Principal Investigators List

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280 Investigators / 23 Institutions

Principal Investigator	Institution	Title of Research
Girish S. Agarwal	Texas A&M University	Correlated Supersensitive Absorption, Fluorescence, and Polarization Microscopy with Quantum Illumination
Caroline Ajo-Franklin	Rice University	Elucidating the Chemical Principles That Underlie Multiscale Assembly of Living Materials
Alison Altman	Texas A&M University	Chemistry at Small Energy Scales: Controlling Magnetic Interactions in F-Elements Through Inverted Ligand Field Environments
Neal M. Alto	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Post-Translational Modification of Host Enzymes by Bacterial Effector Proteins
Xiaochen Bai	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Developing Insulin-Alternative Molecule for Effective Treatment of Diabetes
Carlos R. Baiz	The University of Texas at Austin	Studies in Biophysical Chemistry: Applications of Ultrafast Infrared Spectroscopy
Lane A. Baker	Texas A&M University	Quantifying Single-Entity Electrocatalysts
Matthew Baker	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Structural Characterization of Chimeric Antigen Receptors and Their Interactions with Tumor Associated Antigens
Edoardo Baldini	The University of Texas at Austin	Mapping Vibrational Couplings in Two-Dimensional Semiconductors
Zachary T. Ball	Rice University	New Strategies for Catalytic Bond Formations
Laura A. Banaszynski	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Characterizing the Role of Novel H3.3 Interacting Proteins in Enhancer Activation
Sarbajit Banerjee	Texas A&M University	Anion Intercalation as a Means of Dynamically Reconfiguring Electronic Structure in Metastable Solids
David P. Barondeau	Texas A&M University	Elucidating The Mechanism of Fe-S Cluster Biosynthesis with Time-Resolved Native Mass Spectrometry
Brian Belardi	The University of Texas at Austin	Towards a Synthetic Cell: In Situ Reconstruction of Membrane Proteins
Eric R. Bittner	University of Houston	Quantum Entanglement and Many-Body Dynamics in Low-Dimensional Molecular Assemblies
Joshua D. Bocarsly	University of Houston	Discovery and Control of Quantum Materials Using Electrochemical Intercalation
Steven Boeynaems	Baylor College of Medicine	Dissecting the Biochemistry of Innate Immune Activation
Jakoah Brgoch	University of Houston	Activating Nobel Metal Charge Transfer Toward Unusual Oxidation States
Jennifer S. Brodbelt	The University of Texas at Austin	Dynamic Structures of Macromolecules in the Gas Phase
Maurice S. Brookhart	University of Houston	Pd(II)- and Ni(II)-Catalyzed Olefin Polymerizations and Copolymerizations
Kevin Burgess	Texas A&M University	New Approaches to Peptide Helix and Loop Mimicry for Impeding Protein-protein Interactions
Cassandra E. Callmann	The University of Texas at Austin	Carbohydrate-Polymer Conjugates as New Chemical Biology Tools and Biomimetic Scaffolds
Brad Carrow	University of Houston	Modular Catalytic Approach to Telechelic Polymers and Improved Plastics Recycling
Can Cenik	The University of Texas at Austin	Transcriptome-Wide Measurement of Translation Using a Novel On-Chip Isotachophoresis Approach
Elif Sarinay Cenik	The University of Texas at Austin	Beyond Ribosome Biogenesis: Role of RNA Polymerase I in Germline Chromosome Condensation
Julia Y. Chan	Baylor University	Topology, Magnetism, and Electron Correlations in a Hybrid Kagome Lattice
James Chappell	Rice University	Recording Intracellular Chemicals Across Microbial Consortia Using Programmable Allosteric Ribozymes
James R. Chelikowsky	The University of Texas at Austin	New Computational Methods for Molecular Fingerprinting of Complex Hydrocarbon Mixtures
Songtao Chen	Rice University	Fluorescence and Spin Properties of Quantum Defects in Silicon
Zhijian J. Chen	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Regulation of NF-_kB by Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation
Kwan Cheng	Trinity University	Understanding Molecular Mechanisms of Amyloid Diseases from Multiscale Simulations of Early Aggregation of Disordered Protein on Lipid Nanodomains
Jae-Hyun Cho	Texas A&M University	Deep Mechanistic Understanding of How SARS-CoV-2 Evades Host Innate Immune Responses
Yuh Min Chook	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Karyopherin-Mediated Nuclear Import of Ribosomal Proteins
Melanie H. Cobb	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Regulatory and Catalytic Properties of MAP Kinase Cascades
James J. Collins III	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Regulation of Parasite Reproduction by a Non-Ribosomal Peptide
Robert J. Comito	University of Houston	Complex Amine Synthesis by Catalytic Imine Photochemistry
Maralice Conacci-Sorrell	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Elucidating the Molecular Functions of the Tryptophan Metabolite Indole-3-Pyruvate
Qian Cong	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Identification of New Regulatory Proteins for Enzymes in Human Pathogens
Jacinta C. Conrad	University of Houston	Non-Equilibrium Dynamics of Soft Nanoparticle Glasses
Lydia M. Contreras	The University of Texas at Austin	Expanding in Vivo Structural Characterization Tools to Map Complex Molecular Features and Cellular Networks That Support RNA Function
David R. Corey	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Identifying RNA-DNA Regulatory Switches and Controlling Their Formation with Small Molecules
Thomas R. Cundari, Francis D’Souza, and Jeffry A. Kelber	University of North Texas	Collaborative Research: Sustainable Ammonia Production from Nitrogen via Electrochemical and Photochemical Methods
Pengcheng Dai	Rice University	Transport, Magnetic, and Neutron Scattering Studies of Quantum Materials
Kevin N. Dalby	The University of Texas at Austin	Leveraging Entropy for Enhanced Covalent Targeting at a Kinase Protein Binding Site
Gaudenz Danuser	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Computational Models of Morphology-Controlled Cell Signal Transduction
Donald J. Darensbourg	Texas A&M University	Reactivity Studies of Metal Catalyzed Production of Polycarbonates from Novel Oxiranes and Carbon Dioxide
Marcetta Y. Darensbourg	Texas A&M University	Biomimetic Tripeptide Motifs in Control of Polymetallic Topologies and NO Reactivity
Bryan W. Davies	The University of Texas at Austin	Discovering Protein Chemistry That Can Thread Through Bacterial Pores
Jef K. De Brabander	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Synthesis and Chemical Biology of Bioactive Small Molecules
Marcos H. de Moraes	Rice University	Functional Characterization of Bacterial Deaminase Toxins and Their Use as Genome Editing Tools
Daniel J. Dickinson	The University of Texas at Austin	Integrative Fluorescence and Mass Imaging of Cellular Protein Complexes
Sheel C. Dodani	The University of Texas at Dallas	Discovery and Evolution of Chemoenzymatic Editors for Organofluorine Compounds
Andrew D. Ellington	The University of Texas at Austin	Machine Learning for Improving Protein Stability and Function
Lei Fang	Texas A&M University	Synthesis, Coordination Chemistry, and Catalysis of Fully Fused Polypyridine Ligands
Furqan Fazal	Baylor College of Medicine	Leveraging RNA Proximity Labeling to Reveal the Principles of Subcellular RNA Localization to Mitochondria
Josephine C. Ferreon	Baylor College of Medicine	Disordered Protein Condensates as Novel Nanomaterials
Ilya J. Finkelstein	The University of Texas at Austin	On-Demand Cellular Oligonucleotide Synthesis for Precision Genome Engineering
Glenna Foight	Baylor College of Medicine	Signaling-Responsive Control of Transcription Factors with Designed Protein Inhibitors
Skye Fortier	The University of Texas at El Paso	Facile Methods for the Synthesis of Uranium-Carbon Multiple Bonds
Matthew S. Foster	Rice University	Fractal Mechanisms of Coherent Dynamics in Complex Quantum Materials
Benny D. Freeman	The University of Texas at Austin	Fundamental Experimental and Modelling Study of Ion and Water Transport in Polymeric Double Network Ion Exchange Membranes
Masaya Fujita	University of Houston	Understanding the Functional Roles of Multiple Kinases Controlling a Complex Network of Chemical Processes
François P. Gabbaï	Texas A&M University	Bismuth(III) Lewis Acids for the Transport of Chloride Anions Across Biological Membrane Mimics
Matthieu G. Gagnon	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	Chemical and Structural Features in tRNA and mRNA for Accurate Reading of the Genetic Code
Venkat Ganesan	The University of Texas at Austin	Fundamental Studies of Self-Assembly in Mixtures of Organic and Inorganic Molecules
Yang Gao	Rice University	Investigating the Catalytic Mechanisms of Mg²⁺-Dependent Enzymes with Time-Resolved Crystallography
Jeremiah J. Gassensmith	The University of Texas at Dallas	Remote Control Over Protein-Viral Nanoparticle Dynamics in Complex Environments
Joseph Gauthier	Texas Tech University	Biomimetic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Value Added Fuels and Chemicals
Haibo Ge	Texas Tech University	Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Isomerization of Alkenes
Feliciano Giustino	The University of Texas at Austin	Mechanisms of Light Absorption and Emission in Perovskites
John Gladysz	Texas A&M University	New Polyyne-Based Allotropes of Carbon
Vishal M. Gohil	Texas A&M University	Phospholipid-Protein Interactions in Mitochondrial Bioenergetics
Elizabeth J. Goldsmith	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Isoform Specific Osmotic Activation and Chloride Inhibition of WNKs
Kayla N. Green	Texas Christian University	Disguising Small Molecules to Improve Therapeutic Strategies to Target Oxidative Stress
Nick V. Grishin	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Harvesting Unique Chemistries Through Genomic Sequencing and Structure Prediction
Yogesh K. Gupta	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	Covalent Nucleic Acid Modifications in DNA Repair and Innate Immune Response
Osvaldo Gutierrez	Texas A&M University	Unraveling the Mechanistic Complexity of Multicomponent Nickel-Catalyzed Dicarbofunctionalization of Unactivated Alkenes
Jason H. Hafner	Rice University	Fingerprint Raman-Active Vibrations for Membrane and Peptide Structure
Naomi J. Halas	Rice University	Nanoparticle Growth and Surface Chemistry to Enhance Chemical Reactivities
P. Shiv Halasyamani	University of Houston	Crystal Growth of Functional Inorganic Materials
Yimo Han	Rice University	Understanding Neuron Signaling at Molecular Level Using Cryo-Electron Microscopy
Rasika Harshey	The University of Texas at Austin	Bacterial Molecular Motors as Anti-Phage Defense Systems
Jeffrey D. Hartgerink	Rice University	A Combined Computational–Synthetic Approach to Nanostructured Assemblies
Eva M. Harth	University of Houston	Governing Function and Reactivity of Nickel Complexes in Cross Coupling and Polyolefin Polymerizations
Graeme Henkelman	The University of Texas at Austin	Design of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage
Mike Henne	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Mechanisms of LD Sterol Organization and LD-lysosome Inter-Organelle Trafficking
Raúl Hernández Sánchez	Rice University	Carbon Dioxide Reduction Facilitated by C-H Anion Recognition Catalysts
Christian B. Hilty	Texas A&M University	Activity and Mechanisms in Micro-and Mesoporous Catalysts by Para-Hydrogen Enhanced NMR
Meagan Hinze	Sam Houston State University	Biocatalysis Methodologies for Oxidative Chiral Resolutions
Gary C. Hon	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Mechanisms of Combinatorial Enhancer Function on Bistable Expression States
Lora V. Hooper	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Biochemical Studies of Small Proline-Rich Proteins, a New Class of Endogenous Antibiotics
Gerta Hoxhaj	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Deciphering the Regulatory Mechanisms of NAD Kinase in Metastasis
Kaiwen Hsiao	Texas A&M University	Photo-Switchable Nano-Resolution Fast Additive Manufacturing with Controlled Living Radical Polymerization
Ku-Lung Hsu	The University of Texas at Austin	Chemoselective Protein Reactions via Sulfonyl-Azole Chemistry
Shengxi Huang	Rice University	Unveiling the Charge Interaction Between Molecules and Topological Surface States
Todd Hudnall	Baylor University	Exploring the Photochemistry of π-Acidic Singlet Carbenes
Kami L. Hull	The University of Texas at Austin	Cu-Catalyzed Carboamination of Olefins
Simon M. Humphrey	The University of Texas at Austin	Discovery of Metal-Organic Frameworks with Previously Inaccessible Network Types and Unique Solid-State Characteristics
Oleg A. Igoshin	Rice University	Non-Equilibrium Mechanisms Controlling the Selectivity of Biochemical Information Processing
Tatyana Igumenova	Texas A&M University	Structure and Mechanism of a Novel Target for Next Generation Anti-Fungal Drugs
Dmitri N. Ivanov	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	Protein Ubiquitylation in Antiviral Immunity and Cancer
Junji Iwahara	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	Biomolecular Electrostatics by NMR Spectroscopy
Benjamin Janesko	Texas Christian University	Virtual Screening Beyond the Rule of Five: Open Computational Workflows Integrating Metadynamics, Model Solvent, and Broadly Accurate Density Functional Theory
