Full-Time Biology Faculty
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. Richard Stokes
Clinical Assistant Professor of Biology
Ph.D. Biology, University of Cincinnati
Areas of Expertise: Genetic variation in Plants
Email: rstok3@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-7338
Office: HSB 225
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
Biology Lab Specialists
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
Department Affiliate
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
Associated Faculty
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
Emeriti Faculty
- Dr. Gary Butler
- Dr. Ann M. Larson
- Dr. Michael Lemke
- Dr. Gary Trammell