NMSU faculty study fundamental biological problems at the organismal, cellular, and molecular levels, through the disciplines of biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics. NMSU research in this area includes drought- and disease-resistance genes in plants and livestock, and multiple projects to study their genetic characteristics, protein structure and function, cell-cycle events, organ development, and human-pathogen interaction. In 2011, NMSU had more than $10 million in current funding from 21 sponsors in support of biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics research.
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
- Gary A. Eiceman, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Antonio S. Lara, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Gary D. Rayson, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Cynthia G. Zoski, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
BIOCHEMISTRY
- Amanda Ashley, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Kevin Houston, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Shelley Lusetti, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Barbara A. Lyons, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Erik T. Jukl, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
CHEMICAL EDUCATION
- Deanna C. Dunlavy, College Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- William Quintana, Department Head, Chemistry and Biochemistry
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- Michael D. Johnson, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- William Quintana, Department Head, Chemistry and Biochemistry
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- Jeffrey Arterburn, Regents Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Amudhu S. Gopalan, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- James W. Herndon, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- William A. Maio, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Paola E. Mera, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
- Sergei N. Smirnov, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Department of Plant and Environmental Science
- Chris Cramer, Professor, Plant and Environmental Science
- Champa Gopalan, Professor, Plant and Environmental Science
- Mary O’Connell, Regents Professor, Plant and Environmental Science
- Ian Ray, Professor, Plant and Environmental Science
- William Lindemann, Professor, Plant and Environmental Science
- Jinfa Zhang, Assistant Professor, Plant and Environmental Science
Department of Biology
- Donavan Bailey, Associate Professor, Biology
- William Boecklen, Professor, Biology
- Maria Castillo, Assistant Professor, Biology
- Jennifer Curtiss, Assistant Professor, Biology
- Angus Dawe, Associate Professor, Biology
- Kathryn Hanley, Associate Professor, Biology
- Immo Hansen, Assistant Professor, Biology
- Peter Houde, Professor, Biology
- Patricia Lodato, Assistant Professor, Biology
- Giancarlo Lopez, Assistant Professor, Biology
- Karen Mabry, Assistant Professor, Biology
- Brook Milligan, Professor, Biology
- Michelle Nishiguchi, Professor, Biology
- Elba Serrano, Regents Professor, Biology
- C. Brad Shuster, Associate Professor, Biology
- Michele Shuster, Associate Professor, Biology
- Geoffery Smith, Professor, Biology
- Tim Wright, Associate Professor, Biology
- Graciela Unguez, Professor, Biology
- Jiannong (John) Xu, Assistant Professor, Biology
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