ABI Contact Information
Contact Information for Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI) staff, mailing address, and physical address.
Staff
Executive Director
Dr. Travis Marsico
Phone: 870-680-8191
Office: Arkansas Biosciences Institute, 102
ABI Program Director
Ms. Prathima Pattada
Program Director
prpattada@AState.edu
Phone: (870) 680-4292
Office: Arkansas Biosciences Institute, 103
Director For ABI Research Administration
Dr. Luis Nopo
Director for Research Administration
lnopo@AState.edu
Phone: 870-680-4333
Office: Arkansas Biosciences Institute, 316
Research Support
Ms. Jacquanay Buford
Administrative Analyst
jbuford@AState.edu
Phone: (870)-972-2025
Office: Arkansas Biosciences Institute, 101
Ms. Brandi Gibson
Animal Facility Manager
brgibson@AState.edu
Phone: 870-680-4855
Mr. R. Shea Harris
Outreach Coordinator/IT Support
rsharris@AState.edu
Phone: (870)-680-4340
Mr. Hasin Ishrak
Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost for Research, Innovation & Discovery
Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of the Arkansas Biosciences Institute
hishrak@AState.edu
Phone: 870-680-8116
Office: Arkansas Biosciences Institute, 104
Ms. Kimberly Lee
Greenhouse Manager/Building Manager
krlee@AState.edu
Phone: (870)-680-4345
Ms. Belinda Olive
Project Program Specialist
bolive@AState.edu
Phone: (870)-680-4028
Office: Arkansas Biosciences Institue, 105
ABI Core Faculty
Dr. Jianfeng (Jay) Xu
Professor of Biochemical Engineering
jxu@AState.edu
Phone: (870) 680-4812
Office: Arkansas Biosciences Institute, 306
ABI-Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Mohammad Abrar Alam
Professor of Chemistry
malam@AState.edu
Phone: (870) 972-3319
Office: Lab Science West, 339C
Dr. Amanda Carpenter
Assistant Dean for Research
Program Director and Associate Professor of Public Health
acarpenter@AState.edu
Phone: 870-972-3894
Office: Reynolds, 180
Dr. Jason L Causey
Associate Professor of Bioinformatics
jcausey@AState.edu
Phone: 870-680-8182
Office: Arkansas Biosciences Institute, 206
Dr. Maureen Dolan
Director of Biotechnology Program
Associate Professor of Molecular Biology
mdolan@AState.edu
Phone: 870-680-4359
Office: Arkansas Biosciences Institute, 311
Dr. Robert "Drew" Fleming
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
rofleming@AState.edu
Phone: 870-972-3743
Office: ABI, 312
Dr. Brook Fluker
Associate Professor of Aquatic Ecology
Curator of Fishes
bfluker@AState.edu
Phone: (870) 972-3253
Office: Ecotox Building, 113B
Dr. Natarajan Ganesan
Assistant Professor & Assistant Director, Educational Research
NYIT
nganesan@nyit.edu
Dr. Kyle Gustafson
Associate Professor of Parasitology and Wildlife Genetics
kgustafson@AState.edu
Phone: 870-972-3174
Office: Lab Science East, 414
Dr. Zahid Hossain, P.E.
Professor of Civil Engineering
Director of Graduate Programs in Engineering- MSCE, MSEE, & MSME
mhossain@AState.edu
Phone: 870-680-4299
Office: LSW, 246
Dr. Kwangkook Jeong, P.E.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
kjeong@AState.edu
Phone: 870-680-8593
Office: ABI, 313
Dr. Argelia Lorence
Professor of Metabolic Engineering
Vaughn Endowed Professorship; Director, A-State Phenomics Facility
alorence@AState.edu
Phone: 870-680-4322
Office: Arkansas Biosciences Institute, 310
Dr. Scott Mangan
Associate Professor of Ecology
smangan@AState.edu
Phone: 870-972-3783
Office: Lab Science West, 330-B
Dr. Fabricio Medina-Bolivar
Professor of Plant Metabolic Engineering, Director of Environmental Sciences and Molecular Biosciences
fmedinabolivar@AState.edu
Phone: 870-680-4319
Office: Arkansas Biosciences Institute, 308
Dr. Lori Neuman-Lee
Associate Professor of Physiology
lneumanlee@AState.edu
Phone: 870-972-3111
Office: Lab Science East, 320
Dr. Jake Qualls
Chair of Computer Science
Associate Professor of Bioinformatics
jqualls@AState.edu
Phone: 870-680-8121
Office: Computer Science & Mathematics, 104B
Dr. Viswanathan (Vishwa) Rajagopalan
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical & Anatomical Sciences; Cardiovascular Medicine; Molecular and Translational Physiology, NYITCOM-Arkansas
vrajagop@nyit.edu
Phone: 870-680-8822
Office: Wilson Hall, 144
Dr. Rajendram Rajnarayanan
Assistant Dean of Research and Associate Professor
Department of Basic Sciences, NYITCOM-Arkansas
rrajnara@nyit.edu
Dr. Edward "Ted" Schmid
Assistant Professor
eschmid@AState.edu
Phone: 870-972-2958
Office: ABI, 210
Dr. Ilwoo Seok, P.E.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
iseok@AState.edu
Phone: 870-680-8589
Office: ABI, 314
Dr. Andrew Sweet
Associate Professor of Evolutionary Biology
asweet@AState.edu
Phone: 870-680-8480
Office: Lab Science West, 330 C
Dr. Asela Wijeratne
Associate Professor of Bioinformatics
awijeratne@AState.edu
Phone: 870-972-3311
Office: Arkansas Biosciences Institute, 303
Dr. Cameron Wimpy
Associate Professor of Political Science and Department Chair
Director of the Institute for Rural Initiatives
cwimpy@AState.edu
Phone: (870) 972-3048
Office: HSS, 3007
Dr. Yanhua (Jennifer) Xie
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical & Anatomical Sciences, NYITCOM-Arkansas
Jennifer.Xie@nyit.edu
Dr. Guolei Zhou
Professor of Cell Biology
gzhou@AState.edu
Phone: 870-680-8588
Office: ABI, 209
Addresses
Physical Address
The ABI Building is located at:
504 University Loop, Jonesboro, AR 72401
If you have any general questions or need assistance, please contact us at 870-972-2025.
Mailing Address
USPS:
P.O. Box 639State University, AR
72467