Budin, Itay
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics
Biochemistry and synthetic biology of cell membranes
Office: Natural Sciences Bldg 3119
Phone: 858-246-5328
Email: ibudin@ucsd.edu
Web: www.budinlab.com

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Burkart, Michael
Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Associate Director, California Center for Algae Biotechnology
Teddy Traylor Faculty Scholar

Research Topics
Natural product synthesis/biosynthesis, Biological chemistry and enzymology, Metabolic engineering.
Office: Pacific Hall 6100A
Phone: 858-534-5673
Email: mburkart@ucsd.edu
Web: burkartlab.ucsd.edu

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Accepting Rotation Students: Yes


Cohen, Seth
Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Chancellor's Distinguished Professorship in Chemistry and Biochemistry
Affiliate Faculty, Department of Nanoengineering

Research Topics
Materials (MOFs) and medicinal (metals in medicine) chemistry
Office: Pacific Hall 4100A
Phone: 858-822-5596
Email: scohen@ucsd.edu
Web: cohenlab.ucsd.edu

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Accepting Rotation Students: Yes


Debelouchina, Galia
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics
NMR Spectroscopy, Structural Biology, Chemical Biology, Aging, Gene Regulation
Office: Natural Sciences Bldg 4322
Phone: 858-534-3038
Email: gdebelouchina@ucsd.edu
Web: https://galialab.weebly.com/

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Accepting Rotation Students: Yes


Deshmukh, Lalit
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics
Solution NMR spectroscopy, Amyloids, Neurodegenerative diseases, Posttranslational modifications, Viruses
Office: Natural Sciences Bldg 3113
Phone: 858-246-3343
Email: ldeshmukh@ucsd.edu
Web: https://deshmukhgroup.ucsd.edu/

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Devaraj, Neal
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Murray Goodman Endowed Chair in Chemistry and Biochemistry
Chair, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Professor of Bioengineering

Research Topics
Biomimetic Chemistry, Artificial Cells, Chemical Biology
Office: Natural Sciences Bldg 3328
Phone: 858-534-9539
Email: ndevaraj@ucsd.edu
Web: www.devarajgroup.com

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Donoghue, Daniel
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Co-Director, NIH Training Grant

Research Topics
Receptor Tyrosine Kinases in Human Cancer
Office: Urey Hall 4130
Phone: 858-534-7146
Email: ddonoghue@ucsd.edu
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Ferguson, Fleur
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Assistant Professor, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Office: Tata Hall 1204
Phone: 858-246-4462
Email: fmferguson@ucsd.edu
Web: fergusonlab.ucsd.edu

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Ghosh, Gourisankar
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics
Biochemistry and biophysics: transcription, signaling, pre-mRNA splicing, mRNA transport, protein-protein, protein-DNA and protein-RNA interactions
Office: Natural Sciences Bldg 3103
Phone: 858-822-0469
Email: gghosh@ucsd.edu
Web: gghosh.ucsd.edu

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Ghosh, Partho
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics
Mechanisms of bacterial and protozoan pathogenesis, and host response against infectious microbes.
Office: Natural Sciences Bldg 3105
Phone: 858-822-1139
Email: pghosh@ucsd.edu
Web: pghosh.ucsd.edu

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Godula, Kamil
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Co-Director, UCSD Glycobiology Research and Training Center

Research Topics
Nanotechnologies for analysis of glycan function during development. Glycomaterials for stem cell-based tissue regeneration.
Office: Pacific Hall 6224A
Phone: 858-822-2395
Email: kgodula@ucsd.edu
Web: https://godulalab.ucsd.edu/

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Accepting Rotation Students: Yes


Hermann, Thomas
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Founding Co-Director, UCSD Center for Drug Discovery Innovation

Research Topics
RNA as a Drug Target and a Material for Nanotechnology
Office: Pacific Hall 5222A
Phone: 858-534-4467
Email: tch@ucsd.edu
Web: tch.ucsd.edu

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Christine Hrycyna

Office: Natural Sciences Bldg 5205
Phone: 858-534-6882
Email: chrycyna@ucsd.edu


Jennings, Patricia
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics
Biophysical chemistry: protein structure, dynamics and folding; 2, 3 and 4D NMR spectroscopy; PCR; equilibrium and kinetic-fluorescence, absorbance and circular dichroism spectroscopies
Office: Natural Sciences Bldg 3111
Phone: 858-534-6417
Email: pajennings@ucsd.edu
Web: jenningslab.ucsd.edu

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Jinich, Adrian

Office: Skaggs/Pharmaceutical Sci Bldg 4246
Phone: 858-534-5362
Email: ajinich@ucsd.edu
Web: https://jinichlab.ucsd.edu/


Lisa Jones
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics
The Jones lab uses oxidative labeling for the structural characterization of proteins in their native cellular environment
Office: Natural Sciences Bldg 4103
Phone: 858-534-6455
Email: lijones@ucsd.edu
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Kim, Judy
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics
Biophysical chemistry: Spectroscopic studies of membrane protein folding and dynamics
Office: Urey Hall Addn 3040B
Phone: 858-534-8080
Email: judyk@ucsd.edu
Web: galileo.ucsd.edu

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Komives, Elizabeth
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics
Structure, function, dynamics and thermodynamics of protein-protein interactions: NMR, mass spectrometry and kinetics
Office: Urey Hall 2232
Phone: 858-336-2762
Email: ekomives@ucsd.edu
Web: komiveslab.ucsd.edu

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Accepting Rotation Students: Yes


Komor, Alexis
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Deputy Director, Sanford Stem Cell Innovation Center

Research Topics
Genome Editing, DNA damage and repair; Functional genomics
Office: Urey Hall 4120D
Phone: 858-246-2608
Email: akomor@ucsd.edu
Web: komorlab.ucsd.edu

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McHugh, Colleen
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics
RNA-protein interactions; Assembly of RNPs; Structural biology of multimeric complexes
Office: Urey Hall 6206
Phone: 858-822-1995
Email: c1mchugh@ucsd.edu
Web: https://www.mchughlab.com

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Molinski, Tadeusz
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, SIO

Research Topics
Organic chemistry of marine natural products, synthesis, NMR, and biomedical applications
Office: Pacific Hall 5100E
Phone: 858-534-7115
Email: tmolinski@ucsd.edu
Web: web.mac.com/molinski_lab/Molinski_Lab

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Muller, Ulrich
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics
Evolution of catalytic RNAs, and the Origin of Life
Office: Urey Hall 5218
Phone: 858-534-6823
Email: ufmuller@ucsd.edu
Web: https://ribozymes.ucsd.edu/

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Accepting Rotation Students: Yes


O'Connor, Joseph
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics
Organotransition metal; synthesis; organic chemistry; physical organic chemistry; bioorganometallic chemistry; inorganic chemistry; chemical biology
Office: Pacific Hall 4224A
Phone: 858-534-5836
Email: jmoconnor@ucsd.edu
Web: oconnorgroup.ucsd.edu/

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Taylor, Susan
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology
Chancellor's Distinguished Professorship

Research Topics
Structure, Function, Dynamics, and Localization of PKA as a Prototype for the Protein Kinase Superfamily.
Office: Leichtag Bldg 415
Phone: 858-534-3677
Email: staylor@ucsd.edu
Web: susantaylorlab.ucsd.edu

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Tezcan, Akif
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics
Bioinorganic and biophysical chemistry; Materials and Biomaterials Chemistry, Protein Structure, Function and Evolution
Office: Urey Hall 6202
Phone: 858-534-4862
Email: tezcan@ucsd.edu
Web: tezcan.ucsd.edu

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Accepting Rotation Students: Yes


Theodorakis, Emmanuel
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics
Synthetic, Medicinal, Bioorganic and Biological Chemistry, Methods and Strategies in Natural Products Chemistry
Office: Pacific Hall 5225A
Phone: 858-822-0456
Email: etheodorakis@ucsd.edu
Web: theodorakisgroup.ucsd.edu

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Toor, Navtej
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics
Structure and Function of Introns and Retroelements
Office: Urey Hall 5234
Phone: 858-534-3211
Email: ntoor@ucsd.edu
Web: rna.ucsd.edu/

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Tor, Yitzhak
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics
Ligand-nucleic acid interactions; Antiviral and antibacterial agents; Fluorescent nucleosides and nucleotides; Cellular delivery vehicles
Office: Pacific Hall 6225A
Phone: 858-534-6401
Email: ytor@ucsd.edu
Web: torgroup.ucsd.edu

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Wang, Wei
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Research Topics
epigenomics, cellular reprogramming, protein recognition, computational biology, systems biology
Office: Urey Hall 4254
Phone: 858-822-4240
Email: wei-wang@ucsd.edu
Web: wanglab.ucsd.edu

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Weizman, Haim
Teaching Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics
Chemical education, Bioorganic chemistry
Office: Urey Hall 3202
Phone: 858-534-2963
Email: hweizman@ucsd.edu
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Yang, Jerry
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Materials Science and Engineering

Research Topics
Bioorganic Chemistry, Molecular Self-Assembly, Molecular Synthesis, Materials Chemistry, Bionanotechnology
Office: Pacific Hall 6100C
Phone: 858-534-6006
Email: jerryyang@ucsd.edu
Web: yanglab.ucsd.edu

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