Biological Science
Khalid Uddin
Department Chair
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 department 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.
Faculty and Staff
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 BiologySpecialty/Main Subject: Human Anatomy & Physiology, Public Health, General BiologyEmail: augkoch@ccc.eduPhone: (312) 553-5678Room: 917
Degree: MBBS, MPHTitle: InstructorSpecialty/main subject: Biology, Anatomy & Physiology, HealthEmail: kuddin@ccc.eduPhone: (312) 553-5785Room: 917
Degree: Master of Public Health, Master of ScienceTitle: Assistant ProfessorSpecialty/main subject: Physiology/Human BiologyEmail: ujackson4@ccc.eduPhone: (312) 553-5674Room: 801
Degree: Ph.D. in Clinical Lab Sciences, Ph.D. in Molecular Biology/MicrobiologyTitle: Full ProfessorSpecialty/main subject: Molecular biology, MicrobiologyEmail: fmovahedzadeh@ccc.eduPhone: (312) 553-5890Room: 801
Degree: PhDTitle: Associate ProfessorSpecialty/main subject: BiologyEmail ylapik@ccc.eduPhone: (312) 553-3148Room: 903c
Degree: Ph.DTitle: Assistant ProfessorSpecialty/main subject: Molecular Biologyemail: abijelic@ccc.eduphone: (312) 553-2994Room: 903C
Degree: Ph.DTitle: Associate Professor, ChairpersonSpecialty/main subject: Immunology/MicrobiologyEmail: bsarraj@ccc.eduPhone: (312) 553-5671Room: 903D