Faculty and Staff
Department Chair
DR. MICHAEL R. KIDD
BIOLOGY
DR. MÓNICA O. MENDEZ
Associate Professor
LBVSC 379B
(956) 326-2590
monica.mendez@tamiu.edu
https://sites.google.com/site/monicamendezlab/
DR. RUBY A. YNALVEZ
Associate Professor
LBVSC 385D
(956) 326-2643
rynalvez@tamiu.edu
http://rynalvez.wix.com/lab
MR. AMEDE RUBIO
Pre-Dental Advisor
Instructor
LBVSC 159
(956) 326-2498
amede.rubio@tamiu.edu
Dr. FESEHA ABEBE-AKELE
Assistant Professor
LBV 385A
(956) 326-2592
feseha.abebe-akele@tamiu.edu
CHEMISTRY
DR. HÉCTOR E. GONZÁLEZ
Pre-Allied Health Advisor
Pre-Medical Advisor
Pre-Pharmacy Advisor
Instructor
LBVSC 259
(956) 326-3121
hector.gonzalez@tamiu.edu
DR. KAMERON JORGENSEN
Assistant Professor
LBVSC 307
(956) 326-2568
kameron.jorgensen@tamiu.edu
https://sites.google.com/site/kameronjorgensenlab
DR. HARI D. MANDAL
Associate Professor
LBVSC 309
(956) 326-2665
hmandal@tamiu.edu
STAFF
MS. ELAINE ALMANZa-Ortega
Activity Director of Title V - ADVISE
Canseco Hall 212B
(956) 326-3123
elaine.almanza@tamiu.edu
Contact
Department of Biology and Chemistry
5201 University Boulevard, Lamar Bruni Vergara Science Center 312, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone: 956-326-2441 E-mail: lucia.cortez@tamiu.edu