UCSD Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty

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Amaro, Rommie

Professor and Endowed Chair, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UC San Diego
Section Chair, Biochemistry and Physics, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UC San Diego
Director, Visible Molecular Cell Consortium, UC San Diego
Co-Director, Drug Design Data Resource, UC San Diego

Research Topics

Computational Chemistry and Biophysics

Office: Urey Hall 3234
Phone: 858-534-9629
Email: ramaro@ucsd.edu
Web: amarolab.ucsd.edu drugdesigndata.org biochemcore.ucsd.edu vmcc.ucsd.edu
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Bertrand, Guy

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Director of the UCSD/CNRS Joint Research Chemistry Laboratory

Office: Pacific Hall 5100A
Phone: 858-534-5412
Email: gbertrand@ucsd.edu
Web: bertrandgroup.ucsd.edu
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Brydges, Stacey

Teaching Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Vice Chair of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Climate

Research Topics

Chemical Education Research and Practice: Development of context-rich curriculum; Use of collaborative learning strategies in large lectures; Communication of chemistry

Office: Urey Hall 2262
Phone: 858-246-0993
Email: sbrydges@ucsd.edu
Web: catalyze.ucsd.edu
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Budin, Itay

Assistant 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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Bussey, Thomas

Associate Teaching Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Vice Chair of Undergraduate Education

Research Topics

Chemical Education: Visual Literacy in Science, Biochemistry Education, Nano Science Education, K-20 Professional Development, and STEM Career Development

Office: Urey Hall 2258
Phone: 858-822-6665
Email: tbussey@ucsd.edu
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Cohen, Seth

Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Affiliate Faculty, Department of Nanoengineering

Research Topics

Bioinorganic and coordination chemistry. Metalloprotein inhibitors and supramolecular materials.

Office: Pacific Hall 4100A
Phone: 858-822-5596
Email: scohen@ucsd.edu
Web: cohenlab.ucsd.edu
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Continetti, Robert

Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Dissociation dynamics of transient species, three-body reaction dynamics, novel mass-spectrometric methods

Office: Urey Hall Addn 3020E
Phone: 858-534-5559
Email: rcontinetti@ucsd.edu
Web: checont6.ucsd.edu
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Debelouchina, Galia

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Chemical and spectroscopic approaches for structural biology of complex biological systems

Office: Natural Sciences Bldg 4322
Phone: 858-534-3038
Email: gdebelouchina@ucsd.edu
Web: debelouchinalab.ucsd.edu
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Deshmukh, Lalit

Assistant 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

Research Topics

Biomimetic Chemistry, Artificial Cells, Chemical Biology

Office: Natural Sciences Bldg 3328
Phone: 858-534-9539
Email: ndevaraj@ucsd.edu
Web: devarajgroup.ucsd.edu
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Donoghue, Daniel

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
Phone:
Email: fmferguson@ucsd.edu
Web: fergusonlab.ucsd.edu
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Figueroa, Joshua

Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science
Section Chair, Synthesis, Materials and Chemical Biology

Research Topics

Inorganic, Organometallic and Materials Chemistry: Synthesis, Small Molecule Activation and New Transformations.

Office: Pacific Hall 4100C/D
Phone: 858-822-7478
Email: jsfig@ucsd.edu
Web: figueroagroup.ucsd.edu
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Galperin, Michael

Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Research Topics

Electron Transport in Condensed Phases. Dissipation and Relaxation Processes. Non-equilibrium Open Quantum Systems. Molecular Electronics.

Office: Urey Hall 3218
Phone: 858-246-0511
Email: migalperin@ucsd.edu
Web: galperingroup.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

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

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: godulalab.ucsd.edu/
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Grassian, Vicki

Distinguished Professor and Chair
Distinguished Chair of Physical Chemistry
Co-Director, Center for Aerosol Impacts on Climate and the Environment

Research Topics

Chemistry of environmental interfaces: atmospheric aerosols, engineered and geochemical nanomaterials, indoor surfaces

Office: Urey Hall Addn 3030
Phone: 858-534-2499
Email: vhgrassian@ucsd.edu
Web: https://sites.google.com/ucsd.edu/grassiangroup/
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Hermann, Thomas

Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Founding Co-Director, UCSD Center for Drug Discovery Innovation
Associate Dean for Education and Students, Division of Physical Sciences

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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Herzik, Mark

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Elucidating the mechanisms of macromolecular transport into and within mitochondria

Office: Natural Sciences Bldg 4105
Phone: 858-246-5875
Email: mherzik@ucsd.edu
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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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Lisa Jones

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Email: lijones@ucsd.edu

Joseph, Simpson

Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Molecular Mechanism of Protein Synthesis

Office: Urey Hall 4102
Phone: 858-822-2957
Email: sjoseph@ucsd.edu
Web: josephgroup.ucsd.edu/Simpson_Joseph_Group/
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Kim, Judy

Associate 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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Klosterman, Jeremy

Assistant Teaching Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Supramolecular Chemistry, Organic Photophysics, Crystal Engineering and Playing with Molecules in 3D

Office: Urey Hall 2254
Phone: 858-246-2712
Email: jklosterman@ucsd.edu

Komives, Elizabeth

Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Structure, function, dynamics and thermodynamics of protein-protein interactions: NMR, mass spectrometry and kinetics

Office: Tata Hall 1200B
Phone: 858-534-3058
Email: ekomives@ucsd.edu
Web: komiveslab.ucsd.edu
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Komor, Alexis

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

DNA damage and repair; Genome editing

Office: Urey Hall 4120D
Phone: 858-246-2608
Email: akomor@ucsd.edu
Web: komorlab.ucsd.edu
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Kubiak, Clifford

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Harold C. Urey Chair in Chemistry

Research Topics

Inorganic, materials, and physical chemistry: electron transfer, catalysis, fixation and utilization of carbon dioxide.

Office: Pacific Hall 4223A
Phone: 858-822-2665
Email: ckubiak@ucsd.edu
Web: kubiak.ucsd.edu
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Kummel, Andrew

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

STM/STS of gate oxides on compound semiconductors and adsorbates on organic semiconductor

Office: Pacific Hall B100E
Phone: 858-534-3368
Email: akummel@ucsd.edu
Web: kummelgroup.ucsd.edu
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Leigh, Brian

Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Energetic materials, Forensic science, Lab learning and curriculum

Office: Urey Hall 2230
Phone: 858-534-8744
Email: bleigh@ucsd.edu

Li, Shaowei

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

scanning tunneling spectroscopy and microscopy, ultrafast laser spectroscopy and microscopy, surface dynamics and kinetics, low dimensional quantum materials, strongly correlated systems

Office: Tata Hall 1206
Phone:
Email: shaoweili@ucsd.edu
Web: https://sites.google.com/ucsd.edu/small
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Mccammon, J. Andrew

Distinguished Research Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Distinguished Research Professor of Pharmacology
Distinguished Professor of the Graduate Division
Fellow, San Diego Supercomputer Center

Research Topics

Statistical mechanics and computational chemistry, with applications to biological systems

Office: Urey Hall 4246
Phone: 858-534-2905
Email: jmccammon@ucsd.edu
Web: mccammon.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: mchughlab.com
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Mishanina, Tatiana

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Transcription and its regulation; RNA polymerase structure and function in bacteria and human mitochondria

Office: Natural Sciences Bldg 4320
Phone: 858-246-5883
Email: tmishanina@ucsd.edu
Web: mishaninalab.ucsd.edu
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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

Associate Professor

Research Topics

Evolution of catalytic RNAs, and the Origin of Life

Office: Urey Hall 5218
Phone: 858-534-6823
Email: ufmuller@ucsd.edu
Web: www.ucsd.edu
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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 4140B
Phone: 858-534-5836
Email: jmoconnor@ucsd.edu
Web: oconnorgroup.ucsd.edu/
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Paesani, Francesco

Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, San Diego Supercomputer Center
Kurt Shuler Faculty Scholar

Research Topics

Quantum dynamics and statistical mechanics from the gas to the condensed phase

Office: Urey Hall 6218
Phone: 858-822-3383
Email: fpaesani@ucsd.edu
Web: paesanigroup.ucsd.edu
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Pomeroy, Robert

SLSOE of Chemistry and Biochemistry
1992-1993 United States Naval Academy Asst Prof
1993 -2007 Nova Southeastern University Prof

Research Topics

The application of analytical chemistry to forensic, environmental and industrial chemistry, then bridge these experiences into the classroom. This also includes the role technology and instrumentation play in discovery and problem solving.

Office: Urey Hall 2266
Phone: 858-822-5736
Email: rpomeroy@ucsd.edu
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Prather, Kimberly

Distinguished Chair in Atmospheric Chemistry
Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Distinguished Professor

Research Topics

Environmental, physical/analytical chemistry: gas/particle processes of tropospheric significance; mass spectrometry; laser-based analysis techniques.

Office: MESOM/SIO 361
Phone: 858-822-5312
Email: kprather@ucsd.edu
Web: caice.ucsd.edu
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Rinehart, Jeffrey

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Inorganic, materials, and magnetochemistry

Office: Pacific Hall 4100E
Phone: 858-822-6610
Email: jrinehart@ucsd.edu
Web: rinehartgroup.ucsd.edu
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Romero, Erik

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Organic synthesis and methodology development, catalysis, photoredox chemistry, mechanistic investigation

Office: Tata Hall 1205
Phone: 858-246-3608
Email: earomero@ucsd.edu
Web: r2g.ucsd.edu
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Romero, Nathan

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Polymer synthesis, organic methodology, catalysis, materials science

