LAVC Biology Department Faculty and Staff

Full-time Faculty

Sara Huang
Chair & Professor of Biology
(818) 947-2877
Office: AHS 208
@email

Erika H. Brockmann
Professor of Biology
(818) 778-5875
Office: AHS 216
@email

Youssef Harfouche
Associate Professor of Biology
(818) 778-5867
Office: AHS 204
@email

Dr. Houri Manoukian
Associate Professor of Biology
(818) 947-2520
Office: AHS 223
@email

Suzanne L. Baldwin
Professor of Biology
(818) 778-5877
Office: AHS 218
@email

Dr. Becky Green-Marroquin
Professor of Biology
(818) 947-2878
Office: AHS 227
@email

Estenia Haley
Professor of Biology
(818) 778-5879
Office: AHS 221
@email

Pamela B. Byrd-Williams
Professor of Biology
(818) 947-2880
​Office: AHS 215
@email

Dr. Patrick Lyons
Associate Professor of Biology
(818) 778-5868
Office: AHS 203
@email

Lisa Zung
Associate Professor of Biology
(818) 778-5878
Office: AHS 219
@email

Dr. Kathy Hosseini
Assistant Professor of Biology
(818) 947-2882
Office: AHS 217
@email

Barbara Sanchez
Assistant Professor of Biology
(818) 947-2311
Office: AHS 205
@email

Antonia Rizo
Assistant Professor of Biology
(818) 947-2881
Office: AHS 222
@email

 

Natalie Pilikian
Assistant Professor of Biology
(818) 947-2518
Office: AHS 220
@email

 

Part-time Faculty

Juan Luis Cazares
Office: AHS 209
@email

Jacob M Holmes
Office: AHS 209
@email

Dr. Lawrence T. Nakamura
(818) 947-2600 x2883
Office: AHS 226
@email

Larry Harris
Office: AHS 202
@email

Meaghan Pohl
Office: AHS 206
@email

Ruma Banerjee
Office: AHS 207
@email

Dr. Shahram Bakhtiari
(818) 947-2600 x8349
Office: AHS 209
@email

Dr. Ken Hoang
(818) 947-2600 x8598
Office: AHS 209
@email

Dr. Paul Lonquich
(818) 947-2600 x8152
Office: AHS 207
@email

Simon Wahla
(818) 947-2600 x 6068
Office: AHS 206
@email

Stephanie Benseman
(818) 947-2600 x 6076
Office: AHS 205
@email

Lynn Polasek
Office: AHS 206
@email

Dr. Joe Frantz
(818) 947-2600 x2748
Office: AHS 207
@email

Kathleen Thornber
Office: AHS 202
@email

Adrian Paz
Office: AHS 202
@email

Biology Support Staff

Enrique Aniceto
Lab Tech
(818) 947-2979, or 2867
Office: AHS 153, or 246
@email

Albina De Santiago
Lab Tech
(818) 947-2519 or -2876
Office: AHS 246
@email

Meaghan Pohl
Lab Tech
(818) 947-2876
Office: AHS 246
@email

 

Sid Kulkarni
Department Secretary
(818) 947-2514
Office: AHS 200
@email