Health Sciences Education Faculty and Staff
Paul Chastain II, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Associate Director of Simulation Events and Development University of Illinois College of MedicineDepartment of Health Sciences Education and Department of Biomedical Sciences
Biographical Info
Additional Title(s)/Position(s)
Block 2 (Pathogenesis) – College Co-Lead, Campus Lead
Block 8 (Synthesis) Member – Rockford
Biochemistry, Genetics Lead – Rockford
Scholarship Committee Chair – Rockford
Co-Chair Program Review Committee – College
Dr. Chastain received his PhD in biochemistry and biophysics from Texas A&M University and most recently served as Assistant Biomedical Sciences Professor at the College of Osteopathic Medicine, William Carey University and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina.
While serving as a student research advisor and grant reviewer, Dr. Chastain also received research funding for his work on “Holistic Investigation of Biotinidase Deficiency in Mississippi,” “Interrelationship Between AD and Virus Infection,” and numerous other projects. Additionally, he has been involved in public health initiatives and community projects relating to breast cancer awareness, palliative care for cancer patients and caregivers, and biotinidase deficiency awareness. Well-published, he also is a manuscript reviewer for Nature, The Chemist, and Oncotarget. A member of the American Osteopathic Association and the Mississippi Academy of Science, Dr. Chastain is the 2015 Researcher of the Year at William Carey University and has received numerous other awards and honors.