Faculty Mentors
Ajay Srivastava, Ph.D.
Department: Biology (Chair)
Email: ajay.srivastava@lamar.edu
Research interests:
- Organ development
- Cellular invasive behavior
- Drosophila genetics
- Oncogenesis
- Tumor metastasis
- Basement membranes and their contributions to normal development and disease conditions.
Appropriate majors:
Jim Armacost, Ph.D.
Department: Biology
Email: jim.armacost@lamar.edu
Research interests:
- Ecology and conservation of birds
- Sustainability
Appropriate majors:
- Biology and environmental science for ecology and conservation of birds
- Any for sustainability
Ana Beardsley Christensen, Ph.D.
Department: Biology
Email: ana.christensen@lamar.edu
Research interests:
Appropriate majors:
Matthew P. Hoch, Ph.D.
Department: Biology
Email: matt.hoch@lamar.edu
Research interests:
- Aquatic ecology
- Microbial ecology
Appropriate majors:
- Biology
- Environmental Science
- Biochemistry
- Environmental Engineering
Dr. Kole Kubicek
Department: Biology
Assisstant Professor
Email: kkubicek2@lamar.edu
Research Interests:
- Morphology and Development of Fishes
- Ichthyology
- Comparative Anatomy
Ashwini Kucknoor, Ph.D.
Department: Biology
Email: ashwini.kucknoor@lamar.edu
Research interests:
- Micobial pathogenesis
- Mol microbiology
Appropriate majors:
Ian Lian, Ph.D.
Department: Biology
Email: ian.lian@lamar.edu
Research interests:
- Bioinformatics
- Stem cell
- Cancer biology
Appropriate majors:
- Biology
- Chemical Engineering
- Computer Science
Beth Silvy, Ph.D.
Department: Biology
Email: esilvy@lamar.edu
Research interests:
- Fisheries management
- Ichthyology
- Aquaculture
Appropriate majors:
Randall G. Terry, Ph.D.
Department: Biology
Email: rgterry@lamar.edu
Research interests:
- Phylogenetic relationships in plants
- Hybridization and population genetics
Appropriate majors:
H. Randall Yoder, Ph.D.
Department: Biology
Email: hryoder@my.lamar.edu
Research interests:
Appropriate majors: