Cecil H. and Ida Green Professor in Systems Biology Science

The legacy of Cecil H. and Ida Green at The University of Texas at Dallas was to establish in Dallas a world-class cohort of faculty and students in the new domain of integrated, interdisciplinary biomedical research. The resources and talents of UT Dallas and UT Southwestern are combined under the guidance of the two institutions’ Green Centers. Endowments were generated for faculty members whose research expertise lies at one of the interfaces between biomedical science and physical, mathematical, computational or engineering science, emphasizing, in particular, research that will create synergy with research at UT Southwestern. The chair was established in 1995.

Dr. Leonidas Bleris

• Professor of Bioengineering

“There are exciting new opportunities at the interface of sciences and engineering. The ability to reliably edit the human genome and apply control will radically change therapeutics in the near future. I am honored and grateful to be in the company of this selected group of endowed professors.”

Dr. Shalini Prasad

• Professor and Department Head of Bioengineering

“You can never go wrong as long as you stay true to the fundamental principles.”