Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Chair: Sanjeev Choudhary, PhD

Contact Information:
Leslie Knappen
936.202.5321

Website: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology

Mission

The mission of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology is to prepare the next generation of osteopathic physicians through engagement with scholars and educators dedicated to discovering, developing, and disseminating knowledge of molecular and cellular biology.

Academic Programs 

Director/Chair: Sanjeev Choudhary

Sanjeev Choudhary, PHD, Professor and Chair of Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, PHD, Post Graduate Institute of Med; MS, University of Poona; BS, University of Poona

Hatem Abdelrahman Omar Elshabrawy, PHD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, PHD, Univ of Illinois-Chicago; BPHARM, Cairo University

Michael John Griffin, PHD, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, PHD, Univ of Calif-Berkeley; BS, Penn State Un-Univ Park

Owen Joseph Kelly, PHD, Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, PHD, University College Cork; BSC, University College Cork

Sureni Visaka Mullegama, PHD, Assistant Professor of Genetics, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, PHD, Virginia Commonwealth Univ; BS, Univ of Minesota-Twin Cities

Yuan Zhao, PHD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, PHD, Univ of Louisville; MS, Univ of Louisville; BS, East China Normal Un