Junha Jeon	The University of Texas at Arlington	Aryne Formation Through Single-Electron Transfer Coupled with Hydrogen Atom Transfer: Carbon–Heteroatom-Forming Cross-Coupling Reactions
Jenna L. Jewell	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Phosphorylation and Inhibition of mTORC1 by PKA
Jean X. Jiang	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	Modulating Hemichannel Activation Using Targeting Antibodies
Jin Jiang	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Biochemical Investigation of a Pseudokinase Implicated in Neurological Diseases
Youxing Jiang	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Structural Mechanisms of Gating and Selectivity of Lysosomal Cation Channels
Kayunta L. Johnson-Winters	The University of Texas at Arlington	Kinetic Characterization of Promiscuous F₄₂₀-dependent Sugar-6-phosphate Dehydrogenases
Matthew R. Jones	Rice University	Quantifying Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics at the Ligand-Nanocrystal Interface
Alamgir Karim	University of Houston	Understanding Stabilization and Molecular Transport of RNA and Charged Polymer Across Membraneless Coacervate Droplets
Ben K. Keitz	The University of Texas at Austin	Evolving Synthetic Reactions Through Extracellular Electron Transfer
Oleg Klykov	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	Structural Basis for Chemical Signaling in the Brain
Jennifer J. Kohler	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Metabolic Incorporation of Photocrosslinking GalNAc for Glycoconjugate Interaction Discovery
Anatoly B. Kolomeisky	Rice University	Theoretical Understanding of Dynamic Catalysis Phenomena
Junichiro Kono	Rice University	Optical, Infrared, and Terahertz Spectroscopy of Low-Dimensional Materials
Anna Konovalova	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Mechanism of Signal Transduction Across the Bacterial Cell Envelope
Ivan Korendovych	Baylor University	Development of Catalytically-Amplified Biosensors for Metal Ions
Brian A. Korgel	The University of Texas at Austin	Nanocrystal Quantum Dots with Infrared Optical Response
Arthur Laganowsky	Texas A&M University	Molecular Assemblies of Oncogenic RAS Mutants with SOS and BRAF
Keji Lai	The University of Texas at Austin	Nanoscale Electrical Probing of Chemical Reactions in Layered Materials
Alan M. Lambowitz	The University of Texas at Austin	Bacterial Reverse Transcriptases
Laura A. Lavery	Rice University	Determining the Mechanism of Altered Chemical Catalysis of DNA Methylation in Mammalian Brain Development
T. Randall Lee	University of Houston	2D Nanolayered Structures Based on N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Functionalized Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Nanodevice Fabrication
Hongjie Li	Baylor College of Medicine	Integrative Multi-Omics to Study Aging- And Alzheimer’s Disease-Caused Chemosensory Decline
Nan Li	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Axon-Terminal-Specific and Action-Potential Dependent Functional MRI Reporters
Pingwei Li	Texas A&M University	The Structural Basis of Lipopolysaccharide Sensing by the Caspase-4 Inflammasome
Wenbo Li	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Elucidating the Role of RNA m6A Methylation in Enhancer and Chromatin Control
Xiaochun Li	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Mechanisms of Cholesterol Biosynthesis and Trafficking: From Sterol-Sensing Domain to Phosphatidylserine Synthase
Xiuling Li	The University of Texas at Austin	Understanding the Spin Defects in Van der Waals Sheets and Quantum-Photonic Integration on a Curved Surface
Ruibin Liang	Texas Tech University	Multiscale Simulation of Molecular Photoswitches in Biological Systems
Erez A. Lieberman	Baylor College of Medicine	Determining the Mechanistic Basis of Chromatin Looping
Jung-Fu Lin	The University of Texas at Austin	Fixation of Single-Bonded Nitrogen Compounds
Paul A. Lindahl	Texas A&M University	Copper Trafficking and Regulation in Eukaryotic Cells
Glen Liszczak	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Chemoenzymatic Tools to Study Site-Specific Protein ADP-Ribosylation
Aimin Liu	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Characterization of 2-Oxindole Forming Heme Enzyme in the Biosynthetic Pathway of Maremycins
Hung-wen Liu	The University of Texas at Austin	Mechanistic Studies of Novel Enzymes
Wenshe R. Liu	Texas A&M University	The Exploration of Genetically Encoded Noncanonical Amino Acids for the Cyclization of Phage-Displayed Peptides
Yuanyue Liu	The University of Texas at Austin	Realistic Atomistic Simulations of Electrocatalysis at Solid-Water Interface
Lloyd L. Lumata	The University of Texas at Dallas	Hyperpolarized Magnetic Resonance Tracking of the Altered Biochemistry in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Jodie L. Lutkenhaus	Texas A&M University	Unraveling Mixed Ion and Electron Transport in n-Type Conjugated Polymers
Peter Ly	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Mutagenic Chromosomal Rearrangements from Diverse DNA Repair Pathways
Nathaniel A. Lynd	The University of Texas at Austin	Design of Biohybrid Macromolecular Non-Colligative Ice Disruptors
Shang Ma	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Targeting Mechanotransduction Pathway for Human Disease
Allan H. MacDonald	The University of Texas at Austin	Spintronics in Magnetic Topological Insulators
Dmitrii E. Makarov	The University of Texas at Austin	Topics in the Kinetics of Complex Molecular Rearrangements
David J. Mangelsdorf	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Characterizing the Host Sensory Pathway That Governs Parasitic Nematode Infections
Filippo Mangolini	The University of Texas at Austin	Temporal Evolution of the Interfacial Nanostructure of Deep Eutectic Solvents
Arumugam Manthiram	The University of Texas at Austin	Synthesis and Properties of Transition Metal Oxides with Unusual Valence States
Edward M. Marcotte	The University of Texas at Austin	A Mass Spectrometry-Based Map of Protein Assemblies in the Brain
Kevin G. Mark	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	The Biochemical Basis of Translational Control by Ubiquitin and Its Significance in Neurodegenerative Disease
Angel A. Marti-Arbona	Rice University	Dawn of Photoactive Metal Complex Surfactants: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications
Caleb D. Martin	Baylor University	Annihilating Perfluoroalkyl Substances with Aluminum Lewis Superacids
Elisabeth D. Martinez	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Inhibitors of Jumonji Enzymes to Reverse Pathological Heart Remodeling
Andreas Matouschek	The University of Texas at Austin	Structure and Function of a Nano-Scale Biological Machine
Jennifer A. Maynard	The University of Texas at Austin	Determinants of Antibody Folding, Stability, and Activity
Gabriele Meloni	The University of Texas at Dallas	Assembly, Plasticity, and Reactivity of “Exotic” Homo-/Hetero-Metallic Protein Metal-Thiolate Clusters
Joshua T. Mendell	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Regulation of Pyrimidine Metabolism by NORAD-Pumilio Bodies
Quentin Michaudel	Texas A&M University	Exploring New Macromolecular Space for the Design of Selective Antibacterial Cationic Polymers
Ognjen Miljanic	University of Houston	Putting Water to Work: Methane Capture in Stabilized Water Clusters
Delia J. Milliron	The University of Texas at Austin	Coupling Plasmonic Metal Oxide Nanocrystals to Molecules and Quantum Dots
David Mitlin	The University of Texas at Austin	Fundamental Understanding and Modification of Sodium-Based Solid-State Electrolytes
Jeetain Mittal	Texas A&M University	Unraveling Sequence-Encoded Dynamics and Rheology Using Molecular Simulations: From Polymers to Disordered Proteins
Emilia Morosan	Rice University	Accelerated Search for Correlated Topological Materials
Yunsun Nam	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Biochemical Probing of Substrate Specificity in RNA Methylation
Robert W. Newberry	The University of Texas at Austin	Fundamental Chemical Determinants of Protein Beta-Strand Structure and Stability
Kyriacos C. Nicolaou	Rice University	Total Synthesis of Bioactive Natural and Designed Molecules
Peter J.A. Nordlander	Rice University	Plasmon Enhanced Chemistry
Yuuki Obata	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Deciphering Gut Chemosensory Circuits
José N. Onuchic	Rice University	Complex Structural Organization Governing the Function of Genome and Large Protein Assemblies
Kim Orth	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Co-Component Receptors: The GPCR Equivalent for Bacteria
Oleg V. Ozerov	Texas A&M University	Early-Metal Hydrogenation of Arenes: Potential New Approach to Chiral Phosphines
Guido Pagano	Rice University	Trapped-Ion Simulation of Electron Transfer in Molecules
Zachariah A. Page	The University of Texas at Austin	Orthogonal Light Driven Radical- And Base-Catalysis Towards Bioinspired Polymers
