Biological Science

Khalid Uddin

Department Chair

Biological ScienceThe department offers courses for both majors and nonmajors. For majors, this is a stepping stone to careers in the medical, paramedical, allied health, biotechnology, molecular biology and other biological science fields.

The Department of Biological Sciences offers general courses as part of the core curriculum for the Associate of Arts (A.A.) and the Associate of Science (A.S.) degrees which transfer to four-year colleges and universities.   

In addition, the departmen​t offers advanced and specialized courses for certificates and Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degrees in Medical, Dental, Nursing, and Para-Medical areas.   

These include Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology, Nutrition, Medical Terminology, Human Ecology, Human Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Human Genetics, Evolution, and Botany.   

The Department is an equipped with ultramodern labs, microbiology lab, molecular biology lab, general biology lab, a research lab for cell biology and a research plant lab.      

  

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Faculty and Staff

Augusthy Kulakkattolickal

Degrees: B.Sc. Zoology Major with Chemistry & Botany from the University of Kerala, India. M.Sc. Zoology from the University of Calicut, Kerala, India. ,M.S. (Master of Science in Biology) from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Specialization: Environmental Toxicology & Ecology, MPH (Masters in Public Health) from the University of Illinois, Chicago. Specialization: Environmental Health. 
Title: Professor of Biology 
Specialty/Main Subject: Human Anatomy & Physiology, Public Health, General Biology 
Email: augkoch@ccc.edu 
Phone: (312) 553-5678 
Room: 917 
  
Khalid Uddin 
Khalid_Uddin_2022.pngDegree: MBBS, MPH
Title: Instructor
Specialty/main subject: Biology, Anatomy & Physiology, Health​ 
Email:   kuddin@ccc.edu 
Phone: (312) 553-5785 
Room: 917 
  
Uletta Jackson 
Degree: Master of Public Health, Master of Science 
Title: Assistant Professor 
Specialty/main subject: Physiology/Human Biology 
Email: ujackson4@ccc.edu 
Phone: (312) 553-5674 
Room: 801 
  
Farahnaz Movahedzadeh 
Degree: Ph.D. in Clinical Lab Sciences, Ph.D. in Molecular Biology/Microbiology  
Title: Full Professor  
Specialty/main subject:  Molecular biology, Microbiology 
Email:  fmovahedzadeh@ccc.edu 
Phone: (312) 553-5890 
Room: 801 
  
Yevgeniya Lapik 
Degree: PhD 
Title: Associate Professor  
Specialty/main subject: Biology 
Email ylapik@ccc.edu 
Phone: (312) 553-3148 
Room: 903c 
  
Aigerim Bijelic 
Degree: Ph.D 
Title: Assistant Professor 
Specialty/main subject: Molecular Biology 
email: abijelic@ccc.edu 
phone: (312) 553-2994 
Room: 903C 
  
Bara Sarraj 
Degree: Ph.D 
Title: Associate Professor, Chairperson 
Specialty/main subject: Immunology/Microbiology 
Email: bsarraj@ccc.edu 
Phone: (312) 553-5671 
Room: 903D