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The training and teaching faculty in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology represent a wide array of research interests.

Our faculty are dedicated to providing top-notch advising and mentorship to our trainees so they are well-equipped to enter successful careers in research, medicine and public health.

Our Biochemistry and Molecular Biology PhD program includes over 30 faculty outside of our Department, in departments across the School of Public Health and the School of Medicine. Visit our PhD program webpage for a full list of the PhD program faculty.

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Roza Selimyan Teaching Professor

Roza Selimyan, PhD, leads the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department academic programs, where she focuses on connecting science, health, and education.

Brian Learn Research Associate
David Snead Research Associate
Aravinthkumar Jayabalan Research Associate
Courtney McQueen Research Associate
Rameez Raja Research Associate
Mitchell Fane Research Associate
Honghe Liu Research Associate
Banhi Biswas Research Associate
Qiwang Xiang Research Associate
Mingming Liu Research Associate
Terry Brown Professor - Emeritus
Floyd Bryant Professor

Randy Bryant, PhD, studied mechanistic enzymology and now trains future scientists and public health leaders in the classroom, teaching biochemistry, and mentoring students.

Valeria Culotta Professor

Val Culotta, PhD, examines the role of free radicals and micronutrients in the battle between host and pathogen during fungal infections.

Sharon Krag Professor - Emeritus
Michael Matunis Professor

Michael Matunis, PhD, studies how protein modification by SUMO—the small ubiquitin-related modifier—drives changes in key cellular pathways from stress response to DNA repair.

Paul Miller Professor - Emeritus
William Wright Professor - Emeritus
Barry Zirkin Professor - Emeritus

Barry Zirkin, PhD, is a reproductive biologist involved in studies of the effects of aging and environmental toxicants on testicular testosterone production and spermatogenesis.

Jiou Wang Professor

Jiou Wang, MD, PhD, seeks to understand what controls the birth and death of a protein and how the shape and function of DNA and RNA are connected in health and diseases.