What Starts Here Changes the World
Faculty in the division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry provide outstanding opportunities to work at the interface of chemistry and biology. Projects include developing new tools for Chemical Biology, discovery of probes for enzyme mechanisms and signaling pathways, mechanistic studies of DNA damage and repair, understanding enzyme evolution, and early stage drug discovery for targets in cancer and infectious disease.
Please explore the individual faculty pages linked below to learn more about research opportunities in the division.
Faculty
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Kevin Dalby, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry
Johnson & Johnson Centennial Professor in Pharmacy
Research Service Core
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Juan Guan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry
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Seongmin Lee, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry
Alan W. Hamm Centennial Fellow in Pharmacy
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Hung-wen (Ben) Liu, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry
George H. Hitchings Regents Chair in Drug Design
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Christian P. Whitman, Ph.D.
Division Head and Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry
Romeo T. Bachand, Jr. Regents Professor in Pharmacy
Executive Committee Chair
Fellow of Alumni Centennial Endowed Fellowship in Pharmacy (P1 Teaching Award)
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Kun Yang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry
Research, Affiliate, and Retired Faculty
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Tamer Kaoud, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry
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Patrick J. Davis, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry
Eckerd Centennial Professor Emeritus
University Distinguished Teaching Professor
UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers
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John W. Kozarich, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry
Administrative Staff
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Catherine Rodriguez
Administrative Program and Division Coordinator, Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry