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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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Yash Chhabra	Assistant Scientist
William Wright	Professor - Emeritus
Vito Rebecca	Assistant Professor	Vito W. Rebecca, PhD, is a translational molecular biologist who investigates how tumor cells metastasize and escape targeted and immune-therapy, with a focus on acral lentiginous melanoma.
Valeria Culotta	Professor	Val Culotta, PhD, examines the role of free radicals and micronutrients in the battle between host and pathogen during fungal infections.
Utthara Nayar	Assistant Professor	Utthara Nayar, PhD, is a breast cancer biologist who uses functional genomics tools to understand and overcome tumor resistance to targeted therapies.
Terry Brown	Professor - Emeritus
Tao Zhang	Assistant Scientist
Sharon Krag	Professor - Emeritus
Scott Bailey	Professor	Scott Bailey, PhD, explores the structure and function of the molecular mechanisms that cells use to interact with and modify DNA and RNA, focusing on CRISPR systems.
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.
Rameez Raja	Research Associate
Rachy Abraham	Assistant Scientist
Qiwang Xiang	Research Associate
Paul Miller	Professor - Emeritus
Mitchell Fane	Research Associate
Mingming Liu	Research Associate
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.
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.
Jennifer Kavran	Associate Professor	Jennifer Kavran, PhD, MS, MPhil, is a biophysicist who investigates how cells communicate with each other and their environment.
Honghe Liu	Research Associate