Our Research Team
Pamela Wenzel, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Pamela Wenzel is Associate Professor of Integrative Biology & Pharmacology and Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center, McGovern Medical School. She is also a member of the Immunology Graduate Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.


Miguel Diaz, B.s.
Senior Research Associate
Miguel Diaz is a high-level research technician with 20+ years of experience. He is motivated to constantly pursue experimental consistency and attention to detail in achieving credible and reproducible data. He manages the laboratory and provides support to trainees.
Sandeep Dumbali, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Sandeep is a mechanical engineer with expertise inĀ mechanobiology. He is focused on the cellular machinery that senses force and transmits this information into a message that hematopoietic cells use to manage metabolic demands and make fate decisions.


Paulina Horton, B.S.
Doctoral Student
Paulina Horton is a graduate student in the Immunology Program pursuing research to address how early precursors of the hematopoietic stem cell generate energy and metabolize fuels to ensure self-renewal and multipotency.