Principal Investigators List
Principal Investigator |
Institution |
Title of Research |
Girish S. Agarwal |
Texas A&M University |
Correlated Super-Resolution and Supersensitive Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy with Structured Classical and 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 |
Mauricio Antunes |
University of North Texas |
Establishing the Biochemical Determinants of MicroRNA Long-Distance Mobility in Plants |
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 H. 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 |
W. 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 pi-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 |
Adrian T. Keatinge-Clay |
The University of Texas at Austin |
Engineering and Harnessing Tetraketide Synthases |
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 |
Guigen Li |
Texas Tech University |
Multi-Layer 3D Chirality and its Asymmetric Catalytic Assembly |
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 |
Yi Liu |
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
A Code within the Code: Codon Usage Regulates Co-Translational Protein Folding |
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 |
Xuelian Luo |
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
Structural and Functional Analysis of the Human STRIPAK |
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 |
Stephen F. Martin |
The University of Texas at Austin |
Synthesis of Biologically Relevant Molecules |
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 |
Douglas Natelson |
Rice University |
Single- and Few-Molecule Vibrational Spectroscopy and Energy Flow |
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 |
B. V. Venkataram Prasad |
Baylor College of Medicine |
X-Ray Crystallographic Studies on Viruses and Viral Proteins |
Han Pu |
Rice University |
Neural Networks and Quantum Many-Body Systems |
Tian Qin |
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
Uncanonical Functionalization of Bicyclic Heterocycles |
Emily L. Que |
The University of Texas at Austin |
Dual Nanoparticle Conjugate Magnetic Resonance Imaging Agents: Design Principles and Applications |
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 |
Sean T. Roberts |
The University of Texas at Austin |
Designing Supramolecular Assemblies for Photon Splitting |
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) |
Daniel A. Singleton |
Texas A&M University |
Localized Vibrational Promotion of Organic Reactions in Solution |
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 |
Thomas S. Teets |
University of Houston |
Blue-Phosphorescent Platinum Complexes Supported by Strong sigma-Donor Carbenes |
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 |
Angelique W. Whitehurst |
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
Molecular Mechanisms of a Novel Anti-Cancer Target, Testis Specific Serine Kinase 6 |
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 |