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Contacts

David H. Walker, MD
WRCE Director and Principal Investigator
The Carmage and Martha Walls Distinguished University Chair in Tropical Diseases
Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology
Executive Director, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases
The University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0609
Phone: 409-772-3989
Fax: 409-772-1850
Email: dwalker@utmb.edu

Douglas M. Watts, MS, PhD
WRCE Associate Director
Office of Research and Sponsored Projects
Executive Director of Veterinary Services and Institutional Biosafety
Co-Director of Infectious Disease and Immunology
Border Biomedical Research Center
University of Texas at El Paso
500 W. University Ave.
El Paso, TX 79968
Phone: 915-747-8715
Fax: 915-747-5808
Email: dwatts2@utep.edu

Kimberly Schuenke, PhD, CRA
WRCE Project Administrator
Associate Director, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Department of Pathology
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX  77555-0609
Phone: 409-747-0766
Fax: 409-747-0762
Email: kischuen@utmb.edu

George E. Bettinger, PhD
WRCE Associate Director for Product Development
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Department of Pathology
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0609
Phone: 409-392-5049
Email: gebettin@utmb.edu

Scott Lillibridge, MD
WRCE Associate Director for Emergency Preparedness
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Executive Director, National Center for Emergency Medical Preparedness and Response
Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health
2121 W. Holcombe Blvd, Suite 1111
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-677-7766
Fax: 713-677-2000
Email: lillibridge@srph.tamhsc.edu

Dennis M. Perrotta, PhD, CIC
WRCE Assistant Director for Emergency Preparedness
Lecturer
Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health
2121 W. Holcombe Blvd, Suite 1111
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 512-217-9042
Email: epidemic@prodigy.net

Rosina Cobbs, MS, CRA
WRCE Compliance Manager
University of Texas Medical Branch
Department of Pathology
Rm. 1.104 Keiller Building
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX  77555-0609
Phone: 409-747-0745
Fax: 409-747-0762
Email: rcobbs@utmb.edu

Jon Bannis
WRCE Financial Analyst
University of Texas Medical Branch
Department of Pathology
Rm. 1.116D Keiller Building
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX  77555-0609
Phone: 409-772-2867
Fax: 409-772-2500
Email: jgbannis@utmb.edu

Angela Culler
WRCE Administrative Assistant
Senior Administrative Secretary
University of Texas Medical Branch
Rm. 1.104 Keiller Building
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX  77555-0609
Phone: 409-747-2464
Fax: 409-747-0762
Email: anculler@utmb.edu

 

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