AMR Scholars Program

GCC Antimicrobial Resistance Scholars Program Steering Committee

Hossaena Ayele
Student Chair
UTHealth Houston
hossaena.ayele@uth.tmc.edu

Chetna Dureja
Postdoc Chair
Texas A&M IBT
chetnadureja@exchange.tamu.edu

Dignite Fabrice Ngango

BCM
DigniteFabrice.Ngango@bcm.edu

Bishnu Joshi

MDACC
BJoshi@mdanderson.org

Ann McKelvey

Texas A&M IBT
amckelvey@tamu.edu

Jacob McPherson

HMRI
jkmcpherson
@houstonmethodist.org

The overall goal of this program is to support and enhance scholarly activities related to Antimicrobial Resistance at GCC institutions and enhance the diversity of the GCC AMR program. Its voluntary membership is composed of students and postdocs who are interested in AMR in the Houston/Galveston area. These students will help guide the AMR Program and bring a more diverse set of ideas to the table. Any student or postdoc at a GCC institution may join for free.

To enroll, please fill out this Application Form. If you have any questions, please email GCCresearch@rice.edu.

Membership Benefits:

  • Certificate of membership
  • Exclusive courses and networking opportunities
  • Suggest speakers for conferences and workshops
  • Eligibility for special scholar poster/talk prizes at the annual symposium
  • Special events/gatherings exclusively for Scholars (coffee break/pizza)
  • Suggest topics and speakers for professional career development activities
  • Early registration for events