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Sayeepriyadarshini "Sayee" Anakk
Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
anakk@illinois.edu
Benjamin D. Auerbach
Assistant Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
bda5@illinois.edu
Milan K. Bagchi
Deborah Paul Professor of Molecular & Cellular Biology and Director of the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology
mbagchi@illinois.edu
Michel Bellini
Director of Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
bellini@illinois.edu
Andrew S. Belmont
Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
asbel@illinois.edu
Steven R. Blanke
Professor of Microbiology
sblanke@illinois.edu
Eric C. Bolton
Associate Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
boltonec@illinois.edu
William M. Brieher
Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
wbrieher@illinois.edu
Christopher B. Brooke
Associate Professor of Microbiology
cbrooke@illinois.edu
Stephanie Ceman
Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology; Director of Graduate Studies, CDB
sceman@illinois.edu
Jie Chen
Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
jiechen@illinois.edu
Lin-Feng Chen
Professor of Biochemistry
lfchen@illinois.edu
Catherine Christian-Hinman
Associate Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, MIP Director of Graduate Studies
cathchri@illinois.edu
Hee Jung Chung
Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
chunghj@illinois.edu
Jason Climer
Assistant Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
jrclimer@illinois.edu
John E. Cronan
Alumni Professor of Microbiology
jecronan@illinois.edu
Chang Cui
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
changcui@illinois.edu
Rutilio "Rudy" A. Fratti
Professor of Biochemistry
rfratti@illinois.edu
Brian C. Freeman
Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
bfree@illinois.edu
Martha U. Gillette
Alumni Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
mgillett@illinois.edu
Nkrumah A. Grant
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
grantnkr@illinois.edu
Claudio Grosman
Professor and Head of Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
grosman@illinois.edu
Asma Hatoum-Aslan
Associate Professor of Microbiology
ahatoum@illinois.edu
Raven H. Huang
Professor of Biochemistry
huang@illinois.edu
Graham R. Huesmann
Research Assistant Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
huesmann@illinois.edu
James A. Imlay
Professor of Microbiology; Swanlund Endowed Chair; Associate Head, Department of Microbiology
jimlay@illinois.edu
Hong Jin
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
hjin@illinois.edu
Auinash Kalsotra
Phillip A. Sharp Endowed Professor of Biochemistry
kalsotra@illinois.edu
Benita S. Katzenellenbogen
Swanlund Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
katzenel@illinois.edu
Collin K. Kieffer
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
collink@illinois.edu
Chu-Young Kim
Professor of Biochemistry
chuyoung@illinois.edu
Andrei Kuzminov
Professor of Microbiology; Director of Graduate Studies, Microbiology
kuzminov@illinois.edu
Xin Li
Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
lixin@illinois.edu
Daniel A. Llano
Professor in Molecular & Integrative Physiology
d-llano@illinois.edu
Haiting Ma
Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
hm40@illinois.edu
Pamela P. Martinez
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
pamelapm@illinois.edu
Susan A. Martinis
Professor of Biochemistry and Stephen G. Sligar Professor of Molecular and Cellular BIology
martinis@illinois.edu
Paola E. Mera
Associate Professor of Microbiology
pmera@illinois.edu
Samy Meroueh
Professor of Biochemistry
smeroueh@illinois.edu
William W. Metcalf
G. William Arends Professor in Molecular & Cellular Biology
metcalf@illinois.edu
Satish K. Nair
Head of Biochemistry and Gregorio Weber Chair of Biochemistry
snair@illinois.edu
Erik R. Nelson
Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
enels@illinois.edu
Gary J. Olsen
Professor of Microbiology
gjo@illinois.edu
Taras Pogorelov
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
pogorelo@illinois.edu
Kannanganattu V. Prasanth
Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
kumarp@illinois.edu
Supriya Prasanth
Professor and Head of Department of Cell & Developmental Biology
supriyap@illinois.edu
Wei Qin
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
weiqin@illinois.edu
Lori T. Raetzman
Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology and Associate Head
raetzman@illinois.edu
Diana Ranoa
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
dranoa2@illinois.edu
David H. Rivier
Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
rivier@illinois.edu
Joe Sanfilippo
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
josephes@illinois.edu
Michael Schappe
Assistant Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
mschappe@illinois.edu
Mary A. Schuler
Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
maryschu@illinois.edu
David J. Shapiro
Professor of Biochemistry
djshapir@illinois.edu
James M. Slauch
Professor and Head of Microbiology
slauch@illinois.edu
Rachel Smith-Bolton
Associate Professor and Associate Head of Cell & Developmental Biology
rsbolton@illinois.edu
Anna Marie Sokac
Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
asokac@illinois.edu
Beth M. Stadtmueller
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
bethms@illinois.edu
Patrick R. Sweeney
Assistant Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
sweenp@illinois.edu
Emad Tajkhorshid
Professor of Biochemistry and J. Woodland Hastings Chair of Biochemistry
emad@illinois.edu
Nien-Pei Tsai
Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
nptsai@illinois.edu
Kevin Van Bortle
Assistant Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology
kvbortle@illinois.edu
Cari Vanderpool
Adjunct Professor of Microbiology
cvanderp@illinois.edu
Rachel J. Whitaker
Harry E. Preble Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences
rwhitakr@illinois.edu
Brenda A. Wilson
Professor of Microbiology, Associate Director for MCB Undergraduate Education
wilson7@illinois.edu
Nicholas C. Wu
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
nicwu@illinois.edu
Kai Zhang
Associate Professor, Associate Head & Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Biochemistry
kaizkaiz@illinois.edu
Yan Zhang
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
yanzuiuc@illinois.edu
Boxuan Zhao
Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
zbx@illinois.edu
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