Contacts

Principal investigator: Wilfred A. van der Donk (vddonk[at]illinois.edu)

Administrative assistant: Nan Holda (holda[at]illinois.edu)

Lab Research Manager (IGB, MMG): Ann Hyoung Sook (annhs[at]illinois.edu)

Department of Chemistry: https://chemistry.illinois.edu/

Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology (MCB): https://mcb.illinois.edu/

Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB): https://www.igb.illinois.edu/

Prospective students and postdocs

We are always seeking motivated researchers to join our team. Our broad range of research projects are well suited for researchers with a background in (but not limited to) Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Bioinorganic chemistry, Biology, Bioengineering, and Bioinformatics. Prospective graduate students must first apply to their home program such as Chemistry or Molecular & Cellular Biology. Prospective postdocs and undergraduates can contact Wilfred van der Donk with their CV and cover letter.

 

Lab spaces

We do research in two lab spaces: Roger Adams Laboratory and the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology. Our main lab space is located on the 1st floor of the Roger Adams Laboratory (RAL). RAL is home to the majority of Chemistry and Biochemistry labs at UIUC. Our lab also has working space on the 3rd floor of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB). We belong to the Mining Microbial Genomes (MMG) Theme, along with several of our collaborators at UIUC.

Roger Adams Laboratory

600 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

Some instruments and facilities:

  • Q-TOF LC/MS

  • HPLCs (prep and analytical)

  • UPLC

  • Automated SPPS

  • NMR Lab

Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

1206 W Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801

Some instruments and facilities:

  • Animal facilities

  • HPLCs (prep and analytical)

  • Anaerobic chamber

  • Stopped flow spectroscopy