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The Ph.D. Program encompasses several areas of research, including:

  • Systems and Synthetic Biology
  • Biophysics and Molecular Dynamics
  • Enzymology
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions
  • CheMicrobiologyal Biology & Drug Discovery
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Hal S Alper

  • Professor of Chemical Engineering
  • Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering #1
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
halper@che.utexas.edu
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Eric Anslyn

  • Professor
  • Chemistry
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Welch Regents Chair in Chemistry (Holder)
Distinguished Teaching Professor

anslyn@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-0068
NHB
5.114A
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Jeffrey E. Barrick

  • Professor
  • Benjamin Clayton Centennial Professor in Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
jbarrick@cm.utexas.edu
MBB
1.436
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Ethel Bayer-Santos

  • Assistant Professor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
ebayersantos@austin.utexas.edu
(512) 471-0966
NMS
2.116
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Xiaolu (Lulu) Cambronne

  • Assistant Professor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
lulu@austin.utexas.edu
512-232-1928
MBB
2.148BA
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Lydia M. Contreras

  • Professor
  • Paul D. & Betty Robertson Meek Centennial Professorship in Chemical Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
lcontrer@che.utexas.edu
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Richard Crooks

  • Professor Emeritus
  • Chemistry
  • Allen J. Bard Center for Electrochemistry
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
crooks@cm.utexas.edu
NHB
5.112A
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Kevin N Dalby

  • Professor
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
dalby@austin.utexas.edu
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Bryan W. Davies

  • Professor
  • Lorene Morrow Kelley Professorship in Microbiology
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
bwdavies@utexas.edu
NMS
3.118
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Daniel J. Dickinson

  • Associate Professor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
daniel.dickinson@austin.utexas.edu
PAT
206
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Stephen Carl Ekker

  • Professor
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
stephen.ekker@austin.utexas.edu
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Andrew Ellington

  • Professor
  • Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Regents Chair in Molecular Biology
  • Wilson M. and Kathryn Fraser Research Professorship in Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
andy.ellington@austin.utexas.edu
MBB
3.424
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Ilya J. Finkelstein

  • Associate Professor
  • Lorene Morrow Kelley Endowed Faculty Fellowship Fund
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
ifinkelstein@cm.utexas.edu
MBB
3.422
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George Georgiou

  • Professor
  • Dula D. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering #2
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
gg@che.utexas.edu
CPE
4.410
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Marvin L. Hackert

  • Professor
  • William Shive Centennial Professorship in Biochemistry
  • Senior Associate Dean, Office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
m.hackert@austin.utexas.edu
MAI
101
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Rasika M. Harshey

  • Professor
  • Mary M. Betzner Morrow Centennial Chair in Microbiology
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
rasika@austin.utexas.edu
NMS
2.118
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David W. Hoffman

  • Associate Professor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
dhoffman@mail.utexas.edu
NHB
4.128
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Jon M. Huibregtse

  • Professor
  • Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Arnold Sr. Regents Chair in Molecular Biology
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
huibregtse@austin.utexas.edu
MBB
2.312
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Brent Iverson

  • Professor
  • Warren J. and Viola Mae Raymer Professor
  • Chemistry
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Distinguished Teaching Professor
The University of Texas System Academy of Distinguished Teachers Fellow

iversonb@austin.utexas.edu
512-750-0519
NHB
5.136A
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Andres Jara-Oseguera

  • Assistant Professor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
andres.jaraoseguera@austin.utexas.edu
NHB
4.31
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Arlen W. Johnson

  • Professor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
arlen@austin.utexas.edu
NMS
1.126
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Kenneth Johnson

  • Professor
  • Roger J. Williams Centennial Professorship in Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
kajohnson@utexas.edu
MBB
3.122
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Adrian T. Keatinge-Clay

  • Associate Professor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
adriankc@utexas.edu
NHB
4.123
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Alan Lambowitz

  • Professor
  • Professor of Oncology
  • Mr. and Mrs. A. Frank Smith, Jr. Regents Chair in Molecular Biology
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
lambowitz@austin.utexas.edu
MBB
2.234BA
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Daniel J. Leahy

  • Professor
  • Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Regents Chair in Molecular Biology
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
dleahy@austin.utexas.edu
NHB
4.106
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Seongmin Lee

