Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology

Molecular and Cellular Biology Joint Faculty

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While their main appointments are in other departments, joint faculty broaden and enhance the academic environment in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology.

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Kjersti Aagaard-Tillery, M.D., Ph.D.

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Professor
Underlying mechanisms by which key exposures during pregnancy impact fetal development and later in life disease
aagaardt@bcm.edu

Jamie Anastas, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor
Brain tumors driven by histone mutations; Epigenetics of therapeutic resistance; CRISPR screening for cancer dependencies; WNT signaling in cancer
jamie.anastas@bcm.edu

Mandeep Bajaj, M.D.

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Professor
Understanding of the metabolic and molecular basis of insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes
bajaj@bcm.edu

Sarah Blutt, Ph.D.

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Associate Professor
sb691007@bcm.edu

Lisa Bouchier-Hayes, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor
Caspase regulation in cancer; and caspase activation during inflammation
bouchier@bcm.edu

Changyi (Johnny) Chen, M.D., Ph.D.

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Professor
Basic science research projects that are highly relevant to clinical cardiovascular disease and pancreatic cancer
jchen@bcm.edu

Chonghui Cheng, M.D., Ph.D.

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Associate Professor
chonghui.cheng@bcm.edu

Thomas Cooper, M.D.

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Vladimir Didenko, M.D., Ph.D.

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Associate Professor
vdidenko@bcm.edu

Lawrence Donehower, Ph.D.

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Professor
Tumor Suppressor Genes in Cancer and Cancer Genomics
larryd@bcm.edu

Bingning Dong, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor
bingning.dong@bcm.edu

Gloria Echeverria, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor
Molecular mechanisms of metabolic adaptations, therapy resistance, and metastasis in triple negative breast cancer
gloria.echeverria@bcm.edu

Xiaoyong Fu, M.D., Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor
Epigenetic and transcriptional reprogramming in therapy-resistant breast cancer
xiaoyonf@bcm.edu

Loning Fu, Ph.D.

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Associate Professor
loningf@bcm.edu

Suzanne Fuqua, Ph.D.

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Professor
fuqua@bcm.edu

Xia Gao, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor
Understanding the interactions of nutrition, metabolism, and metabolic disease, particularly amino acid metabolism in cancer and obesity.
xia.gao@bcm.edu

Dongyin Guan, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor 
The Guan lab explores the intra- and inter-organ communications of time signals modulating the physiological function in metabolic disorders and cancer. Our ultimate goal is optimizing timing for medication and meals. 

Sean Hartig, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor
Cellular aspects of obesity and diabetes. Molecular and genetic regulation of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism
hartig@bcm.edu

Mark Herman, M.D.

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Associate Professor
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
mark.herman@bcm.edu

Daoyun Ji, Ph.D.

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Professor
dji@bcm.edu

Salma

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Salma Kaochar, M.D.

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Assistant Professor
salma.kaochar@bcm.edu

Weei-Chin Lin, M.D., Ph.D.

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Professor
Novel targeted cancer therapy, cell cycle regulation, DNA damage, DNA repair, ATM/ATR, E3 ubiquitin ligase, Rb/E2F, mutant p53
weeichil@bcm.edu

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Leo Luznik

Anna Malovannaya, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor
malovann@bcm.edu

Marco Marcelli, M.D.

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Professor and Interim Section Chief
marcelli@bcm.edu

Jason Mills, M.D., Ph.D.

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Professor, Center Co-Director
Paligenosis: The shared cellular-molecular mechanisms differentiated cells  use to become progenitor or stem-like in regeneration and tumorigenesis
Jason.Mills@bcm.edu

Nicholas Mitsiades, M.D.

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Associate Professor
mitsiade@bcm.edu

C Kent Osborne, M.D.

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Stephanie Pangas, Ph.D.

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Associate Professor
Female reproductive biology, including ovary development and function. Studies are based on the generation and analysis of mouse genetic models.
spangas@bcm.edu

Xinchun Pi, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor
xinchun.pi@bcm.edu

Matthew Rasband, Ph.D.

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Professor and Vivian L Smith Endowed Chair in Neuroscience
rasband@bcm.edu

Todd Rosengart, M.D., FACS

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Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
Todd.Rosengart@bcm.edu

 

Rachel Schiff, Ph.D.

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Professor
Genomic and epigenomic underlying mechanisms of treatment resistance and metastasis in breast cancer and biomarkers for tailored therapeutics
rschiff@bcm.edu

David Sheikh-Hamad, M.D.

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Professor
The study of mitochondrial pathways for kidney protection from ischemic acute kidney injury, and the transition to CKD
sheikh@bcm.edu

Richard Sifers, Ph.D.

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Professor
Cell Biology; Protein quality control in the secretory pathway; Proteostasis; Genetic disease; Disease modifiers
rsifers@bcm.edu

Sundararajah Thevananther, Ph.D.

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Associate Professor
Molecular characterization of liver injury (sepsis, sterile inflammation, fatty liver disease), liver regeneration and hepatocellular carcinoma
sundarat@bcm.edu

Francis Tsai, DPhil

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Professor
ftsai@bcm.edu

Vlad Sandulache, M.D. Ph.D.

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Associate Professor
Primary clinical expertise is in the management of early and advanced-stage oropharyngeal and laryngeal cancer, salivary gland neoplasms, and poorly differentiated and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma
 

Jin Wang, Ph.D.

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Michael E. DeBakey, MD, Professor in Pharmacology
Developing chemical biology tools to advance biological and biomedical research. Developing novel therapeutics to treat human diseases.
wangj@bcm.edu

Zhao Wang, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor
Nuclear Receptor; Membrane Proteins/Ion channel; Drug Efflux Pump;​​​​​​; cryo-EM/ET
zhaow@bcm.edu

Clavia Ruth Wooton-Kee, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor
Genetic liver diseases, such as Wilson's disease, as well as the impact of xenobiotic and endobiotic stress on the liver
wootenke@bcm.edu

Yong Xu, Ph.D.

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Professor
yongx@bcm.edu

Laising Yen, Ph.D.

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Associate Professor
yen@bcm.edu

Nicholas Young, Ph.D.

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Associate Professor
nicolas.young@bcm.edu

Li-Yuan Yu-Lee, Ph.D.

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Professor
yulee@bcm.edu