Leadership

Dr. Greg Pompelli
Director, Texas A&M University – CBTS

Dr. Zenon Medina-Cetina
PI, U.S. – Mexico R-13 Project
Associate Professor, Zachry Career Development Professor II, Civil & Environmental, Petroleum, Ocean & Geography, Texas A&M University

Dr. Matt Cochran
Co-PI, U.S. Mexico R-13 Project
Research Director, Texas A&M University – CBTS

Dr. Maria Jose Perez-Patron
Co-PI, U.S. Mexico R-13 Project
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
Texas A&M University

Miriam Olivares
Co-PI, U.S. Mexico R-13 Project
GIS Librarian, Center for Science and Social Science Information, Yale University

DHS Advisors

Iván A. Zapata, DrPH, MS
Global Health Security Advisor
DHS Chief Medical Officer Team
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security​

Alexander L. Eastman, MD, MPH, FACS, FAEMS​
Senior Medical Officer
Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO) ​
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) ​
U.S. Department of Homeland Security​

Thomas M. Wilkinson, MD​
Chief Medical Information Officer
Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO) ​
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) ​
U.S. Department of Homeland Security​

Heather N. Chew
Deputy of Global Health Security Advisor
DHS Chief Medical Officer Team
U.S. Department of Homeland Security​

International Advisors

Dr. Bethany DeSalvo
Survey Statistician, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division ​
United States Census Bureau

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Dr. Graciela Ma. de los Dolores González Farías
Director, National Institute of Mathematics (CIMAT)

Dr. Sergio Palacio Carrera Riva
Director, General Integration, Analysis, and Research Direction,
Mexican Census Bureau (INEGI)

Dr. Oscar Sanchez Siordia
Director, Mexican National Geo-Intelligence Laboratory (Centro-GEO)
Institutional Member, Grupo CONACYT COVID-19

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Victor Gutierrez
CEO, Grupo Plenum
Chair, Mexican National Business Association (CCE)

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Dr. Maria Julia Marinissen
Health Attaché, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),
U.S. Embassy | Mexico City

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Dr. Julie Loisel
Associate Professor, Department of Geography,
Texas A&M University

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Dr. Dennis Gorman
Interim Department Head, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Texas A&M University

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Former Members

Duane C. Caneva, MD, MS ​
Chief Medical Officer ​
U.S. Department of Homeland Security​

Tom McGinn, DVM​
Senior Health Advisor​
Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO) ​
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) ​
U.S. Department of Homeland Security​