The Department of Cell and Developmental Biology

The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Michel Bellini

Michel Bellini

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Organization of the nucleus; chromosomes and other nuclear organelles; RNA transcription and processing; ribonucleoproteins, nucleo-cytoplasmic trafficking.

583 Morrill Hall
Office: (217) 265-5297
Lab: (217) 265-0619
Fax: (217) 244-1648

Andrew S Belmont

Andrew S Belmont

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Chromatin Structure, Gene expression, Nuclear Architecture

B509 CLSL
Office: (217) 244-2311
Lab: (217) 333-8372
Fax: (217) 244-1648

William M Brieher

William M Brieher

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Cytoskeleton Cell adhesion

B615, CLSL
Office: (217) 333-3272
Lab: (217) 333-9166

Stephanie Ceman

Stephanie Ceman

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Molecular basis of disease, post-translational modifications, regulation of RNA expression, RNA-protein interactions

523 Medical Sciences Building
Office: (217) 244-6793
Lab: (217) 244-6749
Fax: (217) 244-1648

Jie Chen

Jie Chen

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Nutrient-sensing signal transduction in mammalian cell growth, differentiation, and metabolism

C526 CLSL
Office: (217) 265-0674
Lab: (217) 265-0672
Fax: (217) 265-0674

Brian C Freeman

Brian C Freeman

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Hsp90 Chaperone System; Chromatin Landmarks; Gene Regulation; Telomere Biology

B605 CLSL
Office: (217) 244-2662
Lab: (217) 244-1065

Martha U Gillette

Martha U Gillette

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The neurobiology of time; engineering neuronal development and repair

618 Morrill Hall
Office: (217) 244-1355
Lab: (217) 244-1842
Fax: (217) 244-1648

Jonathan J Henry

Jonathan J Henry

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Mechanisms of cell determination; development of the vertebrate lens; developmental basis for evolutionary change

423 Medical Sciences Building
Office: (217) 333-4449
Lab: (217) 244-5921
Fax: (217) 244-1648

Benita S Katzenellenbogen

Benita S Katzenellenbogen

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Regulation of gene expression, signal transduction, and cell proliferation by hormones and growth factors; mechanisms of hormone and antihormone action in normal and cancer cells; functional analyses of nuclear hormone receptors and their genome-wide activities

294 Burrill Hall
Office: (217) 333-9769
Lab: (217) 333-7838/3-7836
Fax: (217) 244-9906

Craig Mizzen

Craig Mizzen

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Chromatin structure, function and metabolism. Roles of histone modifications and other epigenetic factors in normal development and disease.

565B Morrill Hall
Office: (217) 244-4896
Lab: (217) 265-6439
Fax: (217) 244-1648

Phillip A Newmark

Phillip A Newmark

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Planarian regeneration, germ cell development, schistosomes

C622 CLSL
Office: (217) 244-4674
Lab: (217) 244-4504
Fax: (217) 244-1648

K V Prasanth

K V Prasanth

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long noncoding RNA; Gene regulation; Nuclear domain & structure

C426 CLSL
Office: (217) 244-7832
Lab: (217) 244-7895
Fax: (217) 244-1648

Supriya Prasanth

Supriya Prasanth

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Eukaryotic DNA replication; Chromosome structure & maintenance; Heterochromatin organization; Cell cycle control

C422 CLSL
Office: (217) 244-8076
Lab: (217) 244-8084
Fax: (217) 244-1648

David H Rivier

David H Rivier

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Regulation of chromosomal DNA replication; structure of chromosomal origins; relationship between DNA replication and stable, heritable transcription states (position effects); yeast molecular genetics

C422 CLSL
Office: (217) 244-0060
Lab: (217) 244-0830
Fax: (217) 244-1648

Hugh M Robertson

Hugh M Robertson

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Molecular basis of insect olfaction; molecular evolution of DNA transposons; comparative insect genomics; molecular evolution of nematode chemoreceptors

417 Morrill Hall
Office: (217) 333-0489
Lab: (217) 333-0489
Fax: (217) 244-3499

Gene E Robinson

Gene E Robinson

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From society to genes

449 Morrill Hall
Office: (217) 265-0309
Lab: (217) 333-6843
Fax: (217) 244-3499

Mary A Schuler

Mary A Schuler

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Molecular biology, biochemistry and genomics: pre-mRNA processing and P450 monooxygenases

161 Edward R. Madigan Laboratory (ERML)
Office: (217) 333-8784
Lab: (217) 333-8785
Fax: (217) 244-1336

Paul R Selvin

Paul R Selvin

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365 Loomis
Office: (217) 244-3371
Lab: (217) 333-1850
Fax: (217) 244-3371

Rachel Smith-Bolton

Rachel Smith-Bolton

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Wound repair and tissue regeneration; Drosophila genetics; Development and patterning

CLSL C626
Office: (217) 244-4183
Lab: (217) 244-4512

Lisa J Stubbs

Lisa J Stubbs

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Evolution of gene regulatory networks; Long-range regulatory mechanisms; Mouse models for human disease

R2402 Institute for Genomic Biology
Office: (217) 244-4000
Fax: (217) 244-1781

Fei Wang

Fei Wang

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Human pluripotent stem cells; neutrophil polarity and chemotaxis

B521 CLSL
Office: (217) 333-5972
Lab: (217) 333-6007

Catherine A Best

Catherine A Best

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268 Medical Sciences Buidling
Office: (217) 333-8367

Jo Ann  Cameron

Jo Ann Cameron

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Cellular and molecular mechanisms that control amphibian limb regeneration

2103 IGB
Office: (217) 333-1254
Lab: (217) 333-1254
Fax: (217) 244-1648

Stephen J Kaufman

Stephen J Kaufman

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Role of integrins and extracellular matrix proteins in skeletal muscle development, formation of the neuromuscular junction, and muscular dystrophy

287 Burrill Hall
Fax: (217) 244-1648

Lyne Levesque

Lyne Levesque

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Ins and outs of nucleocytoplasmic transport

555 Morrill Hall
Office: (217) 333-7565
Lab: (217) 244-3148
Fax: (217) 244-1648

Jay E Mittenthal

Jay E Mittenthal

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Computational biology: Design and evolution of molecular networks

516 Morrill Hall
Office: (217) 333-4846
Fax: (217) 244-1648

Vivian W Tang

Vivian W Tang

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Cell Junctions in Health and Disease

B620 CLSL

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