Research Interests
Featured grants
- Peterson, Ryan Loren, Lewis, Lysle, Du, Liqin, McLean, Robert J C. Fluorescence Microscope with Live-cell and high-resolution imaging capabilities, NIH, Federal, $194590.3. (Funded: July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025). Grant.
- Lewis, Lysle Kevin (Principal). Texas State IDEA Program, $500. (Funded: June 2023 - August 2023). Grant.
- Lewis, Lysle Kevin (Principal), Holland, Cory L (Co-Principal). DNA repair pathways preserve cellular homeostasis, National Institutes of Health, Federal, $437608. (Funded: August 2020 - 2024). Grant.
- Lewis, L Kevin (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Holland, Cory L (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50. Spontaneous DNA damage alters cell cycling and cell morphology, Texas State University, $11924.00. (Submitted: 2019, Funded: January 27, 2020 - May 31, 2021). Grant.
- Lewis, L Kevin (Principal). Genome-wide analysis identifies genes required for repair of DNA strand breaks, NIH-Indirect Funds Account, Indirect Funds Account, $2000.00. (Funded: 2013 - 2021). Grant.

Featured scholarly/creative works
- Wagh, S. B., Berthold, D., Majeed, I., Lewis, L., Schilter, D., Mertens, B., … Kornienko, A. V. (2024). Sphaeropsidin A C15-C16 Cross-Metathesis Analogues with Potent Anticancer Activity. ChemMedChem, e202400288. https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202400288
- Nepal, Y., Ahmed, S., Berry, A. M., Mahmood, A., Holland, C. L., & Lewis, L. K. (2025). Base excision repair and homologous recombination are required for prevention of a chronic DNA damage response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. DNA Repair, 157, 103915.
- Sowersby, D. S., & Lewis, L. K. (2023). SURE gel electrophoresis: a method for concentrating dilute DNA samples directly within gels. Analytical Biochemistry, 684, 115373.
- Holland, C. L., Weis, M. F., England, C. J., Berry, A. M., Hall, P. D., & Lewis, L. K. (2023). Deficiency in homologous recombination is associated with changes in cell cycling and morphology in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Experimental Cell Research, 430, 113701.
- Malla, S. R. L., Gujjari, A., Corona, C. E., Beall, G. W., & Lewis, L. K. (2023). Spectrophotometric and nucleic acid-binding properties of halloysite clay nanotubes and kaolinite. Heliyon, 9, e13009. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023002165?via%3Dihub
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Nominee: Runnerup-Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, Texas State University. January 2023 - December 2023
- Award / Honor Nominee: Runnerup-Presidential Award for Excellence in Research, Texas State University. 2014
- Award / Honor Nominee: Runnerup-Presidential Award for Excellence in Research, Texas State University. 2008
- Award / Honor Nominee: Runnerup-Presidential Award for Excellence in Research, Texas State University. 2006
- Award / Honor Nominee: Runnerup for Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, Texas State University. 2005

Featured service activities
- Chair
M.S. thesis advisor
- Member
MSEC PhD Program Admissions Committee
- Participant
Academic Program Coordinator-BS Biochemistry
- Member
Outcomes and Assessments- Biochemistry MS program
- Chair
Biochemistry Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
- Member
M.S. Graduate Student Admissions Committee
