Rate My Professor Simbarashe Mazambani

Simbarashe Mazambani is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Biological Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. He earned his Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2023. Previously, he received his M.S. in Biological Sciences from Texas A&M University-Commerce in 2017 and his B.S. in Biological Sciences from Texas A&M University-Commerce in 2014. His office is located in FN 3.208.

Mazambani's research specialization is cancer metabolism, as stated on his Google Scholar profile with verified affiliation to The University of Texas at Dallas. He has published several papers on metabolic processes in cancer cells. Key publications include "Targeting the Glucose–Insulin Link in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Induces Cytotoxic Oxidative Stress and Inhibits Cancer Growth" (2025), "Oxidative Stress and the Intersection of Oncogenic Signaling and Metabolism in Squamous Cell Carcinomas" (2021), "Stromal Hedgehog pathway activation by IHH suppresses lung adenocarcinoma growth and metastasis by limiting reactive oxygen species" (2020), "p63 and SOX2 Dictate Glucose Reliance and Metabolic Vulnerabilities in Squamous Cell Carcinomas" (2019), "Epigenome modulated xenobiotic detoxification pathways control DMBA-induced breast cancer in agouti Avy/a mice" (2019), and "Daidzin-rich Soy Isoflavone Extracts Promote Estrous Cycling in VCD-induced Menopause Mouse Model" (2018). He teaches courses in the Biological Sciences department, including BIOL 2112, BIOL 2312, and BIOL 3380 Biochemistry Lab.