Jeremy C. Palmer	University of Houston	Glass Polyamorphism in Tetrahedral Substances: Toward Discovery of New Amorphous States
Sapun H. Parekh	The University of Texas at Austin	Lipid Droplets as Flexible Substrates for Disordered Protein Self-Assembly and Fibrillation
Matteo Pasquali	Rice University	Physical Chemistry of Nanotube and Graphene Fluids
Emily Pentzer	Texas A&M University	Rigid Rod Polymers via Group Transfer Polymerization
George Phillips and Anastasios Kyrillidis	Rice University	Machine Learning Solutions to the Crystallographic Phase Problem
Margaret A. Phillips	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Identification and Characterization of Plasmodium Proteasome Inhibitors
David C. Powers	Texas A&M University	Development and Application of Dimensionally Expanded Open-Metal-Site Catalysts
Han Pu	Rice University	Neural Networks and Quantum Many-Body Systems
Tian Qin	The University of Texas at Austin	Dual Nanoparticle Conjugate Magnetic Resonance Imaging Agents: Design Principles and Applications
Emily Que	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Uncanonical Functionalization of Bicyclic Heterocycles
Doran I.G.B. Raccah	The University of Texas at Austin	Mesoscale Consequence of Quantum Dynamics in Molecular Materials
Arun Radhakrishnan	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Molecular Mechanisms of Cholesterol Sensors in Human Cells
Abelardo Ramirez-Hernandez	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Molecular Bottlebrushes at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces: Surface Rheology and Structure
Rebecca J. Rapf	Trinity University	The Role of the Interface: Systematic Studies of Reactivity in Complex Aqueous Environments
Joseph M. Ready	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Multi-Component Couplings Involving Alkenyl Boronates
Michael L. Reese	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Interrogating the Function of a Parasite-Specific Ubiquitin-Like System
Tiffany A. Reese	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Investigation of the Membrane Disruption Capacity of a Viral Death-Inducing Protein
Hang Ren	The University of Texas at Austin	Single-Entity Electrocatalysis at Structurally Well-Defined Nanoparticles
Pengyu Ren	The University of Texas at Austin	Molecular Mechanism of Dopamine Transporter from Atomistic Simulations Using Advanced Electrostatics
Hans Renata	Rice University	Chemoenzymatic Approaches to Multisubstituted Piperidines via Divergent Enzymatic C–H Hydroxylations
Joaquin Resasco	The University of Texas at Austin	Understanding and Controlling Structural Dynamics in Electrocatalysis
Jeffrey D. Rimer	University of Houston	Unique Role of Tautomers as Molecular Modifiers of Crystallization
Jose Rizo-Rey	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	NMR and Cryo-EM Methods to Study Protein Complexes on Lipid Bilayers
Megan L. Robertson	University of Houston	Sustainable Block Polymer Properties and Self-Assembly Modulated by Ionic Interactions
Liela A. Romero	Baylor University	New Chemical Reactions Enabled by Oxophilic Transition Metal Catalysts
Filippo Romiti	The University of Texas at Dallas	Novel Strategies for the Total Synthesis of Complex Bioactive Natural Products
Daniel Romo	Baylor University	Novel Strategies for Beta-Lactone Synthesis and Annulation to Impact Cell Biology
Michael J. Rose	The University of Texas at Austin	Elucidating Design Principles for Semiconductor\|Molecule Electronic Coupling
Michael K. Rosen	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Size-Scaling of Biomolecular Condensate Activity
Daniel M. Rosenbaum	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	High-Resolution Cryo-EM of Membrane-Embedded Drugs Binding to GPCRs
Tomce Runcevski	Southern Methodist University	Exploring the Organic Mineralogy of Titan, Saturn’s Moon
David H. Russell	Texas A&M University	Native Mass Spectrometry and Thermodynamics Studies of Protein-Ligand and Protein-Protein Interactions
Benjamin R. Sabari	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Transcriptional Condensates During Cell State Transitions
Lorena Saelices Gomez	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Cryo-Electron Microscopy Study of the Conformational Switch of Monomeric Tau that Drives its Amyloid Aggregation
Amaresh Sahu	The University of Texas at Austin	Theory of Electric-Field-Induced Phase Transitions and Rafts in Lipid Membranes
Devleena Samanta	The University of Texas at Austin	Chemical Sensing in Living Cells via Target-Responsive, Activatable, Cell-permeable Enzyme Reporters (TRACERs)
Gabriel Sanoja	The University of Texas at Austin	Leveraging Non-Covalent Bonds and Mechanochemistry to Advance the Manufacturing of Soft and Tough 3-D Materials
Livia Schiavinato Eberlin	Baylor College of Medicine	Understanding Molecular Extraction and Ionization Mechanisms in Solvent-Based Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry
John W. Schoggins	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Protein-RNA Interactions Underlying a Virus-Host Genetics Arms Race
Marlan O. Scully	Texas A&M University	Quantum Coherence and Entanglement in Chemical, Physical, and Biological Sciences
Irina I. Serysheva	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Cryo-EM Analysis of Ion Channels in a Lipid Membrane
Bryan F. Shaw	Baylor University	The Cysteine-Sulfinate “Gas Pedal” and Asparagyl-Carboxy “Brake” in ALS-Linked SOD1 Heterodimerization
Jason Shearer	Trinity University	Leveraging Ligand Noninnocence in Cobalt-Based Electrocatalytic Oxidations
James Shee	Rice University	Demystifying Strong Correlation in Chemistry—What It Is, Where to Find It, and Algorithms to Quantitatively Describe It
Chih-Kang Shih	The University of Texas at Austin	Moiré Quasicrystals—A New Frontier for 2D Electronic Materials
Michael Shiloh	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Structure Activity Relationship and Functional Analysis of Mycobacterial Phenolic Glycolipid in Airway Neuron Activation
Qimiao Si	Rice University	Theoretical Studies of Electronic Dynamics and Many-Body Effects in Carbon-Based and Related Nanostructures
Donald Siegel	The University of Texas at Austin	Chemical Pathways for the Efficient Storage of Thermal Energy
Daniel J. Siegwart	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Elucidating Fundamental Mechanisms Driving Selective Organ Targeting (SORT) Lipid Nanoparticles (LNPs)
Thomas S. Teets	University of Houston	Blue-Phosphorescent Platinum Complexes Supported by Strong sigma-Donor Carbenes
Kevin Slagle	Rice University	Tensor Network Algorithms for Many-Body Quantum Chemistry Dynamics
Myles W. Smith	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Accessing Complexity via Dearomatization of Nitrogen Heteroarenes
Alexei V. Sokolov	Texas A&M University	Vibrational Micro-Spectroscopy Enhanced by Molecular Coherence and Plasmonic Nanoantennas
Anju Sreelatha	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Defining the Eukaryotic AMPylome
Francois St-Pierre	Baylor College of Medicine	Developing Near-Infrared Fluorescent Voltage Sensors with Optimized Photochemistry
Xuewu Sui	Texas A&M University	The Mechanism of Membrane-Embedded Catalysis for Bioenergy Storage
Daniel P. Tabor	Texas A&M University	Accelerating the Prediction and Analysis of Vibrational and Electronic Spectroscopy
Vincent S. Tagliabracci	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Novel Protein Kinases and Pseudokinases
Uttam K. Tambar	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Catalyst-Controlled Stereoselective Rearrangements
Yizhi Jane Tao	Rice University	Structural Mechanisms of Innate Immunity Suppression by Influenza Viruses
David W. Taylor	The University of Texas at Austin	DNA Recognition and Unwinding by Cas9 Variants
Andy A. Thomas	Texas A&M University	Exploring New Strategies to Access Remote Synthetic Landscapes
Ross Thyer	Rice University	Investigating the Function and Assembly of Synthetic Selenolate-Coordinated Iron-Sulfur Clusters
Stefano Tiziani	The University of Texas at Austin	Exploring the Chirality of Enantiomeric Metabolites to Identify New Cancer Metabolic Vulnerabilities
Erdal Toprak	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Development of a Platelet-Based Electrochemical Assay for Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
James M. Tour	Rice University	Molecular Jackhammers (MJH) to Open Cell Membranes through Vibronic-Driven Action (VDA)
Thomas M. Truskett	The University of Texas at Austin	Statistical Mechanics of Dynamic Covalent Networks
Francis T.F. Tsai	Baylor College of Medicine	Structure, Function, and Mechanism of a Novel Envelope Stress-Response System
Benjamin P. Tu	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Translational Adaptations to Sulfur Starvation
Emanuel Tutuc	The University of Texas at Austin	Correlated Electrons in Moiré Materials
