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Graduate Education in bioMedical Sciences (GEMS) Administration

Assistant Dean for Graduate Education

Guidance on research goals, particularly for first years without a concentration. Support in navigating dynamics with PIs, addressing higher level concerns.

Francis Alonzo, Ph.D.

falonzo@uic.edu, COMRB 8139

Director of Administration

For support with account balance issues, HR appointments, additional degree requirement support, and special course registration requests.

Timothy Sullivan, M.Ed

Tsully84@uic.edu, CSN 324

Academic Advisors

For guidance on course registration, degree requirements, and other tasks as it relates to PhD persistence.

Arianna Ponce, B.S.
aponce20@uic.edu, CSN 322

Oversees the following concentrations:

Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CBRM)
Intergrative and Translational Physiology (ITP)
Microbiology, Immunology and Inflammation (MII)

Angie Fanuke, M.Ed

abevel2@uic.edu, CSN 322

Oversees the following concentrations:

MSTP/GEMS students - all concentrations
Cancer Biology
Neurobiology
Molecular Biology and Genetics

GEMS Concentrations: Directors of Graduate Studies

For guidance on research goals, concentration-specific requirements, communicating with PIs, and preliminary exam and thesis defense procedures.

Departments

(For G2 and above) The university department in which your PI is housed is another resource for questions regarding the payment of your fees, key card access for your lab or lab building, and other lab-specific question.

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Program Leadership

Graduate Education in bioMedical Sciences (GEMS) Administration

Assistant Dean for Graduate Education

Director of Administration

Timothy Sullivan, M.Ed

Tsully84@uic.edu, CSN 324

Academic Advisors

For guidance on course registration, degree requirements, and other tasks as it relates to PhD persistence.

GEMS Concentrations: Directors of Graduate Studies

Cancer Biology

Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CBRM)

Integrative and Translational Physiology (ITP)

Microbiology, Immunity, and Inflammation (MII)

Molecular Biology and Genetics (MBG)

Neurobiology

Departments