Biochemistry at Clemson University

40 faculty and 0 courses in Biochemistry at Clemson University.

Faculty

• Trudy Mackay, Endowed Chair, Director Institute for Human Genetics h-index 70
  My general research goal is to understand the genetic and environmental factors affecting variation in quantitative (or complex) traits. Quantitative trait phenotypes vary continuously in populations, due to the segregation of multiple Quan
• William R Marcotte Jr, Emeritus Faculty h-index 64
• Robert Anholt, Distinguished Professor h-index 62
  Robert Anholt was originally trained as a biochemist. His doctoral work focused on the purification of functional nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. His postdoctoral period with Dr. Solomon H. Snyder at the Johns Hopkins University School o
• David F Clayton, Department Chair, Professor h-index 55
  My research focuses on how brain and genome interact to govern how experiences are filtered, stored and remembered. Measurements of gene regulation and epigenetic mechanisms are central to my approach. Much of my research has used the zebra
• Michael Harris, Senior Lecturer h-index 47
• Weiguo Cao, Professor h-index 42
  Es on understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms of DNA repair. DNA damage is caused by UV and ionizing radiation, oxidation, alkylation, deamination, and hydrolysis. As a result, DNA bases may be modified and DNA strands may be br
• Kimberly Paul, Associate Professor h-index 36
  Keywords: Microbiology, Parasitology, Biochemistry, Metabolism, Cell Biology, Lipids Trypanosomes are single-celled eukaryotes that comprise both free-living and pathogenic species. We are currently studying three species of trypanosomes th
• Shahid M. Mukhtar, Professor h-index 35
• Miriam Konkel, Assistant Professor h-index 32
  My laboratory centers upon primate genomics and focuses on genome-mobilome interactions. We are interested in how genomes evolve with respect to mobile elements, and how mobile elements evolve over time. Moreover, we are intrigued by observ
• James Morris, Professor, Dean's Distinguished Professor h-index 31
• LiangJiang Wang, Associate Professor h-index 30
  The research in my lab has focused on biological knowledge discovery, genomic data integration and mining, and computational RNA biology. We previously developed machine learning models and web-based tools for biomedical research, including
• Amy Lawton Rauh, Professor h-index 23
• Lukasz Kozubowski, Associate Professor h-index 22
• Haiying Liang, Associate Professor h-index 21
  My research focus is in the application of genetics and genomics to improve economically important traits in plants. Courses Taught GEN3000 GEN3020(H) GEN/BCHM4910 GEN/BCHM4930 Selected Publications 1. (2024) LeBoldus JM, Lynch SC, Newhouse
• Julia Frugoli, Alumni Professor h-index 20
  Plants Sense, Decide, and Respond Nitrogen makes up over 70% of the air around us but is unavailable to living organisms to use to make proteins and DNA until it is reduced ("fixed"). Legume plants set up a symbiosis with bacteria that can
• Michael Sehorn, Associate Professor h-index 20
• Lela Lackey, Assistant Professor h-index 18
  RNA is a foundational molecule of molecular and cellular biology. RNA is predisposed to form flexible structures that impact its regulation. My laboratory studies RNA structure and structural impacts on gene expression. For example, in alte
• Cheryl Ingram-Smith, Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director h-index 18
  As part of the Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center (EPIC), my lab is interested in the intestinal parasite Entamoeba histolytica, which causes amoebic dysentery in ~100 million people each year. E. histolytica is ingested in its cyst for
• Shyamalika Gopalan, Assistant Professor h-index 15
• Tara Doucet-O'Hare, Assistant Professor h-index 12
• Jennifer Mason, Associate Professor h-index 10
• Alison Starr-Moss, Principal Lecturer, Director of Instructional Programs h-index 9
• Fabio Morgante, Assistant Professor h-index 7
  Morgante’s research interests lie in quantitative and statistical genetics. In particular, his research focuses not only on understanding the genetic architecture of complex traits and diseases in humans and model species, but also on using
• Kimberly Kanapeckas Metris, Senior Lecturer h-index 2
• Andrew Jezewski, Assistant Professor
• F. Alex Feltus, Professor, Associate Chair
  Our group uses software engineering and computational biology techniques to make useful molecular discoveries in human and plant biological systems; We also engineer elastic advanced compute systems and technologies to run robust genomics w
• Geoff Ford, Senior Lecturer
  My current research interests includes the discovery and characterization of secondary metabolites in prokaryotic and other single-celled organisms, and their potential applications in biotechnology. Courses Taught BCHM 3050 Essential Eleme
• Heidi Anderson, Senior Lecturer
• Hong Luo, Professor
  My research focuses on gene discovery in grasses and cereals, and genetic improvement of perennials and row crops. Biotic and abiotic stresses are among the most important factors significantly impacting plant growth and agriculture product
• James Lewis, Assistant Professor
• Jamie L. Wood, Lecturer
• Kelsey Witt Dillon, Assistant Professor
• Kerry Smith, Professor, Director EPIC
  Invasive fungal infections cause nearly one and a half million deaths annually, accounting for nearly 50% of all AIDS-related deaths. In fact, more people die from the top ten invasive fungal diseases than from tuberculosis or malaria. Grea
• Kristina Mercer, Lecturer
• Lindsey Beebe, Lecturer
• Manuel Fierro Calisto, Assistant Professor
• Rajan Sekhon, Associate Professor
• Richard Steet, Research Professor
• Stephen Dolan, Assistant Professor
• Todd Lyda, Senior Lecturer
  Neglected Tropical Diseases, Spider silk Protein Expression, leishmanial secretory expression systems, tri-Tryp disease research Courses Taught Fundamental Genetics GEN 3000 Selected Publications Segarra, V. A., N. M. Hughes, K. M. Ackerman

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-01.