Prof. Michael W Beck

Professor Beck joined the faculty at Eastern Illinois University in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in Fall 2019 and leads a research group that focuses on providing students with the opportunity to gain experience and learn the skills they need to succeed in the next stage of their scientific training or career. To achieve this, his group uses common techniques and approaches to pursue cutting-edge research at the interface of chemistry and biology. Current projects in his research group focus on designing and using small molecule chemical tools in live systems to understand spatially organized (bio)chemical processes that impact human health.