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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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Aaron Baker

  • Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
abbaker@austin.utexas.edu
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Brett Baker

  • Associate Professor
  • co-director of the Center for Planetary Science and Habitability
  • Marine Science
  • Integrative Biology
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
brett_baker@utexas.edu
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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) 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 

lulu@austin.utexas.edu
512-232-1928
MBB
2.148BA
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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. 

ccenik@austin.utexas.edu
MBB
2.122
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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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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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Jaquelin P. Dudley

  • Professor
  • Associate Director, LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease
  • Professor of Oncology
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
jdudley@austin.utexas.edu
NMS
2.122
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Lauren I. R. Ehrlich

  • Professor
  • L. Leon Campbell, Ph.D. Distinguished Professorship in Microbiology
  • Professor of Molecular Biosciences
  • Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology, Dell Medical School (courtesy appointment)
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
lehrlich@austin.utexas.edu
NMS
2.314
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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
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Wilson M. and Kathryn Fraser Research Professorship in Biochemistry (Holder)

andy.ellington@austin.utexas.edu
MBB
3.424
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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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Vernita Gordon

  • Professor
  • Physics
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

Elizabeth B. Gleeson Professorship in Plan II (Fellow)
Trull Centennial Professorship in Physics #1 (Fellow)

gordon@chaos.utexas.edu
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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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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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Vishwanath Iyer

  • Professor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
vishy@utexas.edu
MBB
3.212A
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Makkuni Jayaram

  • Professor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
jayaram@austin.utexas.edu
NMS
2.116
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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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Zunlong Ke

  • Assistant Professor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs

The Ke Lab is actively recruiting:

  • graduate students
  • postdoctoral fellows
zunlong.ke@austin.utexas.edu
512-232-2429
NHB
4.112
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Ken Keiler

  • Professor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
kkeiler@utexas.edu
NMS
3.306
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Benjamin Keith Keitz

  • Associate Professor
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
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Jonghwan Kim

  • Professor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
jonghwankim@mail.utexas.edu
NMS
4.314
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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
  • Senior Associate Dean for Research and Resource Management
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • College of Natural Sciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
matouschek@austin.utexas.edu
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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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Ian J. Molineux

  • Professor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
molineux@austin.utexas.edu
NMS
1.116
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Nancy Moran

  • Professor
  • Warren J. and Viola Mae Raymer Chair
  • Integrative Biology
  • Biodiversity Center
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
nancy.moran@austin.utexas.edu
NMS
4.232A
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Howard Ochman

  • Professor
  • Joseph J. & Jeanne M. Lagowski Regents Professorship in Molecular Bioscience
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
howard.ochman@austin.utexas.edu
512-232-5666
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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
  • LaMontagne Center
payne@utexas.edu
NMS
2.110
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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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Laura Suggs

  • Professor
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
laura.suggs@mail.utexas.edu
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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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Stefano Tiziani

  • Professor
  • Associate Chair of Graduate Studies
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Human Ecology
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
tiziani@austin.utexas.edu
5124954706
DPI
2.206
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Arielle Woznica

  • Assistant Professor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
woznica@austin.utexas.edu
NMS
3.324
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