Using powerful techniques such as X-ray crystallography or NMR spectroscopy, as well as biochemical or biophysical methods, models of macromolecules and their properties are used to explain the molecular basis of catalysis, recognition and disease.
Chandrajit Bajaj
- Professor
- Computer Science
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Brett Baker
- Associate Professor
- co-director of the Center for Planetary Science and Habitability
- Marine Science
- Integrative Biology
- 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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Brian Belardi
- Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
- Chemistry
Xiaolu (Lulu) Lim Ang Cambronne
- Associate Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Join us at the 2026 NAD Metabolism and Signaling FASEB Scientific Research Conference, June 7-11 2026 Melbourne, FL. https://events.faseb.org/event/NAD-Metabolism-Signaling/summary
Telephone Number:512-232-1928
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Can Cenik
- Associate Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Looking for highly motivated and ambitious Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows to join the team.
Lydia M. Contreras
- Professor
- Paul D. & Betty Robertson Meek Centennial Professorship in Chemical Engineering
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
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Kevin N Dalby
- Professor
- 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
- 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 (Retired)
- Interim Program Manager - Dobie Paisano Ranch
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
After 51+ years at The University of Texas at Austin and nearly 30 years in administration, Dr. Hackert has begun limited Phased Retirement and no longer has a research lab or is he taking students. Since 2012 he has been active in 3D printing and promoting the benefits of crystallography and biochemistry to society by giving lectures around the world and creating a number of public displays on the UT Austin campus.
David W. Hoffman
- Associate Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Ken Hsu
- Associate Professor
- Chemistry
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Stephen F. and Fay Evans Martin Endowed Professorship in Chemistry (Fellow)
Telephone Number:512-232-2146
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Andres Jara-Oseguera
- Assistant Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Potentially Recruiting Students 26-27 Academic Year
Kenneth Johnson
- Professor
- Roger J. Williams Centennial Professorship in Biochemistry
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Adrian T. Keatinge-Clay
- 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
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
Recruiting Students 26-27 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
- Senior Associate Dean for Research and Resource Management
- Molecular Biosciences
- College of Natural Sciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Jennifer Maynard
- Professor
- Z. D. Bonner Professorship of Chemical Engineering
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Despoina Mavridou
- Assistant Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- 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
Robert Newberry
- Assistant Professor
- Chemistry
- 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
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
Y. Jessie Zhang
- Professor
- L. Leon Campbell, Ph.D. Distinguished Professorship in Biochemistry
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs