James Hixson
Professor
713/500-9000
Reuel Stallones Building
1200 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030
About
Education: Degree Date Major Field University of Texas, B.A. 1978 Anthropology Austin, Texas University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Ph.D. 1983 Human Genetics Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA Postdoctoral 1985 Molecular Genetics Present Position: 2000-Present Professor (tenured 2002), Human Genetics Center, EHGES Division, School of Public Health, UTHealth, Houston, TX. Previous Positions: 1978 – 1983 Predoctoral Fellow and Trainee, Human Genetics, Genetics Training Grant (NIH), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 1983 – 1985 Postdoctoral Fellow, Pathology Department, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA. 1985 1989 Assistant Scientist, Department of Genetics, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR), San Antonio, TX. 1986 1990 Assistant Professor, Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) San Antonio, TX. 1990 – 1993 Associate Scientist, Department of Genetics, SFBR, San Antonio, TX. 1990 - 1993 Associate Professor, Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX. 1994 – 1999 Chairman and Scientist, Department of Genetics, SFBR, San Antonio, TX. 1994 – 1999 Professor, Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX
Center Affiliation
Research Interests
- Cardiovascular and Chronic Diseases
- Genetics and -omics