Office: Tata Hall 1203
Phone: 858-246-4628
Email: naromero@ucsd.edu
Web: romeropolymerlab.ucsd.edu
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Sailor, Michael

Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Nanomaterials: porous silicon, chemical and biological sensors, biomaterials, electrochemistry

Office: Pacific Hall 4140
Phone: 858-534-8188
Email: msailor@ucsd.edu
Web: sailorgroup.ucsd.edu
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Schimpf, Alina

Assistant Professor

Research Topics

Spectroscopy, Inorganic Chemistry, Nanoscale Materials

Office: Pacific Hall 6100E
Phone: 858-534-0050
Email: aschimpf@ucsd.edu
Web: schimpflab.ucsd.edu
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Schmidt, Valerie

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Organic Synthesis, Catalysis, Organometallic Synthesis, Methodology Development

Office: Pacific Hall 5224A
Phone: 858-534-0935
Email: vschmidt@ucsd.edu
Web: schmidtgroup.ucsd.edu
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Schoeneberg, Johannes

Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Roger Tsien Chancelor’s Faculty Fellow

Research Topics

4D adaptive optics lattice light-sheet imaging, petabyte scale image processing, machine learning, mitochondrial dynamics, organoids

Office: CNCB 106
Phone:
Email: jschoeneberg@ucsd.edu
Web: https://www.schoeneberglab.org/

Schurmeier, Kimberly

Associate Teaching Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Office: Urey Hall Addn
Phone:
Email: kschurmeier@ucsd.edu

Sinha, Amitabha

Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Experimental physical chemistry: photochemistry; laser spectroscopy; reaction dynamics of vibrationally excited molecules

Office: Urey Hall Addn 3020A
Phone: 858-534-5593
Email: asinha@ucsd.edu
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Slade, Jonathan

William A. Lee Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Research Topics

Physical and Analytical Atmospheric Chemistry: Multiphase Chemistry and Kinetics of Atmospheric Aerosols and Trace Gases, and their Impacts on Air Quality and Climate

Office: Urey Hall Addn 3050F
Phone: 858-534-8972
Email: jhslade@ucsd.edu
Web: https://sites.google.com/ucsd.edu/slade-lab
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Stallings, Dontarie

Assistant Teaching Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Associate Director, OXIDE (Open Chemistry Collaborative in Diversity Equity)
Faculty Director, Physical Science Cohort Program

Research Topics

Science Policy (w.r.t. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) | Programmatic Evaluation

Office: Urey Hall 2214
Phone:
Email: dstallings@ucsd.edu

Stauber, Julia

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Inorganic synthesis, organometallic synthesis, bioinorganic chemistry

Office: Tata Hall 1202
Phone: 858-246-4461
Email: jstauber@ucsd.edu
Web: stauberlab.ucsd.edu/
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Tauber, Michael

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Physical chemistry; Optical and magnetic spectroscopy; Fundamental studies of charge transport and solvation; Applications to energy conversion and energy storage.

Office: Urey Hall Addn 3050-A
Phone: 858-534-7334
Email: mtauber@ucsd.edu
Web: tauber.chem.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
Leslie Orgel Faculty Scholar

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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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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Thiemens, Mark

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Chancellors Associates Chair

Research Topics

Atmospheric chemistry: physical chemistry of isotope effects; solar system formation

Office: Urey Hall Addn 3020D
Phone: 858-534-6732
Email: mthiemens@ucsd.edu
Web: chem-faculty.ucsd.edu/thiemens
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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
George W. and Carol A. Lattimer Professor

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

LSOE of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Chemical education, Bioorganic chemistry

Office: Urey Hall 2232
Phone: 858-534-2963
Email: hweizman@ucsd.edu
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Xiong, Wei

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Strong-coupling Chemistry and Dynamics; Interfacial Charge transfer; Molecular Structure and Dynamics of Self-Assembled Materials

Office: Pacific Hall B100C
Phone: 858-534-0270
Email: w2xiong@ucsd.edu
Web: ultrafast.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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Young, Mark

Professor

Research Topics

Chemistry of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere

Office: Urey Hall 2246
Phone: 858-534-8890
Email: markyoung@ucsd.edu

Yuen-Zhou, Joel

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Quantum molecular photonics

Office: Urey Hall 3254
Phone: 858-534-5399
Email: joelyuen@ucsd.edu
Web: yuenzhougroup.ucsd.edu/
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Zhang, Jin

Professor, Pharmacology

Research Topics

Illuminating the Biochemical Activity Architecture of the Cell

Office: Biomed Res Facil-21120
Phone: 858-246-0602
Email: jzhang32@ucsd.edu
Web: jinzhanglab.ucsd.edu

Zid, Brian

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Topics

Gene Expression Control During Stress; mRNA Localization to Membrane-Less Compartments

Office: Urey Hall 5206
Phone: 858-822-6045
Email: zid@ucsd.edu
Web: zidlab.ucsd.edu
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