UIC Department of Biological Sciences @UIC_BioS
Official X account of the Department of Biological Sciences at University of Illinois Chicago bios.uic.edu Chicago, IL Joined August 2018-
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Please join us for the MCDB Student Seminar by Karoline Dittmer, this Friday at noon. #uicBIOS
Join us 9/30 for an E&E Seminar with Dr. Bruno Soares! bios.uic.edu/events/ee-semi…
Join us next week for a #LINSeminar by Dr. Mel Wohlgemuth! lin.uic.edu/events/lin-sem…
Please join us for the MCDB Student Seminar by Akshaya Rajaraman, this Friday at noon. #uicBIOS
We are excited to introduce the three newest faculty members of UIC Department of Biological Sciences. 🔗 Meet the Faculty: go.uic.edu/BIOSNewFaculty
Check out this recent writeup featuring Polikanov Lab! -How do cells prevent premature protein release? UIC study cracks the case - today.uic.edu/how-do-cells-p…
#HiringNow Visiting Research Specialist- Keyhani Lab Requisition ID: 1035238 Posting Close Date- 7/25/25 Link to apply and full posting: go.uic.edu/VstResSpec-Key… #Genomics #microbiology #Bioinformatics #fungalgenetics
Please join us for the MCDB PhD Dissertation Seminar by Xinyuan (Nancy) Liu, Monday, May 12th at noon. #uicBIOS
Please join us for the MCDB Student Seminar by Matt Weed, this Friday at noon. #uicBIOS
Please join us for the MCDB Student Seminar by Yahya Najjar, this Friday at noon. #uicBIOS
Join us Tuesday, April 22 for an E&E Seminar featuring Dr. Seth Magle (Lincoln Park Zoo)! #UICEcoEvo bios.uic.edu/events/ee-semi…
Join us this Friday starting at noon for two MCDB student seminar talks. #uicBIOS
Join us Tuesday, April 15th for an E&E seminar featuring Dr. Fabiany Herrera (Field Museum)! #UICEcoEvo bios.uic.edu/events/ee-semi…
Please join us for the MCDB Student Seminar by Sangita Ghimire this Friday from 12-12:30 PM. #uicBIOS
Join us Thursday, April 10th for a #LINSeminar featuring Dr. Norman Lee (St. Olaf College)! lin.uic.edu/events/lin-sem…
The 2025 Careers in Neuroscience Seminar has been rescheduled to April 10th! lin.uic.edu/events/2025-ca…
Join us Tuesday, 4/1 for an E&E Seminar featuring Dr. Gordon Getzinger (Loyola University)! #UICEcoEvo bios.uic.edu/events/ee-semi…
Check out "A broad-spectrum lasso peptide antibiotic targeting the bacterial ribosome", which was recently published by @Nature.com and co-authored by Yuri Polikanov! There's also a great writeup on UIC Today: today.uic.edu/lasso-shaped-a…
Check out "A broad-spectrum lasso peptide antibiotic targeting the bacterial ribosome", which was recently published by @Nature.com and co-authored by Yuri Polikanov! There's also a great writeup on UIC Today: today.uic.edu/lasso-shaped-a…
Please join us for the MCDB Student Seminar by Jun Yang, Friday at noon. #uicBIOS
Join us Tuesday, 3/18 for an E&E Seminar featuring Dr. Nick Medina (Morton Arboretum)! #UICEcoEvo bios.uic.edu/events/ee-semi…

Jarrad Hampton-Marcel... @j_marcellular
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Cologna Lab @ColognaLab
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Dr Laura Sanchez @DrLauraSanchez
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José Villegas @JoseAVillegas
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Abhilasha Shrestha, P... @ashrestha
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Efose Oriaifo @EfoseO
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Ryan Hulett @ryanehulett
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Sage DeLong @sageadelong
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UIC Mechanical and In... @MIE_UIC
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UIC Diabetes Center @Diabetes_UIC
393 Followers 99 Following Official handle of UIC Health Diabetes Center. Our mission is to foster an environment for Research, Clinical Care and Community Outreach.
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Somaye @DrSomayeNabi
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Bryce Killinger @killinger_bryce
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UIC Pathology @UICPathology
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Jarrad Hampton-Marcel... @j_marcellular
812 Followers 1K Following Asst. Professor @UIC_BioS studying the effects of gut microbiomes on physical fitness and cardiometabolic health | former athlete | #boerboel owner | @HEROH_
Cologna Lab @ColognaLab
1K Followers 782 Following biological mass spectrometry, uic, lipids, proteins, neurodegeneration, niemann-pick type c
Dr Laura Sanchez @DrLauraSanchez
4K Followers 2K Following I am a Scientist. #imaging #massspec #biofilms 🧫 #microbialcommunities 🧀 #ovariancancer 💊 Professor Chemistry and Biochemistry @ucsc she/her
Kevin Drew @kdrew
398 Followers 424 Following Assistant Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in Biological Sciences focused on macromolecular assemblies.
UIC Liberal Arts and ... @UICLAS
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University of Illinoi... @thisisUIC
10K Followers 276 Following A major research university in the heart of one of the world's great cities.
Ignacio Escalante @RandallIgnacio
803 Followers 574 Following Researching animal behavior, ecology, and biomechanics, mostly of arthropods. #CienciaLatina y #CienciaTica
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Gao Research Group @gaogroup1
119 Followers 75 Following University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Student run @thisisUIC @ChemistryatUIC @UIC_BioS We love neurobiology, chemistry, and cool images.
Office of Equity & Di... @UICDiversity
547 Followers 169 Following The UIC Office of Equity & Diversity provides planning and implementation oversight for diversity on the UIC campus. IG: @uicdiversity
Angie Salles @angiesalles
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Black In Neuro 🧠 @BlackInNeuro
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Chicago Women in STEM... @chiSTEMwomen
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Joseph D. Zak @JosephDZak
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CHIentist @CHIentist
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Frontiers - Microbiol... @FrontMicrobiol
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March For Science @MarchForScience
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UIC Microbiology @UICMicrobiology
235 Followers 56 Following Researching the biology, transmission and pathogenesis of viruses and bacteria, and the fundamental immune mechanisms that contribute to health and disease.