Molecular and cell biology faculty not only conduct interesting research but also lead interesting lives. Learn more about them here.
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Santosh D'Mello
professor
joint faculty appointment in the School of Brain and Behavioral Science
 Santosh D'Mello, Ph.D., has made a career of investigating brain cell suicide.
"The focus of my lab is a process called apoptosis," D'Mello said. "Apoptosis, a suicide process in cells, is a Greek word that refers to the falling of leaves every autumn."
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Juan Gonzalez
professor
associate dean for graduate studies in NSM
 Juan González, Ph.D., says bacteria – the rod-shaped single-celled microorganisms – conduct molecular conversations with one another that may someday be deciphered by scientists. He enjoys his students and admires their work a great deal.
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Donald Gray
professor
 Donald Gray, Ph.D., who finds most areas of science to his liking, reminisces about the early days of UTD, the biology program and their development over the last 30 years.
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Robert Marsh
lecturer III
 While Robert Marsh, Ph.D., directs his genetic manipulations on plants, his main research in the laboratory deals with understanding how the nuclear
structure is put together inside the cells of animals.
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Betty Pace
professor
director, Sickle Cell Disease Research Center
 By manipulating genes responsible for hemoglobin, Betty Pace, M.D., hopes to help the body heal itself of sickle cell anemia, an inherited blood disorder in which red blood cells distort and become a sickle shape.
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Tianbing Xia
assistant professor
 Aiming to bridge the gap between biologists and chemists, Tianbing Xia, Ph.D., is developing a technique using ultrafast laser spectroscopy to capture molecular movements so they can be viewed and analyzed. |
