Basic Sciences Faculty
Samuel E. Adunyah, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor
Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience & Pharmacology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6446
Email: sadunyah@mmc.edu
Zhenbang Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5775
Email: zchen@mmc.edu
Salil K. Das, D.Sc.
Professor
Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6988
Email: sdas@mmc.edu
Chandravanu Dash, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6996
Email: cdash@mmc.edu
Jamaine Davis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.963.2847
Email: jdavis@mmc.edu
Sakina E. Eltom, D.V.M, Ph.D.
Professor
Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5713
Email: seltom@mmc.edu
J. Shawn Goodwin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6588
Email:jgoodwin@mmc.edu
Amosy E. M’Koma, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6796
Email: amkoma@mmc.edu
Josiah Ochieng, Ph. D.
Professor
Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6119
Email: jochieng@mmc.edu
Olugbemiga Ogunkua, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6694
Email: oogunkua@mmc.edu
Aramandla Ramesh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6486
Email: aramesh@mmc.edu
Anil Shanker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6460
Email: ashanker@mmc.edu
LaMonica Stewart, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6749
Email: lstewart@mmc.edu
Manuel Valenzuela, Ph.D.
Professor
Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6253
Email: mvalenzuela@mmc.edu
Deok-Soo Son, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6501
Email: dson@mmc.edu
Marian Asmah-Addai
Senior Administrative Assistant
Phone: 615.327.6345/6571
Email: maddai@mmc.edu
Maria T. Prudente de Aquino, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Phone: 615.327.5704
Email: mpdeaquino@mmc.edu
Guoliang Li, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Phone: 615.327.3186
Email: gli@mmc.edu
Gladys Simuyu, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Phone: 615.327.5609
Email: gsimuyu@mmc.edu
Rosa Mistica Ignacio, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
615.327.6501
Email: ragnacio@mmc.edu
Denise Holland
Program Coordinator
Meharry Translational Research Center (MeTRC/NIMHD)
Phone: 615.327.6884
Email: dholland@mmc.edu
Muthukumar Balasubramamiam, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Phone: 615.327.6188
Email: mbalasubramaniam@mmc.edu
Tanu Rana, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Phone: 615.327.6667
Email: tnana@mmc.edu
Ketia Barnes
Program Coordinator
MMC/VICC/TSU Cancer Partnership & MeTRC/NIMHD
Phone: 615.327.6702
Email: kbarnes@mmc.edu
Clivel Charlton
Professor
Neuroscience and Pharmacology
School:Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6971
Email: ccharlton@mmc.edu
Sukhbir S.Mokha, Ph.D.
Professor
Neuroscience and Pharmacology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6933
Email: smokha@mmc.edu
Sanika S. Chirwa, Ph.D.
Professor
Neuroscience and Pharmacology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6934
Email: schirwa@mmc.edu
Subodh Nag, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Neuroscience and Pharmacology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6130
Email: snag@mmc.edu
Tultul Nayyar, Ph.D., MSCI
Director/Master of Health Sciences Program;
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience and Pharmacology
School: Graduate Studies & Research
Phone: 615.327.6898
Email: tnayyar@mmc.edu
Akiko Shimamoto, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Neuroscience and Pharmacology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6291
Email: ashimamoto@mmc.edu
Camilla Ethridge
Administrative Assistant, Senior
Phone: 615.327.6510
Email: cethridge@mmc.edu
Ella L. Hamilton
Program Manager – DIDARP grant
Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience
Phone: 615-327-6875
Email: ehamilton@mmc.edu
Fernando Villalta, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor
Microbiology, Immunology & Physiology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6667
Email: fvillalta@mmc.edu
Raju Ramasamy, Ph.D.
Professor
Microbiology, Immunology & Physiology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6687
Email: rramasamy@mmc.edu
Minu Chaudhuri, Ph.D.
Professor
Microbiology, Immunology & Physiology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5726
Email: mchaudhuri@mmc.edu
Robert Holt, Ph.D.
Professor
Microbiology, Immunology & Physiology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6673
Email: rholt@mmc.edu
Girish Rachakonda, Ph.D.
Instructor
Microbiology, Immunology & Physiology
Phone: 615.327.6175
Email: grachakonda@mmc.edu
Donald Alcendor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Health Disparities and HIV
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6449
Email: dalcendor@mmc.edu
Pius N. Nde, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Microbiology, Immunology & Physiology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6175
Email: pnde@mmc.edu
Xinhong Dong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Health Disparities and HIV
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6464
Email: xdong@mmc.edu
Bindong Liu, Ph.D
Professor
Health Disparities and HIV
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6877
Email: bindong@mmc.edu
Dorin Borza, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Microbiology, Immunology & Physiology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.963.2833
Email: dborza@mmc.edu
Ujjal K. Singha, Ph.D.
Instructor
Microbiology, Immunology & Physiology
Phone: 615.327.6281
Email: usingha@mmc.edu
Siddharth Pratap, Ph.D.
Director of Bioinformatics & Proteomics
Phone: 615.327.6281
Email: spratap@mmc.edu
Victor Paromov Ph.D.
