Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Head: A. Joshua Wand, PhD
The Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics offers programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees in Biochemistry. These research-intensive programs are designed to establish the foundational skill set required of an independent research career. Graduate students also gain educational experience through the teaching assistantship requirement.
Ongoing research activities involve plants, animals, and microorganisms, and span the broad fields of molecular biology, protein and nucleic acid structure, virology, enzymology, biophysical chemistry, and biochemical nutrition. The department occupies a modern research building that is well equipped to conduct biochemical research. Incoming students are expected to demonstrate adequate preparation in chemistry, mathematics, physics, and molecular biology. Graduate students will participate in active research under a faculty member for the duration of their studies. Interdisciplinary research projects are encouraged. On successful completion of the program, graduates should demonstrate a command of both their chosen research specialty and biochemistry broadly.
There is no foreign language requirement. All students are required to demonstrate English language proficiency. Contact the Graduate Office at biobiograd@tamu.edu or 1-800-4-TAMBIO for more information.
Ayres, Nicola M, Senior Lecturer
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1987
Bryk, Mary E, Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Albany Medical College, 1994
Cho, Jae H, Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2006
Cruz-Reyes, Jorge A, Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 1992
Datta, Sumana, Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, University of California at San Diego, 1987
Devarenne, Timothy P, Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, University of Kentucky, 2000
Glasner, Margaret E, Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003
Gohil, Vishal M, Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Wayne State University, 2005
He, Ping, Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Kansas State University, 2003
Henderson, Michelle, Senior Lecturer
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2010
Herman, Jennifer K, Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Indiana University, 2005
Igumenova, Tatyana I, Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Columbia University, 2003
Kunkel, Gary R, Senior Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, University of California at Los Angeles, 1977
Kurouski, Dzmitry L, Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, State University of New York at Albany, 2012
Li, Pingwei, Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Peking University, 1996
Meek, Thomas D, Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Pennsylvania State University, 1981
Miles, Bryant W, Senior Lecturer
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1998
Mullet, John E, Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1981
Panin, Vladislav M, Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Moscow State University, 1990
Park, William D, Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, University of Florida, 1977
Pellois, Jean-Philippe, Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, University of Houston, 2002
Perez, Stephanie A, Lecturer
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2012
Pishko, Elizabeth J, Lecturer
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, University of Texas, 1993
Polymenis, Michael S, Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Tufts University, 1994
Reynolds, Mollie M, Senior Lecturer
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2010
Rye, Chavela M, Senior Lecturer
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Massachusetss Institute of Technology, 2014
Rye, Hays S, Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, University of California at Berkeley, 1995
Sacchettini, James C, Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Washington University in St. Louis, 1987
Shan, Libo, Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Kansas State University, 2003
Shippen, Dorothy E, University Distinguished Professor and Regents Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1987
Stover, Patrick, University Distinguished Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1990
Straight, Paul D, Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, University of Colorado, 2000
Sze, Sing, Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, University of Southern California, 2000
Threadgill, David, University Distinguished Professor and Regents Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1989
Tommos, Ingrid, Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Stockholm University, 1997
Wand, Andrew, University Distinguished Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, University of Pennsylvania, 1984
Zeng, Lanying, Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007
Zhang, Junjie, Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Baylor College of Medicine, 2009
Zhang, Xiuren, Professor
Biochemistry & Biophysics
PHD, Cornell University, 2003