Lab Team
CheMyong Jay Ko, PhD
PROFESSOR
jayko@illinois.edu
217-333-9362
Ph.D. Biology Education,
Seoul National Univ., 1994-1998
University of Illinois Affiliations:
Interdisciplinary Environmental Toxicology Program
Neuroscience Program
Division of Nutritional Sciences
Institute of Genome Biology

Jieun Oh, DVM/MS
Graduate student
jieuneo2@illinois.edu
Project Title:
Estrogen signaling in forming oocyte pool

Mary Bunnell, BS
Graduate student
maryab2@illinois.edu
Project Title:
Environmental effect on HPG axis formation

ChanJin Park, PhD
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor
cjpark85@illinois.edu
Project Titles:
PGR in follicle rupture
& ESR1-ESR2 conversion

Kayla Tando
DVM Student
kaylat2@illinois.edu
Project Title:
Sex steroid in neonatal Kisspeptin neurons

Lea Stangenes
Undergraduate Student
leaks2@illinois.edu
Project Title:
Environmental effect on HPG axis formation
ILLINOIS ALUMNI

Valeria Ivania

Pablo Perez
PhD STUDENT
Fulbright Scholar
(Visiting from University of Cordobar, Argentina)
pablop@illinois.edu

Yoon Jung Lee, BS
RESEARCH ASSISTANT 2014-2015
lee683@illinois.edu
Current: Current PhD student at KAIST

Arnon Gal, DVM/PhD
PhD STUDENT 2011-2014
agal2@illinois.edu
Current: Assistant Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Young Bum Koo, PhD
VISITING SCHOLAR 2012-2013
mbkooyb@inje.ac.kr
Current: Professor,
Inje University

SangWook Oh, PhD
VISITING SCHOLAR 2011-2012
sangwoh62@gmail.com
Current: Professor,
Jeonbuk University, Korea

Mandy Erdei
DVM STUDENT
erdei2@illinois.edu

Hailey Prohaska
DVM STUDENT
prohask2@illinois.edu

Radwa Barakat, DVM/PhD
POST DOCTORAL RESEARCHER
radwab@illinois.edu
Project Title:
Effect of DEHP on gonadal development

Ellie Cho
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
ymc2@illinois.edu
Project Title:
Development of hamster’s reproductive system

Eugene Ham
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
eham3@illinois.edu
Project Title:
Pathological significance of Esr1-Esr2 conversion

Sherry Qi Zhou, MD
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
szhou@illinois.edu
Project title:
Progesterone receptor in the Corpus Luteum

Bensen Wang, BS
Graduate student
bensenw2@illinois.edu
Project Titles:
Neonatal exposure on gonadal development

Behrokh Marzban, DVM/PhD
Visiting Professor
behrokhm@illinois.edu
Project Title:
Sex steroid in neonatal Kisspeptin neurons