# ABI Contact Information Contact Information for Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI) staff, mailing address, and physical address. # Staff #### **Executive Director** ##### Dr. Travis Marsico
*Vice Provost for Research, Innovation, and Discovery*
*Executive Director of the Arkansas Biosciences Institute*
*Professor of Botany*
tmarsico@AState.edu 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