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
Ujjal K. Singha, Ph.D.
Instructor
Microbiology, Immunology & Physiology
Phone: 615.327.6281
Email: usingha@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
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
Terrence S. Dermody, M.D.
Adjunct Faculty
Etheleen M. Hill, 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
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
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
Tameka A. Clemons, PhD
Assistant Professor
Professional and Medical Education
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6000
Email: tclemons@mmc.edu
Susan DeRiemer, Ph.D.
Professor
Professional and Medical Education
School: Medicine
Phone:615.327.6050
Email: sderiemer@mmc.edu
Stany Lobo, PhD
Associate Professor
Professional and Medical Education
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6000
Email: slobo@mmc.edu
Cassandra Ward, Ed.D.
Associate Dean
Curriculum Evaluation & Effectiveness
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6048
Email: cward@mmc.edu
Mohammed A. Maleque, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
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
Rana Tanu, PhD
Associate Professor
Professional and Medical Education
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6000
Email: trana@mmc.edu
Patrick Tucker