Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Jefferson Chandra joined IBRL in July 2025 as a Graduate Hourly on the Analytical Team, and after continually developing his skills across the lab is now working as an Academic Hourly. He has a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from Purdue University and a Master’s in Operations Research from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Nancy McCrone joined IBRL as a Bioprocessing Lab Specialist in June 2023. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a BS in Crop Sciences and a concentration in Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology. Prior to joining IBRL, she was the QC Specialist at ADM BioProducts Lab in Decatur, Illinois.
Suneet Takhar joined IBRL as a part-time lab manager in November 2019. She took up the full-time analytical lab specialist role in January 2022 which includes both technical and management aspects related to the lab. She has a Bachelor’s in Microbiology with a minor in Chemistry from University of Idaho and a Master’s in Food […]