LAB TEAM

DR. JODI FLAWS

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Professor, Comparative Biosciences
Associate Director, Interdisciplinary Environmental Toxicology Program
Co-Director, Summer Undergraduate Research in Toxicology (SureTOX) Program
Email:jflaws@illinois.edu
Phone: (217) 333-7933

Folliculogenesis

Justin Chiu

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Justin is a sophomore majoring in Computer Science and Animal Science. He hopes to go to veterinary school in the future.

jkchiu4@illinois.edu

Ashley Deviney

VETERINARY RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Ashley is a DVM candidate for the class of 2024. She earned her B.S. in Wildlife Ecology and Management from Kansas State University in 2014. Since graduating, she worked for two small contract research organizations, which allowed her to participate in a wide array of in vivo studies used in industrial pharmaceutical research. She holds certification as a Laboratory Animal Technician through AALAS and hopes to pursue laboratory animal medicine after graduation.”

deviney2@illinois.edu

Audrey Fields

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

I am a senior majoring in Animal Sciences with a minor Business. I plan to apply for a MS through the Division of Nutritional Sciences with an anticipation of starting in the fall. After I have obtained my MS, I plan to apply to UIUC College of Veterinary Medicine.

audreyf3@illinois.edu

Endia Fletcher

PHD STUDENT

Endia Fletcher is a current Ph.D. student with a background in engineering. She obtained her B.S. in Biological Engineering with a focus in Bioprocessing Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University. Endia was introduced to the field of toxicology through her undergraduate PI and later became a SURE-Tox Fellow. Her work focuses on understanding the reproductive toxicological effects of prenatal exposure to environmentally relevant phthalate mixtures in F1 mice offspring.

endiaf2@illinois.edu

Zane Inman

PHD STUDENT

Zane Inman is a current Ph.D. student in the lab. His work focuses on the associations between phthalates and hot flashes in midlife women, as well as identifying potential mechanisms behind this relationship. As an undergraduate, Zane majored in Information Science and worked as an assistant in the Flaws laboratory.

zinman2@illinois.edu

Stav Kramer

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Stav is a sophomore majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology and hopes to go to medical school.

stavk2@illinois.edu

Dr. Mary Laws

RESEARCH COORDINATOR

Mary received her Ph.D. and completed a postdoc position in breast cancer research. She joined the Flaws lab in 2020.

marylaws@illinois.edu

Vasiliki (Vicki) Mourikes

DVM-PHD STUDENT

Vicki Mourikes is a DVM-PhD Student. She is an alumnus of the Integrative Biology Honors Program at UIUC where she completed an undergraduate thesis on the catalytic and structural diversity of honeybee Cytochrome P450s. Currently, she is investigating the effects of environmental contaminants on human, animal, and environmental health.

mourike2@illinois.edu

Dr. Alison Neff

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

Alison Neff is a post doc who earned her PhD at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign working with Dr. Milan Bagchi. Her graduate research investigated progesterone regulated factors in the uterus and their functions during early pregnancy. Prior to that, she earned her Master’s Degree from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale with Dr. Laura Murphy investigating the anticancer potential of ginseng and its bioactive components. Currently, she is exploring the mechanism of action of phthalates on ovarian function.

hantak@illinois.edu

Adira Safar

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Adira is a freshman studying molecular and cellular biology. She hopes to go to medical school or grad school in the future to become an OB/GYN or an embryologist.

asafar4@illinois.edu

Dr. Ramsés Santacruz

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

Ramsés is a postdoc in the lab. He earned his PhD at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV) in Mexico City. As a PhD student, he evaluated the effects of some of the most used nanoparticles on ovarian functions. Prior to that, he earned his master’s degree at CINVESTAV evaluating bisphenol A effects in the cumulus oocyte complex communication. Currently, Ramses is interested in evaluating the effects and mechanisms involved in ovarian function disruption induced by phthalates.

ramseses@illinois.edu

Winter Stubblefield

Winter Stubblefield

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Winter is a second-year student majoring in Integrative Biology. Winter hopes to go medical school and aspires to become an OBGYN.

wstubb3@illinois.edu

Emily Wilson

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Hi, my name is Emily Wilson. I am a senior undergraduate majoring in Animal Sciences. I am a US Navy Veteran and have a passion for zoological conservation of endangered species. I am a wife, mom of two, and dog mom of three. In my free time I enjoy crafting on my Cricut machine, mostly doing clothing and home décor. My current involvement with UIUC includes volunteering at the Wildlife Medical Clinic where I get the unique opportunity to be hands on with all different species of wildlife from raptors to amphibians, with my favorite animal being the Virginia Opossum. I hope to gain invaluable knowledge from working with Dr. Flaws and her staff and can’t wait to see where this experience takes me.

wilson93@illinois.edu