Faculty

ABIGAIL S. NEWSOME, Associate Professor of Bioinformatics, Associate Vice-President of Academic Affairs

  •  Biology. B.S., Mississippi Valley State University
  •  M.S., U. of Southern Mississippi
  • Ph.D., U. of Southern Mississippi. (1997)

BHANU NELLORE, Assistant Professor of Chemistry

  • B.Sc, Sri Venkateswara University 
  • M.Sc, Osmania University
  • Ph.D., Jackson State University (2016)

BLAND CHARLES, Associate Professor of Bioinformatics

  • B.S., Alcorn State University
  • M.S., University of Mississippi
  • Ph.D., University of Mississippi (2002)

CHUNG-YUNG CHEN, Visiting Professor of Bioinformatics

  • PhD, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

DANIEL OYUGI, Associate Professor of Biology  

  • B.S., Rust College
  • M.S., Jackson State University
  •  Ph.D., Howard University (2017)

HATTIE SPENCER, Professor of Environmental Health

  • B.S., Jackson State University
  • M.S., Jackson State University
  • Ph.D., Jackson State University (2001)

JULIUS IKENGA, Professor of Biology

  • B.S., Eastern Washington University
  • M.S., Sul Ross State University
  • Georgetown University (1989)

LAIFA NTOMBEKHAYA, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health

  • B.S.,   University of Fort Hare
  • M.S.,   Jackson State University 
  • M.B.L., University of South Africa
  • Ph.D.,   Jackson State University (2008)

MANJU PANDE, Professor of Biology

  • B.S., Patna University
  • M.S., Patna University
  • Ph.D., Ranchi University
  • Post Doc., Jackson State University/UMC (2002)

MATTHEWOS ESHETE, Department Chair  and Professor of Chemistry

  • B.Sc., Addis Ababa University
  • M.S., Hampton University
  • Ph.D., Tulane University (2003)

OMER OSMAN, Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Health  

  • MBBS, University of Khartoum   
  • MPH, Jackson State University     
  • MSHI, Mercer University                                                                                                                           
  • DrPH, Jackson State University (2022)

RAJASHEKHAR KANCHANAPALLY, Assistant Professor of Chemistry

  • B. Sc., Kakatiya University
  • M.Sc., Kakatiya University
  • Ph.D., Jackson State University (2015)

WILLIAM MAHONE, Assistant Professor of Chemistry

  • B.S., Troy State University
  • M.S., New Mexico State University
  • Ph.D., New Mexico State University (1996)

Zafar Iqbal, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology

  • M.D., Volgograd Medical State University
  • MPhil Anatomy, University of Health Sciences (2020)