| Faculty Mentor | Department | Research Interest | |
![]() Dr. Eric Anslyn | 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 |




















