Lawrence B. Schook

He received a bachelor's degree in biology from Albion College (1972) and a master's degree (1975) and a PhD from Wayne State University School of Medicine (1978). He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Clinical Immunology in Switzerland and the University of Michigan.

Schook was named the vice president for research at the University of Illinois in 2011.{{cite web|title=UI trustees formally hire chancellor, vice presidents, athletic director|url=http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2011-09-10/ui-trustees-formally-hire-chancellor-vice-presidents-athletic-director.html|website=The News-Gazette|date=10 September 2011 |accessdate=13 June 2014}} He oversaw all technology commercialization and startup activities supporting the university's economic development mission. Under his leadership, the University of Illinois was ranked #11 on the "Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents" list,{{cite web|title=Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Patents ranking released by National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwgeeks/article/Top-100-Worldwide-Universities-Granted-US-Patents-ranking-released-by-National-Academy-of-Inventors-and-the-Intellectual-Property-Owners-Association-20140610#.U8RIJRZTq1y|website=BWW Geeks World|accessdate=14 July 2014}} and the units supporting the university's innovation pipeline have been recognized as follows:

• Research Park Cited for Job Creation as Champaign Ranked Third Fastest Growing City in Illinois{{cite web|title=University of Illinois Research Park|url=http://researchpark.illinois.edu/news/research-park-cited-job-creation-champaign-named-third-fastest-growing-city-illinois|website=Research Park Cited for Job Creation as Champaign Ranked Third Fastest Growing City in Illinois|accessdate=14 July 2014}}
• EnterpriseWorks Named a Top 3 College-town Incubator to Watch{{cite web|title=3 College-Town Incubators to Watch|url=http://www.inc.com/welcome.html?destination=http://www.inc.com/magazine/201306/elaine-pofeldt/3-college-town-start-up-incubators.html|website=Inc.Com|accessdate=14 July 2014}}
• IllinoisVENTURES Ranked #1 in Gap Funding for Third-Party Capital{{cite web|title=UIC Chancellor's Innovation Fund|url=http://cif.uic.edu|website=UIC Chancellor's Innovation Fund|accessdate=15 July 2014}}
• Research Park Named Outstanding Research Park{{cite web|title=AURP Honors Research Park at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the 2011 Outstanding Research Park|url=http://researchpark.illinois.edu/news/aurp-honors-research-park-university-illinois-urbana-champaign-2011-outstanding-research-park|website=University of Illinois Research Park|accessdate=15 July 2014}}

Schook is a professor of animal sciences, bioengineering, pathobiology, nutritional sciences, and pathology and surgery at University of Illinois, and he holds the Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell endowed professorship on the Urbana-Champaign campus. He is a professor in the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology{{cite web|title=Comparative Genomics|url=http://www.igb.illinois.edu/labs/schook/genomics/personnel/seniorstaff/schook.html|website=The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology|accessdate=13 June 2014}} and holds affiliate faculty appointments at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology{{cite web|title=Lawrence Schook, Beckman Institute|url=http://beckman.illinois.edu/directory/person/schook|website=Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology|accessdate=13 June 2014}} and the Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory. He holds an affiliate scientist position at the Carle Foundation Hospital and was co-chair of the Carle Biomedical Research Center Steering Committee. He formerly served as theme leader for Regenerative Biology and Tissue Engineering research theme at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology.{{cite web|last1=McNamara|first1=Megan|title=Carle Appoints New Research Director|url=http://www.dailyillini.com/news/article_77011b6b-6efd-56a8-87a8-4adcf8eb3c5a.html?mode=jqm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140615100015/http://www.dailyillini.com/news/article_77011b6b-6efd-56a8-87a8-4adcf8eb3c5a.html?mode=jqm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 June 2014|website=The Daily Illini|accessdate=13 June 2014}}

Schook is a faculty fellow at the Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership (AEL) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which was formed jointly with The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. He developed and taught an animal sciences course, "Creating Value in Life Sciences", that was part of the AEL entrepreneurship curriculum.

He previously served as the director of the Division of Biomedical Sciences (DBS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2008 to 2011. In 2007 Schook served on the campus committee that defined the mission and responsibilities of DBS and recommended the unit's establishment to the provost and vice chancellor for research. As the first director of DBS, Schook was responsible for the Faculty Development Program, Translation Biomedical Research Seminar Series, Mayo Illinois Alliance for Technology Based Healthcare, and a partnership between DBS and the Carle Research Institute.

Prior to his career at the University of Illinois, he held faculty and administrative positions at the University of Minnesota. He was associate dean for research and graduate studies in the College of Veterinary Medicine and co-chaired the Provost's Research Design Team for the Academic Health Center. In addition, he was the founding director of the Food Animal Biotechnology Center and the Advanced Genomic Analysis Center.

Schook's research focuses on genetic resistance to disease, regenerative medicine, and using genomics to create animal models for biomedical research. His scholarly activities include over 200 publications and 6 edited books and he is the founding editor of Animal Biotechnology. He has given over 200 seminars and presentations to congresses and universities around the world and has mentored more than 75 students and 20 postdoctoral fellows. As principal investigator, he has received over $25 million in sponsored research from governmental and industrial sources.{{cite web|last1=Wood|first1=Paul|title=Everybody Wants a Piece of TJ Tabasco|url=http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2013-01-06/everybody-wants-piece-tj-tabasco.html|website=The News-Gazette|date=6 January 2013 |accessdate=20 June 2014}}

Schook chaired the executive steering committee of the Alliance for Animal Genome Research and served as project director for the International Swine Genome Sequencing Consortium and the International Pig SNP Chip consortium.{{cite web|last1=Yates|first1=Diana|title=Pig genome offers insights into the feistiest of farm animals|url=http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/1114pig_genome_LawrenceSchook.html|website=Illinois News Bureau|accessdate=13 June 2014}} The genomic analysis revealed unexpected and beneficial similarities, as well as distinct differences, between humans and pigs.

Schook led the effort in developing UI LABS, an independent, not-for-profit applied research and training corporation in Chicago focused on multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional collaborations among industry, government, and academia.{{cite web|title=University of Illinois Research Chief Schook's New Test: Creating UI LABS|url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130629/ISSUE01/306299979/if-ui-labs-gets-built-this-veteran-researcher-is-why|website=Crain's Chicago Business|date=29 June 2013 |accessdate=15 July 2014}} He led the successful bid by UI LABS to win a $70 million Department of Defense grant to establish the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute and secured $10 million from the University of Illinois and state of Illinois to create the Illinois Manufacturing Laboratory, a program designed to increase manufacturing competitiveness for small- and medium-sized manufacturers across the state.{{cite web|title=$5M Grant Supports University Manufacturing Initiative|url=http://news.uic.edu/5m-grant-supports-university-manufacturing-initiative|website=UIC News Center|accessdate=15 July 2014}}

He has served on the Governor's Illinois Innovation Council, the Albion College board of trustees,{{cite web|title=Board of Trustees|url=http://www.albion.edu/about-albion/board-of-trustees|website=Albion College|accessdate=13 June 2014 |last1=Perney |first1=John }} the Argonne National Laboratory board of governors,{{cite web|title=Board of Governors|url=http://www.uchicagoargonnellc.org/governors/|website=UChicago Argonne, LLC|accessdate=13 June 2014}} the Fermi National Laboratory board of directors,{{cite web|title=Lawrence Schook|url=http://www.fra-hq.org/board/schook.shtml|website=Fermi Research Alliance LLC|accessdate=13 June 2014}} and the National Academy of Sciences Institute for Laboratory Animal Science Roundtable. He has served on the board of directors for the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and the boards of multiple biotechnology companies.

Schook is a recipient of NIH, Swiss National Fund, and Pardee Fellowships, an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in genomics at the University of Salzburg. He was named a University Scholar at the University of Illinois, holds an Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Professorship, and won the H. H. Mitchell Award for Graduate Teaching and Research. He received the Funk Award for Meritorious Achievements in Agriculture, the Pfizer Animal Health Research Award, and the Albion College Distinguished Alumni Award. In addition, he was named to the 2013 Crain's Tech 50 list.{{cite web|title=Meet Chicago's Tech 50 2013|url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/meet-chicagos-tech-50-2013|website=Crain's Chicago Business|accessdate=15 July 2014}}

• [http://news.uic.edu/5m-grant-supports-university-manufacturing-initiative $5M Grant Supports University Manufacturing Initiative]
• [http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2013-12-12/ui-state-officials-unveil-plans-boost-manufacturing.html UI, State Officials to Unveil Plans to Boost Manufacturing]
• [http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/meet-chicagos-tech-50-2013 Meet Chicago’s Tech 50 2013]
• [http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130813/BLOGS11/130819966/ui-labs-closing-in-on-space-chasing-federal-grant UI LABS Closing in on Space, Chasing Federal Grant]
• [http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130629/ISSUE01/306299979/if-ui-labs-gets-built-this-veteran-researcher-is-why If UI LABS Gets Built, This Veteran Researcher is Why]
• [http://nationalhogfarmer.com/reproduction/research-consortium-decodes-pig-genome Research Consortium Decodes the Pig Genome]
• [http://news.illinois.edu/news/12/1114pig_genome_LawrenceSchook.html Pig Genome Offers Insights Into the Feistiest of Farm Animals]
• [http://www3.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=2&RecNum=9226 Governor Quinn Announces Creation of Illinois Innovation Council]
• [http://news.illinois.edu/news/09/1102pig_genome.html First Draft of the Pig: Researchers Sequence Swine Genome]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqbYF1gNVFY Bootstrapping with Dr. Lawrence Schook]
• [http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2013/01/24/chicago-based-tech-lab-university-illinois Chicago-based Tech Lab for University of Illinois]

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