Proteomics Core Associate Manager
Phone: 615.327.6564
Email: vparomov@mmc.edu
Robert Holt, Ph.D.
Director, Molecular Biology Core Facility
Phone: 615.327.6673
Email: rholt@mmc.edu
Bindong Liu
Director of Flow Cytometry Core
Director of BSL-3 Facility (CAHDR)
Phone: 615.327.6877
Email: bliu@mmc.edu
Xinhong Dong, Ph.D.
Director of the BSL-3 Facility
Microbiology and Immunology Department
Phone: 615.327.6464
Email: xdong@mmc.edu
Byeongwoon Song, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Health Disparities and HIV
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6698
Email: bsong@mmc.edu
Hubert K. Rucker, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
James Townsel, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Karen D. Sloan-Brown, Ed.D.
Molecular Biology Core Facility Coordinator
Phone: 615.327.6091
Email: kdbrown@mmc.edu
Terrence S. Dermody, M.D.
Adjunct Faculty
Etheleen M. Hill, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Fred Jones, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Mark Levitch, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Evangeline Motley-Johnson, Ph.D
Professor,
Microbiology, Immunology & Physiology, School of Medicine;
Associate Dean,
School of Graduate Studies & Research
Phone: 615.327.6167
Email: emotley@mmc.edu
Anthony E. Archibong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Microbiology, Immunology & Physiology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5714
Email: aarchibong@mmc.edu
Zhongmao Guo, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Microbiology, Immunology & Physiology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6804
Email: zguo@mmc.edu
Emmanuel Okoro, M.D.
Instructor
Microbiology, Immunology & Physiology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6537
Email: eokoro@mmc.edu
Hong Yang, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Microbiology, Immunology & Physiology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5772
Email: hyang@mmc.edu
Linda Nelson
Administrative Assistant, Senior
Phone: 615.327.6868
Email: nelsonl@mmc.edu
C. Lynn Ethridge
Administrative Assistant, Senior
Phone: 615.327.6510
Email: cethridge@mmc.edu
Division of Clinical Skills & Competencies
Regina Offodile, M.D.
Chief of Clinical Skills,
Associate Professor,
Professional and Medical Education
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.6342
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: roffodile@mmc.edu
Elochukwu Ezekakpu, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Professional and Medical Education
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5939
Email: eekakpu@mmc.edu
Jacqueline D. Gardner, MA
AVP, Student and Academic Services,
Faculty Affairs & Academic Societies (CEDS)
Division: Student & Faculty Affairs
Department: A. Cherrie Epps, Ph.D. Center for Educational Development & Support
Phone: 615.327.6500
Email: jgardner@mmc.edu
Carolyn Szetela, Ph.D.
Associate professor
Professional and Medical Education
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5909
Email: cszetela@mmc.edu
Adrienne Hicks, M.S.N., B.S.N.
Assistant Professor
Professional and Medical Education
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6353
Email: ahicks@mmc.edu
Chelsey Bradley, Med
Teaching Assistant
Phone: 615.327.5938
Email: cbradley@mmc.edu
Dawn Zwart, BA, EMT-Paramedic
Simulation Lab Manager
Phone: 615.327.6565
Email: dzwart@mmc.edu
Division of Integrated Didactics
Digna S. Forbes, M.D.
Chair, Professional and Medical Education
Associate Dean for Medical Education
Associate Professor, Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6429
Email: dforbes@mmc.edu
Olugbemiga Ogunkua
Professional and Medical Education;
Associate Professor,
Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6694
Email: oogunkua@mmc.edu
Larry D. Alexander, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Curriculum and Innovation,
Associate Professor Professional and Medical Education
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6987
Email: ldalexander@mmc.edu
Emmanuel Atta-Asafo-Adjei, Ph.D.
Professor
Professional and Medical Education
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6578
Email: eadjei@mmc.edu
Anita F. Austin, M.A.T., M.A., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Professional and Medical Education
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6418
Email: aaustin@mmc.edu
John T. Clark, Ph.D.
Professor
Professional and Medical Education
School: Medicine
Phone: 315.327.6941
Email: jclark@mmc.edu
Susan DeRiemer, Ph.D.
Professor
Professional and Medical Education
School: Medicine
Phone:615.327.6050
Email: sderiemer@mmc.edu
Carol L. Freund-Taylor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Professional and Medical Education
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6066
Email: cfreund@mmc.edu
Maria de Fatima Lima, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor
Professional and Medical Education
School: School of Graduate Studies & Research
Phone: 615.327.6533
Email: mflima@mmc.edu
Mohammed A. Maleque, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor
Professional and Medical Education
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6302
Email: mmaleque@mmc.edu
Shyamali Mukherjee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Professional and Medical Education
School: Medicin
Phone: 615.327.6299
Email: smukherjee@mmc.edu
Alfred M. Nyanda, Ph.D.
Professor
Professional and Medical Education
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6257
Email: anyanda@mmc.edu
Cassandra Ward, Ed.D.
Associate Dean
Curriculum Evaluation & Effectiveness
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6048
Email: cward@mmc.edu
Patrick Tucker