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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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Name	Title	Overview
Rachy Abraham	Assistant Scientist
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.
Banhi Biswas	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.
Yash Chhabra	Assistant Scientist
Valeria Culotta	Professor	Val Culotta, PhD, examines the role of free radicals and micronutrients in the battle between host and pathogen during fungal infections.
Chi Dang	Professor
Mitchell Fane	Research Associate
Aravinthkumar Jayabalan	Research Associate
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.
Jennifer Kavran	Associate Professor	Jennifer Kavran, PhD, MS, MPhil, is a biophysicist who investigates how cells communicate with each other and their environment.
Sharon Krag	Professor - Emeritus
Brian Learn	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.
Honghe 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.
Courtney McQueen	Research Associate
Paul Miller	Professor - Emeritus
Utthara Nayar	Assistant Professor	Utthara Nayar, PhD, is a cancer biologist using functional genomics tools to understand and overcome tumor resistance to targeted therapies in breast and ovarian cancers.