Principal Investigators List

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367 Investigators / 25 Institutions

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.
Michalis Agathocleous	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	The In Vivo Requirement and Cell Type Specificity of the Citric Acid Cycle
Esra Akbay	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Targeting Arginase Enzyme Activity to Restore Arginine for T Cell Function in the Tumor Microenvironment
Hal S. Alper	The University of Texas at Austin	Biochemical Evaluation of Furan-Fatty Acid Biosynthesis and Production
Neal M. Alto	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Post-Translational Modification of Host Enzymes by Bacterial Effector Proteins
Oliviero Andreussi	University of North Texas	Modeling Solvation-Driven Rare-Events: From Drug Design to Protein Folding
Mauricio Antunes	University of North Texas	Establishing the Biochemical Determinants of microRNA Long-Distance Mobility in Plants
Xiao-chen Bai	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Structural Insights into the Activation Mechanisms of pH-Sensitive Insulin Receptor-Related Receptor (IRR)
Carlos R. Baiz	The University of Texas at Austin	Studies in Biophysical Chemistry: Applications of Ultrafast Infrared Spectroscopy
Kenneth J. Balkus, Jr.	The University of Texas at Dallas	Zeolite Encapsulated Metal Complexes
Zachary T. Ball	Rice University	New Strategies for Catalytic Bond Formations
Laura A. Banaszynski	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Chromatin-Based Mechanisms of Gene Activation
Sarbajit Banerjee	Texas A&M University	Developing Design Rules and a Synthetic Toolbox for Accessing Metastable Solids
Jiming Bao	University of Houston	Correlating Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Activity of Cobalt Oxides with Dynamics of Photo-Excited Electrons and Holes
David P. Barondeau	Texas A&M University	Elucidating Control Mechanisms for the Synthesis of Sulfur-Containing Biomolecules
Jeffrey E. Barrick	The University of Texas at Austin	Chemical Specificity of DNA Uptake by Naturally Competent Bacteria
Bonnie Bartel	Rice University	Novel Peroxisomal Processes in Plants
Brian Belardi	The University of Texas at Austin	Probing Collagen Glycosylation: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Detection
Doran I.G. Bennett	Southern Methodist University	Mesoscale Quantum Dynamics in New Semiconductor Materials
Matthew R. Bennett	Rice University	The Role of Protein/DNA Interactions in the Kinetics of Biochemical Networks
David E. Bergbreiter	Texas A&M University	Multiphase Multicomponent Systems for Synthesis and Catalysis
Ricardo A. Bernal	The University of Texas at El Paso	High Resolution Cryo-EM Reconstructions of the Heat Shock Protein 60 and its Conformational Intermediates
Eric R. Bittner	University of Houston	Many-body Excitation Dynamics in Molecular Solids
Paul Blount	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Determining Protein-Lipid and Protein-Protein Interactions for a Channel Involved in Mechanosensing
Joan F. Brennecke	The University of Texas at Austin	Ion Dissociation in Ionic Liquids and Its Impact on Physical Properties and Phase Behavior
Robert Brenner	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	Shedding Light on Endoplasmic and Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Voltage Changes During Calcium Signaling
Jakoah Brgoch	University of Houston	Synthesis of Gold Compounds with Unusual Oxidation States and Metalloaromaticity
Jennifer S. Brodbelt	The University of Texas at Austin	Characterization of Ion Conformations by Ultraviolet Photodissociation
Maurice Brookhart	University of Houston	Pd(II)- and Ni(II)-Catalyzed Olefin Polymerizations and Copolymerizations
Shawn C. Burgess	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Dysregulation of Intermediary Metabolism During Disease
Can Cenik	The University of Texas at Austin	Transcriptome-Wide Measurement of Translation Using a Novel On-Chip Isotachophoresis Approach
Maria Chahrour	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Decoding Social Communication Networks through Forward Genetics
Julia Chan	The University of Texas at Dallas	Unravelling the Growth of Quantum Materials
Walter G. Chapman	Rice University	Structure and Properties of Complex Fluids in the Bulk and Interfacial Regions
James Chappell	Rice University	Activating Total Synthesis of Natural Products in Diverse Bacterial Species
Banglin Chen	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Porous Mixed-Metal-Organic Frameworks for Recognition of Small Gas Molecules
Tai-Yen Chen	University of Houston	Interplay of Redox Status and Cu Homeostasis in Live Neurons at the Single-Molecule Level
Zheng Chen	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Identification of Endogenous ROR Ligands as Modulators of Aging Clock and Physiology
Zhijian J. Chen	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Regulation of Innate Immunity 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	Biophysical Bases of Evading Host Innate Immune Responses by Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza Viruses
Yuh Min Chook	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Mechanisms of Importin 8-Mediated Nuclear Import
Melanie H. Cobb	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Regulatory and Catalytic Properties of MAP Kinase Cascades
Jeffery L. Coffer	Texas Christian University	Well-Defined Silicon Nanotubes for Targeted Loading, Release, and Therapeutically-Relevant Activity
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	Main Group Catalysts for Advanced and Sustainable Polymers
Maralice Conacci-Sorrell	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Novel Roles of the Tryptophan Catabolite Kynurenine in Signal Transduction
Jacinta C. Conrad	University of Houston	Dynamics in Deeply Supercooled Nanoparticle Liquids with Attractive or Anisotropic Interactions
Lydia M. Contreras	The University of Texas at Austin	In vivo Structural Characterization of Catalytic and Regulatory RNAs
Christina B. Cooley	Trinity University	Fluorogenic Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain-Transfer Polymerization for Biomolecular Detection
David R. Corey	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Recognition of Cellular Nucleic Acids by Synthetic Oligomers
Luis G. Cuello	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	Crystallographic and Functional Studies on the Novel Role of Water Molecules in K+ Channel C-Type Inactivation Gating
Thomas R. Cundary and Mary E. Anderson	University of North Texas	Hydridic Activation of Methane
Sheena D’Arcy	The University of Texas at Dallas	A Novel HDX Workflow to Study Histone Dynamics in Multi-nucleosome Systems
Jenee D. Cyran	Baylor University	Elucidating Sunlight Driven Chemical Processes at Aqueous Interfaces
Pengcheng Dai	Rice University	Transport, Magnetic, and Neutron Scattering Studies of Quantum Materials
Kevin N. Dalby	The University of Texas at Austin	Inhibiting a Mechanosensor for Cancer Therapy
Weiwei Dang	Baylor College of Medicine	Regulation of Telomere Function Through Lysine Methylation in Telomere Shelterin Complex
Gaudenz Danuser	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Probing Oncogenic Functions of Vimentin Filaments by Small Molecule Screens
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	Paradigms for Redox-Active Ligands in Bi- and Polymetallic Complexes
Bryan W. Davies	The University of Texas at Austin	Defining the Physicochemical Space of Antimicrobial Nanobodies
Jef K. De Brabander	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Synthesis and Chemical Biology of Bioactive Small Molecules
Nicole J. De Nisco	The University of Texas at Dallas	Glycosaminoglycan Utilization and Metabolism by the Microbiota of the Urogenital Tract
H. V. Rasika Dias	The University of Texas at Arlington	Metal Complexes of Highly Fluorinated Ligands
Loi H. Do	University of Houston	Molecular Engineering of the Second Coordination Sphere for Controlled Olefin Polymerization Catalysis
Sheel Dodani	The University of Texas at Dallas	Harnessing the Plasticity of Anion-Binding Proteins to Engineer Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Indicators and Integrators
Ivan D'Orso	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Cooperative Assembly of HIV Transcription Elongation Complexes
Konstantin Doubrovinski	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Molecular Basis of Tissue Material Properties in the Early Drosophila Embryo
Peter Douglas	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Intracellular Lipid Surveillance via Nuclear Hormone Receptor Sequestration by RAB GTPase Geranylgeranylation
Michael C. Downer	The University of Texas at Austin	Femtosecond Optical Probes of Nano-Interface Chemistry
Michael P. Doyle	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Challenging Selective Chemical Reactions of Diazo Compounds
Kim R. Dunbar	Texas A&M University	Engendering Strong Magnetic Coupling and Anisotropy in Transition Metal and Lanthanide Metal Complexes
Ron Elber	The University of Texas at Austin	Rafts and Biological Membranes
Andrew D. Ellington	The University of Texas at Austin	A Neural Network for Polymerase Engineering
Donglei L. Fan	The University of Texas at Austin	Innovative Mechanism for the Synthesis of 3-D Nanosuperstructures by Electrochemical Reactions
Lei Fang	Texas A&M University	Centripetal Aza-Circulene and Aza-Helicenes
Walter L. Fast	The University of Texas at Austin	Chemical Probes of Biological Catalysts
Shervin Fatehi	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Stochastic Methods for Highly Accurate Quantum Chemistry Extended to Nonadiabatic Molecular Dynamics
Michael Findlater	Texas Tech University	Base-Metal Catalyzed Transformations
Ilya J. Finkelstein	The University of Texas at Austin	Massively Parallel Peptide Interaction Mapping on a Repurposed Next-Generation DNA Sequencer
Skye Fortier	The University of Texas at El Paso	New Vistas in Early Actinide Chemistry
Frank W. Foss, Jr.	The University of Texas at Arlington	Ion Binding, Mobility, and Single Molecule Fluorescence Sensing at Molecularly Designed Gas-Solid Interfaces
Matthew S. Foster	Rice University	Quantum Criticality and Coherence in Topological and Strongly Correlated Matter: Random Curvature and (Artificial) 2D Quantum Gravity
Doug E. Frantz	The University of Texas at San Antonio	New Catalytic Methods Towards the Synthesis of Allenes
Kendra K. Frederick	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	In-Vivo Structural Biology for Protein-Folding Diseases
Benny D. Freeman	The University of Texas at Austin	Synthesis and Characterization of Water and Ion Transport in Novel Ion Exchange Membrane Polymers
Jonathan R. Friedman	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Inner Membrane Organization
François P. Gabbaï	Texas A&M University	Tuning the Electrophilic Properties of Group 10 Metal Complexes Using Non-Innocent Antimony Z-Ligands
Matthieu G. Gagnon	The University of Texas Medical Branch	Structural Studies of the Chemical Interactions During Non-Canonical Reading of the Genetic Code
Elyssia S. Gallagher	Baylor University	Examining the Effects of Metal Ions on Carbohydrate Structure During In-Electrospray H/D Exchange: A Fundamental Study
Don Gammon	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Biochemical Characterization of an Evolutionarily-Conserved Host Antiviral Complex Using Viral Antagonists
Venkat Ganesan	The University of Texas at Austin	Fundamental Studies of Self-Assembly in Mixtures of Organic and Inorganic Molecules
Xue Gao	Rice University	Mechanistic Study of the Stereochemically Controlled Biosynthesis of Fungal Natural Products
Yang Gao	Rice University	Investigating the Catalytic Mechanisms of Mg²⁺-Dependent Enzymes with Time-Reso0lved Crystallography
Isaac Garcia-Bosch	Southern Methodist University	C-H Bond Functionalization Promoted by Cu Complexes Bearing Tridentate Redox-Active Ligands with Tunable H-Bonds
Jeremiah J. Gassensmith	The University of Texas at Dallas	Detection of Trace ROS Metabolites with Unnatural RNAs
Haibo Ge	Texas Tech University	Catalytic Functionalization of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
Feliciano Giustino	The University of Texas at Austin	Designer Perovskites for Light Harvesting and Light Emission
John A. Gladysz	Texas A&M University	Werner Complexes as "Organocatalysts"
Margaret E. Glasner	Texas A&M University	Role of Underground Metabolism in the Evolution of New Metabolic Pathways
Vishal M. Gohil	Texas A&M University	Phospholipid-Protein Interactions in Mitochondrial Bioenergetics
Elizabeth J. Goldsmith	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Abiotic Stress Modulation of ASK1 Activity by Autophosphorylation
John B. Goodenough	The University of Texas at Austin	Influence of Counter Cation in Mixed-Metal Oxides
Kayla Green	Texas Christian University	Building Better Molecules to Target Oxidative Stress
Nick V. Grishin	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Chemistry of Speciation
Qing Gu	The University of Texas at Dallas	Super-Resolution Chemical Imaging Microscopy with Perovskite Gain-Assisted Hyperbolic Metamaterials
Anna-Karin Gustavsson	Rice University	Binding Dynamics and Nanoscale Architecture of CaMKII-Actin Network Reorganization at the Single-Molecule Level
Naomi J. Halas	Rice University	Synthesis, Photophysical and Photocatalytic Properties of Complex Nanoparticles
P. Shiv Halasyamani	University of Houston	New Multiferroic Mixed-Metal Fluorides: Synthesis, Crystal Growth, and Characterization
Michael B. Hall	Texas A&M University	Computational Chemistry on Transition Metal Systems
Yimo Han	Rice University	Investigation of the Structural Dynamics of Voltage-Responsive Membrane Proteins
Jeffrey D. Hartgerink	Rice University	Synthesis of Nanostructured Organic Materials via Self-Assembly
Eva Harth	University of Houston	Advanced Nanostructured Plastics and Networks by Engaging Multiple Polymerization Pathways
Kaden Hazzard	Rice University	Ultracold Molecules for Synthetic Chemistry, Chemical Kinetics, and New Phases of Matter
Adam Heller	The University of Texas at Austin	Titanium Dioxide Crystals in the Type 2 Diabetic Pancreas and in the Diseased Brain
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
Ryan E. Hibbs	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Structural Principles of Inhibitory Neurotransmitter Receptor Modulation
Lea Hildebrandt Ruiz	The University of Texas at Austin	Effects of Chlorine Atoms on Tropospheric Oxidation Chemistry
Christian B. Hilty	Texas A&M University	Mechanisms of Graphene Based Single Site Catalysts Determined by Hyperpolarized NMR
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	Regulation of NADP+ Biosynthesis by Oxidative Stress And Its Role In Tumorigenesis
Bo Hu	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	High-Resolution Structure Determination of Molecular Machines in situ by Cryo Electron Tomography
Todd W. Hudnall	Texas State University	Diborylcarbenes: A Decades Old Search for Unprecedented Electrophilic Carbenes
Randall G. Hulet	Rice University	Quantum Effects in Soliton Molecules
Kami L. Hull	The University of Texas at Austin	Development of Stereoselective Three Component Carboamination Reactions
Simon M. Humphrey	The University of Texas at Austin	New Directions in Coordination Polymer Chemistry: Materials Based on Heavier p-Block Donors for Enhanced Magnetism and Catalysis
Kristin Hutchins	Texas Tech University	Mechanochemistry as a Green Synthetic and Crystallization Tool for Drug Development
Gyeong S. Hwang	The University of Texas at Austin	First-Principles Investigation of the Structure, Chemistry and Function of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials
Oleg A. Igoshin	Rice University	Speed-Accuracy-Dissipation Trade-Offs in Non-Equilibrium Biochemical Information Processing
Tatyana I. Igumenova	Texas A&M University	Sequestration Without Isomerization: A Novel Mode of AGC Kinase Regulation by Pin1
Andrea Isella	Rice University	Investigating the Origin of the Chemistry of Planets
Dmitri N. Ivanov	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	Deciphering the Role of dNTP Metabolism in Antiviral Immunity, DNA Repair and Cell Cycle Control
Brent L. Iverson	The University of Texas at Austin	Dynamic Supramolecular Solids
Khuloud Jaqaman	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	In situ Measurement of Inter-Receptor Interaction Kinetics on the Cell Surface
Makkuni Jayaram	The University of Texas at Austin	Chemical and Mechanistic Characterization of Complex Active Sites for Phosphoryl Transfer in Nucleic Acids
Jenna Jewell	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Deciphering the Glutamine Signaling Pathway to mTORC1
Jean X. Jiang	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	Modulating Hemichannel Activities Using Targeting Antibodies
Jin Jiang	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	A Non-Canonical Role of Hippo Signaling in Cancer
Ning Jiang	The University of Texas at Austin	A High-Throughput Single-Cell Method to Link Antigen Specificity to T Cell Receptor Sequences
Youxing Jiang	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Structural and Functional Studies of Organellar Cation Channels
Lukasz A. Joachimiak	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Role of Local Structure in Modulating Assembly of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
Kenneth A. Johnson	The University of Texas at Austin	Dynamics of Structural Changes Governing DNA and RNA Replication
Keith P. Johnston	The University of Texas at Austin	Controlled Assembly of Inorganic and Organic Nanoparticle Clusters
Matthew Jones	Rice University	Dimensionally- and Toplogically-Constrained Nanoparticle Assembly
Richard A. Jones	The University of Texas at Austin	Molecular Precursors for New Functional Materials
Karl M. Kadish	University of Houston	Electrochemistry and Spectroelectrochemistry of Compounds with Multiple Redox Centers
Adrian T. Keatinge-Clay	The University of Texas at Austin	Engineering the Macrolactin Polyketide Assembly Line
Ben Keitz	The University of Texas at Austin	Peptide Directed Synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks
Nayun Kim	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Locus-Specific Quantitation of Uracil Associated with Unscheduled DNA Synthesis
Steven A. Kliewer	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Regulation of the Type 2 Diabetes Drug Target PPARy by Sumoylation
Jennifer J. Kohler	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Discovering the Glycoconjugate Receptors of Pertussis Toxin
Michael Kolodrubetz	The University of Texas at Dallas	Computational Path Integral Approaches to Non-Equilibrium Quantum Systems
Anatoly B. Kolomeisky	Rice University	Theoretical Understanding of the Mechanisms of Chemical Processes on Heterogeneous Catalysts
Junichiro Kono	Rice University	Optical, Infrared and Terahertz Spectroscopy of Low-Dimensional Materials
Genevieve Konopka	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Chemical Regulation of Human Brain Cell Type Specification
Anna Konovalova	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Mechanism of Signal Transduction Across the Bacterial Cell Envelope
Brian A. Korgel	The University of Texas at Austin	NIR II Light-Emitting Nanocrystal Quantum Dots
László Kürti	Rice University	New Paradigms in Heterocyclic Chemistry
Jaan Laane	Texas A&M University	Molecular Structures and Vibrational Potential Energy Surfaces in Ground and Excited Electronic States
Helen C. Lai	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Molecular Interactions of the Prdm12 Transcription Factor Implicated in Painlessness
Keji Lai	The University of Texas at Austin	Imaging Chemical Processes in 2D Materials Under Controlled Environment
Alan M. Lambowitz	The University of Texas at Austin	Bacterial Reverse Transcriptases: Characterization and Biotechnological Applications
Christy F. Landes	Rice University	Orientational Effects on Protein Dynamics at Chromatographic Supports from a Single Analyte Perspective
Oleg V. Larionov	The University of Texas at San Antonio	New Catalytic Strategies for Efficient and Selective Functionalizations
Michael Latham	Texas Tech University	Uncovering Allosteric Coupling in a DNA Damage Repair Complex with Methyl-Based NMR Spectroscopy
T. Randall Lee	University of Houston	Functionalized Xanthates, Dithiocarboxylates, and Dithiocarbamates for Coating Surfaces and Nanoparticles
Guigen Li	Texas Tech University	Multi-Layer 3D Chirality and its Asymmetric Catalytic Assembly
Wenbo Li	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Elucidating the Role of m6A Methylation on Enhancer RNAs
Xiaochun Li	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Structure and Function of Sterol-Sensing Domains in Membrane Proteins
Xiaoqin (Elaine) Li	The University of Texas at Austin	Charge and Energy Transfer Dynamics in Layered Photocatalysts
David S. Libich	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	The Structural Biology of EWSR1 and EWS-FLI1 in Biomolecular Condensates
Erez Lieberman	Baylor College of Medicine	Identifying and Controlling New Factors that Facilitate Chromatin Loop Formation
Milo M. Lin	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Accelerating Thermodynamic Sampling to Predict the Toxic Oligomer Structure of Abeta42 in Alzheimer’s Disease
Paul A. Lindahl	Texas A&M University	Low-Molecular-Mass Zinc, Copper, and Heme Trafficking-Complexes in Biological Cells
Brian M. Lindley	Baylor University	The Development of Diborylamide Ligand Platforms for Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction
Stephan Link	Rice University	A Single Particle Approach to Plasmon Photochemistry
Alexander R. Lippert	Southern Methodist University	Single Molecule Localization Lithography
Glen Liszczak	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Regulation and Function of DNA Damage-Induced Chromatin ADP-Ribosylation
Hung-wen Liu	The University of Texas at Austin	Mechanistic Studies of Novel Enzymes
Wenshe Liu	Texas A&M University	The Identification and Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitors with Novel Chemical Entities
Xin Liu	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Chromatin Targeting of Polycomb Repressive Complexes
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	First-Principles Simulations of Atomic-level Kinetics of Electrocatalysis at Solid-Water Interface
Jun Lou	Rice University	Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Ultrathin Crystals
Carl J. Lovely	The University of Texas at Arlington	New Methods for the Total Synthesis of Aminoimidazole-Containing Marine Alkaloids
George Lu	Rice University	Chaperone-Assisted Assembly of Gas-Filled Protein Nanostructures
Vassiliy Lubchenko	University of Houston	Bonding and Structural Degeneracy in Incommensurate Phases and Quasicrystals
Lloyd L. Lumata	The University of Texas at Dallas	Non-Invasive and Ultrasensitive Detection of Altered Biochemistry in Brain Cancer Using Hyperpolarized 13C Magnetic Resonance
Weibo Luo	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Novel Role of Ubiquitination in Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 Transcriptional Activity
Xuelian Luo	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Chemical Inhibition of the Hippo TEAD-YAP Transcription Factors for Cancer Therapy
Jodie Lutkenhaus	Texas A&M University	In Situ Redox Observations of Conjugated Polymers for Organic Electrochemical Transistors
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	Functional Epoxide Photopolymerization: Fundamentals and Materials Synthesis
Jianpeng Ma	Baylor College of Medicine	Exploring the Chemical Forces Stabilizing Human Polycomb Repressive Complex 2
Allan H. MacDonald	The University of Texas at Austin	Spintronics in Two-Dimensional Magnetic Materials
Ram Madabhushi	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Elaborating the Roles of DNA Breaks in Stimulus-Dependent Gene Transcription in Neurons
Corina Maeder	Trinity University	Implication of an Uncharacterized Protein Auto-Cleavage in Spliceosome Assembly Regulation
Dmitrii E. Makarov	The University of Texas at Austin	New Methods for Predicting the Kinetics of Complex Molecular Rearrangements
David J. Mangelsdorf	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Targeting the DAF-12 Signaling Pathway in Parasitic Nematodes
Filippo Mangolini	The University of Texas at Austin	Encapsulation of Lubricious Ionic Liquids within Polymer Nanoshells
Arumugam Manthiram	The University of Texas at Austin	Synthesis and Properties of Transition Metal Oxides with Unusual Valence States
Amanda B. Marciel	Rice University	Synthesis of Polyampholytes via Protein Engineering to Decode Complex Solution Behavior
Edward M. Marcotte	The University of Texas at Austin	A Mass-Spectrometry-Based Reference Map of Core Plant Protein Complexes
Caleb D. Martin	Baylor University	Heavy Element-Boron Systems: From Unusual Bonding to New Synthetic Tools
Stephen F. Martin	The University of Texas at Austin	Synthesis of Biologically Relevant Molecules
Elisabeth D. Martinez	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Development of Epigenetic Inhibitors to Prevent Acquired Drug-Resistance in Malaria
Andreas Matouschek	The University of Texas at Austin	Structure and Function of a Nano-Scale Biological Machine
Devin Matthews	Southern Methodist University	Understanding X-Ray and Raman Signatures of Disordered Systems
Jeremy A. May	University of Houston	Novel Synthetic Methods in Organic Chemistry Derived from Highly Reactive Intermediates
Jennifer A. Maynard	The University of Texas at Austin	Control of Protein Folding Quality: Portable Sequence Determinants of Antibody Stability
David G. McFadden	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Mechanism of Action of Neuroendocrine-Selective Cancer Toxins
Gabriele Meloni	The University of Texas at Dallas	Assembly, Selectivity, Structure, Metalloaromaticity and Reactivity in Protein Metal-Thiolate Clusters
Joshua T. Mendell	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	The Regulation and Composition of NORAD-PUMILIO Bodies
Quentin Michaudel	Texas A&M University	C-C Cross Couplings Enabled by SuFEx Click Chemistry
Ognjen Š. Miljanić	University of Houston	Supramolecular and Dynamic Covalent Chemistry of Carbon Dioxide
Delia J. Milliron	The University of Texas at Austin	Plasmonic Transparent Conducting Oxide Nanocrystals: Dopant Chemistry and Heterogeneity
Ping Mu	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Small Molecule Inhibitors Targeting Lineage Plasticity and Neuroendocrine Differentiation in Advanced Prostate Cancer
Charles B. Mullins	The University of Texas at Austin	Nano-Structured Materials for Chemistry
Siegfried M. Musser	Texas A&M University Health Science Center	Physicochemical Properties of FUS Droplets: In vitro Models of Liquid-Like Membrane-Less Compartments in Cells
Douglas Natelson	Rice University	Single- and Few-Molecule Vibrational Spectroscopy and Energy Flow
Andriy Nevidomskyy	Rice University	Exotic Phases of Matter in Quantum Spin Ice and Other Frustrated Magnets
Kyriacos C. Nicolaou	Rice University	Total Synthesis of Bioactive Natural and Designed Molecules
Deepak Nijhawan	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Using Forward Genetics to Understand Mechanism of Action for Anticancer Toxins
Michael Nippe	Texas A&M University	Tuning Molecular Electrocatalysts via Secondary Coordination Sphere Modifications
Peter J.A. Nordlander	Rice University	Plasmon Enhanced Chemistry
Adam D. Norris	Southern Methodist University	New Chemosensory Isoform of a Canonical Mechanosensory Protein
Kathryn A. O’Donnell	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Dissecting Novel Mechanisms of Translational Control in Lung Cancer
Mohammad A. Omary	University of North Texas	Dawn Rise Upon New Chemical Bonds Amidst Ground- and Excited-State Bonding Assortments in Luminescent Molecules/Excitons/Polarons
José Onuchic	Rice University	Investigating Chromatin Dynamics and Function on Evolution, Genetic Disorders, and Cancer
Robert C. Orchard II	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Defining the Molecular Mechanisms of Viral Inhibition by TRIM Restriction Factors
Kim Orth	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Bile Salts as Agonist/Antagonist for Vibrio Receptor VtrA/C
Oleg V. Ozerov	Texas A&M University	Catalytic Synthesis and Utilization of Arylgermanes
Zachariah A. Page	The University of Texas at Austin	Photochemistry as a Tool to Generate Complex Soft Matter
Jeremy C. Palmer	University of Houston	Dynamic Heterogeneity, Crystallization, and Polyamorphism in Supercooled Tetrahedral Liquids
Sapun H. Parekh	The University of Texas at Austin	Imaging in situ Lipid Droplet Chemical Heterogeneity in Macrophage Inflammation with Vibrational Microscopy
Jae Mo Park	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Development of Hyperpolarized Probes for Imaging Neurotransmitter Synthesis
Matthew Parker	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	The Role of Sequence Composition in Disordered Domain Phase Separation
Matteo Pasquali	Rice University	Physical Chemistry of Nanorods and Nanoplates
Margaret A. Phillips	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Purine Salvage Pathways as Potential Drug Targets in Trypanosomatid Parasites
Lionel W. Poirier	Texas Tech University	New Methodologies for Accurate Quantum Calculations of the Dynamics of Atomic Nuclei
David C. Powers	Texas A&M University	Synthesis of, and Small-Molecule Activation with, Open-Metal-Site Molecular Clusters
Jai Prakash	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	Bio-Inspired Multinuclear Manganese Complexes as Water Oxidation Catalysts for Hydrogen Production
B. V. Venkataram Prasad	Baylor College of Medicine	X-ray Crystallographic Studies on Viruses and Viral Proteins
Han Pu	Rice University	Machine Learning in Quantum Physics and Quantum Chemistry
Tian Qin	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Leveraging the Reactivity of Sulfur in Reaction Development
Emily L. Que	The University of Texas at Austin	Extraction and Retention of Metal Ions in Perfluorinated Solvents
Arun Radhakrishnan	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Molecular Mechanisms of Cholesterol Sensors in Human Cells
Frank M. Raushel	Texas A&M University	Elucidation of Enzyme Reaction Mechanisms
Joseph M. Ready	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	New Directions in Asymmetric Synthesis
Michael Reese	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	How are Substrates Recognized in Parasite Kinases Lacking a Canonical Walker Motif?
Linda E. Reichl	The University of Texas at Austin	Quasibound States and Decay Processes in Nanometer Scale Quantum Systems and Fluids
Joaquin Resasco	The University of Texas at Austin	Understanding and Controlling Structural Dynamics in Electrocatalysis
Peter M. Rentzepis	Texas A&M University	Ultrafast Time and Space Structural Dynamics in Solids. Efficient, Remote Detection and Inactivation of Pathogens
Luke M. Rice	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Biochemical and Structural Analysis of TOG Domains in Microtubule Regulation
Michael G. Richmond	University of North Texas	Synthesis and Reactivity Studies of Polynuclear Clusters
Jeffrey D. Rimer	University of Houston	Physicochemical Factors Governing Molecular Modification of Pathological Crystallization
Jose Rizo‑Rey	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	NMR Methods to Study Membrane Proteins in Lipid Bilayers
Sean T. Roberts	The University of Texas at Austin	Designing Supramolecular Assemblies for Photon Splitting
Jacob T. Robinson	Rice University	Molecular Mechanisms for Magnetically Sensitive Ion Channels
Debora F. Rodrigues	University of Houston	Plant-Based Antibiotic Nanocarriers Investigation in the Simultaneous Reduction of Pathogen Mutation Rates and Intestinal Infections in Humans
Liela Romero	Baylor University	New Strategies in Asymmetric Synthesis: Routes to Multifunctional Chiral Organic Building Blocks
Daniel Romo	Baylor University	Novel Strategies for b-Lactone Synthesis and Annulation to Impact Basic Cell Biology
Michael J. Rose	The University of Texas at Austin	Earth Abundant Elements for Energy Related Energy Conversions
Michael K. Rosen	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	2D Phase Separated Protein Polymers: Interactions with Actin Filaments
Daniel M. Rosenbaum	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Capturing the Active Conformations of CNS GPCRs with Nanobodies
Tomce Runcevski	Southern Methodist University	Exploring the Organic Mineralogy of Titan, Saturn’s Moon
Rick Russell	The University of Texas at Austin	Quantitative Tests of Modularity in a Helicase Protein that Resolves Misfolded RNAs
Livia Schiavinato Eberlin	The University of Texas at Austin	Understanding and Optimizing Molecular Extraction and Ionization Mechanisms in Solvent Based Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry
John W. Schoggins	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Biochemical Characterization of a Novel Antiviral RNA Binding Protein
Hans A. Schuessler	Texas A&M University	Optical Studies of Atomic and Molecular Systems with Femtosecond, XUV and IR Laser Radiation
Marlan O. Scully	Texas A&M University	Experimental and Theoretical Research into Quantum Chemistry and Quantum Optics
Jonathan T. Sczepanski	Texas A&M University	Synthesis and Applications of DNA-Encoded Libraries of Mirror-Image RNA
Joachim Seemann	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Biochemical and Structural Analysis of Golgi-Based Spindle Assembly Activities
Irina I. Serysheva	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Cryo-EM Analysis of Ion Channels in a Lipid Membrane
Libo Shan	Texas A&M University	Biochemical and Regulatory Constraints of Immune Sensors
Bryan F. Shaw	Baylor University	The Dark Side of "Wild Type" Cu, Zn SOD1 in Motor Neuron Disease: Metal Snatcher or Prion Template?
Jason B. Shear	The University of Texas at Austin	Development of Micro-3D-Printed Optical Fiber Probes for Remote Characterization of Complex Bio-Environments
Matthew Sheldon	Texas A&M University	Nanophotonic Platforms for Polaritonic Chemistry
Benjamin D. Sherman	Texas Christian University	Monolithic Tandem Photoelectrodes for Solar Driven Organic Conversions or Water Oxidation Coupled to Hydrogen Formation
Chih-Kang Shih	The University of Texas at Austin	Controlling Interlayer Electronic Interactions in Transition Metal Dichalcognide Hetero-Bilayers
Michael Shiloh	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Activation of Airway Nociceptive Neurons by Mycobacterial Phenolic Glycolipid
Qimiao Si	Rice University	Theoretical Studies of Electronic Correlations and Dynamics in Carbon-Based and Related Low Dimensional Systems
Matthew H. Sieber	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Examination of the Mitochondrial Mechanisms that Drive Quiescence and the Re-Initiation of Growth
Daniel Singleton	Texas A&M University	Localized Vibrational Promotion of Organic Reactions in Solution
Myles W. Smith	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Enantioselective Diketone Desymmetrization for the Synthesis of Chiral Heterocycles
Alexei V. Sokolov	Texas A&M University	Ultrafast Coherent Molecular Spectroscopy with Spatially and Temporally Shaped Electromagnetic Fields
Dong Hee Son	Texas A&M University	Mn-Doped Cesium Lead Halide Perovskites as the New Magnetically-Doped Quantum Dots
Anju Sreelatha	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	AMPulation of Manganese Superoxide Dismutase by Selenoprotein O
Francois St-Pierre	Baylor College of Medicine	Developing an Expanded Color Palette of Fluorescent Voltage Sensors with Optimized Photochemistry
Jeanne C. Stachowiak	The University of Texas at Austin	Protein Liquid Droplets as Dynamic Supramolecular Catalysts for in situ Self-Assembly in Cells
Mihaela C. Stefan	The University of Texas at Dallas	Functionalized Polycaprolactones for Delivery of Anticancer Drugs
Allison Stelling	The University of Texas at Dallas	Development and Application of IR-Based Methods for Detecting A-T Hoogsteen Base Pairs in the Nucleosome
Lu Sun	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Autophagy-Dependent Myelination
Ruhma Syeda	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Probing the Mechanism of SWELL Response to Osmotic Stress and Ionic Strength
Jerzy O. Szablowski	Rice University	Engineering a New Class of Site-Specific Therapeutics for Brain Disorders
Daniel P. Tabor	Texas A&M University	Mapping the Structure and Formation of Aerosols Through Theoretical Spectroscopy and Multiscale Simulation
Jeffrey J. Tabor	Rice University	Next-Generation Antibiotics: High Throughput Discovery of Inhibitors of Pathogenic Bacterial Two-Component Systems
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	Stereoselective Transformations of Alkynes
Yizhi Jane Tao	Rice University	Mechanisms of Genome Packaging and Replication by a Filamentous dsRNA Virus
David Taylor	The University of Texas at Austin	Chemical Insights into Substrate Cleavage by CRISPR-Cascade
Thomas S. Teets	University of Houston	Blue-Phosphorescent Platinum Complexes Supported by Strong sigma-Donor Carbenes
Jonathan R. Terman	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Chemistry and Enzymology of MICAL Family Oxidoreductases
Andy Thomas	Texas A&M University	Exploring New Avenues for Organolithium Reagents
Chin‑Sen Ting	University of Houston	Superconductivity in Doped Fe(Se,Te) and Other Correlated Electron Materials
Frank K. Tittel	Rice University	Investigation of Quartz Enhanced Spectroscopy (QEPAS) to Trace Gas Detection via Autonomous Networked Drones
Zachary J. Tonzetich	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Earth-Abundant Transition Metal Catalysts Supported by Pincer Ligands
Erdal Toprak	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Beta-Lactamase-Traps: A novel Class of Molecules that Select Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Carrying Beta-Lactamase Genes
James M. Tour	Rice University	Molecular Machines Open Cell Membranes and Kill Cancer Cells with Visible Light
Eszter Trufan	University of Houston-Downtown	Synthesis and Characterization of New Ball-Type Phthalocyanines
Thomas M. Truskett	The University of Texas at Austin	Liquids Near Interfaces: Single-Molecule and Collective Dynamics
Francis T.F. Tsai	Baylor College of Medicine	Structural and Mechanistic Studies of NTP-Dependent Stress Proteins
Kuang-Lei Tsai	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Biochemical and Structural Analysis of the Transcription Mediator Subunit Med13
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 Controlled Moire Patterns of Two-Dimensional Materials
Adam R. Urbach	Trinity University	Supramolecular Studies of Intrinsically Disordered Polypeptides
Rafael Verduzco	Rice University	Charge Transport in Conjugated Ladderphanes and Network-Stabilized Conjugated Polymers
Dino Villagran	The University of Texas at El Paso	Molecularly Inspired Metal-Free Water Splitting Electrocatalysts
Eric J. Wagner	The University of Texas Medical Branch	Biochemical and Structural Investigation of Integrator
Fei Wang	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Mechanistic Dissection of a Novel Meiotic Exit Regulation by Autophagy
Haotian Wang	Rice University	Isolated Transition Metal Single Atomic Sites for Selective CO₂ Reduction
Huiliang Wang	The University of Texas at Austin	Developing Non-Viral, Covalently-Assembled DNA Delivery Strategy for Optogenetics
Meng C. Wang	Baylor College of Medicine	Chemical Imaging of Glutathione Spatiotemporal Dynamics During Aging
Qinghua Wang	Baylor College of Medicine	Chemical Mechanisms of Human Adaptation of Influenza Virus
Weiwei Wang	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Molecular Mechanism and Functional Significance of the Mammalian Heteromeric Glycine Receptor and its Interaction with Scaffolding Protein Gephyrin
Yuhong Wang	University of Houston	The Kinetics and Conformational Changes During the Peptidyl Transferase Reaction in Single Ribosomes
Zhao Wang	Baylor College of Medicine	Determining Chemical Interactions Mediating Biological Complex Formation by Cryo-EM
Aryeh Warmflash	Rice University	Embryonic Patterning as a Reaction-Diffusion System
Coran Watanabe	Texas A&M University	Streptomyces sahachiroi: A Rich Treasure Trove of Unique Biosynthetic Reactions
Benjamin P. Weaver	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Regulation of Non-Canonical Caspase Functions by Distinct Protein Complexes
Lauren J. Webb	The University of Texas at Austin	Electrostatic Fields in Chemically Diverse Lipid Bilayer Membranes
Geoff Wehmeyer	Rice University	Probing Anharmonic Atomic Bonding Using Thermal Phonon Mean Free Path Spectroscopy
R. Bruce Weisman	Rice University	Optical Properties and Processes of Carbon Nanotubes
Alexander H. Weiss	The University of Texas at Arlington	New Method for the Chemical Characterization of the Internal Surfaces of Porous Materials
Julian West	Rice University	New Fluorination Reactions Using Earth Abundant Elements
Kenneth D. Westover	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Covalent Targeting of SRC Kinase
Dawn Wetzel	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Defining the Mechanism of a Novel Antiparasitic Small Molecule that Facilitates Tubulin Polymerization
Angelique Whitehurst	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Molecular Mechanisms of a Novel Anti-Cancer Target, Testis Specific Serine Kinase 6
Sebastian E. Winter	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Chemical Biology of Salmonella-Host Interactions
Jeffrey B. Woodruff	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Molecular Rules Determining Centrosome Composition
Jun Wu	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Dissecting the Novel Function of Tasor in Regulating Mouse Pluripotent Stem Cells
Han Xiao	Rice University	Precision Protein Modification using Proximity-Induced Chemistry
Chong Xie	The University of Texas at Austin	Probing the in vivo Chemistry in the Behaving Brain
Boris I. Yakobson	Rice University	Science of Nearly-1D Materials: From Nanotubes to Nanowires
Xin Yan	Texas A&M University	Nitrogen Transfer to Unactivated C=C Bonds in Lipids for Their Positional and Stereo Isomer Identification at Nanomolar Scale
Ding-Shyue Yang	University of Houston	Ultrafast Electron Crystallography and Femtosecond Spectroscopy of Structural Transformation Dynamics in Transition Metal Systems
Jin Ye	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Chemical Reactions Controlling Ferroptosis
Hsin-Chih Yeh	The University of Texas at Austin	NanoCluster Beacons for Highly Specific DNA Methylation Detection
Ming Yi	Rice University	Tuning Complex Quantum Phases One Parameter at a Time
Seung-hee Yoo	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	A FAD-Driven Biochemical Oscillation Governing CRYPTOCHROME Turnover
Damian Young	Baylor College of Medicine	Stapled Peptide DNA-Encoded Libraries
Guihua Yu	The University of Texas at Austin	Probing the Charge Storage Mechanisms of Molecularly-Assembled Two-Dimensional Inorganic Solids
Yonghao Yu	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Cell Death Switch Mediated by the Cross-Talk Between Protein ADP-Ribosylation and Caspase Signaling
Anvar A. Zakhidov	The University of Texas at Dallas	Photochemistry of Nanoimprinted Hybrid Perovskites for Photovoltaics
Melissa L. Zastrow	University of Houston	Cofactor-Based Fluorescent Proteins as Platforms for New Zinc Ion Sensors
Chun-Li Zhang	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Chemical Regulation of Human Motor Neurons
Junjie Zhang	Texas A&M University	Functions of Unique Structures in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Translation
Renyi Zhang	Texas A&M University	Chemical Kinetics and Mechanism of Hydrocarbon Oxidation Reactions
Xiuren Zhang	Texas A&M University	Biochemical Basis of SWI/SNF ATPase in Remodeling RNA Complexes
Xuewu Zhang	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Structural and Functional Analyses of the BCCIPβ/RPL23 Complex
Yan Jessie Zhang	The University of Texas at Austin	Visualization of the Incorporation of Molecular Oxygen in Endoperoxide Bond Formation Using Time-Resolved X-ray Crystallography
John C.-G. Zhao	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Expeditious Modification of Organocatalyst Structures for Improved Stereoselectivities
Alexey M. Zheltikov	Texas A&M University	Multimodal Chemically Selective Optical Imaging and Fiber-Optic Thermometry
Jie Zheng	The University of Texas at Dallas	Unravelling Charge Selectivity in the Glomerular Filtration of Ultrasmall Engineered Nanoparticles at the Chemical Level
Yubin Zhou	Texas A&M University Health Science Center	Chemical Biology Toolkit for Remote Control of 3D Genome Architecture