Faculty

Bartholomew, Blaine
Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 1988
E-mail: bartholomew@siumed.edu
Phone: 618-453-6437

Research Interests : Regulation of gene expression; chromatin structure and function; molecular mechanisms of cancer.

Bhaumik, Sukesh R.
Associate Professor
PhD., Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
(University of Bombay, India), 1997
E-mail: sbhaumik@siumed.edu
Phone : 618-453-6479

Research Interests : Regulation of eukaryotic gene expression; transcription-coupled ubiquitination and DNA repair; NMR structural studies on proteins and nucleic acids.

Davie, Judy
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1998
E-mail: jdavie@siumed.edu
Phone : 618-453-5002

Research Interests : Mechanisms of gene regulation; focusing on myogenin, a transcription factor that controls skeletal muscle development.

Gupta, Ramesh
Professor and Chair
Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1981
E-mail: rgupta@siumed.edu
Phone : 618-453-6466

Research Interests : Molecular Biology: Archaea; transcription and RNA processing in extreme halophilic and hyperthermophilic microorganisms.

Hardwicke, Peter M. D.
Professor
Ph.D., University of London, 1969
E-mail: phardwicke@siumed.edu
Phone : 618-453-6469

Research Interests : Regulation of calcium transport across membranes by calcium pumps and the sodium-calcium exchanger. Proteolipids, lipids, conjugated trienes and non-myelin sensory nerve antigens.

Huvos, Pioska
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, 1969
E-mail: phuvos@siumed.edu
Phone : 618-453-6469

Research Interests : genome rearrangements

Kadyrov, Farid
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Russian Academy of Sciences at Pushchino, 1997
E-mail: fkadyrov@siumed.edu
Phone : 618-453-6405

Research Interests : DNA repair in genetic stability & cancer suppression

Huggenvik, Jodi I.
Associate Professor (BMB and Physiology)
Ph.D., Washington State University, 1985
E-mail: jhuggenvik@siumed.edu
Phone : 618-453-1525

Research Interests : Molecular biology of mammalian gene expression and structure/function analysis of tumor suppressor genes.

Lightfoot, David A.
Professor (BMB and Plant Soil & General Agriculture)
Ph.D., University of Leeds, 1984
E-mail: ga4082@siu.edu
Phone : 618-453-2496

Research Interests : Molecular biotechnology and genomics.

Niederhoffer, Eric C.
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1983
E-mail: eniederhoffer@siumed.edu
Phone : 618-453-6467

Research Interests : Metallobiochemistry; electron transfer; metalloprotein structure-function; microbial stress responses-virulence factors.

Weilbaecher, Rod
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1997
E-mail: rweilbaecher@siumed.edu
Phone : 618-453-5004

Research Interests : Gene regulation. Post-translational modifications. Telomere biology.

Bartke, Andrzej
Professor
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1965
E-mail: abartke@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-7962

Research Interests : Reproductive endocrinology; role of prolactin and growth hormone in the control of hypothalamic, pituitary and testicular function; transgenic animals, seasonal breeding.

Brewer, Gregory J.
Professor
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 1972
E-mail: gbrewer@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-5230

Research Interests : Molecular and Cellular Biology: Aging and Alzheimer's disease; neuron development and synaptogenesis; neuronal networks. Brain cancer treatment.

Cao, Deliang J.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Hong Kong, 1996
E-mail: dcao@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-9703

Research Interests : Investigation of metabolic pathways and molecular mechanisms of antitumor activity of cytotoxic agents using gene transfer, RNA interference and gene knockout technologies.

Carpenter, David F.
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire, 1972
E-mail: dcarpenter@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-8465

Research Interests : Molecular diagnostics for emerging infectious diseases of public health significance.

Chakrabarty, Subhas
Professor
Ph.D., University of Manitoba, 1980
E-mail: schakrabarty@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-9729

Research Interests : Molecular mechanisms underlying malignant progression; chemoprevention of cancer; cancer diagnostic and prognostic markers; cancer therapeutics.

Cooper, Morris D.
Professor and Chair,
Dept. of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology and Associate Director of Basic Sciences, SIU Cancer Institute
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1971
E-mail: mcooper@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-8462

Research Interests : Immune responses to sexually transmitted disease pathogens. Primarily, N. gonorrhoeae and C. trachomatis infections and the investigation of topical microbicide activity against sexually transmitted diseases.

El-Amin, Saadiq
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
MD, PhD, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2003
Email: sel-amin@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-7700

Research Interests : Tissue engineering where he designs ligaments for ACL, elbow and shoulder reconstruction.

Elble, Randolph
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1986
E-mail: relble2@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-7381

Research Interests : Tumor suppression by the recently discovered CLCA family of calcium-activated chloride channel regulators.

