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

Hal S Alper
- Professor of Chemical Engineering
- Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering #1
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Eric Anslyn
- Professor
- Chemistry
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Welch Regents Chair in Chemistry (Holder)
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Telephone Number:512-471-0068
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Jeffrey E. Barrick
- Professor
- Benjamin Clayton Centennial Professor in Biochemistry
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Ethel Bayer-Santos
- Assistant Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Telephone Number:(512) 471-0966
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Xiaolu (Lulu) Cambronne
- Assistant Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Telephone Number:512-232-1928
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Lydia M. Contreras
- Professor
- Paul D. & Betty Robertson Meek Centennial Professorship in Chemical Engineering
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Richard Crooks
- Professor Emeritus
- Chemistry
- Allen J. Bard Center for Electrochemistry
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
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Kevin N Dalby
- Professor
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Bryan W. Davies
- Professor
- Lorene Morrow Kelley Professorship in Microbiology
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Daniel J. Dickinson
- Associate Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
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Stephen Carl Ekker
- Professor
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Andrew Ellington
- Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Wilson M. and Kathryn Fraser Research Professorship in Biochemistry (Holder)

Ilya J. Finkelstein
- Associate Professor
- Lorene Morrow Kelley Endowed Faculty Fellowship Fund
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

George Georgiou
- Professor
- Dula D. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering #2
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

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

Rasika M. Harshey
- Professor
- Mary M. Betzner Morrow Centennial Chair in Microbiology
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

David W. Hoffman
- Associate Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Jon M. Huibregtse
- Professor
- Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Arnold Sr. Regents Chair in Molecular Biology
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

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
Telephone Number:512-750-0519
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Andres Jara-Oseguera
- Assistant Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Arlen W. Johnson
- Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Kenneth Johnson
- Professor
- Roger J. Williams Centennial Professorship in Biochemistry
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Adrian T. Keatinge-Clay
- Associate Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Ken Keiler
- Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

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

Daniel J. Leahy
- Professor
- Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Regents Chair in Molecular Biology
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
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Seongmin Lee
- Professor
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Hung-Wen (Ben) Liu
- Professor
- George H. Hitchings Regents Chair in Drug Design
- Chemistry
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Telephone Number:512-232-7811
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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

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

Andreas Matouschek
- Professor
- Associate Dean for Research and Facilities
- Molecular Biosciences
- College of Natural Sciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Mikhail Matz
- Professor
- Integrative Biology
- Biodiversity Center
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Despoina Mavridou
- Assistant Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Jennifer Maynard
- Professor
- Z. D. Bonner Professorship of Chemical Engineering
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Jason McLellan
- Professor
- Robert A. Welch Chair in Chemistry
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay
- Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicolog
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Accepting graduate students 25-26 academic year

Tanya T. Paull
- Professor
- Burl G. and Lorene L. Rogers Chair in Human Health
- Professor of Oncology
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

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
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Pengyu Ren
- Professor
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Susanne Ressl
- Assistant Professor
- Neuroscience
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Rick Russell
- Professor
- Associate Chair for Graduate Education
- Lorene Morrow Kelley Endowed Faculty Fellowship Fund
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Eric Senning
- Assistant Professor
- Neuroscience
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Jason Shear
- Professor
- Chemistry
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

David Soloveichik
- Associate Professor
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Scott W. Stevens
- Associate Professor
- Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Christopher S. Sullivan
- Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

David W. Taylor
- Associate Professor
- Marvin L. Hackert Professor in Structural Biology Fellow
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Lauren Webb
- Professor
- Associate Dean for Graduate Education
- Chemistry
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Joseph & Jeanne Lagowski Professor in Chemistry
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Christian P Whitman
- Professor
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

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
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Kun Yang
- Assistant Professor
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Y. Jessie Zhang
- Professor
- L. Leon Campbell, Ph.D. Distinguished Professorship in Biochemistry
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs