Dr. Noah Reynolds
Program Lead
Associate Professor of Biology

Ph.D. Microbiology, The Ohio State University
Area of Expertise: Molecular and Cellular Biology

Email:  nmreynol@uis.edu
Phone:  (217) 206-8567
Office:  HSB 226

Dr. Amy B. McEuen
Professor of Biology

Ph.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Area of Expertise: Ecology

Email:  mceuen.amy@uis.edu
Phone:  (217) 206-7341
Office:  HSB 229

Dr. Samer AbuBakr
Assistant Professor of Microbiology

Ph.D.  Microbiology, University of Oklahoma
Area of Expertise:  Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Soil Microbiology

Email: sabub2@uis.edu
Phone:  (217) 206-7339
Office:  HSB 237

Dr. James Bonacum
Associate Professor of Biology

Ph.D. Biology, Yale University
Areas of Expertise: Genetics and molecular biology

Email:  bonacum.james@uis.edu
Phone:  (217) 206-6035
Office:  HSB 231

Dr. Hua Chen
Professor of Ecology
University Scholar (2013)

Ph.D. Forest Ecosystem Ecology, Oregon State University 
Area of Expertise: Forest Ecology, Wetland Restoration Ecology, and Global Change Ecology  

Email:  hchen40@uis.edu
Phone:  (217) 206-8339
Office:  HSB 230

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Dr. Lucia Vazquez
Associate Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation
Professor of Biology

Ph.D., Cornell University
Area of Expertise: Plant systematics, molecular evolution, bioinformatics

Email:  lvazq1@uis.edu
Phone:  (217) 206-8112
Office:  PAC 519

Dr. Natalya Zinkevich
Assistant Professor of Biology

Ph.D., Russian Academy of Sciences
Area of Expertise: Vascular biology with a focus on human coronary vascular function; genetics

Email:  nzink2@uis.edu
Phone:  (217) 206-8367
Office:  HSB 228

Charles Burroughs
Teaching Lab Specialist

B.A. Oberlin College, Environmental Studies
Ph.D.  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Plant Biology

Email:  cburrou2@uis.edu
Phone:  (217) 206-8579
Office:  HSB 305

Dr. Stephen Johnson
Associate Professor, Biochemistry

Ph.D. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Pharmacology
Area of Expertise: My investigations use proteomic and electrophysiological techniques to characterize neuroactive molecules invertebrate venoms.

Email:  srj@uis.edu
Phone:  (217) 206-7336
Office:  HSB 311

Dr. Leon C. Hinz Jr.
Illinois Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator

Division of Natural Heritage, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Ph.D. Aquatic Ecology and Resource Management, University of Michigan
Area of Expertise: Aquatic Ecology and Conservation Assessment

Email:  leon.hinz@illinois.gov
Phone:  (217) 785-8297

Dr. Maria Lemke
Aquatic Ecologist

The Nature Conservancy, Illinois
Ph.D. Aquatic Ecology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Area of Expertise: Aquatic macroinvertebrates, Agriculture and Water Quality, Zooplankton

Email:  mlemke@tnc.org
Phone:  (309) 645-8477
Office:  11304 Prairie Rd, Lewistown, IL 61542

Dr. Hong Qian
Curator of Botany, Illinois State Museum

Ph.D. Biogeography, University of British Columbia
Areas of Expertise: Botany, ecology, biogeography

Email:  hqian@museum.state.il.us
Phone:  (217) 782-2621

Dr. James Veselenak
Associate Professor of Clinical Lab Science and Public Health

Areas of Expertise: Medical microbiology, mycology

Email:  veselenak.james@uis.edu
Phone:  (217) 206-7346