseling Program
Director, MSGC/PhD Human Genetics Dual Degree Program
Administrative Staff
Jodi Humpage
Senior Department Administrator
Jodi.Humpage@vcuhealth.org
Meredith G. Daniels
Fiscal Technician
Meredith.Daniels@vcuhealth.org
Linda Downes-Piazza
Executive Secretary/Admin Assistant
linda.downes-piazza@vcuhealth.org
C. Suzanne Finley
Graduate Program Coordinator
Catherine.Finley@vcuhealth.org
Carmelda Fleming
Admin Support Coordinator
Carmelda.Fleming@vcuhealth.org
Christopher P. Redford
Financial Manager
Christopher.Redford@vcuhealth.org
Christopher M. Smith
Graduate Program Coordinator
Chris.Smith@vcuhealth.org
Research Staff
Jaime Balderas Villalobos
Research Scientist, Eltit Lab
Jaime.Villalobos@vcuhealth.org
Laurence Booth
Research Scientist, Dent Lab
Laurence.Booth1@vcuhealth.org
Jinyang Cai
Research Scientist, Wang Lab
Jinyang.Cai@vcuhealth.org
Emma Cullen
Lab Technician 1, Landry Lab
Emma.Cullen@vcuhealth.org
Hezekiah Emmanuel
Research Assistant, Deb Lab
Hezekiah.Emmanuel@vcuhealth.org
Devon Farrar
Lab and Research Technician, Sarkar Lab
Devon.Farrar@vcuhealth.org
Mary J. Jordan
Research Scientist, Eltit Lab
Mars.Jordan@vcuhealth.org
Grace Liu
Research Assistant, Deb Lab
Grace.Liu1@vcuhealth.org
Narsimha Mamidi
Research Scientist, Fisher Lab
Narsimha.Mamidi@vcuhealth.org
Padmanabhan Mannangatti, Ph.D.
Lab and Research Manager, Fisher Lab
Padmanabhan.Mannangatti@vcuhealth.org
Juana Maria De Lourdes Medina Contreras
Research Scientist, Eltit Lab
Juana.Contreras@vcuhealth.org
Rachel Gredler Mendoza
Lab and Research Manager, Sarkar Lab
Rachel.Mendoza@vcuhealth.org
Tanmoy Mondal
Senior Research Scientist, Wang Lab
Tanmoy.Mondal@vcuhealth.org
Emily Ortiz Nazario
Lab Technician 2, Heier Lab
Emily.OrtizNazario@vcuhealth.org
McKenzie E. Piper
Lab Technician 1, Deb Lab
McKenzie.Piper@vcuhealth.org
Brandon Shell
Lab Manager, Grotewiel Lab
Brandon.Shell@vcuhealth.org
Satya Shree
Research Assistant, Gogna Lab
KumariSatya.Shree@vcuhealth.org
Reid A. Spalding
Lab Technician 1, Deb Lab
Reid.Spalding@vcuhealth.org
Cancan Sun
Research Scientist, Liu Lab
Cancan.Sun@vcuhealth.org
Sarah Woods
Lab Technician, Fiorillo Lab
Sarah.Woods1@vcuhealth.edu