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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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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.
Fengyi Wan	Professor	Fengyi Wan, PhD, dissects the interactions between host cells, the microbiota, and pathogens to understand health and diseases in the colon.
Erika Pearce	Professor
Dongqing Xu	Assistant Scientist
David Snead	Research Associate
Danfeng Cai	Assistant Professor	Danfeng Cai, PhD, combines advanced microscopy, genomics, and proteomics to tease out the functions of protein condensates in cells, with a focus on cancer.
Courtney McQueen	Research Associate
Chi Dang	Professor
Brittany Jenkins-Lord	Assistant Professor	Brittany Jenkins-Lord, PhD, MPH ’20, MS, is a molecular cancer biologist who investigates the relationships between socio-environmental risk factors and tumor biology in diverse populations.
Brian Learn	Research Associate
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.
Banhi Biswas	Research Associate
Ashani Weeraratna	Professor	Ashi Weeraratna, PhD, studies how cancer cells move to distant sites and how changes in the normal cells around a tumor contribute to their movement, especially as we age.
Aravinthkumar Jayabalan	Research Associate
Anthony Leung	Professor	Anthony K. L. Leung, PhD, MBioch, is a molecular biologist who studies how cellular regulation of RNA impacts cancer, neurodegeneration, and virus infection.