Our biochemists study the chemical properties of key biological molecules and how these properties give rise to biological function in cellular and organismal contexts. These studies illuminate how molecular interactions and enzyme catalysis contribute to robust cellular activity, as well as how molecules that activate or inhibit biomolecule function work and may function therapeutically.
Ethel Bayer-Santos
- Assistant Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
The EBSlab is focused on (micro)biological conflicts and the weapons used by bacteria to target competitors. The group uses Salmonella and a specialized contractile nanoweapon called T6SS to understand how enteric pathogens overcome colonization resistance imposed by members of the microbiota and establish an infection. The effectors secreted by the T6SS comprise a pool of proteins with interesting new biochemical activities, providing opportunities for several interdisciplinary projects encompassing microbiology, cell biology, biochemistry, structural biology and bioinformatic.
Xiaolu (Lulu) Cambronne
- Assistant Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
Bryan W. Davies
- Associate Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
Daniel J. Dickinson
- Assistant Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
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
Ilya J. Finkelstein
- Associate Professor
- Lorene Morrow Kelley Endowed Faculty Fellowship Fund
- Molecular Biosciences
David W. Hoffman
- Associate Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
Andres Jara-Oseguera
- Assistant Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
Arlen W. Johnson
- Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
Kenneth Johnson
- Professor
- Roger J. Williams Centennial Professorship in Biochemistry
- Molecular Biosciences
Zunlong Ke
- Assistant Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
The Ke Lab started in February 2024 and is actively recruiting:
- graduate students
- postdoctoral fellows
- research scientists
Adrian T. Keatinge-Clay
- Associate Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
Daniel J. Leahy
- Professor
- Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Regents Chair in Molecular Biology
- Molecular Biosciences
Despoina Mavridou
- Assistant Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
Tanya T. Paull
- Professor
- Burl G. and Lorene L. Rogers Chair in Human Health
- Professor of Oncology
- Molecular Biosciences
David W. Taylor
- Associate Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
Blerta Xhemalce
- Associate Professor
- Molecular Biosciences
Y. Jessie Zhang
- Professor
- L. Leon Campbell, Ph.D. Distinguished Professorship in Biochemistry
- Molecular Biosciences