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UT-StARR Mentor Structure and Mentors

The UT-StARR training structure, with the resident-investigator at the center who will engage in an individual research project, participate in ongoing mentor projects, and receive didactic research training. This training will support their career development by providing learning and experience to publish their work in a finished product, prepare grants and transition to subsequent fellowship research training. The training will be vetted by a mentoring committee comprised of the UT-StARR Program Director, Anand Rohatgi, M.D., a senior science mentor, a near-peer mentor and a biostatistician.

Residents are supported by a team of mentors and collaborators, including the Primary Investigator, Senior Science Mentor, Near-Peer Mentor, and Statistician/Data Analyst, who contribute expertise across all stages of the research experience.

Science Mentors

A

Daniel Addison, M.D.

Associate Professor

Internal Medicine, Cardiology

B

Tony Babb, Ph.D.

Professor

Babb Research

Internal Medicine, Pulmonary & Critical Care

Spencer Bowen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Bowen Research

Radiology and Biomedical Engineering

Ezra Burstein, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Burstein Research

Internal Medicine, Digestive & Liver Disases

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D

Russell DeBose-Boyd, Ph.D.

Professor

DeBose-Boyd Research

Molecular Genetics

Michael Dellinger, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Dellinger Research

Surgery, Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, and Molecular Biology

Ruth Dubin, M.D.

Associate Professor

Pak Center Research

Internal Medicine and Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research

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F

Qi Fu, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Fu Research

Internal Medicine, Cardiology

G

Abhimanyu Garg, M.D.

Professor

Garg Research

Internal Medicine, Edocrinology

Saket Girotra, M.D.

Professor

Internal Medicine, Cardiology

Kara Goss, M.D.

Associate Professor

Goss Research

Internal Medicine, Pulmonary & Critical Care

Justin Grodin, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor

Internal Medicine, Cardiology

H

Christopher Hearon, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Hearon Research

Applied Clinical Research

Joseph Hill, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Hill Research

Internal Medicine, Cardiology

Helen Hobbs, M.D.

Professor

Hobbs Research

Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, Internal Medicine, and Molecular Genetics

Gary Hon, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Hon Research

Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences; Lyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics; and Obstetrics and Gynecology

Jay Horton, M.D.

Professor & Director

Horton Research

Center for Human Nutrition, Internal Medicine, and Molecular Genetics

Lily Huang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Huang Research

Cell Biology

I

Ahamed Idris, M.D.

Professor

Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine

J

Raksha Jain, M.D.

Professor

Jain Research

Internal Medicine, Pulmonary & Critical Care

K

Amit Khera, M.D.

Professor

Internal Medicine, Cardiology

Mohan Krishnan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Krishnan Research

Pediatrics, Immunology, and Molecular Biology

L

Vivian Lee-Kim, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Lee-Kim Research

Pediatrics and Molecular Biology

Zhi-Ping Liu, Ph.D.

Professor

Liu Research

Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Molecular Biology

M

Keisa Mathis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Internal Medicine, Rheumatic Diseases and Physiology

Jeffrey McDonald, Ph.D.

Professor

Center for Human Nutrition and Molecular Genetics

Chieko Mineo, Ph.D.

Professor

Shaul/Mineo Research

Pediatrics and Cell Biology

Nikhil Munshi, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Munshi Research

Internal Medicine, Cardiology; Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development; Molecular Biology

N

Chad Newton, M.D.

Associate Professor

Internal Medicine, Pulmonary & Critical Care

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P

Ambarish Pandey, M.D.

Associate Professor

Pandey Research

Internal Medicine, Cardiology

Jae Mo Park, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Park Research

Advanced Imaging Research Center, Biomedical Engineering, Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, and Radiology

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R

Arun Radhakrishnan, Ph.D.

Professor

Radhakrishnan Research

Molecular Genetics

Anand Rohatgi, M.D.

Professor

Rohatgi Research

Internal Medicine, Cardiology

S

Lorena Saelices Gomez, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Saelices Research

Center for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases and Biophysics

Amil Shah, M.D.

Professor

Dallas Heart Study

Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Public Health

Mason Sweat, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Sweat Research

Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Molecular Biology

T

Vincent Tagliabracci, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Tabliabracci Research

Molecular Biology

Dan "Amanda" Tong, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Tong Research

Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Molecular Biology

Chengyi Tu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Tu Research

Internal Medcine, Cardiology and Biomedical Engineering

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V

Lisa VanWagner, M.D.

Associate Professor

VanWagner Research

Internal Medicine, Digestive & Liver Diseases

Wanpen Vongpatanasin, M.D.

Professor

Vongpatanasin Research

Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research

W

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X

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Y

Lael Yonker, M.D.

Associate Professor

Pediatrics and Immunology

Z

Ayesha Zia, M.D.

Professor

Pediatrics