DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
 
 
 
Full-Time Faculty 
seporator

Dr. Shubha Ireland
Department Chair
Professor
Endowed Professor in Arts and Sciences 

Office: 431 NCF Annex
Phone: (504) 520-5017
Email: skale

Ph.D., Tulane University

Microbiology
Genetics

Dr. Mohamed Awad
Assistant Professor

Office:  407B NCF
Phone (504) 520-7659
Email:  mawad

Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Aquatic Animal Microbiology
Molecular Biology
General Biology

Dr. Peter Barrett
Assistant Professor

Office: 401G NCF
Phone: (504) 520-5021
Email: pbarrett

Ph.D., Harvard University

Genetics
Neuroscience
Genomics

Dr. Partha Bhattacharjee
Assistant Professor

Office: 403B NCF
Phone: (504) 520-5269
Email: pbhattac

Ph.D., Liverpool University
D.V.M., Bangladesh Agricultural University

Virology

Dr. Hector Biliran
Assistant Professor

Office: 411 NCF
Phone: (504) 520-7622
Email: hbiliran

Ph.D., Wayne State University School of Medicine

Cancer Biology and Genetics

Dr. Michelle Boissiere 
Assistant Professor

Office: 444 NCF Annex
Phone: (504) 520-5014
Email: mbell

Ph.D., Tulane University

Genetics
Embryology

Dr. Kristy Brumfield
Assistant Professor

Office: 291 NCF Annex
Phone: (504) 520-5016
Email: kmbrumfi

Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Biochemistry, Sterol Biosynthesis, General Biology

Mr. Willie Caffey 
Instructor

Office: 400 NCF
Phone: (504) 520-5498
Email: wjcafffey

North Carolina Central University

General Biology
Genetics

Dr. Mary Carmichael 
Assistant Professor
Associate Chair

Office: 442 NCF Annex
Phone: (504) 520-5013
Email: mccarmic

Ph.D., University of Texas Health Sciences Center - San Antonio

General Biology
Anatomy & Physiology

Dr. Mack Crayton 
Assistant Professor

Office: 438 NCF Annex
Phone: (504) 520-7468
Email: mcrayton

Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Genetics
Molecular Biology

Dr. Ian Davenport 
Assistant Professor

Office: 408A NCF
Phone: (504) 520-7594
email: idavenpo

Ph.D., Clemson University

Marine Biology
Evolutionary and Developmental Biology

Sr. Grace Mary Flickinger, SBS 
Professor

Office: 437 NCF Annex
Phone: (504) 520-7526
Email: gflickin

Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi

Embryology

Ms. Kristal Huggins
Instructor

Office: 401H NCF
Phone: (504) 520-5034
Email: kahuggin

MST, Auburn University

General Biology, Biodiversity

Sr. Maureen Hurley, SBS 
Professor
Claude H. and Elizabeth Organ Professor of Biology

Office: 439 NCF Annex
Phone: (504) 520-7589
Email: mhurley

Ph.D., Catholic University of America

Histology
Epidemiology

Dr. Deidre Labat
Professor

Office: 245 NCF Annex
Phone: (504) 520-7619
Email: dlabat

Ph.D., Louisiana State University Medical Center

Freshman Biology

Dr. Peter Martinat 
Associate Professor

Office: 440 NCF Annex
Phone: (504) 520-5015
Email: pmartina

Ph.D., State University of New York

Ecology
Zoology
Entomology

Dr. Harris McFerrin
Assistant Professor

Office: 404A NCF
Phone: (504) 520-5011
Email: hmcferri

Ph.D., Tulane University

Cancer Biology, Adult Stem Cell Biology

Dr. Shampa Mukerji 
Assistant Professor

Office: 414 NCF
Phone: (504) 520-5015
Email: smukerji

R. N., Louisiana State University
Ph.D., Burdwan University, India

Human Anatomy and Physiology
Plant Science

Dr. Syed Muniruzzaman 
Associate Professor

Office: 407A NCF
Phone: (504) 520-6791
Email: smuniruz

Ph.D., University of Kagawa, Japan

General Biology
Microbiology

Dr. Calvin Porter 
Associate Professor

Office: 401-F NCF
Phone: (504) 520-6788
Email: cporter
Dr. Porter's web page

Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Evolution
Vertebrate Zoology

Dr. Harish Ratnayaka 
Associate Professor

Office: 290 NCF Annex
Phone: (504) 520-5709
Email: hratnaya
Dr. Ratnayaka's web page

Ph.D., City University of New York

Plant Science

Dr. Joseph Ross 
Associate Professor

Office: 401-K NCF
Phone: (504) 520-7528
Email: jross

Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Microbiology

Dr. Royal Saunders 
Assistant Professor

Office: 413 NCF
Phone: (504) 520-7592
Email: rsaunder

Ph.D., Ohio State University

Anatomy & Physiology
Cell Biology

Dr. Qian-Jin Zhang
Assistant Professor

Office:  402 NCF
Phone (504) 520-6784
Email:  qzhang2

Ph.D., Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Cancer Immunology

 
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