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Faculty & Staff

Instructors accompanying students through experiments and observations

Loyola's biology department is an actively engaged group that focuses on excellence in teaching and undergraduate research. The curriculum prepares students as academicians, for their professional career after Loyola and as lifelong learners.

Faculty encourage students to become involved in the program beyond the classroom experience by conducting research projects with biology professors and co-authoring papers presented at regional and national meetings, or becoming a member of the Tri Beta National Biology Honor Society or the biology Student Advisory Board. It is our hope that all students will want to become involved in department activities and contribute to an engaging academic environment.

Maren
Maren Blohm Professor
Area of Specialty: Plant Physiology, Plant Stress
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Rob Brosius Lab Technician
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Brock Couch Assistant Teaching Professor
Elissa Derrickson
Elissa Derrickson Associate Professor Emerita
Area of Specialty: Mammal Evolutionary Physiology
Hillevi Ets
Hillevi Ets Assistant Teaching Professor
Chloe Garfinkel
Chloe Garfinkel Assistant Teaching Professor
Dr. Theresa Geiman
Theresa Geiman Associate Professor
Area of Specialty: Epigenetics in Stem Cells, Development, and Cancer
Kolaleh Hassan
Kolaleh Hassan Assistant Teaching Professor
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Cassandra Holbert Assistant Professor
Area of Specialty: Cancer Biology and Tumor Immunology
Armina Kazi
Armina Kazi Associate Professor
Area of Specialty: Cancer Drug Resistance
Derek
Derek Kendig Associate Professor
Area of Specialty: Gastrointestinal Physiology and Nutrition
Marie Lau
Marie Lau Assistant Teaching Professor
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Ada Maxwell Program Specialist
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Craig Myrum Assistant Professor
Megan O
Megan O'Grady Lab Technician
Bernadette
Bernadette Roche Associate Professor
Area of Specialty: Plant Ecology
Lisa Scheifele
Lisa Scheifele Department Chair, Associate Professor
Area of Specialty: Yeast Evolution
Drew
Andrew Schoeffield Associate Professor
Area of Specialty: Microbiology
Michael Tangrea
Michael Tangrea Endowed Professor
Area of Specialty: Cancer Translational Research and BioInnovation
Brianna Tate
Brianna Tate Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor
Area of Specialty: Nutritional immunology and innate immunity
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Natalie van Breukelen Assistant Professor
Area of Specialty: Reproductive behavior across fish species
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Dave Varisco Lab Manager Supervisor