Lab Members

Principal Investigator

  • Jie Chen
  • Ph.D. Biochemistry, Rice University
  • B.S. Biology, Peking University, China
  • jiechen@illinois.edu
  • (217) 265-0672
  • CLSL C526
  • Mail to: Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois, B107 CLSL, 601 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801

Lab Manager

Adriana Reyes-Ordonez

  • Research Specialist
  • M.S. Animal Sciences, Tuskegee University.
  • B.S. Medical & Laboratory Sciences, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia
  • ariyis@illinois.edu
  • CLSL C511

Graduate Students

Chong Dai

  • Ph.D. Student, Cell and Developmental Biology
  • B.S. Bioinformatics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
  • chongd2@illinois.edu
  • CLSL C513

 

Allison Boss-Kennedy

  • Ph.D. Student, Cell and Developmental Biology
  • B.S. Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • boss2@illinois.edu
  • CLSL C513

 

Jesus Francisco Moreno Castillo

  • Ph.D. Student, Cell and Developmental Biology
  • M.S. Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas
  • B.S. Chemistry, Universidad Autonoma de Chiriqui, Panama
  • jesusfm2@illinois.edu
  • CLSL C513

 

Pallob Barai

  • Ph.D. Student, Cell and Developmental Biology
  • M.S. Biology, University of Kentucky, USA
  • B.S. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Khulna University, Bangladesh
  • pbarai2@illinois.edu
  • CLSL C511

 

Reean Abdullah

  • Ph.D. Student, Cell and Developmental Biology
  • B.S. Biochemistry, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • reeanra2@illinois.edu
  • CLSL C511

Undergraduate Students

Kent Li Wong

 

Cesar Maldonado

 

Kate Karaman

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign