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