Faculty Members

The Center for Addiction Sciences and Therapeutics (CAST) Faculty Members encompass a league of physicians and scientists with an array of backgrounds. They all possess a passion for uncovering the mysteries associated with substance use disorders (SUDs) and other mental and behavioral health disorders. The active research of our faculty engage multiple projects simultaneously with established and budding collaborations. CAST faculty members additionally have strong backgrounds in mentoring, and are dedicated to the training of young mentees in translational science. Our membership is continuously growing and we invite internal and external collaborators to reach out to us if interested in working together to prevent and stop SUDs.

Members

John A. Allen, Ph.D.

Allen, John03 Assistant Professor
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Pharmacology & Toxicology

Email: joaallen@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.772.9621

Bill T. Ameredes, Ph.D.

Bill T. Ameredes Professor
Director, NIH/NCATS KL2 Scholars Programs
Director, NIEHS Environmental Toxicology Training Program
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Internal Medicine

Email: btamered@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.772.8104

Noelle C. Anastasio, Ph.D.

NoelleAnastasio Associate Professor
Director, Cellular & Molecular Signaling Core
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Pharmacology & Toxicology

Email: ncanasta@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.772.9646

Irma (Lisa) E. Cisneros, Ph.D.

Cisneros Assistant Professor
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Pathology

Email: ircisner@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.772.3938

Kathryn A. Cunningham, Ph.D.

Cunningham Kathryn ACS 2017 USE THIS (003) Director, Center for Addiction Research
Chauncey Leake Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology
Vice Chairman, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
T32 Training Grant Director & Participating Faculty Member
Department: Pharmacology & Toxicology

Email: kcunning@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.772.9640

Kelly T. Dineley, Ph.D.

KellyDineley Professor
Director, Rodent In Vivo Assessment (RIVA) Core
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Neurology

Email: ktdinele@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.747.7060

Eliseo A. Eugenin, Ph.D.

eliseo-eugenin_ncba Associate Professor
William D. Willis, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. Professorship in Neuroscience
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Neuroscience, Cell Biology, & Anatomy

Email: eleugeni@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.772.7705

Benjamin B. Gelman, M.D., Ph.D.

BenjaminGelman Professor
Director, Texas NeuroAIDS Research Center
Investigator, Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Pathology, and Neuroscience & Cell Biology

Email: bgelman@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.772.5316

Scott R. Gilbertson, Ph.D.

srgilbe2 Professor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-5003
Department: Chemistry

Email: srgilbertson@uh.edu
Phone: 832.842.8821

Georgiy Golovko, Ph.D.

Dr. George Golovko Assistant Professor
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Pharmacology & Toxicology

Email: gegolovk@utmb.edu
Phone: 281.602.9911

Thomas A. Green, Ph.D.

ThomasGreen Associate Professor
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Pharmacology & Toxicology

Email: thgreen@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.747.7056

Jonathan D. Hommel, Ph.D.

HommelJonathan Associate Director, Center for Addiction Research
Associate Professor
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Pharmacology & Toxicology

Email: jdhommel@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.747.7057

David C. Houghton, Ph.D.

Houghton David23 Assistant Professor
Director, Habits Lab
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Psychiatry/Behavioral Science

Email: dahought@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.747.9785

Yong-Fang Kuo, Ph.D.

Yong-Fang Kuo Professor
Director, Office of Biostatistics
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Preventative Medicine & Community Health

Email: yokuo@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.772.5276

Jun-Ho La, Ph.D., D.V.M.

Jun Ho La 2020 Assistant Professor
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Neuroscience, Cell Biology, & Anatomy

Email: jula@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.772.6707

Fernanda Laezza, M.D., Ph.D.

Fernanda Laezza_photo Professor
Graduate Program Director for Pharmacology & Toxicology
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Pharmacology & Toxicology

Email: felaezza@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.772.9672

Agenor Limon, M.S., Ph.D.

Agenor Limon, MSc, PhD Assistant Professor
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Neurology

Email: aglimonr@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.772.0077

F. Gerard Moeller, M.D.

Professor
Associate Vice President for Clinical Research
Division Chair for Addiction Psychiatry
Director, Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies
Virginia Commonwealth University

Department: Psychiatry
Email: fgmoeller@vcu.edu

Monique Pappadis, M.Ed., Ph.D.

Associate Professor
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Population Health & Health Disparities, School of Public an Population Health

Email: mrpappad@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.747.1632

Andrew Routh, Ph.D.

Dr. Andrew Routh Assistant Professor
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Email: alrouth@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.772.3663

Gabrielle Rudenko, Ph.D.

Gabrielle Rudenko Professor
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Pharmacology & Toxicology

Email: garudenk@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.772.6292
Fax: 409.772.6293

Lawrence Sowers, Ph.D.

Lawrence Sowers

Professor and Chair

Director, Cancer Center Research Programs
John Sealy Distinguished Chair for MD/PhD
Combined Degree Studies in Honor of
Dr. Truman G. Blocker
Fellow, John Sealy Distinguished Chair in
Cancer Biology

Department: Pharmacology & Toxicology

Email: lasowers@utmb.edu

Phone: 409.772.9678

Fax: 409.772.9648

Bio & Research

Heidi Spratt, Ph.D.

adj_spratt Associate Professor
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Preventive Medicine and Population Health

Email: hespratt@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.747.6806
Fax: 409.772.5272

Robin Stephens, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Internal Medicine

Email: rostephe@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.747.1860

Jeff Temple, Ph.D.

jeff_temple Professor & Vice Dean for Research and Scholarship, School of Nursing
Director, Center for Violence Prevention
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Email: jetemple@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.747.8560

Gracie Vargas, Ph.D.

Gracie_Vargas Professor
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Neuroscience, Cell Biology, & Anatomy

Email: grvargas@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.772.6514

Christopher Wild, M.S., Ph.D.

C Wild photo (002) Adjunct Assistant Professor
University of Texas Medical Branch
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology

Dean of Health and Natural Sciences
San Jacinto College (SJC), South Campus

Email: Christopher.Wild@sjcd.edu or chwild@utmb.edu

Denise Wilkes, M.D., Ph.D.

Clinical Professor

T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Anesthesiology

Email: dwilkes@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.772.1221

Ping Wu, M.D., Ph.D.

Ping Wu Professor
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Neuroscience & Cell Biology

Email: piwu@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.772.9858

Jia Zhou, Ph.D.

Jia Zhou Professor
Director, Chemical Biology Program
Director, Molecular Therapeutics Core
T32 Participating Faculty Member
Department: Pharmacology & Toxicology

Email: jizhou@utmb.edu
Phone: 409.772.9748

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