Our Team

Director

Dr. Verocai

Gui Verocai


Clinical Assistant Professor
gverocai@cvm.tamu.edu | 979-862-4999

Education:
• DVM (2005), Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• MSc (2008), Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• PhD (2015), University of Calgary, Canada
• 2015-2016, University of South Florida, Department of Global Health (Postdoctoral fellow)

Credentials:
• Director, Parasitology Diagnostic Laboratory
• Adjunct Faculty, Department of Infectious Diseases, UGA CVM
• Diplomate in Parasitology (2014), American College of Veterinary Microbiologists
• Texas Special veterinary License (2019) – S-567

Links:
VTPB profile
ResearchGate
TAMU Scholars

Assistant Professor

Meriam Saleh

Meriam Saleh


Assistant Professor
msaleh@cvm.tamu.edu

Education:
• BS (2011), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
• PhD (2017), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Professional Appointments:
• 2017–2019, Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University
• 2019–2020, Project Leader, National Center for Veterinary Parasitology
• 2019–2020, Lecturer, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University
• 2020–2021, Postdoctoral Fellow, Texas A&M University

Links:
Google Scholar Profile
ResearchGate

Staff

Joe Luksovsky

Joe Luksovsky


Laboratory Technician
jluksovsky@cvm.tamu.edu

Education:
• BS (2007), Texas A&M University
• MS (2011), Texas A&M University

Links:
ResearchGate

Resident/Postdoc

Hassan Hakimi

Hassan Hakimi


Postdoctoral Researcher
hhakimi@cvm.tamu.edu

Professional Appointments:
• 2014-2019, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University
• 2019–Present, Assistant Professor, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University

Education:
• DVM (2005), University of Tehran
• MSc (2009), Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
• PhD (2013), Gifu University

Links:
Google Scholar Profile
ResearchGate

Graduate Student

Matthew Kulpa

Matthew Kulpa


PhD Student
kulpamat@tamu.edu

Education:
• BS (2011), Michigan State University
• MS (2015), Bowling Green State University
• DVM (2020), Michigan State University

Links:
Personal Website
ResearchGate
Kaylee Kipp

Kaylee Kipp


PhD Student
kkipp@tamu.edu

Education:
• BS (2018), Texas A&M University – Commerce
• MS (2020), Texas A&M University – Commerce

Links:
ResearchGate
Maureen Kelly

Maureen Kelly


PhD Student
mkelly3456@tamu.edu

Education:
• BS (2018), Barry University
• MS (2021), Tulane University

Links:
ResearchGate
Ian Daniel

Ian Daniel


PhD Student
ian.daniel@tamu.edu

Education:
• BS (2015), Kisii University, Kenya
• MS (2021), University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, Arkansas USA

Links:
ResearchGate
Tiana Sanders

Tiana Sanders


PhD Student
tlsanders2415@tamu.edu

Education:
• BS (2015), Oklahoma State University
• DVM (2023), Oklahoma State University

Links:
ResearchGate

Undergraduate Students