Gershburg, Edward
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Tel-Aviv University, 1999
E-mail: egershburg@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-1139

Research Interests : Role(s) played by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded protein kinase in viral infection. Studies of the EBV-PK regulation and enzymology and identification of its viral and cellular targets (all of it in the context of viral infection).

Halford, William
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Medical Center, 1996
E-mail: whalford@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-4277

Research Interests : Using herpes simplex virus as a tool to understand how viral and host immune factors interact to produce life-long viral infections. This knowledge is essential if we are to devise effective cures for persistent viral infections.

Khardori, Nancy
Professor. (MMICB and Int. Medicine)
M.D., Government Medical College, India, 1972;
Ph.D. All India Institute of Med. Sci., 1977
E-mail: nkhardori@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-0181

Research Interests : Microbial adherence and biofilms: Study of the microbial adherence to prosthetic devices; factors facilitating and inhibiting adherence to devices.

McAsey, Mary
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1994
E-mail: mmcasey@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-4692

Research Interests : Molecular and Cellular Biology: The mechanisms of action of steroids in the brain, induction of apoptosis in gynecologic cancers, hormones in diseases of pregnancy.

Mo, Yin-Yuan
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Washington State University, 1991
E-mail: ymo@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-8508

Research Interests : Tumor drug resistance and tumor cell biology.

Nie, Daotai
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1997
E-mail: dnie@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-9702

Research Interests : Molecular and cellular biology of cancer; Tumor radiotherapy; Tumor metastasis.

Ran, Sophia
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Weizmann Institute of Science, 1989
E-mail: sran@siumed. edu
Phone: 217-545-7026

Research Interests : Tumor angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis; breast cancer metastasis.

Rao, Krishna
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine
PhD, University of Miami, 1991
MD, University of Washington, 2002
Email: krao@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-7045

Research Interests : Breast cancer and bone marrow transplantation. Impact of Rab25 in breast cancer.

Tischkau, Shelley
Assistant Professor
Pharmacology/MMICB
PhD, UIUC, 1995
Email: stischkau@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-6524

Research Interests : The mammalian suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) coordinates organismic function with the diurnal light/dark cycle.

Torry, Donald
Professor
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1989
E-mail: dtorry@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-2181

Research Interests : Cell Biology and Molecular Immunology: Role of angiogenic growth factors in human reproduction.

Watabe, Kounosuke
Professor
Ph.D., Kyoto University, Japan, 1981
E-mail: kwatabe@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-3969

Research Interests : Molecular biology of tumor metastasis; regulation of gene expression of tumor metastasis genes. Cancer stem cells and tumor microenvironment.

Wilber, Andrew
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2006
E-mail: awilber@siumed.edu
Phone: 217-545-8098

Research Interests : Applying molecular genetic methods to the treatment of bladder and prostate cancer.

Achenbach, Laurie A.
Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1988
E-mail: laurie@micro.siu.edu
Ph. No. : 618- 453-7984

Research Interests : Molecular genetics of metabolic pathways involved in the bioremediation of environmental contaminants; bacterial diversity and evolution; molecular anaerobic microbiology.

Bender, Kelly
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 2003
E-mail: bender@micro.siu.edu
Ph. No. : 618-453-2868

Research Interests : Molecular environmental microbiology.

Cho, KyuHong
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2001
E-mail: cho@micro.siu.edu
Ph. No. : 618-453-3817

Research Interests : Regulation of virulence factors such as the thermoregulation of capsule expression and regulation of CAMP factor expression as model systems for the virulence gene regulation by S. pyogenes; studying genes such as cvfA which are necessary for the virulence of S. pyogenes but whose functions are not well known.

Fix, Douglas F.
Associate Professor and Chair, Microbiology
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1983
E-mail: fix@micro.siu.edu
Ph. No. : 618-453-2767

Research Interests : Molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis in Escherichia coli.

Haddock, John D.
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Virginia Tech, 1990
E-mail: haddock@micro.siu.edu
Ph. No. : 618-453-3818

Research Interests : Physiology and biochemistry of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria that degrade organic pollutants and naturally occurring aromatic compounds.

Konjufca, Vjollca
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 2002
E-mail: vjollca@micro.siu.edu
Ph. No. : 618-453-8161

Research Interests : Immunology, Host-Pathogen Interactions

Madigan, Michael T.
Professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1976
E-mail: madigan@micro.siu.edu
Ph. No. : 618-453-5130

Research Interests : General microbiology; bacterial diversity; phototrophic bacteria; microbiology of extreme environments; nitrogen fixation.

Rusch, Antje
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Bremen, Germany, 2000
E-mail: rusch@micro.siu.edu
Ph. No. : 618-453-6132

Research Interests : Microbial Ecology; Marine Microbiology; Biogeochemistry