Research Programs & Priorities
Each component of Texas A&M Health has a research office that is responsible for local administration of its research programs and an associate dean (or equivalent) who reports to the Vice President for Research. Each component also has a number of signature research programs and priorities.
College of
Dentistry
Kathy Svoboda
Interim Associate Dean for Research
ksvoboda@tamu.edu
Signature programs and priorities:
- Tooth development and genetics
- Dentin, bone and cartilage matrix biology
- Temporomandibular joint function, dysfunction and pain
- Implants, bone regeneration devices and devices to move teeth
- Stem cell applications for regenerative strategies and scaffold design
- Use of biomarkers to detect oral cancer
School of
Medicine
Allison Ficht
Interim Senior Associate Dean of Research
a-ficht@tamu.edu
Research priorities:
- Brain, behavior, psychiatric and neurological disorders
- Biomedical engineering and regenerative medicine
- Cancer, cell and developmental biology
- Cardiovascular, lymphatic and metabolic disease
- Genetics, genomics and networking biology
- Infection, immunity and inflammation
School of
Nursing
Linnae Hutchison
Director of Research
llhutchison@tamu.edu
Signature programs and priorities:
- Forensic nursing
- Health promotion and risk reduction
- Disease management and prevention
- Vulnerable populations
- Health professional education
Irma Lerma Rangel
School of Pharmacy
Chendil Damodaran
Associate Dean of Research and Innovation
chendamodar@tamu.edu
Research areas:
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Cancer
- Clinical trials
- Community health
- Drug design and discovery
- Drug delivery
- Drug abuse
- Health disparities and biomarkers
- Infectious diseases
- Medicinal chemistry
- Neurosciences
- Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacy education and pedagogy
- Pharmacy services
- Women's health
- Formulation development (FDD)
- Bioavailability/bioequivalence (BA/BE)
School of
Public Health
Tiffany Radcliff
Associate Dean for Research
979.436.9437
tiffany.radcliff@tamu.edu
Signature programs and priorities:
- Asthma research and education
- Healthy aging through long-term care issues
- Environment and sustainability
- Global health research
- Health law and policy
- Reproductive and child health
Institute of
Biosciences and Technology
Kenneth S. Ramos
Executive Director
kramos@tamu.edu
Signature programs and priorities:
- Cancer and stem cell biology
- Environmental and genetic medicine
- Infectious and inflammatory diseases
- Translational cancer research