Molecular and Cellular Biology Research Track Faculty

Research Track faculty make extraordinary scientific contributions and discoveries in the labs of our Primary faculty.

Wen Bu, M.D., Ph.D.

Instructor
Generating breast cancer rodent models through virus vector-mediated oncogene delivery or somatic gene editing. Cell of origin of breast cancer
wbu@bcm.edu
Affiliated Lab: Yi Li Lab

Robert Cabrera, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Etiology of congenital malformations and embryonal tumors
Robert.Cabrera@bcm.edu
Affiliated Lab: Richard Finnell Lab

Ruhee Dere, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Elucidating the molecular mechanisms involved in regulating primary cilia formation and disassembly
dere@bcm.edu
Affiliated Lab: Cheryl Walker Lab

Guowei Gu, Ph.D.

Instructor
Breast cancer; testicular cancer; endometrium cancer
ggu@bcm.edu
Affiliated Lab: Suzzane Fuqua lab

Rahul Jangid, Ph.D.

Instructor
Chromatin biology
jangid@bcm.edu
Affiliated Lab: Cheryl Walker Lab

Rainer Lanz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Bioinformatics analysis on multiple projects within the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
rlanz@bcm.edu

Assistant Professor
Sanger Sequencing and next generation sequencing. Molecular genetic analysis of neural tube defects. Planar cell polarity pathway analysis.
yunping.lei@bcm.edu
Affiliated Lab: Richard Finnell Lab

Lisa McClendon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Molecular and cellular signaling pathways involved in cardiac regeneration and repair. Mechanisms that drive chronic heart disease progression
Lisa.McClendon@bcm.edu
Affiliated Faculty: Bert O'Malley, M.D.

Robb Moses, M.D.

Professor
Genome stability with focus on DNA repair. Inherited cancer syndromes. Aging, with focus on proteostasis and accumulation of mutations.
remoses@bcm.edu
Affiliated Faculty: Bert O'Malley, M.D.

Anil Panigrahi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Developing cell-free approaches to study the mechanisms of enhancer-mediated transcription activation.
panigrah@bcm.edu
Affiliated Faculty: Bert O'Malley, M.D.