Chester M Brown

Education

• Ph.D. Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006
• M.S. Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999
• B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995

Academic Positions

• Foundational Sciences Physiology Discipline Lead, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jan 2024 - present
• Teaching Assistant Professor, Medical Education Facilitator, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jan 2024 - present
• Lecturer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2020-2024

Resident Instruction

• MCB 493: Special Topics Mol Cell Biol
• MCB 247 - Human Anat & Physiol Lab II
• MCB 246 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II
• MCB 245 - Human Anat & Physiol Lab I
• MCB 244 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I
• BSE 612 - Foundations: Molecules to Populations

Chapters in Books

• Meisami E, Brown CM. & Emerle HF. (2002). Sensory Systems: Normal Aging, Disorders and Treatments of Vision and Hearing in Humans. In: Physiological Basis of Aging and Geriatrics, P.S. Timiras, ed., 3rd. ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL

Selected Articles in Journals

• Lim MA, Coleman D, Nigh N, Brown C, Saw JJ, Kwan N, Smith L. Enhancing Pharmacology Education Through Collaborative Innovation: The Evolution and Future of PRORENATA at an Engineering-Based Medical Program. Pharmacology Research & Perspectives. 2026;14(2):e70234. doi:10.1002/prp2.70234.

Other Outside Service

• Peer Reviewer, Medical Science Educator (IAMSE)

Improvement Activities

• TBL Fundamental Series - June 2024
• Medical Education Experience (MEdX) - Jan 2024

Recent Courses Taught

• BSE 612 - Foundations
• MCB 244 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I
• MCB 245 - Human Anat & Physiol Lab I
• MCB 246 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II
• MCB 247 - Human Anat & Physiol Lab II
• MCB 493 - Advanced Physiology Lab