More than 50 training faculty allow students the opportunity to pursue research in a wide variety of areas including:
- Bacteriology
- Virology
- Fungal biology
- Microbial genetics and evolution
- Microbial pathogenesis
- Cell biology
- Immunology
Hal S Alper
- Professor of Chemical Engineering
- Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering #1
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Aaron Baker
- Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- 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
Xiaolu (Lulu) Lim Ang Cambronne
- Associate Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
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
Bryan W. Davies
- Professor
- Department of Molecular Biosciences
- Lorene Morrow Kelley Professorship in Microbiology
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Jaquelin P. Dudley
- Professor
- Associate Director, LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease
- Professor of Oncology
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
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
Stephen Carl Ekker
- Professor
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Andrew Ellington
- Professor
- Department of Molecular Biosciences
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Wilson M. and Kathryn Fraser Research Professorship in Biochemistry (Holder)
George Georgiou
- Professor
- Dula D. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering #2
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Vernita Gordon
- Professor
- Physics
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Elizabeth B. Gleeson Professorship in Plan II (Fellow)
Trull Centennial Professorship in Physics #1 (Fellow)
Rasika M. Harshey
- Professor
- Mary M. Betzner Morrow Centennial Chair in Microbiology
- 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
Vishwanath Iyer
- Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Makkuni Jayaram
- Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Arlen W. Johnson
- Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Zunlong Ke
- Assistant Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
The Ke Lab is actively recruiting:
- graduate students
Ken Keiler
- Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Benjamin Keith Keitz
- Associate Professor
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Jonghwan Kim
- 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
Edward M. Marcotte
- Professor
- Department of Molecular Biosciences
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Andreas Matouschek
- Professor
- Senior Associate Dean for Research and Resource Management
- Interim Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
- Molecular Biosciences
- College of Natural Sciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Despoina Mavridou
- Assistant Professor
- Department of Molecular Biosciences
- 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
Ian J. Molineux
- Professor
- Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Not currently accepting students into the laboratory
Nancy Moran
- Professor
- Warren J. and Viola Mae Raymer Chair
- Integrative Biology
- Biodiversity Center
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Howard Ochman
- Professor
- Joseph J. & Jeanne M. Lagowski Regents Professorship in Molecular Bioscience
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
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
- LaMontagne Center
Elif Sarinay Cenik
- Assistant Professor
- Genetics, Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology, Computational Biology
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
We welcome inquiries from motivated graduate students and from first and second year undergraduates interested in gaining research experience and pursuing PhD or other research intensive careers. Interested students should email a brief description of their interests, goals, and availability.
Scott W. Stevens
- Associate Professor
- Director Designate, Biology Instructional Office
- Molecular Biosciences
- Biology Instructional Office
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education
Lorene Morrow Kelley Endowed Faculty Fellowship
Laura Suggs
- Professor
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Christopher S. Sullivan
- Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Becca Young
- Assistant Professor
- Integrative Biology
- Freshman Research Initiative
Arielle Woznica
- Assistant Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs