Faculty

Sandeep Burma, Ph.D.

Professor, Vice Chair (Research), Mays Family Foundation Distinguished Chair in Oncology

Departments & Divisions
Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology
Department of Neurosurgery

Programs
Biochemical Mechanisms in Medicine
Cancer Biology
Ph.D. in Integrated Biomedical Sciences

James Daley,

Assistant Professor/Research
daleyj@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology

Programs
Biochemical Mechanisms in Medicine

Yi Du,

Assistant Professor/Research
duy1@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology
Department of Neurosurgery

Bernard Fongang, Ph.D.

Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology
fongang@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology
Department of Population Health Sciences

Programs
Biochemical Mechanisms in Medicine
Cell Biology, Genetics, and Molecular Medicine
Neuroscience
Ph.D. in Integrated Biomedical Sciences

Sumin Gu, PhD

Assistant Professor/Research
gus@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology

Yogesh Gupta, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
guptay@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology

Programs
Biochemical Mechanisms in Medicine
Cancer Biology
M.D./Ph.D. in South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program
Molecular Immunology & Microbiology
Ph.D. in Integrated Biomedical Sciences

Matthew Hart, Ph.D.

Associate Professor/Research
Director, Center for Innovative Drug Discovery High Throughput Screening Facility
Director, Greehey CCRI RNAi/CRISPR Screening Facility
hartmj@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology

Dmitri Ivanov, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
ivanov@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology
Department of Cell Systems & Anatomy

Programs
Biochemical Mechanisms in Medicine
Cancer Biology
M.D./Ph.D. in South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program
Ph.D. in Integrated Biomedical Sciences

Jae-Hoon Ji, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor/Research
jij@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology

Programs
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology, Genetics, and Molecular Medicine
Ph.D. in Integrated Biomedical Sciences

Jean Jiang, Ph.D.

Professor and Zachry Distinguished University Chair
jiangj@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology

Programs
Biochemical Mechanisms in Medicine
Cancer Biology
M.D./Ph.D. in South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D. in Integrated Biomedical Sciences

Youngho Kwon,

Associate Professor/Research
kwony@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology

Eileen Lafer, PhD

Professor Emerita
Professor/Research
Lafer@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology

David Libich, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Director, Biochemical Mechanisms in Medicine, IBMS Graduate Program
libich@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology

Programs
Biochemical Mechanisms in Medicine
Cancer Biology
M.D./Ph.D. in South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D. in Integrated Biomedical Sciences

Philip Thomas LoVerde, Ph.D.

Professor
Biochemistry
loverde@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology

Programs
M.D./Ph.D. in South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program
M.S. in Clinical Investigation & Translational Science
Molecular Immunology & Microbiology
Ph.D. in Integrated Biomedical Sciences
Ph.D. in Translational Science

Zongyang Lyu,

Research Assistant Professor
lyuz@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology