GCC Single Cell & Spatial Omics Scholars Program Steering Committee
Weiqing Chen
Gabrielle Dewson
UTMB
gsdewson@utmb.edu
Shaohai Fang
Texas A&M IBT
fshinhouston@tamu.edu
Jing Li
Texas A&M IBT
jing.li@tamu.edu
Ryan Mulqueen
Postdoc Chair
MDACC
RMulqueen@mdanderson.org
Edgar Ruiz
Rice University
eer6@rice.edu
Naiju Thomas
UTMB
naithoma@utmb.edu
Mitheera V
Student Chair
MDACC
MV@MDAnderson.org
Cristal Villalba
The overall goal of this program is to support and enhance scholarly activities related to Single Cell and Spatial Omics (SCSO) at GCC institutions and enhance the diversity of the GCC SCSO program. Its voluntary membership is composed of students and postdocs who are interested in Single Cell and Spatial Omics in the Houston/Galveston area. These students will help guide the SCSO 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


Luqiong Wang