
About Us
At TIGSS our team is composed of scientists from various disciplines including microbial pathogenesis, genomics, genetics, biochemistry, chemistry, neuroscience, and biology. We are always looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to join our highly collaborative team! Join us and help push the conventional boundaries of genomic and phenotypic research.
Administrative Staff
For general TIGSS questions or for help reaching a specific researcher, contact Elizabeth Bustamante at tigss@tamu.edu.

Jeffrey Cirillo, Ph.D.
Regents’ Professor Department of Microbial Pathogenesis & Immunology Texas A&M College of Medicine Director Texas A&M Institute for Genome Sciences and Societies (TIGSS)Center for Airborne Pathogen Research and Imaging (CAPRI) Texas A&M University
- jdcirillo@tamu.edu
- (979) 436-0343

Elizabeth Bustamante, B.S.
Senior Administrative Coordinator Texas A&M Institute of Genome Sciences & Society- ebustamante@tamu.edu
- (979) 458-5231
Molecular Genomics Core
For questions specific to the Molecular Genomics Core, their services, and their pricing, contact Jun Fan at one of the following emails:
genome_core@tamu.edu for questions from customers
genome_business@tamu.edu for questions from vendors




Sarah Sharpton, M.S.
Research Specialist I Molecular Genomics Core- ssharpton@tamu.edu
- (979) 458-5678

Bioinformatics Core
For questions specific to the Bioinformatics Core, their services, and their pricing, contact J. Chris Blazier at bioinformatics-core@tamu.edu.

J. Chris Blazier, Ph.D.
Core Director Bioinformatics Core Cert – BICB Instructor Bioinformatics Core- jcb244@tamu.edu
- (979) 458-5038

Devon J. Boland, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist Bioinformatics Core Cert – BICB Instructor Bioinformatics Core- devonjboland@tamu.edu
- (979) 458-5038

Texas A&M Preclinical Phenotyping Core
For questions specific to Texas A&M Preclinical Phenotyping Core, their services, and their pricing, contact Sunja Kim at tppc@tamu.edu.

Sunja Kim, Ph.D.
Core Director Texas A&M Preclinical Phenotyping Core- sunjapa@tamu.edu
- (979) 845-3573

L. James Hendricks, B.S.
Research Assistant Texas A&M Preclinical Phenotyping Core- james.hendricks@tamu.edu
- (979) 845-3573

Eunhye Grace Jeon, B.S.
Research Associate Texas A&M Preclinical Phenotyping Core- jeonegrace@tamu.edu
- (979) 845-3573