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
Ji-Eun Oh, DVM/MS
Graduate student
jieuneo2@illinois.edu
Project Title:
Estrogen receptors in ovarian follicle formation
Mary Bunnell, BS
Graduate student
maryab2@illinois.edu
Project Title:
Estrogen receptors in uterine inflammation
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
Natalie Nicole Lopez
DVM Student
nnlopez2@illinois.edu
Project Title:
ESR2 in regulating ovulation in the ovary
Nicole Markvicka
DVM Student
nicole36@illinois.edu
Project Title:
ESR1 in regulating uterine inflammation
Ashley Leah Chan
MCB Undergraduate Student
ashley32@illinois.edu
Project Title:
Estrogen receptor in granulosa cell tumor
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