Woolsey Lab

Funders/Collaborators

  • CEPI

    Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations

    UNVEIL PROJECT

    Dr. Polina Brangel, Dr. Christine Dahlke, Dr. Haritha Adhikarla, Dr. Christina Mukandavire, Dr. Trevor Brasel, Dr. Anna Honko, Dr. Stephen Reece, Dr. Alex Kahn

    https://cepi.net/

  • Black letter W and the word welcome in bold text below it.

    WELLCOME TRUST U.K.

    UNVEIL PROJECT

    Dr. Deborah King

    Dr. Sophia Wang

    https://wellcome.org/

  • Sign for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) with logos of USDA, Homeland Security, and Science and Technology, in an outdoor setting with a fence, leafless trees, and a clear blue sky.

    USDA NBAF

    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (NACA)

    Dr. Lisa Hensley, Dr. Reed Johnson, Krystle Hensley

    https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/general-information/initiatives-and-highlighted-programs/national-bio-and-agro-defense-facility

  • Logo for the Brain Health Institute Pilot Grant Program featuring a silhouette of a human head with hexagons and dots representing the brain, set against a background with a faint pattern of rose illustrations.

    UTMB MBHI/IHII

    UTMB Moody Brain Health Institute (MBHI)/ Institute for Human Infections and Immunity (IHII)

    INVADE PROJECT

    Dr. Giulio Taglialatela, Dr. Scott Weaver, Ara 13, Katherine McConnell, R. Christopher Rojas, Devin Gallow

    https://www.utmb.edu/brainhealthinstitute

  • A man in a gray suit with a white shirt and striped blue tie posing against a plain background.

    Dr. Georgiy Golovko, Ph.D.

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UTMB

    Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

    UNVEIL PROJECT

    MBHI I-DID INVADE PROJECT

  • Portrait of a young man with short dark hair, wearing a blue and white checkered shirt, smiling, in a bright indoor setting.

    Dr. Kamil Khanipov, Ph.D.

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UTMB

    Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

    MBHI I-DID INVADE PROJECT

  • Portrait of a smiling man with a light complexion, short light hair, and wearing a dark shirt, against a dark background.

    Dr. Slobodan Paessler, D.V.M., Ph.D.

    PROFESSOR, UTMB

    Department of Pathology

    Director, Galveston National Laboratory Preclinical Studies Core
    Director, Animal Biosafety Level 3, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity
    Member, Center for Biodefense & Emerging Infectious Diseases

    UNVEIL PROJECT

  • A portrait of an Asian man with short black hair, wearing a dark collared shirt, against a blurred background.

    Dr. Junki Maruyama, D.V.M., PhD

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UTMB

    Department of Pathology

    UNVEIL PROJECT

  • Portrait of a man with short hair wearing a dark scrub top, in an indoor setting.

    Dr. Thomas Fletcher, M.D., Ph.D.

    Reader in Emerging and High Consequence Infectious Diseases and Director of Global Health Trials Unit, LSTM-UK

    UNVEIL PROJECT

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    Dr. Caitlin Thompson, Ph.D.

    POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, UTMB

    UNVEIL PROJECT

  • A woman with shoulder-length dark hair, smiling, wearing a black blazer over a turquoise top, standing against a gray background.

    Dr. Bronwyn (Bonnie) Gunn

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

    UNVEIL PROJECT

  • Dr. Nathan Shehu, Ph.D.

    RESEARCH SCIENTIST, UTMB

    UNVEIL PROJECT

  • Headshot of a middle-aged man with white hair, wearing a blue checked suit, light blue shirt, and patterned blue tie, smiling against a blurred background.

    Dr. Richard Pyles, Ph.D.

    PROFESSOR, UTMB

    Associate Research Officer for Research Development and Administration

    Department of Pediatrics

    Department of Microbiology and Immunology

    MBHI/IHII I-DID INVADE PROJECT

  • Headshot of a middle-aged man with short hair, wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, and a blue patterned tie, against a blurred colorful background.

    Dr. Rakez Kayed, Ph.D.

    PROFESSOR, UTMB

    Department of Neurology

    Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

    MBHI/IHII I-DID INVADE PROJECT

  • Professional headshot of a man wearing glasses, a dark suit, a blue shirt, and a patterned tie, smiling against a blurred background.

    Dr. Agenor Limon, Ph.D.

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UTMB

    Department of Neurology

    MITCHELL CENTER DIRECTOR

    Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

    MBHI/IHII I-DID INVADE PROJECT

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    Dr. Elvis-Yane Cuevas Martinez, Ph.D.

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UTMB

    Department of Neurology

    Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

    MBHI/IHII I-DID INVADE PROJECT

  • A woman with short, light brown hair, blue eyes, wearing a peach-colored blouse, a patterned blazer, and gold jewelry, looking directly at the camera with a slight smile against a blurred colorful background.

    Dr. Maria-Adelaide Micci

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UTMB

    Department of Neurology

    Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

    MBHI/IHII I-DID INVADE PROJECT

  • A man with short hair and a goatee wearing a white medical coat with a 'UTMB Health' patch, standing against a blurred blue background.

    Dr. Hugues Fausther-Bovendo, Ph.D.

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UTMB

    Department of Microbiology and Immunology

    Sealy Institute for Drug Discovery

    MBHI/IHII I-DID INVADE PROJECT

  • A woman with curly red hair smiling at the camera, wearing a colorful floral dress and a gold necklace.

    Dr. Anna Fracassi, Ph.D.

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UTMB
    Department of Neurology

    Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

    MBHI/IHII I-DID INVADE PROJECT

  • Headshot of a man with dark hair and a beard, wearing a white collared shirt, against a colorful blurred background.

    Dr. Mauro Montalbano, Ph.D.

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UTMB

    Department of Neurology

    Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

    MBHI/IHII I-DID INVADE PROJECT

  • Dr. Thomas W. Gesbert, Ph.D.

    PROFESSOR, UTMB

    Department of Microbiology & Immunology