Faculty
![Barbara Clark](https://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/biochemistry/our_people/Clarkheadshot2.jpg/@@images/fbc1df0e-5b6f-45c1-82b8-dff6261c173b.jpeg)
Barbara Clark, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies and Director of IPIBS
Regulation and function of the START family of lipid/sterol transporters
bjclar01@louisville.edu
(502) 852-2814
![Brian Clem, Ph.D. Brian Clem](https://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/biochemistry/images/faculty/brian-clem-ph.d/@@images/ddbebdc9-e608-45e8-8812-975877826156.jpeg)
Brian Clem, Ph.D
Associate Professor; Dr. Don Miller Endowed Prof. of Cancer Metabolism; Director of Grad. Admissions
Regulation of tumor metabolism
bfclem01@louisville.edu
(502) 852-8427
![marsha-cole.jpg Marsha Cole](https://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/biochemistry/images/faculty/marsha-cole.jpg/@@images/019aa2f2-64e8-4395-9407-3317f4754512.jpeg)
Marsha Cole, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Fatty acid transduction of nitric oxide signaling
mpcole01@louisville.edu
(502) 852-7157
![ellis2.jpg Steven Ellis](https://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/biochemistry/images/faculty/ellis2.jpg/@@images/a8d1150f-190c-42d2-a00c-00b57e956a61.jpeg)
Steven Ellis, Ph.D.
Professor and Assistant Dean for Medical Education/Basic Sciences
Ribosomal biogenesis
srelli01@louisville.edu
(502) 852-5222/852-3448
![ron-gregg.jpg Ron Gregg, PhD](https://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/biochemistry/images/faculty/ron-gregg.jpg/@@images/4b4b3f89-58ce-4eb8-9df9-95ae4c3ae497.png)
Ronald Gregg, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair
Synaptogenesis and development in the retina
rggreg02@louisville.edu
(502) 852-5217
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Nazarul Hasan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Retinal Diseases and Molecular Mechanisms of Synapse Formation in the Retina
n0hasa01@louisville.edu
(502) 852-5214
![klinge.png carolyn Kling](https://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/biochemistry/images/faculty/klinge.png/@@images/b71e12e8-8de7-4207-90c3-8a8ab6d9994b.png)
Carolyn Klinge, Ph.D.
Professor
Mechanisms of endocrine resistance in breast cancer
carolyn.klinge@louisville.edu
(502) 852-3668
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C. Ben Lovely, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Gene-ethanol interactions in craniofacial development
ben.lovely@louisville.edu
(502) 852-7551
![Eric Rouchka](https://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/biochemistry/our_people/ROUCHKA.jpg/@@images/e14cf106-0cac-4ed4-81de-beab8e3b6d76.jpeg)
Eric Rouchka, PhD.
Professor
Bioinformatics; Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence; Genomics
eric.rouchka@louisville.edu
(502) 852-3060
![David Samuelson](https://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/biochemistry/images/faculty/copy_of_DJS.png/@@images/e65d952a-39b2-46d8-8fc1-cbfdd115c95e.png)
David Samuelson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Breast Cancer Susceptibility and Prevention
david.samuelson@louisville.edu
(502) 852-7797
![M. Smith](https://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/biochemistry/our_people/copy_of_202008MSMITHHEADSHOT.jpeg/@@images/af27f0b7-ea97-435e-85d4-5c122ab48352.jpeg)
Melissa Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Director of the Sequencing Technology Center
Characterizing host-pathogen interactions with innovative genomics tools
ml.smith@louisville.edu
(502) 852-7495
![Corey Watson Corey Watson, Ph.D.](https://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/biochemistry/images/faculty/corey-watson/@@images/59d550ad-1228-44c2-b85c-c83def220afd.png)
Corey Watson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Immunogenetics, antibody-mediated immunity and disease
corey.watson@louisville.edu
(502) 852-0322