Loyola University Maryland

Department of Biology

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.

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Nicole Barat Laboratory Manager
Maren
Maren Blohm Associate Professor

Area of Specialty: Plant Physiology, Plant Stress

Elissa Derrickson
Elissa Derrickson Dean of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies, Associate Professor

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
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
craig myrum
Craig Myrum Assistant Professor
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

Chris
Christopher Thompson Professor

Area of Specialty: Immunology, Microbiology

Andrew Schoeffield
Faculty

Drew Schoeffield, Ph.D.

This biology professor—and Loyola alumnus—specializes in microbiology, and aims to create a community of scholars at his alma mater

Biology
Marie (the seal) sitting on the edge of the pool at the National Aquarium's rehabilitation center
Internships

From the classroom to the coast

A student shares his experience as an intern with the National Aquarium in Baltimore—and how it shaped his academic path and career goals.