Adam R. Urbach	Trinity University	Affinity-Controlled Release Mediated by Synthetic Receptors
Syed M. Usama	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Subtyping Triple Negative Beast Cancer by Multispectral Raman Imaging
Peter G. Vekilov	University of Houston	Microscopic Perspective of Amyloid-β Fibrillization
Rafael Verduzco	Rice University	New Concepts for Selective Ion Transport in Charged Polymers
Dino Villagran	The University of Texas at El Paso	Molecular Based Electrocatalysts for Environmental Remediation
Julea Vlassakis	Rice University	Probing Fusion Oncoprotein Glycosylation, Solubility, and Interactions with Single-Cell Resolution
Boyuan Wang	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Mapping Allosteric Regulations by Intermediate Metabolites Using Chemical Proteomics
Haotian Wang	Rice University	Understanding the Interfacial Chemistry of Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction Reactions
Huiliang Wang	The University of Texas at Austin	Two-Stage Condensation Approach of DNA Plasmids for Enhanced Gene Delivery in Sono-Optogenetics
Jinfan Wang	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Optical Control of Translation with an Engineered Protein Inspired by SARS-Cov-2
Wennie Wang	The University of Texas at Austin	Ab Initio Elucidation of Structural Heterogeneities in MoS2 for Photocatalysis
Zhao Wang	Baylor College of Medicine	Determining Chemical Interactions Mediating Membrane Complex Formation by Cryo-EM
Lauren J. Webb	The University of Texas at Austin	Electrostatic Field-Based Mechanisms of Function in Chemically Complex Lipid Membranes
Julian G. West	Rice University	New Fluorination Reactions Using Earth Abundant Elements
Kenneth D. Westover	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Development of JNK2 Selective Inhibitors for Cancer
Dawn M. Wetzel	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Mechanism of an Anti-Trypanosomal Microtubule-Stabilizing Molecule
Christian P. Whitman	The University of Texas at Austin	Enzymes of the Tomaymycin Biosynthetic Pathway
Chuan Xiao	The University of Texas at El Paso	Decipher the Biochemistry Folding and Assembly Mysteries of the Most Common Protein Motif Used by Viruses
Han Xiao	Rice University	Traceless Protein Labeling using Proximity-Induced Chemistry
Yonglong Xie	Rice University	Crafting New Materials Through Stacking Engineering of Atomic Sheets
Shiqing Xu	Texas A&M University	Fundamental Studies on Electrochemical Palladium-Catalyzed Directed C-H Functionalization with Nucleophiles
Xin Yan	Texas A&M University	Aziridination-Enabled Lipid Modification for Cis- and Trans-Isomer Identification
Ming Yi	Rice University	Correlated Topology on Geometrically Frustrated Lattices
Seung-hee Yoo	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Regulatory Role of the CRYPTOCHROME-FAD Axis in Mitochondrial Bioenergetic Oscillation
Guihua Yu	The University of Texas at Austin	Probing the Electrocatalytic Properties and Mechanisms of Molecularly-Assembled Two-Dimensional Inorganic Solids
Melissa L. Zastrow	University of Houston	Uncovering Metal Homeostasis Mechanisms of Lactobacillaceae Bacteria in the Gut Microbiota
Xing Zeng	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Enzymology and Physiological Significance of the Uncharacterized Cytochrome P450 Protein CYP2B10
Gul H. Zerze	University of Houston	Resolving Dynamics of Biomolecular Condensates Via Multiscale Simulations
Xiuren Zhang	Texas A&M University	Biochemical Basis of Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation of Dentin Sialophosphoprotein and Its Impact on miRNA Processing Machinery
Xuewu Zhang	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Structure and Regulatory Mechanism of the Death-Associated Protein Kinase 1
Alexey M. Zheltikov	Texas A&M University	Multimodal Chemically Selective Optical Spectroscopy, Imaging, and Thermometry
Jie Zheng	The University of Texas at Dallas	Neurotransmitter-Like Nanoparticles
Yubin Zhou	Texas A&M University Health Science Center	Synthetic Biology Tools for Optogenetic Control of Endogenous Proteins and Designer Cells
Hanyu Zhu	Rice University	Synthesizing and Probing Chiral Interactions in Atomically Thin Lattices
Xuejun Zhu	Texas A&M University	Elucidating Gut Bacterial Enzymes for the Reductive Metabolism of Small Molecules
Brian Zoltowski	Southern Methodist University	Chemical Foundations of Magnetosensing in Butterfly Migration