Faculty

Faculty Mentor

Email

Department

Research Interest

Dr. Eric Anslyn

Lab webpage

anslyn@austin.utexas.edu

Chemistry

Combinatorial chemistry and rational design to develop optical-based sensors

Dr. Carlos Baiz

Lab webpage

cbaiz@cm.utexas.edu

Chemistry

Mapping protein-membrane interactions that influence drug transport into cells

Dr. Jennifer Brodbelt

Lab webpage

jbrodbelt@cm.utexas.edu

Chemistry

Characterization of protein-ligand interactions in molecular diagnostics

Dr. Lydia Contreras

Lab webpage

lcontrer@che.utexas.edu

Chemical Engineering

Engineering bacterial organisms for biotherapeutics

Dr. Kevin Dalby

Personal Website

Dalby@austin.utexas.edu

Chemistry

Design of inhibitors of mitogen-activated protein kinases in triple negative breast cancer

Dr. Bryan Davies

Lab webpage

bwdavies@utexas.edu

Molecular Biology

Development of antimicrobial peptides to combat bacteria

Dr. Andy Ellington

Lab webpage

andy.ellington@austin.utexas.edu

Molecular Biology

Protein engineering for point-of-care diagnostics

Dr. Walt Fast

Lab webpage

walt.fast@austin.utexas.edu

Chemistry

Development of inhibitors of dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolases in melanoma

Dr. Kami Hull

Lab webpage

kamihull@utexas.edu

Chemistry

Asymmetric synthesis in drug design

Dr. Brent Iverson

Lab webpage

iversonb@austin.utexas.edu

Chemistry

Protein engineering for biotherapeutics

Dr. Keith Keitz

Lab webpage

keitz@utexas.edu

Chemical Engineering

Development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases

Dr. Mike Krische

Lab webpage

mkrische@cm.utexas.edu

Chemistry

Total synthesis and methods development for synthesis of anti-cancer drugs

Dr. Yi Lu

Lab webpage

yi.lu@utexas.edu

Chemistry

Development of DNAzymes and aptamers as selective sensors and imaging agents in medical
diagnostics.

Dr. Jason McLellan

Lab webpage

jmclellan@austin.utexas.edu

Molecular Biology

Mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions involving viral glycoproteins

Dr. Kyle Miller

Lab webpage

kyle.miller@austin.utexas.edu

Molecular Biology

DNA damage response and new cancer therapies

Dr. Emily Que

Lab webpage

emilyque@cm.utexas.edu

Chemistry

New probes for detection of cellular hypoxia

Dr. Adrianne Rosales

Lab webpage

arosales@che.utexas.edu

Chemical Engineering

Polymer hydrogels for personalized medicine

Dr. Devleena Samanta

Lab webpage

dsamanta@utexas.edu

Chemistry

Design of DNA- and protein-based materials for development of improved diagnostic and therapeutic
modalities.

Dr. Johnathan Sessler

Lab webpage

sessler@cm.utexas.edu

Chemistry

Expanded porphyrins as anticancer drugs

Dr. Lauren Webb

Lab webpage

lwebb@cm.utexas.edu

Chemistry

Manipulating electrostatic fields at the protein-protein interface

Dr. Jessie Zhang

Lab webpage

jzhang@cm.utexas.edu

Molecular Biology

Understanding Scp proteins in neurodegenerative diseases