  • Professor
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
seongminlee@austin.utexas.edu
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Hung-Wen (Ben) Liu

  • Professor
  • George H. Hitchings Regents Chair in Drug Design
  • Chemistry
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
h.w.liu@mail.utexas.edu
512-232-7811
PHR
3.206B
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Yi Lu

  • Professor
  • Richard J. V. Johnson - Welch Regents Chair in Chemistry
  • Chemistry
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
  • Allen J. Bard Center for Electrochemistry

Accepting graduate students 25-26 academic year

yi.lu@utexas.edu
WEL
4.244
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Edward M. Marcotte

  • Professor
  • Mr. and Mrs. Corbin J. Robertson, Sr. Regents Chair in Molecular Biology #1
  • Affiliated Faculty, Oden Institute
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
marcotte@utexas.edu
MBB
3.148BA
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Andreas Matouschek

  • Professor
  • Associate Dean for Research and Facilities
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • College of Natural Sciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
matouschek@austin.utexas.edu
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Mikhail Matz

  • Professor
  • Integrative Biology
  • Biodiversity Center
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
matz@mail.utexas.edu
PAT
432
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Despoina Mavridou

  • Assistant Professor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
despoina.mavridou@austin.utexas.edu
NMS
3.116
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Jennifer Maynard

  • Professor
  • Z. D. Bonner Professorship of Chemical Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
maynard@che.utexas.edu
CPE
5.466
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Jason McLellan

  • Professor
  • Robert A. Welch Chair in Chemistry
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
jmclellan@austin.utexas.edu
NHB
4.342
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Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay

  • Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicolog
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Accepting graduate students 25-26 academic year

som@austin.utexas.edu
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Tanya T. Paull

  • Professor
  • Burl G. and Lorene L. Rogers Chair in Human Health
  • Professor of Oncology
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
tpaull@utexas.edu
MBB
2.448
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Shelley M. Payne

  • Professor
  • Director, LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease
  • Marie Betzner Morrow Centennial Chair
  • Distinguished Teaching Professor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
payne@utexas.edu
NMS
2.104
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Pengyu Ren

  • Professor
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
pren@mail.utexas.edu
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Susanne Ressl

  • Assistant Professor
  • Neuroscience
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
suressl@utexas.edu
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Rick Russell

  • Professor
  • Associate Chair for Graduate Education
  • Lorene Morrow Kelley Endowed Faculty Fellowship Fund
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
rick_russell@cm.utexas.edu
MBB
2.212
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Eric Senning

  • Assistant Professor
  • Neuroscience
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
esen@austin.utexas.edu
NHB
4.354
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Jason Shear

  • Professor
  • Chemistry
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
jshear@mail.utexas.edu
FNT
3.102
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David Soloveichik

  • Associate Professor
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
david.soloveichik@utexas.edu
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Scott W. Stevens

  • Associate Professor
  • Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
scott.stevens@austin.utexas.edu
NMS
1.122
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Christopher S. Sullivan

  • Professor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
chris_sullivan@austin.utexas.edu
NMS
3.218
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David W. Taylor

  • Associate Professor
  • Marvin L. Hackert Professor in Structural Biology Fellow
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
dtaylor@utexas.edu
NHB
4.121
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Lauren Webb

  • Professor
  • Associate Dean for Graduate Education
  • Chemistry
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Joseph & Jeanne Lagowski Professor in Chemistry

lwebb@cm.utexas.edu
FNT
2.104A
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Christian P Whitman

  • Professor
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
whitman@austin.utexas.edu
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Claus Wilke

  • Professor
  • Integrative Biology
  • Statistics and Data Sciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Jane and Roland Blumberg Centennial Professorship in Molecular Evolution
Dwight W. and Blanche Faye Reeder Centennial Fellowship in Systematic and Evolutionary Biology

wilke@austin.utexas.edu
MBB
3.232
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Kun Yang

  • Assistant Professor
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
kun.yang@austin.utexas.edu
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Y. Jessie Zhang

  • Professor
  • L. Leon Campbell, Ph.D. Distinguished Professorship in Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
jzhang@cm.utexas.edu
NHB
4.126
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