Faculty and Staff - Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry

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.

Selected Faculty Publications

CBMC Division faculty - Dr. Whitman, Dr. Liu, and Dr. Lee

Faculty

  • Kevin Dalby Profile Pic

    Kevin Dalby, Ph.D.

    Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry
    Johnson & Johnson Centennial Professor in Pharmacy
    Research Service Core
  • Juan Guan smiling in the Pharmacy building

    Juan Guan, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry
  • Dr. Seongmin Lee wearing a suit, tie and glasses.

    Seongmin Lee, Ph.D.

    Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry
    Alan W. Hamm Centennial Fellow in Pharmacy
  • Dr. Hung-wen (Ben) Liu

    Hung-wen (Ben) Liu, Ph.D.

    Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry
    George H. Hitchings Regents Chair in Drug Design
  • Dr. Chris Whitman

    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)
  • Kun Yang profile

    Kun Yang, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry

Research, Affiliate, and Retired Faculty

  • Dr. Tamer Kaoud

    Tamer Kaoud, Ph.D.

    Research Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry
  • pat davis profile pic

    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

Administrative Staff

  • Cathy Rodriguez wearing a necklace and smiling.

    Catherine Rodriguez

    Administrative Program and Division Coordinator, Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry