Our system and synthetic biologists study how the thousands of molecules in cells coordinate to create life, as well as how to re-engineer living systems. They illuminate basic biological processes and create and find key biomolecules and drugs in a laboratory setting. This work has led to insight into the strong conservation of molecular machines in diverse plants and animals, as well as improved diagnostics and therapeutics.

Jeffrey E. Barrick
- Associate Professor
- Lorene Morrow Kelley Professorship in Microbiology

Can Cenik
- Assistant Professor

Bryan W. Davies
- Associate Professor

Vishwanath Iyer
- Professor
- Professor of Oncology, Dell Medical School

Jonghwan Kim
- Associate Professor

David W. Taylor
- Associate Professor
- Lorene Morrow Kelley Endowed Faculty Fellowship Fund

Keiko Torii
- Professor
- Johnson & Johnson Centennial Chair in Plant Cell Biology
- Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute